Carlson Exchange Student Lands Financial Times Internship in Hong KongBY KINH C. DEMAREE, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS GRADUATE ASSISTANT

U ndergraduate Andrew Shyu spent last spring as a Carlson School exchange studentat Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. While living abroad, heworked with his professor on a research project analyzing Hong Kong innovation

systems. He enjoyed Hong Kong so much that he elected to stay there the entire summerand was chosen for an internship with the prestigious newspaper, Financial Times. He iscurrently back at the Carlson School, majoring in finance and international business and isscheduled to graduate in May, 2005.

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What were the highlights of yourstudy abroad experience in HongKong?

Last Spring, I was helping a professor ofmine with his research on the HongKong innovation system. Basically, weanalyzed companies’ innovationprocesses—how they do research,develop new products, and utilizeventure capital. We found that Americancompanies tend to excel which is likelydue to their propensity towards risk-taking. U.S. companies spend billions ofdollars on research whereas companies inHong Kong think that much investmentin research is debatable as to whether itis really beneficial.

Tell me about your internship with theFinancial Times.

Well, the Financial Times is a UnitedKingdom-based newspaper about the

size of the Wall Street Journal. This pastsummer I worked in Hong Kong in thedivision in charge of Asian financialnews. Specifically, I worked in thedepartment of business development andcorporate strategy and drafted a businessplan for a new publication in MainlandChina. Similar to Hong Kong, there was alot of diversity at the Financial Times(many people from the U.K, Australia,U.S. and Mainland China).

Wow, the Financial Times. How didyou land such a coveted internship?

I found the internship from therecruiting system at HKUST, which issimilar to CARS here at Carlson. Therewere only a couple of us chosen out ofabout 400 applicants, so it was prettycompetitive. I think I had the advantageof having a solid business backgroundfrom the Carlson School. I was also

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offered another internship working for aclothing manufacturer but chose theFinancial Times because of its reputationthroughout world.

Congratulations, that’s impressive.Why did you want to study in HongKong?

HKUST was ranked very high amongbusiness schools—I believe it was in thetop 2 in all of Asia—and I thought I hadan advantage because I speak Mandarinand English (Editor’s note: Cantonese is theofficial language and most people speakMandarin and English is the language ofcommerce). Also, I visited Hong Kongbefore and had friends of the family thatlive there.

What was the culture like in HongKong?

The culture is different from the UnitedStates because of the British influence.Hong Kong adopted small cultural traitsfrom the UK such as tea time, and a lotof locals have Chinese-British accents.Although many people speak Mandarinand Cantonese, Hong Kong is verydiverse and people can easily get by solelyspeaking English. In terms of personality,people are more reserved in Hong Kongabout their feelings and opinions thanare Americans. Also, the educationalsystem in Hong Kong is very strict somost of the students don’t take on asmuch job responsibility as quickly as doAmerican students. Because I grew up inAmerica and had more work experiencethan most locals, my American ambitionwas sometimes seen as overconfidence inthe eyes of locals. But, I think I provedmyself and it was a good experience forboth my employer and for me.

Did you suffer from culture shockwhen you first arrived?

No, I had been to Hong Kong severaltimes before I moved there, so I knewwhat to expect. Even though Hong Kongis very different from the U.S., I thinkthe other students adapted easily as well.Because Hong Kong has so muchdiversity and so many people speakEnglish, it is pretty easy to make friendsand get around the city

In hindsight, what would you dodifferently when studying abroad?

Who you know is really important inHong Kong. I think it’s important tomake friends with the locals and not staywith the other exchange students all thetime. I figured out early on that therewere a lot of requirements in order toregister for the popular classes and theprofessors went out of their way for meonce they got to know me. Also, I thinkit would have helped if I would’ve visitedHong Kong for a longer period of timebefore I moved there—a great deal of mytime was initially spent getting to knowmy way around the city.

What advice do you have for studentsseeking jobs/internships?

The pay in Hong Kong is not as high asin the United States and the cost of livingis one of the highest in the world. I foundthat the big American firms are mostlikely to pay higher, American-levelwages. I wouldn’t recommend working inAmerica and attempting to get anexpatriate assignment if you are trying tomove abroad right away because it oftentakes years to get an assignment abroad.If somebody wants to work in HongKong, it would be a good idea to contactthe companies directly.

