2012 in Review L Etter from the Director
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globalconnections kay and yvonne whitmore global management center/CIBER 2012 In Review L ETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR went on Business Study Abroad programs. In addition to our region-focused under- BYU is known for its foreign language graduate study abroad programs in Eu- competence with nearly 70-percent of Tour of Asia Combines Business and Culture BYU CIBER Leads FDIB China Expedition rope and Asia, we also offered programs students speaking a second language. tailored to specific disciplines—our study More than 55 languages are taught at 04 18 abroad program for accounting students BYU, and nearly ten thousand students Field Studies Open Doors for MBAs Business Language Conference Connects Students in Paris, Brussels, and London; our global are regularly enrolled in language with Real World marketing program where students went courses. In order to tap into this interest 04 20 to several locations in Europe and Asia; and expertise, 164 students were enrolled Whitmore Center Global Ambassadors 2012 Management Society Conference Hosted in and a new program for students studying in ten different foreign business lan- Hong Kong Recreation and Youth Management. We guage classes offered through the GMC. 05 20 also pioneered a study abroad program The GMC also worked with the College table of contents table of Faculty News Faculty EMBA Students Make the World Their BYU CIBER Hosts Third High School Business to Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and Portugal of Humanities to offer a Global Business Classroom Language Competition for Spanish and Portuguese speakers. and Literacy Minor, combining business, 06 21 We hope to add more discipline-based international business, language, and hu- MBA Students Broaden their Horizons Touring Management Society Establishes Chapter in programs focusing on finance and global manities courses for Humanities majors. Europe Singapore supply chains in the future. Additionally, business students can earn 06 23 012 was another good year at the a Language Certificate from the College Whitmore Center Awards Global Management Global Business and Literacy Minor Announced GMC, and we are excited for what At the graduate level, we took MBA stu- of Humanities which requires two ACTFL Certificates 24 22013 brings. We appreciate the sup- dents to Europe and Asia and supported assessments in oral and written profi- 08 port of the Whitmore family in bringing students involved in global consulting ciency. These new programs demonstrate International Graduate Student Orientation GMC Director Builds Relationships at NIBES international business to the Marriott projects including Honeywell, General a long-standing relationship between Conference School. Mills, and the Kellogg Company. The MPA the Marriott School and the College of 08 24 program sponsored experiences for their Humanities. We hope to see enrollments Internationally Minded MBAs Named 2012 World Trade Association of Utah One exciting development that will affect students in China and Ghana and hosted in both programs increase over time. Student News Student Eccles Scholars us in the upcoming year is the recent a student from Xiamen University at BYU 09 25 hiring of Shad Morris, faculty member at to reciprocate hosting of BYU MPAs in It is quite amazing to see how many Revolving Closet Tops Global Category in 2012 ESPN Executive Chairman Named International The Ohio State University and world-re- Xiamen. More than sixty EMBA students students are interested in international Business Plan Competition Executive of the Year nowned expert in global human resourc- went on two-week international trips to business and how broad the faculty sup- 11 26 es. Shad has taught at the SKK Graduate Europe, Asia, and the Middle East at the port is for our programs. The best part is School of Business in Seoul, Korea, was close of their program to integrate their that faculty at the Marriott School keep BYU Earns Top Spot at Business Language Case 2012 CIBER Advisory Board Members 12 Competition 27 a faculty fellow at MIT, and received his classroom experience with global issues. finding ways to make international busi- Center News Center PhD at Cornell University. Joining us At the end of the trips, all three groups ness a more important part of the student Global Management Student Association this summer, Shad will teach courses in met together to share experiences and experience. We hope you read the news- international business and international insights. letter to see all of the wonderful things 16 human resources at the MBA and un- that happened this year, and stay tuned Changing While in Ghana dergraduate levels. After Shad, his wife, In order to honor our students who for monthly updates on the