business newsletter - Farmingdale State College
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business newsletter - Farmingdale State College
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS NEWSLETTER FALL 2016 In This Issue: Student Spotlight....................1 Alumni Spotlight......................1 NASAD Accreditation.............2 Fall 2016 Event Schedule.......2 Senior Design Project Expo....3 Business Workshops................4 Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens Dedication...............4 Women in Computing............5 Student Business Plan Competitions..................6 Deviant and Counterproductive Behavior in Organizations...... 6 Induction Ceremony of ODE and Sigma Beta Delta............7 Associate Professor Develops Simple OS System...................7 Interdisciplinary Teaching......8 Scholarly Activities..................8 Farmingdale State College School of Business Dr. Richard M. Vogel, Dean Dr. Nanda Viswanathan, Assistant Dean Prof. Bill Steedle, Acting Assistant Dean Get Social with the School of Business Farmingdale State College School of Business @fscbusiness fscbusiness If you are a School of Business faculty or staff member, or an alumni and have something to share, please contact our newsletter editor, Natalie Walsh: [email protected] Student Spotlight: Kaitlyn Kennedy Kaitlyn Kennedy, a Visual Communications major, was recently awarded the Newman Civic Fellow Award, given to student leaders who possess the drive and dedication to address community challenges throughout the country. “Being a student at Farmingdale has been a truly life-changing experience for me.” — Kaitlyn Kennedy Dr. Miriam K. Deitsch, Director of the Social Science Research Institute, nominated Kaitlyn for the award. Through the Institute, Kaitlyn received a Hagedornfunded, social justice internship. After discussing her intrinsic interest in food security with Dr. Deitsch, Kaitlyn was connected to Island Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. This organization provides assistance to over 300,000 people annually through its food pantry network and related services. Kaitlyn utilized her creativity and graphic design talents to create an infomercial for use on the organization’s website, which both highlights and advertises their services. Her dedicated efforts working with Island Harvest contributed to her receiving the Newman Civic Fellow Award; additionally, she is the first FSC student ever to receive this prestigious award. Kaitlyn attends FSC full-time while working two jobs, and has learned how to solve real-world design problems by combining her academic knowledge with her applied learning experiences. When asked about her experience at Farmingdale State College and her internship with Island Harvest, Kaitlyn said: “Being a student at Farmingdale has been a truly life-changing experience for me. I have learned so much about graphic design, but it goes much deeper than just art; I realized art can be used to help the world see and feel. Working with Island Harvest was such a great honor, knowing that I am contributing to the community.”; After Kaitlyn graduates in 2017, she plans to work as a graphic designer with a New York City-based marketing firm. n Alumni Spotlight: Joe Foley Joe Foley graduated in May of 2011 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. He was in his mid-40s when he first started at Farmingdale. Joe is currently the owner of Ralph’s Italian Ice in Bayside Queens, as well as a landlord. He came to Farmingdale with a personal goal of obtaining a college degree. Joe’s interest in owning a Ralph’s stemmed from his wife’s interest in the food business. She had dabbled in every part of the food business, except for management. Her goal originally was to open up a sandwich shop. When the opportunity to buy a food franchise arose, Joe and his wife took up the challenge. Owning a small business comes with perks but requires hard work. Joe says, “The good part, of course, is that no one else’s rules stand in your way. The rough part is things cannot get done unless you do it. You are free to set your hours, but you do have the payroll to do late Sunday night and be back at the store Monday by 7:30 a.m. to move the dumpster and get the store ready.” He recommends telling your employees your goals because if as problems arise, a few brains coming together are better than one. Hiring employees who take initiative is key. His advice to future entrepreneurs comes from the heart. “The greatest baseball players of all time struck out two-thirds of the time so don’t be too hard on yourself when things do not work out. Similar theme, read Sam Walton’s bio. Success is easy to manage. How one manages failure makes the difference. Read Kurt Vonnegut’s Graduation Speech. I have had this pinned up at every desk I have sat.” n Visual Communications Applies for NASAD Accreditation The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) is an association of approximately 346 schools of art and design, primarily at the collegiate level, but also including pre-collegiate and community