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Knight Center dedication Oetoberl When officials ftom the UM and the City ofMiami gather Oct. 1 at 400 S.E. 2nd Avenue, they will ceremoniously bring to an end more than a decade of planning and signal the start of a new era of cooperative The dedication ceremonies for the City of Miami/University of Miami James L. Knight International Centet will begin at 11 a.m. with music by the University of Miami Band and University Singers. Following temarks by UM President Edward T. Foote II and Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, James L. Knight will cut a ribbon, formally opening the Center. The public is invited to the dedication and a reception and guided tours of the facility following the ceremony. Located on the Miami River, the Centet has been lauded as being a majot building block in the downtown tevitalization efforts. The $ 139 million complex is comprised of thtee elements: the city's convention centet, the Univetsity's conference centet and the 615-toom Hyatt Regency Miami hotel. The center will soon get a teal wotkout when the American Association of Travel Agents (ASTA) convenes hete mid-month. Attracting ASTA to Miami was something of a coup and may give Miami a needed shot in the arm in combatting the negative image of the city in newspapers and magazines around the country. Specifically, the convention is expected to draw 12,000 people who will spend an estimated $21 million during theit week stay. Mote importantly, they will take home with them first hand infotmation about South Florida for their tourist clients. Every city that has hosted an ASTA convention has enjoyed a significant i City of Miami! University ofMiami Jamt dollars. A year following ASTA's convention percent. In New Otleans, tourism jumped by 26 percent aftet the ASTA convention. Robett LaPrad, directot of confetence s L. Knight International Center services for the UM. said the exposure can have nothing but a positive impact on the University. "ASTA represents agents in 120 countries. That relationship ot contact fot the International business program gets a boost from the prhate sector By Gustavo Pupo-Mayo itional corpora- helping the s and Banking underwrite jsiness School A rapidly expanding n tion with offices in Mi School of Business Adi its new Intetnational Busines Institute (IBBI). "R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 11 Inc., has pledged $50,000 tc IBBI," announced Interim B Dean Carl E.B. McKenry. Roger Herod, Reynolds' Director of Personnel for Latin American, said his company is "eager to establish a close wotking relationship with the School of Business because of its recognized prominence in the preparation of competent international business managers." Business School Development Director Linda Steckley explained that Reynolds is particulatly intetested in developing and training theit managerial personnel within the area ofintetnational business. Fot almost a decade, Reynolds' patent company, R.J. Reynolds Industries Inc., has been undetgoing a Transformation from a domesric cobacco company to a more profitable global consumer-goods company earning $11.7 billion in 1981. Today, more than half of the company's 80,000 employees are locared outside the U.S. and approximately one-third of irs revenue is generated by its overseas operarions. Yet, in an age when corporate profit ledgers transcend national boundaries, few business schools focus on rhe multinationals. "There is a need for additional training of business srudents and executives in international finance and banking," says Dr. Robert Grosse, IBBI's associare direcror and an t professor of intetnational business. The need fot s institute became apparent two years ago after the School of Business conducted a survey of local businesses regarding their needs and wants. The resulting emphasis on international business was not surptising considering that South Florida bills itself as the "Gateway to the Americas," and the City of Coral Gables is home to more rhan 100 port from the School of Business. IBBI will be a major component of the business school's Centet fot Advanced Intetnational "This is not a teaching institute. Thete is no degtee program," explains Dt. Kujawa, "The key to IBBI is fot faculty to have an opportunity to conduct tesearch on multinational enterprises and inrernational bank- ;. IBBI is also n goal of be- ticipan, multinational cotporat consistent with UM's long-t coming a "global universiry." IBBI's direcror, Dr. Duane Kujawa, says rhe Institute's goal of crearing an information strucrure concerning international business issues has the commitment of UM Presidenr Edward T Foote and strong sup- ing. Bur rhe benefits will be reaped by the SouthFlorida business community through the creation of data banks, the publishing of working papers and the development of periodic confetences designed to help intetnational managers. University as a host will teflect favorably on the UM," LaPrad said. "It is an excellent opportunity to publicize the facilities of the Univetsity and attract futute business for the conference centet from corporation and educational groups. ASTA will be using all of the Univetsity's facilities in the center Those facilities, operated by the School of Continuing Studies, include six seminal rooms, seven classrooms, reception ateas, a 150-seat amphitheatet and a 500-seat auditotium. All meeting ateas are designed to allow simultaneous ttanslation equipment. State- of-the-att video services are also available. Jollivette named to viee- presidency Dr. Cyrus M.Jollive ant to UM Ptesident Edwatd T. Foote II, has been named vice ptesident fot development affairs, effective immediarely. Upon announcing the appointment, Ptesident Foote said, "Having worked closely with Mr Jollivette fot mote than a yeat now, I am among his many admirers, inside and outside the University. Indeed, he is one of the most respecred people I "A major research universiry such as the University ofMiami," he added, "is priceless asset to any community. Especially in rhese difficult economic times, public understanding and suppott of the University is of the utmost importance. Mr Jollivette will be responsible for overseeing rhis part of our work, from fundraising to communic tion with our many constituents." Jollivette succeeds Edwatd G. Coll Jf. who resigned in Decembet 1981 to accept the presidency of Alfred Universiry in Alfred, New York. John Wm. Thomas, who held the posirion on an inrerim basis since January 1982. for developmenr at the UM School of Medi-
