Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University

School of Business
interview admission to the program and
a required study-abroad or other country
internship experience will provide TU
graduates a competitive advantage in
both the workplace and graduate school
admissions.
More information about the application
process is available through
Dr. Teresa Shafer, Associate Dean of
International Programs and Professor of
Management, at TShafer@tiffin.edu.
First Annual Business
Summit
Tiffin University’ School of Business
held its first annual Diane and George
Kidd, Jr. Lecture Series in Business in
February.
This speaker series was established
in 2002 by the Trustees of Tiffin University,
Dr. Ellsworth Friedley, and alumni
and friends of Tiffin University honoring
the 21 years of service to the University
by George and Diane Kidd.
Its purpose is to expose students,
faculty and the general public to business
practitioners who will excite them
about business and its role in society. It
is meant to expand the horizons of the
participants.
Summit to Success was a
Triumph
In addition to the Business Summit, TU’s
Business Club held their first annual
Summit to Success, an all-day event
“preparing today’s business students for
tomorrow.”
The
day kicked
off with a
keynote
presentation
from Dr. Robert
Hisrich,
Director of
the Walker
Dr. Robert Hisrich
Center for
Global Entrepreneurship
at the Thunderbird School
of Global Management. Hisrich is an
expert and author on entrepreneurship
because of his personal experience in
the field. He has been involved in the
founding of over a dozen companies
and created academic and training programs
in several countries and several
top corporations.
Summit Participants
Hisrich outlined the four aspects of
being a global entrepreneur. He talked
about a business’s infrastructure, an entrepreneur’s
idea, the capital necessary for a
business endeavor and the person behind
it all, the entrepreneur himself/herself.
He pointed out that business
starters have several key characteristics
including; opportunity recognition and
understanding of the business environment;
a visionary mindset and flexibility;
persistence and the ability to live with
failure; and the capability to build strong
relationships.
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Dr. Robert Hisrich,
Dr. George Kidd, Dr. Diane Kidd
The inaugural keynote speaker was
Dr. Robert D. Hisrich, The Garvin Professor
of Global Entrepreneurship and
Director of the Walker Center for Global
Entrepreneurship at the Thunderbird
School of Global Management.