Category: Professional Notes

Five UMW faculty members presented papers at the 2011 International Conference on Global Management Studies held Feb. 28 and March 1 in Las Vegas. The conference was organized by the Association of Global Management Studies and co-sponsored by the UMW College of Business.

Mukesh Srivastava, associate dean of the College of Business (COB) and associate professor, chaired the conference and presented the paper “Co-Creation Methodologies in a Matrix Organization: A Hermeneutic Approach.”

Faleh Alshameri, visiting assistant professor in the COB, presented his paper “Automated Metadata for Image Mining.”

Louis Martinette, associate professor in the COB, presented his co-authored paper “The Relationship Between Learning Orientation and Business Performance and the Moderating Effect of Competitive Advantage in Service Organizations.”

John St.Clair, director of distance and blended learning, presented his paper “Student Interest in Online Courses at a Liberal Arts University.”
 
Xiaofeng Zhao, assistant professor in the COB, presented his paper “A Queuing Theory Based Model to Estimate the Variability of Waiting Time in Supply Chain Operations.”

Of the 67 papers submitted, 22 from seven countries—Australia, Canada, China, Iran, New Zealand, Singapore and the U.S.—were accepted for presentation. Find more information about the conference and the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS) at www.association-gms.org.
 
The AGMS promotes research and advances the knowledge of global management educators, researchers and practitioners. Founded in 2009 by Srivastava, it publishes the “International Journal of Global Management Studies” and the “International Journal of Global Management Studies Professional.” Both journals are listed in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities and are available online via EBSCO’s Business Source Complete database.

To enhance global outreach, development of a regional AGMS chapter is underway in China. The chapter will be led jointly by a Chinese university and a member of the College of Business.

The 3rd international conference of the AGMS will be held in 2012 at the Harvard Faculty Club, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The strategic direction for the conference will be “A Conference of Choice and Quality” for academics and practitioner scholars globally.

Four University of Mary Washington faculty authors will speak at the 17th annual Virginia Festival of the Book, to be held March 16 through 20 in Charlottesville. Professors Claudia Emerson, Jeffrey McClurken, Debra Schleef and Steve Watkins will participate in readings and panel discussions.

Jeffrey W. McClurken will present his book “Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia” (2009) as part of the panel discussion and session “Civil War: Going to War and Its Aftermath” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16 at the University of Virginia (UVA) Bookstore at 400 Emmet Street South. McClurken is associate professor and chair of history and American studies.

Debra J. Schleef will participate in the reading and panel discussion during the session “Political and Social Trends in the South” at noon on Saturday, March 19 at the UVA Bookstore. Schleef, associate professor of sociology and chair of sociology and anthropology, is author of “Latinos in Dixie: Class and Assimilation in Richmond, Virginia” (2009).

Steve Watkins will read and serve on the discussion panel titled “Fiction: Young Adult Novels—Great Reading for All Ages!” at noon on March 19 at the Village School at 215 East High Street. Watkins, professor of English, is author of the Golden Kite Award-winning “Down Sand Mountain” (2008) and the 2011 novel “What Comes After.” Watkins will sign his books at the Children’s and Young Adult Author Dessert Reception at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18 at Charlottesville Catholic School.

Claudia Emerson will read and moderate the session “Best New Poets 2010” at 4 p.m. on March 19 at the UVA Bookstore. Emerson, professor of English and Arrington distinguished chair of poetry, is author of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Late Wife” and “Figure Studies” (2008).

All programs at the festival are open to the public and, with the exception of a few ticketed events, are free of charge. The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities produces the festival, which is described as the largest gathering of authors, writers and readers in the state. For more information, visit www.vabook.org or call (434) 924-7548.

Susan Knick, assistant vice president for Public Safety and Community Services, has  been invited by the Virginia Association of Emergency Managers to present a workshop titled  “Managing the Emergency: Special Events Planning For Major Events”  on March 30 in Richmond.

Cate Brewer, visiting assistant professor in the  Department of Theatre and Dance, presented her paper titled: “The Company You Keep: Engendering Ensemble With A Diva in the Crowd” at The Mid-America Theatre Conference  on March 3rd.

Taiwo Ande, the assistant provost for Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness, co-authored an article titled “Christian’s Perceptions of Hypothetical Case Studies of Five Pastoral Approaches to Marital Therapy: An Exploratory Study,” which was published in the 2010 fall volume of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.