schools for the arts and design disciplines. It is the national accrediting agency and sets the standards for art and design and art and design-related disciplines. Accreditation is regarded as one of the key benchmarks for measuring the quality of an organization. Although the Visual Communications department initiated the process, it is the College itself in its entirety which would become accredited. In preparation for Accreditation, NASAD evaluators visited our campus on two separate occasions to review our department. Both times, the evaluators verified the selfstudy, reviewed the effectiveness of teaching, artistic goals, and quality of the department and reviewed student work. The evaluators highlighted the effectiveness of the curriculum as demonstrated by the level of student work. They recognized the dedication of the faculty and staff as well as the caliber of expertise. It was also noted that faculty members were versatile in their range of teaching and were admired by students as accomplished and committed to the program. Accreditation assures students and parents that the school meets high-quality standards. Beyond maintaining existing standards, accredited member schools must have regular review cycles, demonstrate ongoing development and growth in the design field as well as following the latest research and professional practice in that field. As another bonus, graduates from accredited art programs qualify to attend other accredited schools to pursue advanced studies, including MFA and doctoral programs. Accreditation also affects transfer credits if you relocate while in the process of pursuing your degree. The full NASAD accreditation committee will make a determination regarding Farmingdale's status during their annual meeting in October. n FA L L 2 0 1 6 E V E N T S C H E D U L E Event Details New York State Senate & Assembly Internship Information Session Kick-Start Your Business Ideas Applied Economics Research Seminars Location Tuesday, 9/6 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 113 Overview and Discussion Thursday, 9/15 11:00am – 12:00pm CC Meeting Room A Overview and Discussion Tuesday, 9/20 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 115 Workshop Thursday, 9/29 Business Pitches Tuesday, 10/25 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 315 Business Pitches Tuesday, 11/29 11:00am / Gleeson 102 / 5:00 – 7:00pm Memorial Gallery – Hale 11:00am – 12:00pm Campus Center Ballroom C 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 113 Lecture / Reception School of Business Research Colloquiums Time Overview and Discussion Colin Goldberg Gallery Exhibit Date Tuesday, 10/18 Dr. Jie Li Tuesday, 10/18 Dr. Rick Weber Tuesday, 11/8 Dr. Jing Betty Feng Tuesday, 11/1 TBD Tuesday, 11/22 TBD Tuesday, 11/29 Dr. Michaela Porubanova Tuesday, 12/6 F A L L 2 0 1 6 B U S I N E SS W O R K S H O P S C H E D U L E Professional Development Workshop Series Business Forum Workshop Series Workplace Organizational Skills Tuesday, 9/20 Analytical and Interpersonal Skills Thursday, 10/13 Marketing Panel Thursday, 9/15 Women in Business Panel Thursday, 10/6 Non-Profit Panel Thursday, 10/27 Entrepreneurship Panel Thursday, 11/3 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 121 11:00am – 12:00pm BUSC Room 121 School of Business School-Wide Meeting will be held on 10/6/16 in Whitman Room 150, at 11:00am. School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 2 Senior Design Project Expo Friday, April 29, 2016, forty-eight of our graduating Visual Communications students presented and displayed their senior design portfolios to over threehundred-and-fifty attendees. The work presented at the expo represented four years of dedication, study, creativity, innovation and ingenuity. According to the chair of the Visual Communications Department, Donna Proper, “This is the first time we had a senior project expo. For the past three or four years, senior project consisted of a “Shark Tank” style presentation where students would present their projects once to a panel of three judges on the stage in the Little Theatre.” Subsequently, the seniors would present their work in the three different week-long gallery shows over a period of three different weeks. The changes in the location and presentation allowed all the students to show their work together on one day. The students made their “pitch” continuously throughout the day, which allowed them to perfect their presentation and communicate their ideas better. Consolidation of all the presentations into one day allowed faculty to support and review all the students’ work, which had been a challenge when there were six different events to attend. The change in venue to the Campus Center was also a good move as it allowed more than three-hundredand-fifty guests, the student participants as well as people who frequent the center to attend the day-long event. All forty-eight student projects were reviewed by industry professionals and faculty evaluators. Many students offered samples and prototypes of their work. The industry professionals were given an