BLUEPRINT FOR LEADERSHIPSCHOOL OF BUSINESS

THE VISIONThe School of Business at St. Thomas University is position-

ing itself to be the preferred school for business and entrepre-

neurship among students and executives in southeastern United

States. Its “Blueprint for Leadership” plan is being propelled to

expand students’ business leadership in the 21st century. The

school’s vision fosters global leadership, technical fluency and

market place adaptability, and will be achieved by;

•Innovative Programs •Inspirational Educators•Students Passionate to Lead in the Marketplace•An Extraordinary Facility

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INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

•Center for Global Entrepreneurship

•Endowed Entrepreneur Business Lecture Series

•Entrepreneurship Certificate Seminar Series

•Endowed Student Business Incubator Program

•Angel Investor Fund

The Center for Global Entrepreneurship will influence all core curricula and provide en-

trepreneurial students the tools to succeed through the Student Business Incubator. This

Center impacts the entire university. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

students will learn “go to market strategies” while law students become versed in intellec-

tual property concerns. Biscayne College students in the Global Leadership Program will

study social entrepreneurship. Students in the School of Theology and Ministry will learn

how economic justice equates to teaching economic self-sufficiency. The Center will play

an integral role in enhancing the existing international business courses and programs by

providing students with the knowledge and ethics to successfully launch and expand global

business ventures. Following this Blueprint for Leadership plan, the School of Business will

become a trend-setter in introducing new and big ideas by developing:

GLOBAL ENTRPENEURSHIP

“I understood the meaning of the words excellence, respect, respon-sibility, justice, faith, humility, and I learned that success comes be-fore work, only in the dictionary.”

Rafael Olloqui, CEO and Co-FounderBusiness Telecommunications Services Inc.

Cafe COCANO Fair-Trade Coffee Project in Haiti

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INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

•Center for Sports Administration

•International Sports Conference

•Sports Administration Certificate Seminar Series

St. Thomas University founded one of the first Sports Administration Programs in the

nation in 1973. It now has more than 1,500 successful Sports Administration alumni in

the sports industry throughout the world. Innovation is what’s needed to lead tomorrow.

Our Blueprint for Leadership aims at expanding the instructional needs of sports industry

professionals; adding new innovative programs like Sports Tourism and Analytics; and

creating a destination conference with nationally recognized speakers and multiple tracks.

A combination of the proximity to Miami’s national championships and sporting events,

student internships, and advanced teaching strategies ensure that our students graduate

with a solid understanding of sports administration, marketing, analytics, and big data

management. This will attract sports professionals from around the globe. Integral to the

School of Business growth is global entrepreneurship and the globalization of sports.

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION

“St. Thomas University provided me with a unique opportunity to gain a solid education foundation while at the same time gaining the practical experience necessary to launch my career in intercollegiate athletics.”

Michael Kelly, Chief Operating OfficerBowl Championship Series and the College Football Playoff

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INSPIRED EDUCATORSThe school’s path to leadership calls for inspirational and transformative business

leaders. Endowed professorships will advance professional knowledge, expand new

curricula, lead research, establish best practices and further establish international

recognition for our business programs. These include:

•Endowed Entrepreneur in Residence•Endowed Chair in Global Business•Endowed Chair in Sports Administration•Endowed Professorship in Sports Tourism

Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

establishes the quality of a business school to prospective students, faculty, parents

and peer institutions. Only 633 schools in 41 countries have earned this distinction.

Integral to accreditation is becoming a better learning institution through recruiting

and developing outstanding faculty.

An endowed chair of professorship ensures faculty excellence by raising the level of

teaching and stimulating innovative research. Disciplines that will be transformative

to the core needs of the School are Business Ethics, Business Administration and

the Decision Making Sciences. The holders of these teaching positions will influ-

ence curriculum; be role models for rigorous academic inquiry for other faculty; and

attract talented undergraduate and graduate students. AACSB leaders will include:

•Endowed Chair in Management•Endowed Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics•Endowed Professorship in the Decision Making Sciences•Endowed Faculty Development Fund

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PASSIONATE STUDENTS The blueprint of the University’s future is a real “Path to Leadership”. The road entails adding

student scholarships; paid internships in a student’s major; mentoring processes; and creation of

leadership conferences. The Student Business Incubator will provide seed capital and consulting

advice using a structured format. Student businesses that receive funding will be chosen by a com-

petitive process. Students will be encouraged to start businesses as teams, reflecting the modern

workplace. Incubator services mix mentoring, coaching and targeting internships. Full assistance

will be provided to viable start-ups. Another innovation is the student-managed investment fund,

where students control a real portfolio. It will be managed by the Trading Room, under faculty

supervision. Students will graduate with technical fluency and the understanding of business ana-

lytics, big data, and quantitative analysis through exposure to advanced technology equipment.

