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Dec.
11, 2008
Attending:
Liz Brenner, Andrew Hill, Ken Jones, Paul Marquez, Dennis Sheehy, Mike
Thompson, Stacey Muzzi, Dean Gempesaw, Linda Dunn
I. The
meeting began as a joint session with the Dean’s Advisory Board in the
Exelon Trading Center. Rich Jakotowicz, Manager of the ETC, gave a
demonstration of the lab’s capabilities and showed sample financial data
using Reuters and Bloomberg.
II. A Panel
discussion on “The Role of Governments and Markets in Managing the
Economy” was led by three distinguished individuals:
Don Puglisi—MBNA Professor Emeritus of Finance and is director of
Puglisi and Associates. Don provides financial services to a variety of
holding companies.
Ken Biederman—Professor of Finance. He previously has served as Dean,
State Treasurer of New Jersey, and CEO of two savings banks.
Jennifer “JJ” Davis—UD’s VP for Administration and former Cabinet
Secretary and Director of the State of Delaware’s Office of Management.
JJ will provide some insight into the impact of the current economic
crisis on Delaware’s economy.
III. The
meeting continued at the Blue and Gold Club, where David Brond, Vice
President of Communications and Marketing, discussed “Brand Marketing at
the University of Delaware.
IV. At the
Alumni Board’s afternoon session, Stacey Muzzi, the College’s Director
of Development, discussed the guiding principles of President Harker’s
Path to Prominence and provided some fundraising statistics and college
priorities to support the Path to Prominence. Linda Dunn, in Harry
Cubit’s unavoidable absence, discussed the efforts of the College
Support Committee and the items as indentified on the CSC handout.
Other items
discussed included the Alumni Forum and Reunion Weekend, scheduled for
June 5-7; and a general discussion on UD efforts to advance its
prominence.
The next
meetings are Thursday, May 21, 2009 and Dec. 10, 2009.
May 22, 2008
Attending: Jennifer Baur, Harry Cubit, Andrew
Hill, Ken Jones, Paul Marquez, Dennis Sheehy, Dan VanSciver, Ann Visalli,
Dean Bobby Gempesaw, and Linda Dunn.
At a luncheon held at noon, Provost Dan Rich made
brief remarks to the joint college boards--the College Advisory Board
and the Alumni Board. At the luncheon’s conclusion, the Alumni Board
adjourned to Lerner Hall to conduct its annual meeting.
I.
President Ann Visalli provided opening remarks. The minutes from
the December 2007 meeting were approved.
II.
Dean Gempesaw introduced the College’s new Development Director,
Stacey Muzzi. Stacey previously worked in Development in UD’s College
of Arts and Science. Prior to that, she was at George Washington
University in Alumni Programs. The dean also discussed what has
happened in the College since the December meeting and made a brief
presentation on enrollment trends and how the college student quality is
increasing. The group discussed the University’s strategic plan and
asked questions on how that might affect the college.
III.
The Board reviewed and approved the final version of the new
Alumni Board Members Expectations and Guidelines document that had been
discussed at the December 2007 meeting. The board unanimously supported
the document in its efforts to further engage members and demonstrate
their commitment.
IV.
President Visalli presented the name of Steven Pruitt as a
candidate to replace the vacancy of Rick Skinner, whose three-year term
expires June 30, 2008 and who chose not to renew due to changing
priorities. Steven will be invited to the next meeting, scheduled for
December 11, 2008. A list of term expirations was included in the
packet. Ann Visalli has agreed to a one-year extension as President,
with her new term expiring June 30, 2009. Vice President Ken Jones has
agreed to move into the role of President at that time.
V.
The board discussed the role of the subcommittees. Each
subcommittee will select a chair. The membership assignments were based
upon individuals’ first and second choices. A description of the role
of each committee was provided in the packets that were distributed at
the meeting, along with the term expirations of the individual board
members.
VI.