What resources did you use to helpyou fund your stay abroad?

I lived in the dorms, which wassubsidized by HKUST, so it wasn’t asexpensive as it might’ve otherwise been.The international program in Hong Kongis very solid, and the School helps itsstudents very well.

Where do you envision yourself in 5and 10 years?

In 5 years I might be back in school foran MBA. I am also thinking of getting aJD in corporate/contractual law, and aminterested in mergers and acquisitions. In10 years, hopefully I will be doingsomething related to management/finance on a global scale. I think thattraveling or living abroad would be a plus,but then again it might be harder if I ammarried and have kids by then.

Did you see any particular type ofwork as being in high-demand inHong Kong?

Investment banking and internationaltrade are hot areas because employerswant people to be comfortable withdifferent currencies. However, I thinkthe supply of accountants is greater thanthe demand in Hong Kong because theydon’t need expatriate accountants.

Is there anyone to whom you wouldn’trecommend studying or working inHong Kong?

I don’t think people would enjoy HongKong if they don’t like fast-paced,crowded metropolitan areas. To live inHong Kong, it would be helpful to betolerant towards other cultures. Also,finance is very competitive in HongKong. The students at HKUST are veryaccomplished to have been selected toattend the University and you should beprepared to compete in Hong Kong.

Thank you for your time. I wish youthe very best of luck in finding a greatinvestment banking or finance job inAmerica or abroad!

Hong Kong adopted small cultural traits from the UK suchas tea time, and a lot of locals have Chinese-British accents.Although many people speak Mandarin and Cantonese,Hong Kong is very diverse and people can easily get by solely speaking English.

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Governor Pawlenty visits Carlson Partner, the Warsaw School of Economics BY KINH C. DEMAREE, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS GRADUATE ASSISTANT

In June, Governor Tim Pawlentytraveled to Poland and visitedCarlson School Partner, the Warsaw

School of Economics. For the secondyear in a row, Business Week Polska, thePolish edition of Business Week magazine,ranked the Warsaw Executive MBAProgram #1 in Poland.

The Warsaw School of Economicstudents, faculty, and businessprofessionals listened intently asPawlenty spoke about economic progressand opportunity. The Governor led a 21-member trade delegation ofenvironmental and informationtechnology professionals in advisingPoland, and the Czech Republic aboutways to develop economically. Those twocountries, now that they are part of theEuropean Union, are moving towards amarket economy and need improvementin information technology andenvironment initiatives. European Unionofficials estimated the costs of bringingPoland up to E.U. standards at between$22 billion and $43 billion. Pawlentybelieves Minnesota can play a big part intheir development because computerelectronic products are the State’s largestexport. “Poland and the Czech Republichave been the most adept of the Centraland Eastern European countries atmoving toward a market economy,”Pawlenty said. “There’s lots of potentialthere, and we want to beat the otherstates to it.”

He stressed that, in order to develop aprogressive country, Poland should followMinnesota’s model and emphasizeeducation, a healthy environment, lowtaxes, and an artistic mind.

The Governor led a 21- member trade delegationof environmental andinformation technologyprofessionals in advisingPoland, and the CzechRepublic about ways todevelop economically.

InternationalEducation WeekCelebrated at theCarlson School

International Education

Week is a nation-wide effort

of the U.S. Department of

State and the U.S. Department

of Education to promote

programs that prepare

Americans for global

environment and attract future

leaders from abroad to study,

learn, and exchange experiences

in the United States. In honor of

International Education Week,

the International Programs

Office hosted a variety of events

at the Carlson School from

November 15-18, 2004. The

Minnesota Trade Office offered

a presentation and discussion

about developing trade through

educational partnerships, and

International Programs teamed

up with the GLOBE Student

Association to put together a

Festival of Cultures with food

from around the world, and also

organized a panel discussion

about conducting business in

other countries. Other

international-themed events

included a wine and cheese

tasting, an international movie

screening (the Swedish film, “My

Life As A Dog”), and Semester

Exchange and Global Seminar

Information Sessions.

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On May 16th, 2004, students fromboth the China Executive MBA(CHEMBA) and the Vienna

Executive MBA (VEMBA) joined in agraduation ceremony at the CarlsonSchool for the first time in the program’shistory. The graduation ceremony wasthe culmination of a 10-day internationalresidency program conducted at theCarlson School that is part of thecurriculum for both programs.