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Full Text | Knight Center dedication Oetoberl When officials ftom the UM and the City ofMiami gather Oct. 1 at 400 S.E. 2nd Avenue, they will ceremoniously bring to an end more than a decade of planning and signal the start of a new era of cooperative The dedication ceremonies for the City of Miami/University of Miami James L. Knight International Centet will begin at 11 a.m. with music by the University of Miami Band and University Singers. Following temarks by UM President Edward T. Foote II and Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, James L. Knight will cut a ribbon, formally opening the Center. The public is invited to the dedication and a reception and guided tours of the facility following the ceremony. Located on the Miami River, the Centet has been lauded as being a majot building block in the downtown tevitalization efforts. The $ 139 million complex is comprised of thtee elements: the city's convention centet, the Univetsity's conference centet and the 615-toom Hyatt Regency Miami hotel. The center will soon get a teal wotkout when the American Association of Travel Agents (ASTA) convenes hete mid-month. Attracting ASTA to Miami was something of a coup and may give Miami a needed shot in the arm in combatting the negative image of the city in newspapers and magazines around the country. Specifically, the convention is expected to draw 12,000 people who will spend an estimated $21 million during theit week stay. Mote importantly, they will take home with them first hand infotmation about South Florida for their tourist clients. Every city that has hosted an ASTA convention has enjoyed a significant i City of Miami! University ofMiami Jamt dollars. A year following ASTA's convention percent. In New Otleans, tourism jumped by 26 percent aftet the ASTA convention. Robett LaPrad, directot of confetence s L. Knight International Center services for the UM. said the exposure can have nothing but a positive impact on the University. "ASTA represents agents in 120 countries. That relationship ot contact fot the International business program gets a boost from the prhate sector By Gustavo Pupo-Mayo itional corpora- helping the s and Banking underwrite jsiness School A rapidly expanding n tion with offices in Mi School of Business Adi its new Intetnational Busines Institute (IBBI). "R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 11 Inc., has pledged $50,000 tc IBBI," announced Interim B Dean Carl E.B. McKenry. Roger Herod, Reynolds' Director of Personnel for Latin American, said his company is "eager to establish a close wotking relationship with the School of Business because of its recognized prominence in the preparation of competent international business managers." Business School Development Director Linda Steckley explained that Reynolds is particulatly intetested in developing and training theit managerial personnel within the area ofintetnational business. Fot almost a decade, Reynolds' patent company, R.J. Reynolds Industries Inc., has been undetgoing a Transformation from a domesric cobacco company to a more profitable global consumer-goods company earning $11.7 billion in 1981. Today, more than half of the company's 80,000 employees are locared outside the U.S. and approximately one-third of irs revenue is generated by its overseas operarions. Yet, in an age when corporate profit ledgers transcend national boundaries, few business schools focus on rhe multinationals. "There is a need for additional training of business srudents and executives in international finance and banking," says Dr. Robert Grosse, IBBI's associare direcror and an t professor of intetnational business. The need fot s institute became apparent two years ago after the School of Business conducted a survey of local businesses regarding their needs and wants. The resulting emphasis on international business was not surptising considering that South Florida bills itself as the "Gateway to the Americas," and the City of Coral Gables is home to more rhan 100 port from the School of Business. IBBI will be a major component of the business school's Centet fot Advanced Intetnational "This is not a teaching institute. Thete is no degtee program," explains Dt. Kujawa, "The key to IBBI is fot faculty to have an opportunity to conduct tesearch on multinational enterprises and inrernational bank- ;. IBBI is also n goal of be- ticipan, multinational cotporat consistent with UM's long-t coming a "global universiry." IBBI's direcror, Dr. Duane Kujawa, says rhe Institute's goal of crearing an information strucrure concerning international business issues has the commitment of UM Presidenr Edward T Foote and strong sup- ing. Bur rhe benefits will be reaped by the SouthFlorida business community through the creation of data banks, the publishing of working papers and the development of periodic confetences designed to help intetnational managers. University as a host will teflect favorably on the UM," LaPrad said. "It is an excellent opportunity to publicize the facilities of the Univetsity and attract futute business for the conference centet from corporation and educational groups. ASTA will be using all of the Univetsity's facilities in the center Those facilities, operated by the School of Continuing Studies, include six seminal rooms, seven classrooms, reception ateas, a 150-seat amphitheatet and a 500-seat auditotium. All meeting ateas are designed to allow simultaneous ttanslation equipment. State- of-the-att video services are also available. Jollivette named to viee- presidency Dr. Cyrus M.Jollive ant to UM Ptesident Edwatd T. Foote II, has been named vice ptesident fot development affairs, effective immediarely. Upon announcing the appointment, Ptesident Foote said, "Having worked closely with Mr Jollivette fot mote than a yeat now, I am among his many admirers, inside and outside the University. Indeed, he is one of the most respecred people I "A major research universiry such as the University ofMiami," he added, "is priceless asset to any community. Especially in rhese difficult economic times, public understanding and suppott of the University is of the utmost importance. Mr Jollivette will be responsible for overseeing rhis part of our work, from fundraising to communic tion with our many constituents." Jollivette succeeds Edwatd G. Coll Jf. who resigned in Decembet 1981 to accept the presidency of Alfred Universiry in Alfred, New York. John Wm. Thomas, who held the posirion on an inrerim basis since January 1982. for developmenr at the UM School of Medi- |
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