evaluation form to judge the overall concept, design, execution as well as enthusiasm of the student presenters. Ultimately, fifteen students were selected to display their projects in the Memorial Gallery. The jurors evaluated the senior projects and participated in choosing the “best-in-show” projects that would be exhibited in the gallery. The faculty assessors reviewed the student’s portfolios, and self-promotion material, in addition to the senior projects for assessment of the program. The jurors were industry professionals, Maria Aliberti, Devin Becker, Pat Macri, Ru Jurow, Rick Chiorando, David Loewy, Donald May, Lenny Postiglione, and Mark Preiser. Some of the industry professionals who are also Farmingdale alumni are Brandon Christie, Michael Cuomo, KerriAnn Kavanagh, Genevieve Reilly, Christina Tags and Nicole Wong. The faculty assessors included: Mike Berrell, Alexandra Giordano, David Guarino, Paul Gustafson, Jack Harris, Stanley Horowitz, Frances Klaess, Wayne Krush, Donna Proper, Allison Puff, Tom Ruggio, Phil Simone, Bill Steedle, Jenn Thwing, Adolfo Valle, Shawn Whelan, and Kim Wild. This event was a collaborative effort and couldn’t have happened without the contributions of the faculty and staff of Visual Communications and the School of Business — Cat Proper-Lee, Joyce LoBue, Pete Greco and Yolanda Segarra, and of course, the student assistant: Deirdre Kearns, and work-study students: Shaq Saillant, Janet Rojsirilawan, Taz Millar, and Kristi Schumacher. n School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 3 School of Business Workshops Exciting New Fall 2016 Workshops! Learn Skills That Will Stay With You Long After Farmingdale. Dedication of the Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens By Jonathan Lehrer The School’s Business Workshops consist of two series, Professional Development Series and Business Forum Series. Similar to previous semesters, the Professional Development Series covers topics geared toward assisting students with their business careers and employability skills. New topics have been added to the Business Forum Series where various industry panels will include guest speakers to provide students with the opportunity to get advice, network and connect. More than one-hundred visitors arrived in the Teaching Gardens on April 14, 2016, to pay tribute to Mr. Robert F. Ench and his many contributions to the College and especially the Horticulture Department. Mr. Ench was very active at the College in strengthening the alumni affairs division and as an advisor to several college presidents. He has also supported campus beautification initiatives. The two Professional Development Series workshops for this upcoming semester are: • Workplace Organizational Skills- 9/20 • Analytical and Interpersonal Skills-10/13 The four separate panels for this upcoming semester are: • Marketing- 9/15 • Women in Business-10/6 • Entrepreneurship-11/3 • Non-Profits- 10/27 Students who attend a minimum of three workshops will receive a Certificate of Recognition. All workshops are held in the School of Business Building Room 121 during the activity hour (11:00am to Noon) and will last for one hour. Visit this link to learn more about the upcoming Fall 2016 Workshops: http://bit.ly/busmgtworkshops n The perfect weather formed a fitting backdrop as Former president Dr. Hubert Keen proclaimed that the gardens would henceforth be known as the Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens at Farmingdale State College. Mr. Ench, a 1960 graduate of the Horticulture Program, is president of Hopewell Nursery, Inc. in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The company is a major wholesale producer of hardy plant material with customers that include Home Depot stores located in the metropolitan area. Mr. Ench and many family members were joined by dignitaries including former and current Farmingdale administrators, business colleagues and fellow alumni who attended a formal ceremony held in the gardens followed by a lunch reception in the Campus Center. Before unveiling a bronze plaque at the garden entrance, Dr. Keen recounted the long history of Mr. Ench’s commitment to the College which has included serving the alumni association, spearheading extensive fundraising efforts and advising past and present administrations on myriad matters. Mr. Ench has been a tireless advocate and fundraiser for the Urban Horticulture Department, donating plant material from his company’s nursery. He was one of the founders of the Horticulture Committee and worked hard to save the department in the early 1990s. It was evident from the many glowing tributes that Mr. Ench’s contributions to the College and the horticulture industry not only span recent decades but remain steadfast now and hopefully long into the future. n Left: Some of the Urban Horticulture student interns who work diligently throughout the summer under the supervision of Dr. Richard Iverson, to maintain the health and beauty of the Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens. School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 