Development Director Stacey Muzzi provided an update on how
opportunities to support named professorships and other academic
initiatives are being determined. Each college has been asked to
develop a plan that will be reviewed by the Development Office team in
the Fall. More information will be forthcoming at the December meeting
as to a more definitive development strategy for the future.
VII.
Open Forum: A question arose as to whether the College had the
appropriate equipment when hosting a meeting to enable someone offsite
to participate. The dean indicated that the College could accommodate
this request, although members discussed the importance of attending in
person. Also, in response to a question regarding how alumni could find
out about upcoming events, members may check this website dedicated to
B&E alumni—http://www.lerner.udel.edu/DeansOffice/alumnievents.html. It
is now possible from that page to see all student and faculty upcoming
events as well.
VIII.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Dec 11, 2008.
December 6, 2007
Attending: Cal Amir, Jennifer Baur, Liz Brenner,
Andrew Hill, Ken Jones, Bob McNutt, Dennis Sheehy, Rick Skinner, Max
Taytelbaum, Mike Thompson, Ann Visalli, Dean Bobby Gempesaw, and Linda
Dunn.
At a lunch held at noon, President Harker made
brief remarks to the joint college boards--the College Advisory Board
and the Alumni Board. At the luncheon’s conclusion, the Alumni Board
adjourned to Lerner Hall to conduct its annual meeting.
I.
President Ann Visalli provided opening remarks and gave a warm
welcome to the Board’s newest member, Cal Amir. The minutes of the May
2007 meeting were approved.
II.
Dean Gempesaw provided an update on what has happened in the
College since the May meeting. He discussed enrollment trends, faculty
hiring, the Exelon Trading Center, the status of the newly launched
Executive Mentors-Scholars Program, and the recognition event for
Professor Bob Schweitzer, the first recipient of the Donald J. Puglisi
Professor of Finance.
III.
The dean also presented his proposal to establish an Alumni
Distinguished Professorship. What would be unique about this particular
professorship is that it would be funded by our alumni. The intent is
to identify a lead donor with the next step being to solicit other
alumni to join in providing leadership gifts. He indicated that he is
confident that the alumni would provide the remaining amount to
establish and endow the professorship. The minimum amount needed is
$350,000.
VI. The
Board members reviewed a proposed “Board Members
Expectations” document. Please send your comments to Linda Dunn.
We will present a final version for endorsement at the May 2008 meeting.
VII.
To
better address the needs of the college with the support of the alumni,
subcommittees within the Alumni Board were established:
a.
A membership committee.
Part of the responsibilities of this committee is to determine and
recommend names to the whole board for vacancies and/or expanded seats. b.
An awards committee:
Responsibilities would include selecting Alumni Awards of Excellence
recipients as well as potentially be part of the selection process for
selected college faculty awards. c.
The college support
committee. This committee could dovetail with the Advisory Board’s CSC
and work on joint college initiatives.
Each alumni board member was asked to contact Linda Dunn to
advise her of the #1, 2, and 3 preferences so that assignments could be
made that are closely aligned with member preferences.
VIII. The next meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, May 22, 2008.
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May 4, 2007
In attendance:
Jennifer Baur, Liz Brenner, Harry Cubit, Ken Jones, Bob McNutt, Dennis
Sheehy, Mike Thompson, Dan VanSciver, Bobby Gempesaw, Linda Dunn.
Guests included College Advisory Board members: John Himes, Bill
Iredale, Mike Lancellot, and Scott Somerville.
In addition to this
12-1:30 timeslot, members were also invited to join the College Advisory
Board general meeting from 11:00-12:00 on this same date. At the 11:00
session, a presentation was made by Dr. Ajay Manrai, Marketing Professor
and faculty director of the MBA program. He discussed the “Lerner MBA
Brand,” a strategic plan being developed to make UD’s MBA program unique
and distinctive.
Also, at the 11:00
session, the chairs of each of the Board’s subcommittees provided
updates to the board on its initiatives. These included the
Faculty-In-Industry Residence Program, the Executive Mentors Scholars
Program (of which some alumni board members are participating), College
development efforts, and the announcement of a new Board Chair.
