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Dean Christine Poon meets with Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Mark Kvamme, director of job creation for the state of Ohio.
Spring 2011
Returning to Campus
Dozens of alumni returned to campus last quarter to volunteer at events, visit classrooms and lecture. Here are just a few names:
Steve Russell, Chief People Officer and senior vice president for McDonald's
Chuck Gehring, CEO, LifeCare Alliance
Abbe Stewart Partee, college recruiting manager, Exel
Tim Michael, principal, Michael Freres & Associates
Christophe LeBarbier, network planner, Limited Brands
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Jay Barney-Sandusky Register
Oded Shenkar-CNN
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Fisher News Video: TEC Academy students discuss entrepreneurship with policymakers
Michael Camp and his TEC Academy students Dante Guerra (pictured above) and Brent Soller discuss their meeting with Gov. John Kasich and Mark Kvamme, director of JobsOhio. Click on the arrow above to view the video.
Accounting programs rise in rankings
Fisher's undergraduate accounting program moved from ninth place to sixth place in a survey of accounting educators nationwide. The 2010 Public Accounting Report also ranked the MAcc program 10th and the doctoral program 14th in research and 10th in teaching. Last year, Fisher's PhD program ranked 17th for teaching and 18th in research.
An independent newsletter of the accounting profession, the publication also added two new doctoral classifications this year. In those categories, the survey asked respondents to rank PhD programs based on their ability to turn out both professors strong in teaching and in research.
The newsletter's survey was completed by more than 1,700 accounting educators. "The Annual Survey of Accounting Professors school rankings seeks to measure accounting professors' perceptions regarding the accounting programs they feel most consistently turn out students capable of some day attaining partner status. It is not intended to be scientific," according to the publication.
"These rankings reflect our colleagues' view that we offer high-quality accounting programs and that we have an outstanding faculty," said Richard Dietrich, professor and chair of the Department of Accounting and MIS. "It is nice to know that accounting scholars across the country recognize our faculty's accomplishments and hold Fisher's programs in high regard."
Dean Poon provides testimony to Ohio legislative committees
Dean Chris Poon testified before Ohio lawmakers at hearings on House Bill 1, which authorized the creation of JobsOhio.
"Ohio State's responsibilities reach from the dorm room to the board room," Poon said at the hearing. "Our land grant mission is at the heart of an inextricable relationship between the university and the economic health of our state." Among those testifying on Jan. 26 along with the dean were Stephen Rasmussen, CEO of Nationwide, and Bruce Langos, chief operating officer of Dayton-based Teradata Corp.
Earlier in January, Gov. John Kasich visited campus to announce the appointment of Mark Kvamme as director of the Ohio Department of Development.
"It is not by accident that Gov. Kasich selected Dr. Michael Camp's entrepreneurship class as the setting to announce what can only be described as a new and innovative approach to state development leadership in Ohio," she told legislators.
Mason Hall renovations begin
Renovation of Mason Hall, which will increase space for student activities and offices, is scheduled to begin in March. The new building design will focus many of Fisher’s action-learning and collaborative activities by reconfiguring and expanding space to house the International Programs Office, Fisher Professional Services, Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Technology Commercialization Center.
The renovation will add conference space and breakout rooms for students, career management and special events, such as case competitions, all surrounding a new café. The former reading room in the rotunda space on the second floor will be transformed into a multipurpose room, holding special functions, lectures, board meetings, and receptions while the four fourth will be converted to new classroom space. Mason’s current study spaces, the computer labs and the office of Information Technology Services will remain in their present locations.
One significant change that is being included in the project will be to the exterior landscape. According to David Greenberger, who is chairing the renovation project, Ohio State requires that all new construction projects include a “civic structure.” A landscape designer, working with our lead architectural firm, the same Boston-based firm that originally designed Mason Hall, is developing plans for outdoor tables with umbrellas, new walkways and floral gardens.
Congressman Steve Stivers
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Fisher alumnus and Ohio Congressman Steve Stivers visited campus to meet with Dean Christine Poon to discuss key Fisher and federal priorities.
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