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Community Easter Tiffin University’s Student Government hosted the annual Christi Thomas Memorial Easter Egg Hunt in April. The hunt has been a popular offering of the student government for many years and, because of a generous donation by the Thomas family, it is named in honor of their daughter, Christi, who succumbed to neuroblastoma in 2006. Each year, Tiffin-area children and their families are invited to hunt for brightly colored surprise-filled eggs and to enjoy a special appearance of TU’s Dragon and Easter Bunny. International Dinner - A World of Dragons Tiffin University held its annual International Dinner in March. This year’s theme was “A World of Dragons,” in honor of the Chinese year of the dragon, the TU mascot, and dragon legends from around the world. Featured were cuisines from across the globe with recipes submitted by the students and employees of Tiffin University. Entertainment included performances by TU international students and music by the Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble. Today, there are more than 100 international students attending Tiffin University representing 28 countries. The countries represented include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Estonia, France, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Venezuela. 20 | SPRING / SUMMER 2012 | CHALLENGE
School of Business TU Partners with Lima Central Catholic High School Tiffin University and Lima Central Catholic High School will begin a College on Campus program (a partnership where students can earn both high school and college credit without leaving their school) beginning in the fall. The program is similar to Tiffin University’s existing partnerships with Tiffin Calvert High School, Tiffin Columbian High School, Mohawk High School, Buckeye Central High School, and Clyde High School. High school options with colleges are growing more and more popular with students, and for good reason—it allows high school students the unique opportunity to understand the college experience with no cost to the student or their family. Unlike other post-secondary programs that require students to travel and attend classes on the college campus, the innovative partnerships with Tiffin University have the advantage of keeping students at their own high school where they can remain active in the life of their school while earning both high school and college-level credit. It is also safer for the student as they are not required to travel to the Tiffin campus during the school day. Schumacher Appointed to Board of ECBE Dean of Tiffin University’s School of Business Dr. Lillian Schumacher was appointed to the European Council for Business Education (ECBE) Board of Directors. In 2005, TU was the first U.S. institution of higher education to receive accreditation from this Dr. Lillian Schumacher European agency. In 2010, the ECBE re-accredited Tiffin University’s (TU) School of Business for a five-year period, the maximum amount of time the ECBE offers its accreditation. TU’s School of Business is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). More information about the ECBE is available at www.ecbe.eu/. A Global Mindset A workshop at Tiffin University exemplified the University’s continuing dedication to global education. Dr. Mansour Javidan, Garvin Distinguished Professor and Director of the Thunderbird Dr. Mansour Javidan Najai Global Mindset Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted a workshop for TU professors interested in becoming certified to administer, interpret, and debrief the Global Mindset Inventory (GMI) that Javidan developed as part of his work for the Institute. Eight TU professors and two professors from Indiana Tech participated in the day-long training session that included an analysis of their own GMI’s prior to the workshop. “GMI is the ability to influence people who are different from you,” says Javidan. “It is a person’s attitude toward diversity of thought and action.” THE GMI emerged as a means to measure a person’s intellectual, social, and psychological capital in this regard. Javidan praised Tiffin University’s increased commitment to its own globalization process by remarking on the number of international students on the Tiffin campus as well as the reach of TU’s MBA program in Eastern Europe and Asia. New Major in Global Leadership TU will offer a new Global Leadership major beginning fall semester. The purpose of the Bachelor of Business Administration Global Leadership Honors major is to offer students a unique, honors-based program in one of the critical management arenas of the 21st Century. The program will have a business base with an interdisciplinary core curriculum and a required minor program to insure that students have both leadership and discipline skill sets sought by employers and graduate schools. The Global Leadership Honors major is seen by the School of Business as its first program to distinguish Tiffin University from the offerings of most other business programs. The emphasis on CampusScene SPRING / SUMMER 2012 | CHALLENGE | 21
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