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Sandra Blanke, director for the Center of Cybersecurity Education and associate professor of management, was named the Ralph and Joy Ellis Endowed Chair in Management Technology for her “tireless pursuit to advance her students’ skills in the field of cybersecurity.” At a time when cybersecurity is ever more critical to business, Blanke remains devoted to her students and “advancing the study of technology and management,” a mission for which the endowed chair was founded. |
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Bruce Evans, professor of management, received the Impact Award to recognize his influence on Gupta College’s curriculum, his students and his relationships with Dallas/Fort Worth companies. More than 900 completed student projects have assisted more than 500 companies in North Texas as part of the college’s Capstone Consulting Experience, a hallmark program that he helped launch in 1973. |
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Laura Muñoz, associate professor of marketing, received the Engagement Award for her passion and enthusiasm for her students. As a faculty coach in national competitions and as adviser for Market Share - Marketing, an undergraduate student organization affiliated with the American Marketing Association, she is able to connect theory with practice to her students’ great benefit. |
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J. Lee Whittington, professor of management, received the Innovation Award for his leadership and development of the Gupta College’s Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program. With this unique doctoral degree — designed for professionals with extensive managerial experience looking to transform business practice — Whittington introduced Texas’ only DBA program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). |
More than 100 volunteers arrived on campus this morning to welcome the Class of 2022, helping unload vehicles and move boxes. "As of now I have moved 16 fridges, and the record I hear is 19," said orientation leader Joe Griesbauer, BA '19.
+ Read MoreThis past 2017-18 school year, the University of Dallas began an exchange program with the Catholic University of Avila (Universidad Católica de Ávila, or UCAV) in Spain, sponsored by the European Union's Erasmus program. In August 2017, UD hosted a faculty and a staff member from UCAV here in Irving; in May and July 2018, faculty and staff from UD visited Avila, a medieval fortress city with numerous churches and historical associations with St. Theresa.
+ Read MoreThe University of Dallas Board of Trustees is pleased to share several updates regarding the search for a new university president. Richard Husseini, BS '88, current vice chair of the board and executive committee member, will chair the search committee for a new university president. This committee represents a cross section of the UD community, including trustees, faculty, an academic dean, a National Alumni Board representative, a member with senior staff experience, and the current student government president.
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