AACSB Deans Training Session Registration Campus Center, 3 rd floor, elevators. AACSB Deans Training Session Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Room 3545

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1 2015 Northeast Business Deans Association Conference AGENDA Thursday, September 24 7:30AM- 8:00AM AACSB Deans Training Session Registration Campus Center, 3 rd floor, elevators AACSB Deans Training Session Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Room :00AM- 11:30AM AACSB accreditation liaisons will provide volunteer training to prepare Deans for peer visits. Pre- registration for this session is encouraged by contacting conference program chair, Dayle M. Smith, Dean, Clarkson University (dayle.smith@clarkson.edu), to ensure adequate seating and materials. 11:30AM- 12:00PM 12:00PM- 1:00PM NEBDA Conference Registration & Attendee Greeting Campus Center, 3 rd floor, elevators Luncheon and Welcome from Host, University of Massachusetts Boston Provost Winston Langley and Dean Jorge Haddock Remarks Welcome & Plenary Session #1: Beyond Borders and Boundaries Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Ballroom B 1:00PM- 2:30PM Academics are constantly challenged to breakdown silos and engage constituencies in other departments, fields, institutions, countries, and sectors. This inter- and cross- disciplinary work is increasingly valued for its ability to provide critical policy and strategic recommendations to stakeholders across these dimensions. The panelists will discuss their experiences working in these areas through interdisciplinary research teams, academic/corporate partnerships, and international collaborations, focusing in particular on work that simultaneously spans all of these borders in the U.S./Canada context, and in particular on energy, environment, and economy. Moderator: Martin Heintzelman, Associate Professor, School of Business, and Director, Center for Canadian Studies, Clarkson University Stephen Bird, Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Science, Clarkson University Dan Kolundzic, Vice President, Nanos Research, Canada Daniel D. Ujczo, Of Counsel, Dickinson Wright (Canadian- US Trade), Exec Editor of Canada- United States Law Journal

2 2:30-3:00PM Coffee Break and Networking Plenary Session # 2: Partnering with Industry: Trends in Business Education Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Ballroom B 3:00PM- 4:30PM This moderated panel brings together 3 business deans and 3 industry leaders from both sides of the border, addressing the needs for innovation in curriculum development from a corporate perspective. Advocating a need to bridge classrooms and work environments, panelists will share their vision for the future of business school education and engage attendees in discussion on curricular innovation and strategies for building alliances with corporate partners. Moderator and Panelist: Fazley Siddiq Dean, Prof of Economics and Finance, U of New Brunswick Saint John, NB, Canada Dev Mitra, Dean, Prof of Finance & Entrepreneurship, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada Sylvia Maxfield, Dean, Providence College Larry Hachey, President, BlueChip Leasing Atlantic. Chairman of Enterprise Saint John and Vice- Chair of the UNB Board of Governors Eric Pugh, Northeast Human Resources Leader, PriceWaterhouseCooper Diane Santoro, Corporate Director of Human Resources, Public Consulting Group, Inc. 4:30PM- 6:15PM Cocktails & Networking Dinner: Atrium, Campus Center, Ballroom A (Student volunteers will guide attendees to dinner and cruise venues.) 6:15PM- 8:00PM Harbor Cruise Fox Point Dock

3 Friday, September 25 7:00AM- 8:30AM 7:00AM- 8:30AM 8:00AM- 8:30AM NEBDA Registration Campus Center, 3 rd floor, elevators Continental Breakfast, NEBDA Business Meeting and Networking NEBDA Business Meeting and Beta Gamma Sigma Awards (same location) Plenary Session #3: AACSB News and Views Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Ballroom B 8:30AM- 9:45AM AACSB s Barb Higel and Chris Clemens will provide an update with the latest news and views coming from Tampa headquarters. This session includes time for Q & A, enabling attendees to dialogue with our AACSB representatives. Concurrent Session 1: Emerging Issues for Business School Administrators Panelists will lead sessions and dialogue with participants around high impact and engagement issues of interest to deans, associate deans, program directors and professional staff. Sessions address a range of issues related to leadership challenges and opportunities from culture to operational strategy and beyond. A. The Dean as Manager Up, Down, Across & Out Campus Center, third floor, room :45AM- 11:00AM Business school deans must manage a wide range of relationships spanning the school, the university and various external communities. Each of these relationships poses its own requirements and challenges. Any one of these relationships not managed well can spell difficulty for the dean and the school. In this session, we will discuss issues encountered and lessons learned through experience. Five experienced business school deans will present their thoughts about managing the dean s array of relationships. Through our collective (panel and audience) discussion, we hope to draw useful lessons for new and more experienced deans alike. Moderator & Panelist: Michael J. Ginzberg, PhD, Dean, Robert A. Foisie School of Business, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Julie Siciliano, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business, Western New England University Bruce R. Magid, Ph.D., Dean, International Business School, Brandeis University David G. Martin, Ph.D., Dean, Ancell School of Business, Western Connecticut State University Matthew L. O'Connor, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Business, Quinnipiac University