The reason for bringing these twoGlobal Executive MBA groups togetherfor the graduation was to furthernetwork Global Executive MBA alumni.Local students from the Carlson SchoolExecutive MBA program alsoparticipated in some events and theWarsaw Executive MBA students(WEMBA) will be joining the othergroups for next year’s residency program.

The Vienna and China EMBAstudents participated in a 16- and 24-month global curriculum, respectively,which includes preparation forconducting business while taking into

China Executive MBA Partnership with Lingnan University ExtendedThe Carlson School International Programs is pleased to

announce that it extended its partnership another three yearswith China Executive MBA (CHEMBA) Program at LingnanCollege of Sun Yat-sen University. The CHEMBA programexamines senior management practices in the context of a globaleconomy with increasing technological, political and socialchanges. CHEMBA students learn the best executivemanagement practices in the West with an emphasis on thedynamic business environment of the South China region.Students learn from research, case studies, executivepresentations and current business research, blending the theory and practice.

China and Vienna Executive MBAs join together at Carlson for GraduationBY KINH C. DEMAREE, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS GRADUATE ASSISTANT

account geopolitical, social, economic,and environmental developments.

The CHEMBA residency was held inMinneapolis and taught by CarlsonSchool faculty members Mark Bergenand Yijiang Wang. Seminars focused onmarketing and brand management andcritical international business issues.Coursework was supplemented bybringing students to several prominentTwin Cities corporations including BestBuy, Imation and Mate Precision Tooling.

The Vienna residency was led by aCarlson Faculty member John Mauriel,with time split between New York Cityand Minneapolis. The groups studiedcorporate strategic renewal, alliancestrategies, globalization, affiliatemanagement, and innovation and spokewith top executives at companies such asthe Carlson Companies, JP MorganChase, H.B. Fuller, and 3M.

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Carlson School faculty, staffand international students/

alumni gathered in the atrium forthe International Programs FallReception. The Annual Receptionwas held on October 6, 2004.Dean Larry Benveniste, AssociateDean Mike Houston, andGLOBE President HristinaMarkova gave speeches about the importance of internationalperspectives to the CarlsonSchool community. The event was a great success and had a large turnout of faculty, staff, and students.

Annual International Programs Reception

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New Global Course Offer ings

class visits to meet with seniormanagers at Infosys and Winpro,professional services firms that cater tooverseas clients. Students will also visitIndian and Global Multinational Firms(such as HP and Cisco) that useoutsourcing services. In addition,students will work on a case study withMBA students at the India Institute ofManagement in Bangalore. Althoughthe deadline has passed for this currentsession, inquiries about participating infuture sessions should be directed tothe International Programs Office.

New Undergraduate

Global Enrichment

Elective in France

Principles ofMarketing

Marketing 3001 is new CarlsonSchool course that will be offeredSpring B-Term ’05 in conjunction withthe Bordeaux Business School.Principles of Marketing: A EuropeanPerspective introduces students to theterms, concepts, and skills foranalyzing marketing problems in thecontext of U.S., French, and Europeanpoints of view. The course begins inMarch at the Carlson School withstudents developing an understandingof terms, concepts, and skills foranalyzing marketing problems. Theclass then concludes in May withstudents flying to France to attend classin Paris and Bordeaux. This is anexciting way for undergraduatestudents to fulfill Carlson School’sMarketing core and is especially usefulfor students seeking introductory studyin the European Union.

New Graduate Global

Seminar in India

Outsourcing andOffshoring

Companies are becomingincreasingly concerned about ways todecrease operating costs andconsequently many are usingoutsourcing and off-shoring to savemoney. Although outsourcing iscontroversial, many companies seeit as necessary in order to staycompetitive. In fact, ForresterResearch, a Massachusetts-based firm, estimates that by2005, 830,000 U.S. servicejobs will move overseas andprojects that 3.4 million will

move offshore by 2015. The CarlsonSchool is one of a small but growing list

of business schools that is adding toits curriculum acourse that will help

students develop theskills necessary to be

effective in a globaleconomy that co-

exists with, andpossibly even utilizes,

outsourcing and off-shoring services. This

new course will beoffered Fall Term B and

will give students a“behind the scenes” view

of outsourcing from theperspective of managers in local andglobal professional service firms.