4 Women in Computing Club The Computer Programming work field is approximately 80% male dominated. In middle school, 74% of girls show an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, but when it comes time to choosing a college major, only a very small percentage of high school girls end up choosing Computer Science as their major. At Farmingdale State College, there are only 4.5% female students in comparison to the 95.5% male students in our Computer Programming and Information Systems degree program. In 2012, the Women in Computing club was organized at Farmingdale State College by two professors, Dr. Ilknur Aydin and Dr. Sheryl Schoenacher. In the Fall semester of 2015, Margo Romero, a sophomore majoring in Computer Programming, displayed interest in the club. Margo took initiative as President and was able to gather the official board members, and launch the Women in Computing club at Farmingdale State College. With the help of Treasurer, Namita Dandu, Vice President, Nutan Bhandari, and Secretary, Preethi Krishan, the Women in Computing club was officially established in the Spring Semester of 2016. Since being launched, the Women in Computing club is proud to have meetings that include enriching activities and a variety of guest speakers. The club was even able to raise $750 in less than a week for an off-campus field trip. In April, members of the Women in Computing club were able to attend the annual, 2016 NYCWiC two-day Conference in Lake George, New York. Namita Dandu and Margo Romero presented in a panel about their experiences establishing the club. The students represented Farmingdale State College and networked with individuals from major companies such as HP, Yahoo!, Xerox, Aprenda, 1st Playable, a gaming company that works with Disney, and LeapFrog. NYCWiC is an annual event, and the club will ensure that eight to ten students will be able to attend this conference when it comes around again in the spring 2017 semester. In the upcoming fall semester, students may participate in résumé building workshops, major internship and networking opportunities, hackathons, study sessions, parties, off-campus field trips, “Cookies, Cupcakes & Code” bake sale and more. The club has several events and trips planned for the fall, so stay tuned. Club president Margo Romero says, “We will be attending hackathon events in NYC, one in August and one in December. We will also be able to bring from eight to ten students to attend a conference in NYC called “WomanCon” where we will have the opportunity to meet extremely inspiring businesswomen and have a chance to network with some big companies.” Despite the name, the Women in Computing club is not a club exclusively for women. They are here to support, advocate and recognize that this field is for anybody that has an interest and passion for computer science. Margo Romero says, “We are here to make a change in society, break the stereotypes and create a world of endless opportunities for the future generations.” Any students interested in joining, can look for the posters and flyers posted around the campus, or visit our Bulletin board located on the second floor of Whitman for information on upcoming events and meetings. Students are encouraged to join through the website: http://www.farmingdale.edu/ramcentral and like the Facebook page http://facebook.com/fscwic. Students may also contact Margo Romero by email at: [email protected]. n School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 5 Student Business Plan Competitions Subsequently, the School of Business and the Alumni Association hosted its annual FSAG (Farmingdale Student Alumni Grant) student business plan competition. Six student entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to three distinguished judges in hopes of winning $2,000 to help start up their business. Three FSC alumni – Sylvia Nicosia, the current Director of Web Development, Institutional Advancement; Erica Chase, Director of the SBDC, Farmingdale; and Michael O’Rourke, owner of Best Climate Control Corporation, and Second Vice-President of the Farmingdale College Foundation, each served as judges. Student participants of the NYS Business Plan Competition are highly encouraged to participate in FSAG as well. The NYS Business Plan Competition encourages students to kick-start their business ideas and think like entrepreneurs. Teams advancing in the competition ultimately compete for funding at the Regional and State Finals. Ten students competed in the preliminary Business Plan Competition held in late March at Farmingdale. Among the ten, six were then selected to advance to the Long Island Regional Finals. Giovhanny Archer was a finalist at the Long Island Regional Competition. His business is Miracle Marketing Group, which creates websites for clients through an innovative, low-cost monthly maintenance plan. When asked about his overall experience or advice for other students, Giovhanny said “The competition was an invigorating experience. It was great to meet other young entrepreneurs, and network with them. When pitching your business to