Colin Powell Fellowship Info Session

     Just a reminder – if you would like more information about the Colin Powell Undergraduate Fellowship, please drop by our information session tomorrow. Event Details: Date: October 11, 2012 Time: 1 -2 PM Location: Vertical Campus, Room B8-262      The Colin Powell Fellowship is available through a generous grant from the Weissman School of Arts and [...]

Dr. J. Alberto Espinosa’s I’m Working While They’re Sleeping

American University professor J. Alberto Espinosa is this month’s speaker for the Weissman Center’s International Business Faculty Seminar Series.  Dr. Espinosa addresses the challenges of working in an increasing global society in his co-authored book, I’m Working While They’re Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions. Check out this excerpt of the book from Timezone Coordination: It is [...]

100th Mitsui Lunchtime Forum

This past Wednesday marked a landmark event for our Mitsui Lunchtime Forum series. At our 100th speaker event, we were joined by the President and CEO of Mitsui & Co. (USA), Mitsuhiko Kawai.  Mr. Kawai was introduced by the director of the Weissman Center, Dr. Terrence Martell who discussed the forging of the relationship with Mitsui USA by [...]

Navigating Change in the Accounting Profession and Business World with Karole Lloyd

At our 99th Mitsui Lunchtime Forum, we welcomed Karole F. Lloyd, the Vice Chair and Southeast Managing Partner at Ernst & Young. Ms Lloyd’s career has spanned across over three decades and has taken her across the country from Birmingham to Dallas, St. Louis, New York, and even to Toronto, Canada. She offered students three tips for [...]

Mitsui Lunchtime Forum: Mayan Meltdown or Moderate Momentum?

The first Mitsui Lunchtime Forum of the spring semester kicked off with speaker John F. Adams, Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase. The topic, Mayan Meltdown or Moderate Momentum? Current Perspectives on Global Markets, was a look at our current economic state and attempting to figure out if it is part of the cyclical cycle [...]