In alignment with the University’s global concentration, students will also graduate with business

level fluency in a second language. These fluencies and applications place St. Thomas University

students at a significant competitive advantage in the global marketplace.

Your support in providing students with opportunities to gain the self-confidence, direction and

professional training they will need to excel in a global employment arena includes:

•Endowed Student Scholarships•Endowed Internship Fund•Endowed International Study Abroad Fund•Endowed Student Business Incubator Program•Angel Investor Fund•Student-Managed Investment

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EXTRAORDINARY FACILITYThe new school facility is designed to create space for student teamwork and office

areas, to access superior technology, trading practices, integrated smart

classrooms and consulting rooms.

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•Global Conference Room and Learning Center that will accommodate 250 and have technology

infrastructure that allows for simultaneous participation with groups around the globe.

•Startup Central contains a Student Business Incubator that is designed to encourage teamwork,

provide access to advanced technology, and will function as a meeting and consulting room.

•Interactive Smart Classrooms that integrate learning technology including computers, specialized

software, audience response technology, networking, and audio/visual capabilities.

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR•The Global Capital Trading Room is a lab where students manage common stock portfolios and other financial instruments. The market board will access market index quotes for commodities, equities, stocks, currencies, metals and fixed income instruments, allowing students to experience situations that typically would only come from being in the field. Having a trading room allows a unique combination of the classroom and real-life experience.

•The Institute for Technology will be the hub for research and train-ing on the cloud, big data, analyt-ics and the application of industry

standard softwares.

•Interactive Smart Classrooms

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The Research and Learning Commons provides students a learning space for students to utilize business journals, books and other publications. The School of Business facility will house its own resources available to business faculty and students, due to the expanding complexity and volume of resources.

Interactive Smart Classrooms provide hands-on learning for students that complement a rigorous curriculum and internships.

The C-Suite Lab outfitted with audiovisual and telecommunication equipment, will be used for upper class and graduate-level seminars that include simultaneous learning teleconfer-ences. It will also be used for faculty and board meetings.

The Communications and Social Media Lab is a learning space for students to understand the importance of social media, business writing, and networking through targeted teach-ing strategies and appropriate technology.

THIRD FLOOR

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BLUEPRINT FOR LEADERSHIPSCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRS

About the ChairsAnita D. Britt, C.P.A., is a strategic professional with over twenty-five years’ experience in all as-pects of finance and accounting. Her strengths include: staff management and development, proj-ect execution, capital markets, financial planning and analysis, and stakeholder relations. Ms. Britt is Chief Financial Officer at Perry Ellis International since 2009. Prior to joining Perry Ellis, Ms. Britt was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Urban Brands and Executive Vice President of the Jones Apparel Group. Having obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Pennsylvania State University, she has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the National Investor Relations Institute. She currently sits in the President’s C Council and Business Advisory Group, St. Thomas University.

Jorge Rico is a Co-Founding Partner of MBF Healthcare Partners, L.P. and has served as Managing Director of the firm since inception, managing all aspects of MBF’s investment activities. His back-ground includes 25 years of progressively responsible positions in healthcare companies special-izing in the development and implementation of strategic plans which create value. Prior to joining MBF, Mr. Rico was the Chief Operating Officer of Ramsay Health Care, the second-largest publicly-held HMO in Florida. When RMO was sold to United HealthCare, Mr. Rico assisted the Company in becoming the largest HMO in the State of Florida. An MBA graduate of the University of Miami, Mr. Rico is a member of the board of directors of Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Nutri-Force Nutri-tion, Omni Home Care (Chairman), Simply Healthcare Holdings, Concordia Behavioral Health, and Strategic Health Holdings. He is also a board member of the St. Thomas University’s President’s Advisory Board and School of Business Advisory Council.

Jorge RicoCo-Chair

School of Business

Anita D. BrittCo-Chair

School of Business

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About the DeanDr. Somnath Bhattacharya is Dean of the School of Business. A native of India, Dr. Bhattacharya’s academic training has been in the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of South Florida, and an MBA in Management Information Systems from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Bhattacharya is an experienced admin-istrator, having served as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University. His cumulative list of administrative appointments, research, service in higher education, contributions to the formulation of strategic plans, and publications is quite extensive. Dr. Bhattacharya’s academic contacts in India and his wide reach in global business will be most valuable to the university’s academic global advancement plan.

Dr. Somnath BhattacharyaDean

School of Business

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