John Himes, current
Chair of the College Advisory Board, is stepping down upon completion of
this term in July and Scott Somerville has agreed to become Chair.
At the noon session:
I.
Members discussed the “Lerner
Brand.” Everyone agreed that to have a focus that makes us distinctive
was a good idea. There are over 20 schools within a one-hour drive that
compete with us for prospective MBA students. Additional ideas were
raised on how to further focus an MBA brand for consideration by the
committee.
II.
The Dean suggested an
additional member with whom he met recently and who expressed an
interest on being on the committee. The Board unanimously endorsed his
request to add this person.
III.
Open discussion items included
recent activities in the college.
IV.
The next meeting for the
Alumni Board has been tentatively scheduled for December 6, 2007.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:30.
Dec.
8, 2006
In attendance:
Jennifer Baur, Liz Brenner, Harry Cubit, Andrew Hill, Ken Jones, Paul
Marquez, Bob McNutt, Dennis Sheehy, Rick Skinner, Mike Thompson, Dan
VanSciver, Ann Visalli, Bobby Gempesaw, Linda Dunn.
I. Ann Visalli,
President of the Board, called the meeting to order. She welcomed
everyone, especially the new members, Jennifer, Liz, Harry, and Paul.
II. Dean
Gempesaw highlighted some of the College’s recent activities and
accomplishments. He also discussed the newly restructured Dean’s
Advisory Board. The Alumni Board conveyed their interest in working
more closely with the College Advisory Board and in serving on one of
the three Advisory Board’s subcommittees, which include the Business
Community Subcommittee, the College Support subcommittee, and the
Student Affairs Subcommittee. The Alumni Board members felt that it was
important to work closely with the Dean’s Advisory Board to avoid
duplication of activity and to strengthen efforts. A joint meeting will
be held in May with the two boards, with time allotted for subcommittee
meetings to address issues and develop strategies. Ann Visalli
volunteered to work with Fred Sears to “map out” a plan for expanded
involvement by the two boards.
III. Linda
Dunn stated that she would send everyone the Dean’s Advisory Board’s
subcommittee listings and descriptions so that those who are interested
in serving on the Dean’s Advisory Board subcommittees would be able to
make a more informed decision as to which subcommittee might be of the
most interest. In addition, she is sending the various subcommittee
agendas to Alumni board members so that they can see the major projects
that the Dean would like to launch or expand in the near future. She
asked that if individuals are interested in specific subcommittees or
projects being put forward that they let her know.
IV.Adjournment
and thanks to everyone!!!
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May 11, 2006
In
attendance: Ken Jones, Bob McNutt, Rick Skinner, Max Taytelbaum, Mike
Thompson, Dan VanSciver, Ann Visalli, Michael Ginzberg, Linda Dunn
Gloria Diodato, Amy Estey, Joyce Hart, Marcia Rollison, and Kate Foster.
I. President Ann Visalli welcomed and introduced the members and guests.
The minutes of the last meeting were briefly discussed and then
approved.
II.
College
Update and Accomplishments Overview: This was Dean Ginzberg’s last
meeting as dean with the Alumni Board. His presentation summarized the
College’s major accomplishments and the areas of greatest progress
during his tenure that included:
a. Enhanced size and quality of the undergraduate programs
b. Growth of the part-time professional degree programs
c. IT programs at graduate and undergraduate levels
d. Programs in Corporate Governance
e. Expansion of international programs and activity
f. Research environment and output
g. Expanded resource base
He also thanked the members of the alumni board for their renewed
enthusiasm during his tenure as well as their exceptional support and
initiatives.
III. Topic: MBA efforts to recruit new MBA students and additional Graduate
and Executive Programs initiatives. Gloria Diodato discussed several
ways that alumni could enhance our recruitment and program efforts.