4 B. Emerging Issues and Trends in Graduate Business Education: A Focus on International Student Services and Experiences Campus Center, third floor, Ballroom B This session addresses the changing demographic background of graduate business students with a focus on international students. GMAC will present recent trends in graduate business education, and panelists will address best practices in supporting international students from admissions through career. Moderator: Jacqueline Elcik, Assistant Dean Assessment, Graduate Programs and Student Engagement, Providence College School of Business Rebecca Estrada- Worthington, GMAC, Research Services Daniel Pirbudagov, Northeastern University, International Student & Scholar Institute James Morrison, Dreambridge Partners, Consulting. C. Gender in Business Schools: Views from the White House and Paths to Creating Opportunity Campus Center, 3 rd floor, Ballroom C In early August of this year, business school deans and business leaders convened in Washington DC with the Council of Economic Advisors and the White House Committee on Women and Girls to discuss and advance a series of best practices that will lead to expanded opportunities for women in business while preparing all students for a 21rst century workplace. Challenges were identified in four key areas: ensuring access to business school and business careers; building a business school environment that prepares students for the workforce of tomorrow; ensuring career services that go beyond the needs of traditional students; and, exemplifying how organizations should be run. This panel discussion highlights the concerns related to unconscious bias and inclusion as institutionalized in business school culture, engaging all participants in a discussion around key strategies for running business schools and impacting workforce development. Moderator: Kristie Ogilvie, Dean, School of Business and Irving H. Wainwright Professor of Business, Meredith College and WAME Chair, Christine Clements, Senior Vice President, Accreditation and Member Services, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, AACSB International and AACSB Partner with the White House Patricia M. Flynn, PhD, Trustee Professor of Economics & Management o Former dean, McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley University Andrea Aiello, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Services, Clark University Graduate School of Management Don Gibson, Dean, Fairfield University

5 11:00AM- 11:10AM Coffee Break and Networking Concurrent Session 2: Best Practices and Networking A. Gender in Business Schools: Views from the White House and Paths to Creating Opportunity Campus Center, third floor, Ballroom C In early August of this year, business school deans and business leaders convened in Washington DC with the Council of Economic Advisors and the White House Committee on Women and Girls to discuss and advance a series of best practices that will lead to expanded opportunities for women in business while preparing all students for a 21rst century workplace. Challenges were identified in four key areas: ensuring access to business school and business careers; building a business school environment that prepares students for the workforce of tomorrow; ensuring career services that go beyond the needs of traditional students; and, exemplifying how organizations should be run. This panel discussion highlights the concerns related to unconscious bias and inclusion as institutionalized in business school culture, engaging all participants in a discussion around key strategies for running business schools and impacting workforce development. Moderator: Kristie Ogilvie, Dean, School of Business and Irving H. Wainwright Professor of Business, Meredith College and WAME Chair, :15AM- 12:15PM B. Best Practices and Networking Campus Center, third floor, room 3545 Campus Center, third floor, Ballroom B Campus Center, third floor, Ballroom C One of the advantages of small regional conferences is an opportunity to deep dive into issues of mutual interest and network with colleagues and potential partners. We are piloting a concurrent breakout for networking, information exchange and opportunities to discuss best practices among colleagues of deans, associate deans/program directors and professional staff. In addition to session A on Best Practices from the White House, we have designated discussion leaders to help organize breakouts with opportunities to continue discussion and provide time for colleagues to go into depth over topics emerging from earlier sessions. Tables will be set up in the Ballroom with Table Tents and Discussion Leaders to encourage continued dialogue around the conversations at NEBDA 2015 Roundtable Discussion Leaders: Lynn W. Sexton, AINS Associate SCS Operations Specialist, Amica Mutual Insurance Company Sales & Client Services (Roundtable: Business & Industry Partnerships) Neil Ninan, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire (Roundtable: First year programs) Elmore Alexander, PhD Dean and Professor, NEBDA President; Bridgewater State University (topic: TBD) Jess Boronico, Dean and Professor, NEBDA Officer, NYIT (topic: Associate Dean Development)

6 Conference Ends 12:15-12:30pm on Friday, September 25. Colleagues are encouraged to continue the conversations over lunch on your own.