With Jamal Rashed, PhD, as new director, The Center for International Business (CIB) in the Williams College of Business at Xavier University is just about to get even more global.
“Only by understanding the variations among the world's peoples their traditions, values, and aspirations can students of the Williams College of Business perceive the common humanity which unites all societies,” Rashed says.
One is wise to heed these words, for Rashed, an expert on international trade, finance, monetary theory and labor economics; brings a lot to the international table.
He’s led study abroad programs for executive and traditional MBA programs, taught international business and economics, and won several teaching awards to boot.
Starting January 3, 2009, Rashed, who received his PhD in economics from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will officially take the reins at CIB, where he has been since 1989, most recently serving as Chair of the Department of Economics and Human Resources from 2001-2006.
Under Rashed’s leadership, CIB plans to expand its international scope through more opportunities for its students to intern and study abroad.
“The Williams College of Business is confident that under Dr. Rashed's leadership a number of initiatives will be undertaken,” says Ali Malekzadeh, Dean of Xavier’s Williams College of Business. “More partnerships will be created with foreign universities, leading to additional short-term study abroad programs.
The Phil and Beth Gasiewicz Study Abroad Scholarship for Business Students is one means of financial support for students with their eyes set on international experience.
There will be 3 of these scholarships at the MBA level and 8 at the undergraduate level for the 2008-2009 academic year.
“The US itself is increasingly populated with people from other countries,” Rashed says. “Such individuals are enriching our culture and changing the very fabric of our society in ways Xavier students need to better understand.”
Professors Hema Krishnan, Mike Webb, and Elaine Crable sat on the screening committee who selected Rashed as new CIB director.
Writer: Jonathan DeHart
Source: Xavier University
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