prospective clients or investors, remember to have good posture and be confident. It’s also important to make eye contact and project your voice to the back of the room.” Twenty-one teams from Farmingdale, Hofstra, Stony Brook and the New York Institute of Technology competed for $30,000 in cash prizes and a chance to represent their teams at the state-wide NYSBPC at the SUNY Polytechnic University on April 29. Students pitched their Business ideas to eight distinguished judges ranging from early-stage investor partners, to members of the Long Island Angel Network. Steve Winick who holds the title of Managing Director of Topspin Partners (which is a regional venture capital firm) served as our judging panel chair. The prize amount was divided among the six winners from Stony Brook, NYIT, and Hofstra. Advisor and Assistant Professor of Business Management, Dr. Jing Betty Feng encourages more students to take advantage of this opportunity: “The NYS Business Plan Competition is a great applied learning opportunity for any students. Students can fully integrate the knowledge of marketing, supply chain, and finance into their business ideas. Competing with other students from the campus, the Long Island region and even New York State, the participating students not only have the opportunity to receive funding for their innovative business ideas, but also improve their communication and presentation skills through the competition. I wish more and more students from our campus will participate in such great competitions in the future.” Both competitions take place every spring semester. The NYS Business Plan Competition is open to any major, whereas the FSAG competition must have one student who is in the business program on the team. This year, the grand prize winner from Farmingdale was Gina Guerrieri who recently graduated from Visual Communications. Her prize money will help her further develop her new music magazine “Underground Anthems.” Gina’s passion for music and photography can be seen on her website gsquareddesigns.com. n Deviant and Counterproductive Behavior in Organizations Dr. Areeg Barakat of the Business Management Department at Farmingdale will be offering a new course in the Fall 2016 semester titled “Deviant and Counterproductive Behavior in Organizations.” The course is one of the first to be offered by a business school to study the incidence of such behaviors in the workplace. Traditionally the focus of the psychology and sociology disciplines, deviance has generated a paucity of research in the corporate environment. Deviant and counterproductive work behavior are characterized by shirking, bullying, intimidation, incivility, workplace violence, cheating, other forms of dishonesty, cyberloafing, sexual harassment, and production deviance. Accordingly, the course will focus on studying deviant and counterproductive work behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels with the goal of identifying the root causes of such behavior, how to isolate it, and what can be done to counteract it. As Dr. Barakat clarifies, “it is a phenomenon that no organization can afford to ignore since it depletes organizational resources, erodes production standards, causes unfairness and unrest among employees, and is a violation of the organization’s norms and ethical standards.” That is not to say that all deviant behaviors in the workplace are bad, however. In fact, on some level, deviance can contribute to greater corporate efficiency whereby organizational members may challenge outdated or ineffective rules and norms that may hinder corporate performance. “The challenge, “according to Professor Barakat and what my students and I will investigate,” is how to find that healthy balance between deviance and conformity to ensure the greatest level of organizational performance.” n School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 6 Induction Ceremonies for Sigma Beta Delta and Omicron Delta Epsilon By Ira Stolzenberg achievement, and establish closer ties between students and faculty. Among the honorees were; Brian J. Alesia, Edward Correa, Christian Diffendale, Delmer Licona, Carynne Marie Litcher, Luis J. Valverde Reyes. Dr. Richard Vogel introduced speaker Craig Levy, VP of Astoria Bank. Craig spoke about the importance of making connections and offered his interview coaching assistance to students. Former Economics club president Angiulina Magdalena De Padua offered her friendly advice for students, and reflected upon her experience overall at Farmingdale. The faculty advisor for the club is Dr. Xu Zhang, chairperson of the Economics Department, and the co-advisor is Dr. Abeba Mussa, Assistant Professor of Economics. n Associate Professor Develops Simple OS System The annual induction ceremony of Sigma Beta Delta, the international business honor society, was held in the Little Theater on April 7. The purpose of the society is to promote higher scholarship in education for business and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement in business subjects. Fifty-two Business Management, Computer Systems, and Sport