Business supply chain program expands expertise," Kumar said. Opportunities for He explained that Indiana holds many opportunities for students increase, students looking to go into this field. preparing "A big portion of logistics companies are located in this for workplace area as we are in the center of the country. That makes experience logistics an important part," Kumar said. Allison Pariso With that, not many schools [email protected] offer supply chain and logis­ tics management courses. The In the fall of 2018, the Col­ nearest school to Valpo that of­ lege of Business implemented fers this program is Purdue. major and minor courses in The program was designed supply chain and logistics man­ with the idea of what business­ agement. Now, they want to fo­ es need in mind. cus on expanding the number "We contacted industry of students within the program partners and asked what skills to match workforce demand. they need and incorporated Associate Professor of that into the curriculum. They Information and Decision certified our curriculum which Science, Sanjay Kumar, dis­ tells us it has skills companies cussed the importance of want. We benchmark it with supply "chain and logistics other schools that offer the management courses. same curriculum," Kumar said. "Traditional businesses Students in the program will work within the four walls of a learn quantitative and busi­ company to improve the com­ ness skills such as people skills, pany. Supply chain manage­ managing people and analyt­ ment deals across companies ical skills. According to Ku­ as most products are made by mar, students in this program many companies. Supply chain will have higher-than-average management is a discipline math skills compared to aver­ that touches all other disci­ age business students. plines. Supply chain is every­ There are already business­ body's business," Kumar said. es interested in hiring students Provided by IMC He also explained the fu­ who are taking this major. Sanjay Kumar, professor of information and decision science, discusses the new opportunities students will have ture prospects of a career in "We already have a bunch of with a supply chain major. this field. companies who are interested "The first time supply chain in people who are graduating "It's something good for "In the future there will be this area will be retiring soon. was used was in the 1990s. The from this program. There will almost every business major a lot more graduates with this This is something where the first programs in this discipline be internships with these com­ and I think some engineering expertise. We are aiming for a gap between people who have started about fifteen years back panies and they are sponsoring students would be interest­ group of about twenty in the the skills and the need is go­ and is a fast growing field. This several scholarships who major ed in this. A lot of people who future," Kumar said. ing to expand even more in is the most promising trend in this," Kumar said. are working in supply chain Kumar encourages anyone the future. that has been going on for Kumar believes a minor management are engineers," interested to look into this field. In general supply chain years. The market needs these in supply chain and logistics Kumar said. "Not only are the jobs in­ salaries are higher than oth­ skills with the extreme short­ management would benefit He hopes that the program creasing in this area, but a er business starting salaries," age of people who have this engineering students as well. will expand in the future. big part of the workforce in Kumar said. International film festival to showcase various genres, cultures screenings can fulfill a CORE discussion led by Professor "I think it's a good experi­ er foreign language events World languages requirement. Each film is se­ Josiah Simon. ence for us to remember that are not, according to Toma­ lected by the professor who will "The German film we have the world isn't all English, and sik, meant solely to engage department to be leading the discussion about in the fall, called Never Look for us to sort of try to grap­ the students already involved that film. The chosen movies are Away, it was actually nominat­ ple with the difficulty of trying in language learning but to host event, tries often award-winning, popular ed [for] the Academy Award to understand where another also bring together the Val­ to bring together or related to a class being taught for best foreign film. We're a culture is coming from and po community to "experience that semester. little concerned because it's trying to make sense of it in empathy with cultures that Valpo community The films shown vary greatly a very long film, it's actually what we know of our own are different from our own." in tone, genre and overall mes­ over three hours long. It's rat­ culture," Tomasik said. If students are looking for sage. Tim Tomasik, Professor ed R and there's a fair amount The International Film Festi­ more ways to get involved Anna Mason of World Languages, recounts of graphic nudity and sexual­ val originated in 2014 and used to with the Department of World [email protected] a stand out screening from last ity. I'm kind of curious to see be called the World Cinema Se­ Languages and Cultures, year as a film depicting the sto­ what the reception to that film ries. The festival returned in 2018 other events are hosted through­ Valparaiso University's In­ ry of Joan of Arc through heavy is. It sounds like it's supposed after going on hiatus in out the year. Language ta­ ternational Film Festival aims metal music. to be a really, really good film," 2016. According to Toma­ bles, interest groups and lan­ to draw the community togeth­ "It was a very odd choice, but Tomasik said. sik,, the festival was original­ guage clubs, all with their er through foreign language very interesting so it provoked Tomasik acknowledges that ly "created to boost the pres­ own programming, are a great and cultural understanding. a lot of discussion afterwards," it can be difficult to follow di­ ence of the world languages way to learn about other cul­ The festival consists of six films, said Tomasik. alogue in a different language, department on campus. tures and boost your skills. five of which represent the lan­ A screening sparking inter­ even with the inclusion of En­ Over the years it has evolved The department is also look­ guages taught at Valpo: Japa­ est this semester is "Never Look glish subtitles or dubbing, forc­ into an important part of cam­ ing forward to an event nese, Spanish, German, French Away" a German film that was ing the audience to rely more on pus by making an inclusive in February called Love Out and Chinese. nominated for two Academy cinematography and visual cues. community and having dialogue Loud where members of The screenings are free for Awards and has been highly For Tomasik, this is what makes with other cultures. the community are in­ all students, staff and the broad­ acclaimed. The screening will viewing these movies even Overall, the Internation­ vited to read love poetry er community. Attending the take place on November 8, with more important. al Film Festival and oth­ in different languages. 2. Upcoming 3. Japan CMb feature 4 At Usf Spotlight •<'..;.'. • Have an event you'd like to publish on page 2? Send it to [email protected] by noon on Wednesday to have it published free of charge in that week's issue of The Torch. Events are also listed online at www.valpo.edu/events. The Torch corrects its mistakes. If you see something you believe is a factual error, please contact Editor-in-Chief Alexis Hodo at [email protected]. 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