The course will be taught byProfessor Mani Subramani, with aclassroom component followed by afield visit to Bangalore, India, a hub forleading global professional servicefirms. The overseas portion will include

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InternationalPrograms Advisory Council 2005

James A Lawrence, ChairExecutive Vice President and CFOGeneral Mills

Philip C. HaanExecutive Vice President – InternationalNorthwest Airlines, Inc

Charles B. HartwellPresident, Board of DirectorsMinnesota International Center

Michael IllbruckChair & CEOIllbruck GMBH

Jean IpU of M Alumni

Matt KramerCommissionerEmployment & Economic Development Minnesota

The Honorable Walter F. MondaleFormer Vice President of the United States,and Former Ambassador to JapanDorsey and Whitney

Glen D. Nelson, M.D.Retired Vice ChairMedtronic, Inc

David W. RaisbeckVice ChairmanCargill

Eugene SitChair, CEO & CIOSit Investment Associates, Inc

Albert StroukenChair, President and CEOH.B. Fuller Company

Inge G. ThulinExecutive Vice President3M

International Executives Tour TopMinneapolis Corporations

The week of October 25 was packed with learning opportunities for theroughly 30 European Executives who visited Minneapolis for the ESCP-EAP Residency. The objective of the ESCP-EAP Program is to help the

executives better understand North American business culture and best practices.These mid-high level executives are pursuing their EMBAs at the European School of Management and came to see first-hand how some of America’s mosttech-savvy companies conduct business. The themes uniting the readingassignments, conferences, and corporate visits cover: private-public partnerships,entrepreneurship, financial management, strategy and organizational behavior,marketing, and HR Management.

In order to highlight these topics from a uniquely U.S. perspective, theexecutives visited 3M, Piper Jaffray Ventures, Unisys. These visits, along with aguest lecture by David Ring, President and CEO of tech start-up ReVera, providedthe French and Norwegian participants with insight on innovation at companies ofvarious sizes, as well as on the role of venture capital in U.S. companies. Theexecutives’ exposure to U.S. business was complemented by lectures fromprofessors Mahmood Zaidi, Dileep Rao, and Rajesh Chandy, and was topped off by a trip to the Mall of America.

Dean and Amy Sundquist ScholarshipFund Established

’83 MBA Dean Sundquist and his wife Amy established a $250,000endowed scholarship fund to help recruit top full-time MBA students to theCarlson School. In addition, the University of Minnesota President’sScholarship Match Program will match the earnings from the endowment tomaximize the impact of the gift. Scholarships from this fund will cover theprogram costs of participating in an International Programs global seminarand students will receive an additional $1,000 to defray related travelexpenses.

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Carlson School exchange students and student mentorsgathered for a trolley tour of Downtown Minneapolis,Lakes Harriet and Calhoun, and Saint Anthony Main.

The event took place on September 10, 2004 and was organizedby the International Programs Office to welcome the domesticand international exchange students to Carlson. Following thetrolley tour, students went to Bar Abilene for dinner anddancing.

Trolley Tour and Bar AbileneParty Welcomed Exchange Students

The GLOBE Student Association is composed ofCarlson School Undergraduate and GraduateStudents who wish to network with others

interested in International Business. GLOBE wasestablished to facilitate an environment whereknowledge, awareness, and a deep understandingof international issues can be shared. Members sharethe belief that in today’s marketplace, being a successfulmanager requires not only outstanding management skillsand capabilities, but also the ability to lead a diverseworkforce in an increasingly global environment free ofboundaries. GLOBE hosts a variety of programs and activitiesincluding the pairing of Carlson School Mentors with Exchange

Make Your Mark on the GLOBEStudent Mentees, trips to Timberwolves games,

International Potluck Dinners, and a Festival ofCultures.

GLOBE is sponsored by the InternationalPrograms Office (http://www.csom.umn.edu/internationalprograms) and partners with the

Minnesota International Student Association—MISA (http://misauofm.org) and the Minnesota

International Center—MIC (http://www.micglobe.org). Ifyou would like to be come a member or more information,please visit the GLOBE website at:

http://www.csom.umn.edu/globe or you may contact:globe@csom.umn.edu.

