Thank you so much for making the opportunity available for Community College instructors to participate in the 7th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College faculty. This was a rich and rewarding activity that will benefit the students at our respective community colleges for many years to come. The expertise that was shared and the camaraderie that we all experienced were outstanding. This is the best conference I have ever attended. I appreciate all of the planning and preparation that made this event a first class experience. I will be checking the globalEDGE site regularly and my students will be doing many assignments utilizing the research capability of this outstanding website. My students will also have the opportunity to hear about all of the great things that I learned from the international experts during the conference.
In June, MSU-CIBER hosted the Inaugural ADVANCED International Business Institute for Community College Faculty (AIBI). MSU-CIBER developed the AIBI at the urging of alumni from Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty.
Twenty-six faculty attended this inaugural program, many returning to MSU after attending an IBI previously. Program participants came from 14 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Ontario, Canada. The consensus among participants was an increased appreciation and knowledge of globalization issues facing businesses today and a furthering of their own knowledge in the international business spectrum.
Like the IBI, this unique professional development program is designed specifically for community and technical college faculty and is one of the only programs in the country of its type. The goal of the Institute is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience, and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses and programs at the two-year college level.
Highlights of the program included a benchmarking survey and report of internationalization at U.S. community colleges, a BRIC-focused session and luncheon with experts on each of the BRIC countries, and a keynote address given by John “Mac” MacIlroy, President and CEO of the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Additionally, all participants were matched with a coach, who will be available to assist them once they return to campus and continue their internationalization efforts.
The ADVANCED International Business Institute for Community College Faculty was co-sponsored by CIBERs at the Universities of Colorado at Denver, George Washington, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Maryland, Memphis, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as the Center for Advanced Studies of International Development (CASID) and University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University.
Sep 23, 2008
Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. In this role, the GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth of the State of Michigan and its diverse manufacturing and service organizations. The main activity of the GB Club is the luncheon speaker series.
Sep 25, 2008
Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
Speaker: David Hall, Senior Vice President, Rock Financial
The Center for International Business Education and Research in The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER) was designated in 1990 as a National Resource Center in international business by the U.S. Department of Education. In this capacity, the mission of MSU-CIBER is to leverage our leading-edge competencies to provide superior education, research, and assistance to businesses, public policy makers, academics, and students on issues of importance to international trade and global competitiveness using our guiding principles as the foundation. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list.