Management students were inducted by Co-Presidents Samuele Riva and Brittany Waszak. The Co-President’s roles are to help coordinate the induction program. In the past the roles of the co-presidents consisted of helping plan seminars/speakers for the group and plan community service related activities. Honorees are the top 20% of all Business Management, Computer Systems and Sport Management students, with sixty credits earned, and at least thirty earned here at FSC. The GPA cutoff this year was 3.5. Michael Harrington, FSC Athletic Director, and Prof. Sarbjit “Sab” Singh were the honorary faculty inductees. Michael Harrington was one of the architects of the Sport Management program, and Prof. Singh was selected for his dedication by the Sigma Beta Delta officers. Dr. Frank Del Bene started the Farmingdale State chapter in 1999, and since then, almost one-thousand students have been inducted. ODE (Omicron Delta Epsilon) also held an induction ceremony on March 29. Six students were inducted into this international economics honor society. ODE’s main objectives are to recognize and honor scholastic Dr. Arthur Hoskey is an Associate Professor and has been a faculty member in the Computer Systems Department since 2008. His current line of research explores computational thinking and how it relates to K-16 computer science education. He has previously collaborated with faculty from around SUNY to develop a semi-standardized introduction to a computer science course which was supported by a SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant (IITG). Another line of research was the development of a simulated operating system (Simple OS) which facilitates student learning in the field of operating systems and was published in an Association for Computing Machinery journal. This system was developed to make student’s learning experience easier. Dr. Hoskey says, “It is hard for students to learn operating systems because it can be very difficult for them to visualize abstract things like process control blocks, queues, registers, and RAM. I designed the Simple OS to make these abstract ideas more concrete, so that students can see what’s going on in the internals, to help them learn the subject in a more in-depth way.” The ultimate goal is for students to become better programmers. Dr. Hoskey says, “By making these obscure topics more concrete it can help students have an “aha” moment, and any time a student has the triumph of really grasping a subject, it can have a very positive impact on their education on the whole. The operating system is essential because it controls all hardware and software for the computer. It is the most important software on the computer. With this system, students may program small pieces of simple OS to gain the knowledge and experience of programming in OS.” n School of Business Meeting Thursday, October 6 Whitman 150 School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 7 Interdisciplinary Teaching Innovations Scholarly Activities The Advertising Principles Semester Project was designed to give students a real-world experience working within the corporate advertising department. Professor Carol Lane’s students were asked to design a strategic plan for an intangible concept such as a social cause or a consumer service with a defined marketing challenge and create an Integrated Marketing Communications Program. The Business students were each assigned a photography team from Professor David Guarino’s Visual Communications Department Photography class and asked to create the visual support for the campaign. Feng, J.B., Improving intercultural competence in the classroom: A reflective development model, Journal of Teaching in International Business. 2016 The Advertising students began by writing a creative brief for their concept, highlighting the objective of the campaign, identifying the target audience and message themes. Next, they developed a strategic outline for implementation of the campaign including media selection, budget/timeline, and evaluation techniques. The twelve teams worked together to create compelling and visually persuasive campaigns based on the strategic outline. The students reported that they found the experience useful and helped them understand the rewards and challenges of working on a team project within two different disciplines and would welcome the opportunity to complete additional collaborative projects in the future. n Publications, Presentations & Creative Works: Feng, J.B., Kaul, M, & Mathiassen, L, A semantic sense-and-respond approach to Ienabled buyer-supplier relationship management: an action research study, International Journal of Business Information Systems. 