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Consider Spending a Semester Abroad

When hiring recent graduates, many companies specifically look for students that have studiedabroad. In fact, some large employers recruit only students that have international experience. Inaddition to making you more marketable, studying abroad is a learning experience where you have

the opportunity to sight-see, network, and make new friends. Studying abroad is affordable and there arescholarships for both Semester Exchanges and the shorter-term Global Seminars (2-6 week). Following arethe study abroad opportunities the International Programs offers. There is still room available in the SummerPrograms at Copenhagen, Lyon, and Vienna and the deadline to apply for these is February 28, 2005.

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Belgium Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Nueve

Denmark Copenhagen Business School

England Manchester School of Management (UMIST)

France Bordeaux School of Management

France Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Italy Universitá Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Netherlands Universiteit Maastricht

New Zealand University of Otago

Norway Norwegian School of Management (NSM/BI)

Spain ESADE

Switzerland Universität St. Gallen

Australia University of Melbourne

Belgium Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Nueve

Brazil Escola de Administracão de Empresas de São Paolo Fundacão Getulio Vargas

Costa Rica INCAE

Denmark Copenhagen Business School

England Manchester Business School

France Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC)

Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Japan Keio Business School

New Zealand University of Otago

Norway Norwegian School of Management (NSM/BI)

Singapore Singapore Management University

Spain ESADE

Sweden Stockholm School of Economics

Switzerland Universität St. Gallen

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Costa Rica ’05 SeminarStudents

The Carlson School and INCAE, the#1 ranked MBA Program in LatinAmerica, have developed this uniqueprogram to provide students with anopportunity to explore in-depth the“business of green” –that is, howbusinesses maintain and even increaseprofits as a result of taking care of theenvironment. This seminar exploresissues of sustainable development andenvironmental strategy for all businesses,whether in Minnesota, Latin America, orelsewhere. Case studies supplemented bysite visits and field trips are the founda-tion of this seminar. Casework is doneboth individually and in small teams ofCarlson and INCAE students workingtogether.

Michelle Barbeau, PT MBAChad Carter, PT MBAJonathan Carter, PT MBAAlexandria Crump, PT MBARyan Gilman, PT MBAJodi Gowan, PT MBAAnne Gustin, PT MBATodd Gustin, PT MBAThad Hellman, PT MBAJames Jarman, PT MBACallan Jorgensen, PT MBAJennifer Kass, FT MBAAaron Kastner, PT MBAMary Jo Kochendorfer, UndergradJoseph Kurr, PT MBANicholas Lampi, PT MBADana Martin, PT MBABrian Matthews, FT MBABrandon Michael, PT MBACasey Nelson, PT MBAJohn O’Connor, FT MBACharles O’Rourke, PT MBAMadeline Pininski, FT MBAKellye Rose, PT MBASamuel Smith, FT MBARobert Strand, PT MBAAngela Tucker, FT MBADaniel Van Dyk, PT MBAJeffrey Yost, PT MBAAlana Zimmer-Roethle, PT MBA

France – Bordeaux Business SchoolSarah RothsApril Wirtz

France – l’Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3,Bordeaux

Corrine Campbell

Italy – l’Universita Commerciale LuigiBocconi, Milan

Angelica ArrigoniCarla BallecerAmy BratkovichTim Mueller

New Zealand – University of Otago,Dunedin

Jacob BarnettAnna BraunTrung Nguyen

Singapore – Singapore ManagementUniversity

Anny DangFred JohnsonBob Xiong

Switzerland – University of St. Gallen,Zurich

Erin LynettAndrew Thibodeau

The Carlson School ofManagement Welcomes Fall2004 Exchange Students

Following are the current semesterexchange students from our partneruniversities abroad that are studying for asemester or more at the Carlson School:

AustriaMarion Gartler

Costa RicaAlejandro Gonzalez

Spring ’05 SemesterExchange Graduate Students

Australia – University of MelbourneMichelle Arndt, MBA

Belgium – IAG Belgium, BrusselsHannah Akrong, HRIRSheila Chavda, HRIR

France – Ecoles des Hautes EtudesCommerciales (HEC), Paris

Chris DeMoux, HRIRAbi Iczkovitz, HRIRJulie Knecht, HRIRRobert Strand, PT MBAYuko Miyazaki, HRIR

