Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod publishes paper in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod, Accounting & Information Systems Department, has published a paper titled “The Impact of Information Systems on End User Performance: Examining the Effects of Cognitive Style Using Learning Curves in an Electronic Medical Record Implementation” in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
Accounting and Information Systems

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod has paper accepted in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod’s’, Accounting & Information Systems, paper “Personal Identity Verification for Regional Emergency Workers” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare.
Accounting and Information Systems

Assistant Professor Liu and Associate Professor Faircloth have paper accepted in the Journal of Financial Markets

Assistant Professor Chunlin Liu and Associate Professor Sheri Faircloth, Managerial Sciences, have a paper accepted in the Journal of Financial Markets, “Why Do Foreign Investors Under-Perform Domestic Investors in Trading Activities? Evidence from Indonesia”
Managerial Sciences

Professor Rafik Beekun co-authors paper accepted in Management Research News

Professor Rafik Beekun, Managerial Sciences, co-authored a paper “Personality and National Culture: Predictors of Compensation Strategy Preferences in the United States and India.” It has been accepted for publication in Management Research News for 2008.
Managerial Sciences

Kevin Dick serves as guest editor for Elsevier’s Journal of Cleaner Production

Kevin Dick of the NSBDC Business Environmental Program served as a guest editor for a special issue of Elsevier’s Journal of Cleaner Production, Advancing Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production: USA’s Contribution Volume 16, Issue 6, April 2008. He also co-authored a paper of the same title that appeared in the Journal. For more information go to www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09596526.
Nevada Small Business Development Center Business Environmental Program

Nevada Small Business Development Center received funding from the U.S. Forest Service

Nevada Small Business Development Center received funding from the U.S. Forest Service to assist in developing business enterprises that can utilize small wood materials and woody biomass generated from forest thinning and tamarisk eradication efforts in Southern Nevada.
Nevada Small Business Development Center

Kevin Dick chairs the greenUP! Steering Committee

Kevin Dick of the NSBDC Business Environmental Program chaired the greenUP! Steering Committee which organized the second annual greenUP! initiative for the greater Reno-Tahoe Area. The NSBDC and University of Nevada Academy for the Environment are sponsors of greenUP! For more information go to www.greenupdays.org.
Nevada Small Business Development Center Business Environmental Center

Associate Professor Judy Strauss gave three invited speeches on topics from her book.

Associate Professor Judy Strauss, Managerial Sciences, gave three invited speeches on topics from her book, Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online.
Managerial Sciences

Jane Bessette elected to the Board of the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers

Jane Bessette, Director of Career Connections, was elected to the Board of the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE) as the Membership Chair. MPACE is the regional professional association for university and college career services and recruiting professionals representing organizations in the twelve western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Career Connections

The NSBDC Center for Regional Studies unveiled.

The Center for Regional Studies announced its presence through the Regional Development Summit 2008 on March 28th. The event was held at the new Joe Crowley Student Union and was attended by over 400 investors, developers, builders, and others associated with economic development in the region.
Nevada Small Business Development Center

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod attends SAP Curriculum Congress in Atlanta.

Alexander McLeod, Assistant Professor Accounting & Information Systems, attended the SAP Curriculum Congress held in Atlanta, Georgia and received ERP training sponsored by IGT.
Accounting

Professor Tom Cargill chosen as faculty mentor.

Professor Tom Cargill, Economics, was chosen as faculty mentor by Senior Scholar Tiana Bowlen, College of Business.
Economics

Associate Professor Federico Guerrero chosen as faculty mentor.

Associate Professor Federico Guerrero, Economics, was chosen as faculty mentor by Senior Scholar Jenifer Miceli, College of Health and Human Sciences.
Economics

Associate Professor Richard Mason, Accounting, was named Professor of the Year, by Beta Alpha Psi.

Associate Professor Richard Mason, Accounting, was named Professor of the Year, for the second time, by a vote of the Beta Alpha Psi students at the spring banquet 4/24/2008.
Accounting and Information Systems

Professor Elliot Parker, Economics, has been nominated by Dean Mosier for the President’s outstanding service award.

Professor Elliot Parker, Economics, has been nominated by Dean Mosier for the President’s outstanding service award.
Economics

Ten outstanding seniors honored.

Ten Outstanding Seniors were honored at the Honors and Awards Banquet 4/18/08 held by the College of Business in conjunction with the newly formed Business Student Council: Christine Akers, Daniel Hernandez, Nicole Koyanagi, Janelle Latour, Meghann Morrill, Luke Rippee, Page Spicer, Annie Vranizan, Ryan Walters and Remi Warren.
College of Business Administration

The most outstanding senior, chris Driscoll. The Outstanding Faculty Researcher of the Year, Associate Professor Craig Carter.

The Most Outstanding Senior honor went to Chris Driscoll. Driscoll who will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, and will graduate this May. Associate Professor of Logistics Craig Carter received the Outstanding Faculty Researcher of the Year award.
College of Business Administration