SMC - Student Council Blog

Well we have quite the enthusiasm from our studet body and a broad cross-section of students across the globe. Enclosed are the new members elected to the student body. You will find the entire representatives of the SMC University student Council here.

Kerri McKinnon- Director

Doctor of Management, Canada

Kerri is the Director of Career Development Programs at Concordia University College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to joining Concordia five years ago she was the administrator of Distance Learning for a Regional School Division. Her background includes sales and management experience in both public and private organizations. She lives in Leduc, Alberta with her husband and two children. Active in her community, she is a regular volunteer in various non-profit organizations.

Academics: Kerri holds a Masters in Education (Leadership) and a Bachelor of Secondary Education (English and Career & Technology Studies) from the University of Alberta. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (English & Psychology) from Concordia University College.

Andrea Vicinity -      Director
Ph. D. Economics,  Italy

Currently a Ph.D. student in Economics, he received his MBA from the University Rome Sapienza with Honours, and a Degree in Political Science with major in Macroeconomics. He is a Certified Internal Auditor in transportation mobility. He has broad experience working in a multinational company. He is Italian, living in Rome with his wife, and one son.

Spoken Languages: Italian, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Andrea is of Italian descent and lives with his wife and one son

Doctor of Business Administration, Phillipines

Jim is Certified Management Consultant with 25 plus years of business experience in a myriad of industries and countries. He has experience with business start-ups, high tech ventures, business development, turnarounds to become a seasoned visionary and strategist.

Jim is also an internationally published author with the likes of:  Harvard Business Press, Ivey Publishing, European Case Clearing House, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, CCMP France, McGraw Hill, Wiley, and Routledge.

So you have been taking a few online classes and you are busy conducting research to write all the papers that have been assigned to you by our esteemed professors at SMC University???  At times you may feel you are all alone and you need a lot of motivation to drive you to complete that next paper or assignment.  As a student that has had challenges with this myself, I decided to enroll in the SMC  Toronto residency this last fall.   This experience was truly beneficial to me as a student of SMC University. I was able to meet other students from diverse backgrounds and countries.

Most residencies involve a pre-residency assignment, residency discussion and a post residency assignment  and the academic rigor and expectations are no less than what should be expected at the Doctorate level.   For example, a discussion that came up in our residency was a topic area and terminology I never came across before and that was: “Corporate Siberia”.  This is not an easy term to find by searching on the internet but one of the students, David Hilton who consults many SME’s on their business operations, brought this up.  I turned this discussion into a Post-residency paper and asked the question “Does Corporate Siberia Exist ?”  I would never have been exposed to this practicalityand relevance at the Doctorate level.  The  fellowship with other students and the professionalism of SMC Staff was second to none.

Here is a link to upcoming residencies. I encourage you to attend if you have the chance.

http://www.swissmc.ch/Programs/Residencies/Schedule/Residency_Schedule_2011/

Best ,

Wes Zaboschuk

It is with great pleasure that I would like to confirm to you and to all our other esteemed colleagues at SMC the forthcoming publication in 2010 in the US and abroad of a new book by Wiley & Sons, Inc. for which I have contributed a chapter with my research work (Chapter 16).

It is a great honor and pleasure for me to represent our prestigious institution in this highly rewarding recognition.

As anticipated to you before, the other contributors to this book are major international scholars, economists, and subject matter experts sourced by invitation by the other of the book (Prof. Robert Kolb) of Loyola University Chicagosuch as, Dr. Olivier Blanchard (Chapter 72) Chief Economist at IMF and Professor at MIT in Boston.

Please check the internet link below to access the book details.
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470561777,descCd-tableOfContents.html

SMC makes it’s name known in Forbes Magazine. To see the article, please access the following URL:

http://www.swissmc.ch/documents/Europes_Masters_Forbes.pdf

Julie Beardsell’s paper entitled, “Managing Culture as Critical Success Factor in Outsourcing” was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic), ERPN: Capabilities (Topic), ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic), ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic), ERPN: Opportunities (Topic), Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) and Quantitative Marketing. To view the top ten list for the journal click on its name ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Capabilities (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Opportunities (Topic) Top Ten, Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers Top Ten, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) Top Ten and Quantitative Marketing Top Ten and to view all the papers in the journals click on these links link(s) ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Capabilities (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Opportunities (Topic) All Papers, Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers All Papers, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) All Papers and Quantitative Marketing All Papers.

Congratulations Julie on a job well done!

SMC Student Council would like to encourage students to support Earth Hour – the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. On March 28 you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

For further information link to the Earth Hour website.