Examples include being part of the prospective students’ Open-door
Wednesday programs or possible lunchtime sessions, participating in the
mentorship program or possible mock interviews, and thinking of UD for
internships/corporate associates. Those who wish to talk to her more
about any of these opportunities are invited to call her at
302-831-2221. Ann indicated at the meeting an interest in the mock
interview concept.
IV. Topic: Undergraduate Programs. Marcia Rollison and Joyce Hart updated
the board on the newly launched Excel mentorship program (formerly
called the Fortune program). They also discussed a possible new skills
development course for business majors that could involve alumni serving
on panels in the course to discuss career options and/or skill
development. Some alumni participated this past Spring in Chris Kydd’s
course. Marcia also thanked the board for once again funding the annual
honors day award, the Alumni Award, given to an outstanding student.
Those interested in serving as mentors or, on a broader basis, being
involved as a speaker in a possible new skills development course for
all undergraduate business majors, are encouraged to contact Marcia
(831-2553) or Joyce Hart at 831-1813. Mike Thompson said that he would
volunteer to work with Chris Kydd on the Skills & Career development
course.
V. The
College’s prestigious Awards of Excellence and Homecoming is coming up
Saturday, October 14th. Volunteers to serve on this
committee included Dan VanSciver, Mike Thompson, and Ken Jones. Chris
Hogenmiller will be in touch with the committee members shortly.
VI. Recent and Upcoming Alumni Events: Thanks to everyone who participated
in the receptions in New York City and in Philadelphia. The picnic is
coming up on May 17th and the response looks great! Mark
Homecoming on your calendar~Oct. 14.
VII. Open
forum and new business. The alumni board thanked Dean Ginzberg for his
support and guidance over the past 6 years.
Linda Dunn sent a letter to the board members asking if anyone wanted a
“leave of absence” from their board responsibilities due to changing
personal or work priorities. As a result, four individuals have
stepped down. Our thanks and gratitude go to Barbara Diskin, Matt
Scarborough, Dianne Leipold, and Jim Everett. A motion to fill these
vacancies was approved. Ann and Dan will offer the positions to four
people who are “in the wings” and wish to serve. Names will again be
provided once they accept.
VIII. The
next meeting –October or November, 2006. We will contact you w/ some
dates shortly.
IX. Adjournment and continued refreshments and eats!
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October 19, 2005
In attendance: Barbara
Diskin, Ken Jones, Bob McNutt, Dennis Sheehy, Karen Steele, Max
Taytelbaum, Dan VanSciver, Ann Visalli, Michael Ginzberg, Catherine
Sullivan, Linda Dunn, Davida Pitts, and student representatives Kerri
Warner and Kathryn Marrone.
1. President Ann Visalli welcomed
the group and introduced two new members, undergraduate student Kerri
Warner and MBA student Kathryn Marrone. In addition, Davida Pitts from
the Undergraduate Advising Office attended as a guest. The graduate
office representative was unable to attend.
2. The minutes of the March 2005
meeting were approved.
3. Dean Ginzberg presented an
update and an overview of the past 5 years. The PowerPoint presentation
is attached.
4. The Business Plan Competition
for 2006 was announced. Scott Jones, Acct. & MIS, and Barry Williams,
Small Business Development Center, provided information on last year’s
competition and discussed plans for 2006. If anyone is interested in
becoming involved as a reader, judge, financial supporter, or can
provide some assistance in other ways, contact Barry Williams at
williamsb@lerner.udel.edu (302-831-4417) or Scott Jones at
joness@lerner.udel.edu (302-831-8278). In addition, you are
invited to check out the website at
www.lerner.udel.edu/bpc/
5. Plans are well underway for
the development and construction of a College Financial Technology
Center. This facility will be housed in Purnell Hall and will be an
advanced, high tech simulated trading room with financial market
applications, accounting software, and real-time market data. Catherine
Sullivan, the College’s development director, discussed some details of
this very important fundraising initiative and plans to share materials
and numbers with the board as they become available. Anyone with ideas,
potential contacts for fundraising, and suggestions are invited to
contact her at
sullivanc@lerner.udel.edu (302) 831-6270.