GMC’s latest Mindi, and their five children arrive, we’ll graduate with the Global Management programs and news. 17 spotlight them on our website. In addi- Certificate, we held an awards banquet for tion, we will provide updates on other more than 70 students who are commit- faculty involved in international business. ted to international business careers. To celebrate their accomplishments, we in- The bulk of our work is to provide experi- vited Mark Baker, global director for oper- ences for our students. During 2012 we ational excellence, quality, environment, continued to offer a number of great health, and safety with Saint-Gobain and international programs, including study advisory board member to speak about abroad, exchange, and global consulting the importance of global careers. It is 2012 In Review programs. Approximately 185 students great to have the support of our alumni. Editors: Megan Bingham, Chad Little Contributing photographers: Chris Cannon, Emily Edmonds, Ashleigh Hefner, Cynthia Hal- Written by: Andrew Devey, Dylan Ellsworth, Meredith Fran- liday, Paul Halliday, Julia Wheatley com, Robert Ostler, Miriam Shumway, Spencer Wright 2 Global Connections Designed by: Allison Jardine, Mary Ostraff, Naomi Stanfield Director’s Letter 3 Cover photo by Julia Wheatley, Global Marketing Study Abroad 2012 Participant TOUR OF ASIA COMBINES BUSINESS AND CULTURE W HITMORE CENTER GLOBAL AMBASSadORS iding a toboggan down the Great The students visited offices of NuSkin in Troy Carpenter, director of the Asia Wall of China, playing with tiger Bangkok, Nike and Amazon in Beijing, Business Study Abroad, agrees Asia is the usiness savvy, a passion for In 2012 the Global Ambassadors have Sandy, Utah; and Julia Wheatley, a junior R cubs, and exploring the ruins Marriott International in Hong Kong, and place to see state-of-the-art production. international travel, and excellent partnered with international students majoring in recreation management from of Angkor Wat were just a few of the Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan. His students saw an overview of the fab- Bpresentation skills set five Marriott visiting BYU through the GMC’s Student Greenwood Village, Colorado. experiences Brigham Young University rication process at Hsinchu Science and School of Management students apart, Exchange Program. As partners with The inspiration for the Global Ambas- students had on the 2012 Asia Business In Hiroshima, the students had a ques- Industrial Park in the group’s visit to Tai- earning them the title of the Whitmore international students, the ambassa- sadors program came as the Whitmore Study Abroad. tion and answer session with executives wan—the first time the program included Global Management Center’s Global dors help in welcoming and befriending Center saw students return from study at Mazda’s world headquarters. They also the island nation on the tour. Ambassadors. students who are far from home and abroad experiences brimming with Twenty undergraduate students spent toured the Mazda factory, where they studying in a very different culture than enthusiasm for international travel and spring term visiting businesses and saw manufacturing lines with automatic “The Taiwanese have built this world- The Global Ambassadors were selected their own. The ambassadors’ responsibili- reaching out to other students to involve soaking up the culture around them. systems building cars. renowned manufacturing mecca founded from a group of highly respected stu- ties also include promoting study abroad them in study abroad programs. upon the semiconductor industry,” says dents who had previously participated programs by giving classroom presenta- “Choosing my favorite visit is a hard de- “Actually being there and experiencing Troy Carpenter, director of the Asia in one of the school’s study abroad pro- tions and video blogging on international “I chose to apply for this ambassadorship cision,” says Ben Rindlisbacher, a senior everything firsthand allowed me to inter- Business Study Abroad. “Spending time grams. The 2012 program directors each topics. in order to increase my own global aware- studying management from Orem, Utah. nalize what I had learned in the class- combining western and eastern cultures nominated students they thought fit to ness through meeting other interna- “But overall, I gained a greater appre- room,” says Rindlisbacher. “The technolo- is wonderful. These activities are a win- represent Brigham Young University and This year’s group of Global Ambassadors tionally-minded students, faculty, and ciation for Asia’s contributions to the gies and manufacturing processes in Asia win experience.” the Marriott School. As alumni of Whit- consists of Timothy Colvin, a senior ma- business-people,” Jardine explains. “I feel world’s economy. Each country has a lot are incredible.” more Center