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Welcome to The National Graduate School's Community E-Newsletter
Greetings!
Reaching University level this year, NGS/U now offers a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program. Cohorts are launching in Washington, DC; St. Louis, MO and Philadelphia, PA this month. Read on to learn more! |
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Washington DC DBA Launch a Tremendous Success!
Students from around the Washington, DC region converged at the Rosslyn section of Arlington, VA to participate in the "Inaugural Launch" of the NGS/U Doctor of Business Administration Program on April 2, 2009. Dr. Robert Gee, Founder & President, presided during the four-day event that hosted 23 of the 26-student cohort. Members of the Faculty and Administration were present as well to ensure that answers were provided to concerns of the scholar-professionals who comprise the first group of NGS/U doctoral students. The cohort includes individuals from the public and private sectors, including governmental agencies, defense contract organizations and the US military. Thanks are extended to the Raytheon Corporation, which graciously agreed to host the event.
"This will be a wonderful success. From the inside it has generated the kind of excitement that can change the world. I am thrilled to be a part of it. Do what ever must be done to continue the level of effort and support for this program and it will be a world changing experience for the Doctors, the organizations they work for, and beyond!"
DBA Student, Danny Prosser
For more information about the DBA, click here |
Meet Your Professor: 
Dr. Robert Swisher
Distinguished Professor Instrumental in DBA Launch
Dr. Robert Swisher was one of several faculty members who taught the initial courses offered to new students in the Doctor of Business Administration Program. A renowned higher education administrator and professor in the field of Library & Information Science, Dr. Swisher provided instruction in research and data retrieval during his class session. Dr. Swisher is a recognized expert in his field who has served at the University of Oklahoma for many years. Currently Professor Emeritus in the School of Library and Information Studies, he previously served as Director of the Instructional Technology Program; Associate Provost; Faculty Fellow for Information Resources in the College of Arts & Sciences; Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies and Co-Director of the Oklahoma Alcohol/Drug Information Clearinghouse. Dr. Swisher holds the Bachelor of Arts in History, Master of Library Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Library & Information Science, all from Indiana University.
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Coming Next Month
The theme of the May 2009 edition of The Benchmark will be Supply Chain Management. Look for it in your in-box on May 19, 2009
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Military Student Spotlight:
LTC Alba Villanueva
Army National Guard
LTC Alba Villanueva is a new DBA Student and an alumnus from the NGS/U Camp Mabry 501 class. She will be flying from Texas to attend DBA classes in St. Louis. She is now the Deputy Director of Logistics at Camp Mabry, Headquarters for the Texas Army National Guard. She has received two promotions in the Army National Guard which she attributes to the tools she learned in the NGS/U Master's Program.
To hear a podcast interview with Alba, click here. |
| Corporate Student Spotlight:
Phiip DeHennis is a student in the Washington, DC DBA class and a Quality Engineer for The Boeing Company. He says, "Having fellow students from industry, government, business and military organizations has provided different perspectives on topics and thus enhanced the class environment."
Read more about Philip here. |
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If you have news or information
that you would like to include in The Benchmark,
please contact Sara Fleck at sfleck@ngs.edu or 800-838-2580 ext. 125 Issue: 1 | |