2016 Feng, J.B., Corner, AJ & Richter, U., “Sense of Power: a Barrier or Enabler for Cultural Intelligence?” Paper presented to the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California. August, 2016 Feng, J.B., Liu, L.A., & Liu, Y.H., “Symposium: Global, Local, and Ambicultural Identities in Cultural Adaptation.” Panel presented at the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California. August, 2016. Feng, J.B., “Developing Intercultural Effectiveness in the Classroom: An Application of Reflective Learning.” Paper presented to the Academy of International Business 2016 Conference, New Orleans, LA. June, 2016. Feng, J.B., & Liu, L.A., “Multilevel Cultural Fit and Employees Engagement: a Multiple-Case Study of Chinese Firms Operating in the United States.” Paper presented to the Global Transformation of Work: Market Integration, China’s Rise, and Labor Adaptation. March 17, 2016. Feng, J.B., Viswanathan, N., and Greenwald, L., “Peer-to-Peer mentorship: Building intercultural competencies of college students.” the 2016 Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, NM. October 27, 2016. Feng, J.B., Corner, A.J., and Richter, U. “Sense of power: a barrier or enabler for cultural intelligence?” the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California. August 9, 2016. Feng, J.B., Liu, L.A., and Liu, L.H. “Organizational global identity and its reciprocal relationship with cross-cultural adaptation in foreign markets.” the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California. Aug. 8, 2016. Gerstl, D. Leveraging Bitcoin blockchain technology to modernize security perfection under the Uniform Commercial Code accepted to the 7th International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB). Summer 2016. Guo, WB, Feng, J.B., & McKenna, B, “Inter-organizational Governance and Trilateral TrustBuilding in R&D Crowdsourcing: A Case Study of Open Innovation in China.” Paper presented to the Local Context and Challenges of Innovation in China, London, UK. April 10, 2016. Jaramillo, J., “A Methodology to Locate a Dry Port in the Rio Negro Region in Colombia.” Poster presented at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research, Orlando, Florida, USA. April 12, 2016. Lie, J. Zheng, J. Whitlock, & MaDo, P., An Ultrafast Nonlinear Pseudorandom Number Generator, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS), Volume 26 Issue 2, Article 13. January 2016. School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 8 Li, S., Vogel, R. & Viswanathan, N., “Economic Growth and Revitalization on Long Island: The Role of the Recreational Fishing and Marine Economy.” Presented at the Academy of Economics and Finance annual meeting, Pensacola, FL. February 2016. Li, S., Vogel, R., & Viswanathan, N., “Sustainable Development of Long Island’s Coastal Industries: the Role of Commercial Fishing and Coastal Recreation.” Presented at the Challenges of Natural Resources Economics and Policy (CNREP) 2016 Conference, New Orleans, LA. March 2016. Lewison, M. International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Management, Bangkok, Thailand “Static to Dynamic: The Evolution of Theme Park Pricing” Winner: Best Session Presentation. May, 2016 Menchyk, N. “Turfgrass Cultivation” New York State Recreation & Park Society Hauppauge, NY. April 19, 2016 Menchyk, N. “Turfgrass Fertilization BMP’s” Cornell Cooperative Extension Yaphank, NY. March 31, 2016 Menchyk, N. “Turfgrass Fertilization BMP’s” Long Island Cauliflower Association Riverhead, NY. January 26, 2016 Menchyk, N. “Turfgrass fertilization BMPs” LIGCSA Winter Educational Conference Bethpage, NY. January 21, 2016 O’Sullivan, J. “College Students Understanding of Production Management and Master Production Schedule through Using a Real World Tool, Complimented with Company Tours and In- Class Visits, Provides an Excellent Learning Experience at Farmingdale State College”, Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: JSCI, Volume 13 - Number 5 - Year 2015, pp. 7-13, ISSN: 1690-4524 (Online) (2016) O’Sullivan, J. “Change Requires Change! Information Technology, Student Preparedness and Industry Collaboration: Supporting the bridging process between education and training with innovative solutions.” 14th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA 2016) Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics (IMSCI 2016) Peer-reviewed (2016) Sotak, K. L. “The influence of leadership, task, and individual differences on dynamic motivation.” Computational modeling workshop – follow-up. Virtual presentation. Jan 2016 Sotak, K. L. “Charismatic Leadership & Communication” AAIC Leadership Development Program Presenter Farmingdale State College. March 2016 Sotak, K. L. “Leadership & Body Language” Success Center Leadership Development Program/Business Series Presenter Farmingdale State College. Nov 2015 Vogel, R., “Mining and Infrastructure Development: Prospects for Mongolia’s long-run growth.” Mongolian Mathematical Journal, 19, 4-13. 2015. Vogel, R., “Mathematics, Optimization, and the Skills necessary for Management Education.” 10th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA 10), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 2016. Vogel, R., Participated in the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD) program entitled “Germany Today 2016: German Higher Education Institutions and Their Training Strategies for a Changing Employment Market.” June 2016. n School of Business Newsletter • Fall 2016 • Page 9