YEAR 2 ISSUE 6 JUNE 2014 A Journey beyond Time Feature Application of Soft-Prepared Chalk GSB Learning Reection out of Class A “Fun-tastic” Learning Experience through Learning by doing MBA TRM students at Thai Airways Suvarnabhumi International Airport Individual Development and Holistic Management towards AEC 1st Joint Research: ADECCO & ABAC-ODI From the TRM Classroom to the Mr. Thailand 2014 Spotlight Butteres are free lifestyle CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 CONTENTS 01 2 WELCOME MESSAGES President, Dean, Director 5 Student’s COLLAGE 6 RECENT ACTIVITIES 2 4 9 A JOINT RESEARCH : ADECCO AND ABAC-ODI 10 FEATURE A Journey beyond Time Application of Soft-Prepared Chalk 16 LEARNING EXPERIENCE OUT OF CLASS 20 STUDENT INTERVIEW Benjamin Schmitt 22 SPEAKER OF THE MONTH 24 ALUMNI INTERVIEW Dr. Treerapot Kongtoranin At sunrise I awake to day’s new reality 26 SPOTLIGHT Which, like all things must end at dusk From the Hotel and Tourism Classroom Twenty five centuries ago, the Enlightened One to the Mr.Thailand 2014 Competition: Mr Anurak The Buddha awoke as I do, to elucidate blessings 26 24 That one may derive from meaningful existence 28 OGS AROUND THE CAMPUS The act of listening to learn from wisdom’s store 30 GREAT ESCAPE The act of giving to the impoverished who need more The act of paying reverence, not from mere habit 34 INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY But from the leanings of spiritual grace, How cool should a “smoke detector” be? Through living to reiterate determination to lead noble lives, To develop the mind, 36 LIFESTYLE To practice loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity Butterflies are free As on Vesak day 10 37 UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIONS The blossom of the day, like any flower, will fade Yunnan University of Finance and Yet, it shall not obliterate the teachings of the Enlightened One: Economic Dhamma, righteous living and peaceful co-existence Shall be the epitome of Life’s supreme teachings Contributors Executive Committee Glen Chatelier Dr. Kitti Phothikitti Asst. Prof. Dr. Chittipa Ngamkroeckjoti Dr. Soonthorn Pibulcharoensit Dr. John Barnes Dr. Kitikorn Dowpiset Glen V. Chatelier 36 30 Dr. Voravee Pattaravongvisut Dr. Ismail Ali Siad Director, Office of International Affairs Narachai Treetipbut Assumption University Asst. Prof. Dr. Chanintorn Jitawiriyanukoon Editorial Team 2014 Dr. Adrash Batra Glen Chatelier Panita Siripat Nattawat Deddechanukul Sansanee Aranyanak Rangsan Traibutra Dr. Thongdee Kijboonchoo Graphic and Printing Dr. Joh Blauw Pressociate Co. Ltd 17 Echo Wang CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 02 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE FROM DEAN 03 REV. BRO. BANCHA SAENGHIRAN, F.S.G., PH.D. DR. KITTI PHOTIKITTI PRESIDENT-RECTOR MAGNIFICUS DEAN As we are in the month of June In fact, ASEAN Community with its aims As we begin a new trimester at the ing in general through the fruits of our 2014, it should remind all of us that and purposes is to promote regional Graduate School of Business, I’d like searches and endeavors in knowl- AU is in the transition period of ad- cooperation and partnership to cre- to welcome all of you back to our edge enterprise. This best results justing the university calendar to ate peace and prosperity in the re- programs, and to classes which I am with persistence and perseverance the ASEAN calendar of most uni- gion. The goals set will be too lofty and sure will enhance your knowledge, which I do hope will accrue from our versities in ASEAN Community. will take long years to achieve. The while imparting to you virtues such as quest to learn, to strive to seek and to catalyst lies in each individual to be industry and endurance. Since we achieve. We must ask ourselves how ready we aware of the existence and try to co- in Thailand recently marked the ob- are to face the challenges of change operate with the movement. Peace, servance of Visakha Bhucha day, I I wish you all the very best in efforts in ASEAN Community. We should be stability, and prosperity will never be would like to use the spirit of such a and in accomplishments. aware of the existence of the ASEAN achieved unless the concerned effort celebration to remind all teachers Community and its impact on our must be launched. and learners that our academic ef- lives and the country as a whole. The forts should imbue in each of us the awareness can be four levels, name- Everything begins with individual effort search to make not just our lives bet- ly, individual, institutional, national, first. Strengthening your capacities, in ter, but to add to the usefulness of liv- and even global. particular investing in education. As a start, just remember: ASEAN Community 2015: One Vision, One Identity One Community Kitti Phothikitti, Ph.D. Rev. Bro. Bancha Saenghiran, f.s.g., Ph.D. Dean, Graduate School of Business President Dean, Graduate Studies CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 / 04 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Office of Graduate Studies STUDENTS COLLAGE 05 WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO STUDY IN It was the perfect occasion for me to ex- I choose Assumption University because it’s tend my training in order to get new skills and international and famous. I need to get a competencies while being able to discover higher level in English, and I want to graduate another country and culture. A double de- in Master Degree with a quality of knowledge ASSUMPTION gree between my original university and the in good environment and society. Finally Assumption University has been proposed by ABAC has now got a nationwide renown. my main teacher in France. Thank you! Jason Valax SOONTHORN PIBULCHAROENSIT, PH.D. From : France Ms.Monchaya Wittayanon From : Thailand DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF Graduate STUDIES UNIVERSITY Program : MBA Technology Management (Exchange Student) Program : MBA (Fast-Track) Dear Graduate Students and Faculty contents on iTunes which you can access Members by iOS devices and PC. All materials for your courses- syllabi, videos, apps, books, Welcome new students and welcome class assignments, and more are all in back returning students for May Semester! one place. Now that the semester is well underway, Additionally, we are implementing our I would like to update you on several ini- AU Line application internally for ABAC tiatives and a number of new resources students. With this system, you can enjoy intended to enhance the student experi- major features such as LINE application ence. We are undertaking the implemen- customized stickers for our internal use. tation of our new LMS system in order to You can design your own sticker and use support the learning environment for GSB with this AU Line application. It’s going to students. be fun. We hope to finish the application Assumption University is now an Apple and do a test run very soon. I choose Assumption University because this I chose to study in Assumption University be- iTunes University. We are in the first wave On behalf of the Office of Graduate university has high reputation in Thailand and cause of its reputation of being the first and of universities in Thailand which are offi- I was graduated bachelor degree with this top international university in Thailand. I also Studies, I wish you a rewarding and pro- cially on iTunes U. There are around 2,700 university. One more reason is that interna- chose to study at Assumption University be- ductive semester in 4/2013. tional university will help me improve my skill cause I believe that they would have well schools and Universities on this portal. We of English language. qualified Ajarns/lecturers. are currently uploading our course Best wishes, Vasin Taveeprichachart Olurotimi Abayomi Bamgbelu From : Thailand From : Nigeria Program : MBA (Fast-Track) Program : MBA (Day) Dr. Soonthorn Pibulcharoensit Deputy University Registrar ? Director, Office of Graduate Studies Assumption University CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 CONNECT GSB Newsletter June 2014 06 RECENT ACTIVITIES 07 FEBRUARY 22, 2014 FRESHMAN SEMINAR Graduate school freshman seminar 3/2013, 22-23 February 2014 was organ- ized at Holiday Inn Hotel, Pattaya. All freshmen got a warm welcome and speech from Rev.Bro.Dr.Amnuay Yoon- prayong the Vice Rector for Moral Devel- opment Education student and faculty enjoyed many activities and traditional ceremony. MBA-TOURISM GUEST SPEAKER VISIT Dr. Adarsh Batra invited Dr. Chuwit Mitrchob as a key resource person from Designated Areas for Sustainable Tour- ism Administration (DASTA) to deliver an extension lecture on Saturday, 25th Jan- uary 2014 at ABAC Huamak Campus in the A-101 room. Dr. Chuwit is Director of Strategic Management Office. The session lasted for more than one and MAY 23, 2014 a half hour morning session, comprising ST 1 hour power point slides presentation and 30 minutes question-answer session JANUARY 31, 2014 THE 1 JOINT RESEARCH: with the audience. The audience com- prised two MBA-Tourism batch students ABAC GSB STUDENTS ADECCO AND ABAC-ODI and faculty members. JANUARY 12, 2014 Dr. Chuwit introduced about DASTA and WHITEPAPER Sustainable tourism situation in Thailand. EXPERIENCE LONG LIFE GSB INDUCTION AND The ABAC Organization Development Institute 1. Designated Areas for Sustainable LEARNING ACTIVITIES by Dr. Perla Rizalina M. Tayko, Organization De- Tourism Administration - Concept ORIENTATION 3/2013 velopment Institute (ODI) Director and Dr. Kitikorn and mission AT THE INTERNATIONAL Dowpiset, Associate Dean, Graduate School of GSB conducted the Induction and Orien- Dean of Graduate School of Business who de- 2. Designated Areas for Sustainable Business and ADECCO, the world’s leading pro- tation Day for the freshmen students who livered the introduction to the study in GSB. The Tourism Administration – Roles and CONFERENCE IN vider of HR solutions by Khun Phitaya Phromjanja were joining in MBA Day and Evening Induction was taken place at Hua Mak Campus, responsibilities hosted the press conference to announce the programs, MBA Fast-Track, MBA Tourism Auditorium Hall and program information were 3.