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Europe participants at the Tower Bridge, London, England (l to r): Matthew Miller of Batesville, Ark.,; Jeremy Stephens of Clarksdale; Carrie Mayo of Cleveland, Wuanita Roberts of Lexington; and Wilnessa Foster of Alligator.
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Asia participants Joshua McDill of Flowood. (back right), Claire Pitts of Indianola (front 2nd from right) and Dr. Ziegelmayer (front right) join other students for a tour of the Kia Motors factory, Seoul, South Korea. |
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Eight members of the Delta State community traveled abroad this summer to learn more about business in other cultures. The trips were part of the Business Study Abroad program, an initiative offered by the Delta State University College of Business.
Billy C. Moore, dean of the College of Business said, “The goal of the program is to help participants become more globally engaged. Business operates in a global society and we must expose our students to the global business environment. We are very fortunate to have this opportunity and I expect the program will continue to grow as more students understand the importance of international business.”
Participants chose to travel to either Europe for 12 days or to Asia for ten days. The Europe itinerary included London, Paris, and Rome and included visits to Bloomberg Finance in London, JP Morgan in Paris, and Telecom Italia in Rome. In addition students attended a lecture at the Hult International Business School in London. The Asia itinerary included Tokyo, Japan and Seoul and Busan, South Korea. Students visited the Samsung Innovation Center and Kia Motors factory in Seoul and Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Busan. Both groups were able to participate in sightseeing during their free time.
This is the second year that the College of Business has offered Business Abroad courses. Billy Morehead, chair of the Division of Accountancy, CIS, and Finance said, “The Business Study Abroad program began in 2008 when Dr. Jennifer Ziegelmayer, assistant professor of Computer Information System, and a couple of faculty discussed the potential benefits of getting our students into other cultures to see that business operates differently from the way we do things in the States. It was exciting offering these classes and we look forward to the study abroad program being an annual offering. I am grateful to Dr. Ziegelmayer for her leadership in this study abroad program.”
The Business Study Abroad program involves taking a short-term study tour to expose students, faculty, and community members to other cultures and business practices. The inaugural tour took place during the summer of 2009 when participants spent two weeks in Europe visiting various businesses and historic and cultural sites. In addition to a return to Europe and South Korea, future study abroad locations being considered are Turkey, West Africa, and Brazil.
The annual study abroad program is available to all members of the Delta State community including alumni and local residents. Delta State students may participate on a for-credit basis at both the undergraduate or graduate level. Students taking the trip for course credit may be eligible for financial aid to assist in the costs.
This year’s participants included: Claire Pitts of Indianola; Joshua McDill of Flowood; Jeremy Stephens of Clarksdale; Wilnessa Foster of Alligator; Wuanita Roberts of Lexington; Matthew Miller of Batesville, Ark., and alumna Carrie Mayo of Cleveland. The trips were led by Ziegelmayer.
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