April 7, 2006, Nicarry 106
“Is the Global Supply Chain Vulnerable?”
Joe Cervenak, International Business Executive in Residence

Fri, Mar. 24, 11:30am, Nicarry 106
"Breaking Up is Hard to do: The AT&T Story"
Ken Militzer, Chief Economist, AT&T

Fri, Mar. 17, 11:30am, Nicarry 106
Sanjay Paul and Chris Bigos -- The Grand Unveiling: The Redesigned Department Web site!
Sean Melvin -- Fall 2006 Registration information session

FALL 2005

Wed, Dec. 7, 9:30am, Nicarry 207
"The Bridges of Shanghai City: A Perspective on China-U.S. Relations"
A Panel Discussion by visiting Chinese Executives

Fri, Nov. 11, 11:30am, Nicarry 127
"China's Mutual Fund Industry and US China Relations"
Dr. Nianzeng Qu

Fri, Oct. 21, 11:30am, Nicarry 127
"Going Through the Roof? Developments in Commercial Real Estate"
David Stepanchak

Fri, Sept. 30, 12:30pm, Nicarry 201
Mike Taylor on Marketing in Europe

Thu, Sept. 29, 12noon, Nicarry 106
Gordon Sparks on the European Union

Fri, Sept. 23, 11:30 a.m, Nicarry 127
"Globalization: Boom or Bust for Turkish Women in Banking?"
Oya Culpan

SPRING 2005

Fri, Apr. 29 Nicarry 201
11:30 am -- "International Business Trends and Practices"
Niall McDermott
12 noon -- "Growth and Poverty Reduction in Niger"
Nihal Bayraktar, PSU-Harrisburg

Fri, Apr. 15
Jason Muenzen, Goldman Sachs, New York
11:30am Nicarry 131: "Controlling Hedge Funds"
2:00pm Nicarry 228: "Careers in Finance"
Co-sponsored by ODE

Fri, Mar. 18, 12:30 pm, Nicarry 201
"Alliances and Partnerships among Firms: Does it Pay to Collaborate in a Competitive World?"
Cristina Ciocirlan, PSU-Harrisburg

Wed, Mar. 16, 3:30 pm, Nicarry 207
"Trillion Dollar Baby: The Economics and Politics of Social Security Reform"
Panel Discussion with Fletcher McClellan, Wes McDonald and Sanjay Paul
Moderator: Sylvester Williams
Co-sponsored by ODE

Fri, Feb. 4, 10:00 am, Nicarry 102
"Enter the Dragon: Doing Business in China"
Panel Discussion with Visiting Chinese Business Executives and Government Officials
Moderator: Dr. Larry Tang

FALL 2004

Thu, Sept. 23
12:30pm: David Swartley, "Health Care for the Elderly: Financial and Political Issues"
1:00pm: David Coffman, "Business Valuation Basics"

Fri, Oct. 1, 12:30pm
Surendra Kosaraju, "Change Management"

Thu, Oct. 7
12:45pm: Randy Trostle, "Keeping Track of a College's Income and Expenses: The View from the Trenches"
1:15pm: Darla Rieg, "The Outsourcing of Accounting Functions"

Thu, Oct. 14, 12:45pm
Terrie Gehman, "Taking the Pulse of the Accounting Profession"

Thu, Oct. 28, 12:45pm
Brad Rauch, "On the Evolution of E-Commerce"

Wed, Nov. 10, 1:00pm
Tilo Stahl, "Selling into Foreign Markets - Parameters and Organizational Options." Nicarry 203.

Thu, Nov. 11
12:45pm Cristina Ciocerlan, "The political economy of green taxation in OECD countries"
1:15pm Niall McDermott, "International Business Development"

Thu, Nov. 18, 12:45pm
Ed Chung, "Positioning the Community Bank"

SPRING 2004

Apr. 30: Petru Sandu, "From Caterpillars to Butterflies: The Entrepreneurs of Eastern Europe"

Apr. 23, 1:30pm: Sylvester Williams, "The Future of Free Trade"

Apr. 2: Bill Alexander, "Corporations and Social Responsibility"

Mar. 26: Refik Culpan, Penn. State University-Harrisburg, "Global Strategic Alliances through Bloc Ownerships in the Automobile Manufacturing Industry"

Mar. 19: Martha C. Cooper, Ohio State University, "Supply Chain Postponement/Speculation Strategies: How to Choose the Right Ones"

Mar. 12, 11:30am-12:20pm: Oya Culpan, "Job Satisfaction of Expatriate Women Managers"

Feb. 6, 1:00-2:00 pm: Honors in the Discipline presentations

1. Erkin Ayupov, "A Tale of Two Countries: Financial Systems and Economic Growth in Kazhakhstan and Uzbekistan"
   
2. Megan Halladay, "Sweet Success? Hershey's Advertising and Sales"
   
3. Svetlana Kalash, "The Efficient Market Hypothesis and Market Capitalization of Mutual Funds"
   
4. Julie Torchia, "The World Trade Organization: Explorations of the Global Agricultural Sector"

FALL 2003

Sept. 19: William Burmeister, "Leadership Simplified"

Sept. 26: Sean Melvin, "Napster's Legacy: Using Music Piracy to Teach Critical Thinking Skills"

Oct. 3: Sylvester Williams, "Cross Ownership of the Media and FCC"

Oct. 17: Jared Lobdell, "Echoes of Former Days: Some History of the Capital Asset Pricing Model"

Oct. 31: Miles J. Gibbons, "Socially Responsible Business Practice: The Case of Amp Inc." (Nicarry 129)

Nov. 21: Don Kraybill, "Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits" (Nicarry 129)

Dec. 5, 12:30pm: Honors in the Discipline presentations (Nicarry 129)

1. Lauren Potosky, "Experience of the European Union: Lessons for New Members"
   
2. Sarah Stratton, "African Economic Development: Who is Holding the Third World Back?"
   
3. Allyson Morrison, "Vertical Society: A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and American Business Management"
   
4. Megan Grimes, "Lessons from NAFTA"
   
5. Jonel Gray, "There's Something Women Like About a Pickup, Man."