Japan – Keio Business School, YokohamaMark Goblirsch, MBA

Spain – Escuela Superior de Administracionde Empresas (ESADE), Barcelona

Michael Caamic, HRIRJoshua Kaiser, PT MBALaura Kato, HRIR

Switzerland – University of St. Gallen,Zurich

Joanna Gaines, PT MBAMalinda Souders, HRIR

Spring ’05 SemesterExchange UndergraduateStudents

Austria - Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien (WU),Vienna

April NewmanMelissa RecknerOlga Ten

Denmark – Copenhagen Business SchoolVincent Zamora

England – University of ManchesterCaroline Stallkamp

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DenmarkMartin JensenJasleen KaurJonatan KoehlinJacob LoeveKasper PedersenPeter Torp

EnglandAlastair IslipKate Rudland

FranceEmmanuelle AndreJeremy GilPierre-Emanuel MarangeClaire RosselerSylvia StropoliBenjamin TchuensiMarie ValloisAlastair IslipKate Rudland

ItalyRonit Ben AzryStefano DogaAlberto InvernizziMarco KnaufSimone Vestito

JapanMisa Nishimura

NetherlandsHeiko GeisslerLisa JüttnerJens MarchandNew Zealand

Marcia Beaman

NorwayBaard BreibyMarte MolnvikIngunn Andersen Randa

SingaporeShao Fen Chua

SpainVictor Garde

SwedenHans Johansson

The Carlson School ofManagement WelcomesSpring 2005 ExchangeStudents

Following are the incoming semesterexchange students from our partneruniversities abroad that are studying for asemester or more at the Carlson School:

AustriaHeinz AmendaClemens HischMichaela Horl

BelgiumBruno Colson

ChinaXiaofei HuangKit Ming LeungNing (Lena) LiHo Ling YungZhiyuan Xu

DenmarkGael Philip Dall de Coetlogon

EnglandAlastair IslipKate Rudland

FranceEmmanuelle AndreJeremy GilBenjamin Tchuensi

NetherlandsKaren Wunderlich

NorwayInge Saetra

SingaporeShivram GopinathAnjali ShahiSook Yee Yip

SpainFrancisco Velasco

SwitzerlandUrs Leumann

Carlson School GlobalExecutive Faculty

China Executive MBA Program(CHEMBA) – Lingnan (University) College,Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R.China

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William Li, Operations and ManagementScience

Judy Rayburn, Accounting

K.K. Sinha, Operations and ManagementScience

Connie Wanburg, Human Resources andIndustrial Relations

Weidong Xia, Information and DecisionSciences

Minyuan Zhao, Strategic Managementand Organization

Vienna Executive MBA Program(VEMBA)- Vienna University of Economicsand Business Administration

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Tom Legg, Finance

Warsaw Executive MBA Program(WEMBA) – Warsaw School of Economics,Warsaw, Poland

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Rich Arvey, Human Resources andIndustrial Relations

Norm Bowie, Strategic Management andOrganization

Norm Chervany, Information andDecision Sciences

John Fossum, Human Resources andIndustrial Relations

William Li, Operations and ManagementScience

Pervin Shroff, Accounting

Sri Zaheer, Strategic Management andOrganization

Welcome

International ProgramsCarlson School of ManagementUniversity of Minnesota

321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Suite 4-104Minneapolis, MN 55455612-625-9361www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/internationalprograms

© 2004 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. All r ights reserved.

The International Programs Office isexcited to welcome two new staffmembers. Bobbi Dufek is the

International Programs Student Administrator.She will be overseeing student account issues andsupervising student registration for all theinternational exchange programs. Bobbi is a 2003University of Minnesota graduate and holds adegree in history. In her spare time, she coachesswimming and likes to scuba dive.

Wendy Witherspoon is the Global EnrichmentElective Coordinator. She manages the day-to-dayadministration of several Global EnrichmentElective (short-term study abroad) programs. Shealso advises Carlson School undergraduate andgraduate students, administers programs,communicates with international partner officesto coordinate program offerings, participates inprogram promotion, and produces study abroadcommunication materials. Wendy has a Master’sDegree in Educational Leadership and has studiedabroad in Spain, Scotland, China, and Australia.

Introducing New International Programs Staff

Wendy WitherspoonBobbi Dufek