6. We have received some
inquiries from alumni interested in finding out more information on how
they might be involved in the college or the board. We will be
following up with these people. We will also reconfirm individuals’
interest in remaining on the board and determine a plan for implementing
terms as defined in the by-laws. All board members are invited to let
Linda or Ann know if they are aware of any alumni who potentially might
be interested in serving on the Alumni Board.
7. Alumni board members are
invited to attend as many of the college events as their schedules
permit. A listing was provided in the agenda and also available on the
College website under news and events.
8.
The next meeting will be held
in March or April, pending member schedules.
9. President Visalli adjourned
the meeting and thanked everyone for their interest and time in serving
on this board.
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March 23, 2005
In attendance: Barbara
Bates-Diskin, Ken Jones, Andrew Miller, Matt Scarborough, Dennis Sheehy,
Max Taytelbaum, Ann Visalli, Linda Dunn, Michael Ginzberg, Chris
Hogenmiller (part-time), and Catherine Sullivan
I.Ann Visalli, President of the
Board, welcomed everyone. Our guests, Gloria Diodato and Amy Estey
(both from our College’s graduate division), were introduced. Ann
thanked Ken Jones for being the representative at the University’s
Alumni Board meeting held recently. The board also approved the
September 2004 minutes.
II. Dean Ginzberg highlighted some
of the recent College activities and accomplishments. The College has
been ranked in the top 100 schools by US News and World Report, a
report done recently by the School of Management at the University of
Texas at Dallas and by Entrepreneurship Magazine. The dean also
discussed international travel opportunities such as Bosnia and the
recent EMBA trip to China, where there appears to be great employment
potential for our graduate students.
III. Amy Estey, MBA programs, gave
a presentation on volunteer opportunities in the MBA program. They
ranged from internship/mentorship opportunities to Habitat for Humanity
and public service deeds. The committee discussed the possibility of
having the undergraduate office consider similar efforts and having
someone from the undergraduate office designated to work with
undergraduate internships. The Board indicated an interest in having a
representative from the undergraduate office join us at our fall
meeting.
IV.Undergraduate
Education Volunteer Opportunity: Christine Kydd, Associate Professor in Business
Administration, is teaching a “Freshman Experience” this spring. Part
of the course involves helping freshmen become aware of career
opportunities and responsibilities in each of the areas of
business—finance, operations management, management, and marketing
management. These students will be asked to declare their majors in one
of these areas shortly. She has asked for alumni volunteers to address
her classes in May. Several individuals volunteered to assist and Chris
will be back in touch with them shortly. Thank you—Barb, Max, Dan, and
Bob. Also, thanks to two other alumni, Debbie Brown and Alan Cohn.
Professor Kydd will be in touch with the volunteers right away.
V.Chris Hogenmiller, Dean’s
Office, discussed this year’s plans for Homecoming (Oct. 8). To provide
greater visibility and increase attendance, the Awards of Excellence
Ceremony is being moved from the afternoon to the morning, prior to the
noon football game. There will be a brunch following the ceremony, at
which point everyone will have sufficient time to go to the game, home,
or elsewhere. Thanks to the following people who volunteered to be part
of the selection committee—Dan, Barb, Max, Ken, and Andy Miller (with
Dennis as an alternate!). Chris will set something up for early June
and will be touch with the members shortly.
VI.
Catherine Sullivan, the
College’s Development Director since January 2005, highlighted
accomplishments, plans, and opportunities. She indicated that she would
be in touch with each member to gain their insight and perceptions. In
a nutshell, the 5 year (extended to 6) campaign will end this June, with
$419 m being pledged, exceeding the $225 goal. At the college level,
the goal was $21 million, with $39m being pledged (87% increase over
goal).
VII.The graduate and undergraduate
assistant deans will be contacted to identify a graduate and an
undergraduate student representative to join us at our meetings in the
future.
