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Exposure & Information The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library Newsletter Insurance * Risk Management * Actuarial Science Fall 2014 Vol 3, Issue 2 In This Issue Greetings! A New Chapter Begins Welcome to the Fall 2014 issue of our newsletter, Center for Professional Education Fall "Exposure and Information." "E & I" is directed to our Schedule academic community, members, donors, and Kwon. "Collegiate Education in Risk prospective members. This publication provides Management and Insurance information about our history, services, recent acquisitions, and activities as well as events from the Globally." School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Walker."Strategy and Culture Still Science, the Center for Professional Education, and the Need Work." Ellen Thrower Center for Apprenticeship and Career Services. SRM Alumni Event Social Media A New Chapter Begins for the Historic Kathryn & Davis Library Membership Shelby Collum Davis Library by Ricky Waller. The St. John's University Davis Library began a new chapter in Quick Links its history opening the Fall 2014 Davis Library Web site semester in September at its School of Risk Management new location at 101 Astor Place. Center for Professional Education Faculty, students and staff are Kathryn & Shelby Cullom integrating into our new "East Davis Library Village" neighborhood. The campus is located in a brand St. John's University new "Gold LEED Certified" building, surrounded by 3 101 Astor Pl., 2nd fl. other major universities Cooper Union, NYU and The New New York, NY 10003 (212) 277 5135 - ph School for Social Research, all within a 10 block radius. (212) 277 5140 - fx There are a seemingly unlimited number of eclectic restaurant eateries, city parks, and green markets in the area that help give this new location of SJU Manhattan Campus a unique and exciting vibe. The Davis Library is making smart use of a smaller footprint that is divided between two floors. After sending part of the lightly circulated collection offsite, the main circulating collection and study areas are on the 2nd floor and the historic and archival collections are located on the basement level of the building. The library has also added 5 new Mac public access computers to its network, many network hubs for easy laptop access throughout the work and study space, expanded wireless access, and a new multifunction printing/copying/scanning machine. An additional public book scanning work station is being installed the coming weeks. We look forward to serving our constituent information needs at new location. For information regarding changes, access, and services of the new Davis Library, please contact us: 212-277-5136 [email protected] Center For Professional Education Fall 2014 Schedule, by Lawrence Pistell The Center for Professional Education (CPE) at St. John's SRM created a full schedule for the summer and fall of 2014. In addition to programs open for public enrollment, listed below are samples of company specific programs that have been developed: two new Insurance Fundamentals programs to Navigators' staff in Connecticut and Illinois; a two-week program working with AIG and a Chineswe delegation; two CPCU courses for Frenkel in Jersey City; a four-day program in Manhattan for Allied World's new hires; a one day program for Marsh's new hires; a four-day program for Solution Providers (a Europe-based risk consultant) in New York City; two programs for Risk Management Solutions in Hoboken and California (these included an online component); a program on achieving happiness for Chinese entrepreneurs; a program for new interns at AIG; two programs for The International School of Management; a three-day program for Arch Insurance's new hires. For further information about how the CPE can help your company, please contact: Larry Pistell Senior Associate Dir. of Corporate & Industry Relations Center for Professional Education St. John's School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science Tel: 212-284-8581 Fax: 212-277-5186 [email protected] www.stjohns.edu/cpe "Collegiate Education in Risk Management and Insurance Globally: Past, Present and Future", by W. Jean Kwon The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, St. John's University, New York, U.S.A. E- mail: [email protected] Prof. W. Jean Kwon, E.A.G. Manton Chair Professor in International Insurance and Risk Management and Director of the Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation has published a report titled, "Collegiate Education in Risk Management and Insurance Globally: Past, Present and Future." Jointly published by St. John's University and the International Insurance Society, this report provides a comprehensive analysis of collegiate education in risk management W. Jean Kwon and insurance from three perspectives. First, is a historic analysis that deals with the development of the education from the 19th century. Second, identifies, based in part of a survey of 116 institutions in 23 countries, academic and professional insurance programs globally. Third, offers recommendations for broader availability and higher quality of RMI education in the future. Several institutions partner with us for translation of the report into Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Serbia-Croatian, Spanish, Russian and possibly Arabic, Malay-Indonesian and French. All versions of this report are available at the homepage of the International Insurance Society mirror sites of partner institutions. PDF link by St. John's University and the International Insurance Society "Strategy and Culture Still Need Work", by Paul L. Walker, Ph.D., CPA James J. Schiro / Zurich Chair in Enterprise Risk Management Executive Director, Center for Excellence in ERM The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, St. John's University, New York, U.S.A. E- mail: [email protected] Recent work coming out of the Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management shows that companies are having trouble connecting the dots between strategy and risk. This is despite substantial other work that shows that strategic risks are frequently the largest value killers to companies and enhanced emphasis on enterprise risk management by rating agencies and regulators (e.g. recently, the SEC stated ERM was on its list of national examination priorities). Paul L. Walker Other work by the Center shows that companies must enhance the risk culture. After interviewing senior executives, CEOs, CFOs, and board members around the world, the study highlighted 9 elements that were key to improving risk culture. The study is available on the Web. PDF link. SRM Alumni Event School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science and The College of Insurance (SRM/TCI) Alumni Chapter Request your presence at their Annual Alumni Reunion: "New Beginnings in the East Village" Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:00 pm to 9:00pm St. John's University, Manhattan Campus 101 Astor Place New York, New York 10003 Open Bar and Hors d'oeuvre RSVP by February 3, 2015 Melodee Harper-Fields 212-277-5119 [email protected] Connect with SRM and TCI Alumni on LinkedIn: St. John's University-School of Risk Management and Insurance The Alumni Association of St. John's University Social Media Follow the Davis Library, special events, scheduled changes, announcements and other related information through our Facebook and Twitter sites. Davis Library Membership The Davis Library is a private, membership library. You are invited to purchase an annual subscription to one of the world's leading insurance and risk management research libraries, that for over a century has proven to be an invaluable tool for targeted industry research. Membership fees are used for the acquisition and preservation of library resources. For an application and a detailed summary of library privileges you may visit our Web site at www.stjohns.edu/davislibrary or click here to download. If you have any questions about annual membership, please contact Ricky Waller, Membership Services, by phone at (212) 277 5136 or by email: [email protected] R. Wa ller Ricky Waller Membership Coordinator Davis Library St. John's University Knowledge, The Best Risk Management Tool .