VIII.
Upcoming events include a
picnic in May. For those of you planning to be in the NYC area in
April, you are invited to join us, too, at the NY Union League Club on
April 27th.
IX. You will be receiving a
separate e-mail asking you to comment on some suggested dates for a fall
meeting so we can get that on the books as early as possible.
X.
Adjournment and thanks to
everyone!!!
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September 23, 2004
Attending: Barbara
Diskin, Ken Jones, Diane Leipold, Bob McNutt, Rick Skinner, Karen
Steele, Dan VanSciver, Ann Visalli, Michael Ginzberg, Linda Dunn
Deans Update:
Mike Ginzberg discussed the recent partnership with the University of
Sarajevo to develop an MBA program in Bosnia. He also discussed efforts
to expand the Executive Education offerings and the importance of
customizing programs and targeting companies. A discussion ensued
regarding how the college might work toward enhancing its rankings with
USNews and BusinessWeek. The dean shared with the group that a public
relations firm, RT&E, has been hired to help us address this issue.
Award Ceremony
Update: The recipients of the 2004 Alumni Awards of Excellence
will be honored at this year’s homecoming at a 4pm. ceremony. The
recipients are: David Freschman, Michael Lancellot, and Ann Visalli.
We hope that you can join us as we recognize three outstanding alumni.
Undergraduate
Subcommittee Report: Bob McNutt (Chair) met with his committee
to discuss the sponsorship program that is being developed in
conjunction with a pilot freshman course being taught this spring by
Chris Kydd, Assoc. Professor in Operations Management. The intent is to
match alumni with small groups of students for purposes of career
information and development. A panel discussion is also being proposed
as part of the course. There is a large enough pool of alumni mentors
for the spring course and this project will be implemented in Feb.
2005. The staff member from the College’s undergraduate office, Joyce
Hart, will be assisting with the coordination of this project.
As an outcome of this
presentation, the board discussed other possibilities as it relates to
internships and a model exemplified by the existing Legislative Fellows
Program in the graduate program in Public Policy. Currently the
undergraduate internship program is centralized in the University’s
Career Services Center with no specific staff member (there or here)
dedicated solely to business internships.
Graduate
Subcommittee Report: Mike Thompson has been working with Jack
Baroudi, Associate Dean, to assess the MBA program needs. Several
opportunities have presented themselves, one of which relates to
marketing research. What are other schools doing better than us to
attract MBA students? For example, do students want initial class
meetings with an option to complete some class assignments on-line to
accommodate the professionals’ working schedules. Should we be visiting
or web-researching competitor schools to identify positive aspects of
their programs and how/if we should address this? As the specific needs
get hammered out a little more definitively, Mike will be getting in
touch with his committee members. The committee members are: Mike
Thompson (Chair), Matt Scarborough, Karen Steele, and Max Taytelbaum.
Two non-members who had expressed an interest in working on MBA issues
as needed are Damian Finio and Dan Haas.
ByLaws A
copy of the new by-laws is forthcoming. Minor changes in wording were
made to a subsection as it relates to board vacancies and terms. The
changes were discussed and approved.
New Web Site:
The College has launched Phase I of III of its new website. It is
designed to meet the needs of its increasing number of
constituencies—the College’s current and prospective students, the
media, our alumni, visitors and friends of the College, and the academic
community. Take a look and let us know what you think!
Upcoming Events:
Events for the remainder of the semester as of September 23, 2004
include: Homecoming tailgate and brunch; the Alumni Awards of
Excellence Ceremony after the game; a reception for Philadelphia area
alumni on October 20; the Tyler Lecture Series speaker, Mr. William
Kupper, Jr., President and Publisher of BusinessWeek; a second Tyler
Lecture speaker, Ms. Elizabeth Browning, Founder and CEO of Lluminari,
Inc. on Nov. 19th, and the College’s Holiday Party on Sunday,
Dec. 4th (more to come!)
The next meeting
is being held on March 23, 2005.
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