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■ BB&T Corporation has made a gift of more than $1 million to the University of North Carolina in Wilmington to establish the Moral Foundations of Capitalism program within the Cameron School of Business. The gift will establish the BB&T Student Managed Investment Fund, which will provide annual proceeds to fund the BB&T Global Capitalism Lecture Series, the BB&T Institute for Global Capitalism and Ethics, and several additions to the curricu- lum focused on teaching the moral underpinnings of capitalism. ■ The J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in Atlanta has received a $5 million pledge from entrepreneur and alum Carl R. Zwerner. The money will be used to construct an auditorium that will be part of the proposed Georgia State University Business and Law Professional Center. OTHER NEWS ■ The Lille School of Management in France has announced plans to open a new campus in the Gulf Region. The school is cur- rently considering The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, or Qatar as possible locations for the campus, which it hopes to launch within the next two years. ■ Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle in France has just launched the La Rochelle Business School of Tourism in partnership with the University of Angers and the University of Côte d'Opale in France and the Univer- sity of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. ■ The Wharton School of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has announced the establishment of the Lewis Platt Doctoral Fellowship in Business Ethics. The fellowship was created in memory of alumnus Lewis Platt, former CEO of the Hewlett-Packard Company and chairman of the Boeing Company. It was made possible by support from Platt's widow, Joan Platt, and the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation, as well as a gift from the Boeing Company and indi- vidual gifts from fellow alumni and friends. ■ The James S. Kemper Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2007 Ethics Award, which will be given to an undergraduate ethics program related to business and organizational leadership. Pro- grams at all not-for-profit colleges and universities must be nominated by September 15. More details are available under "See What's New" at www.jskemper.org. ■ Reims Management School in France has launched a campaign to raise $3 million (a little over $4 million in U.S. dollars) over the next three years. The funds will go toward establishing more than 200 new scholarships, creating new chairs, and enhancing diversity. ■ Brian M. Barefoot, president of Bab- son College in Wellesley, Massachu- setts, has announced his intention to step down from the presidency on June 30, 2008. ■ City University in Seattle, Washing- ton, has changed its name to City University of Seattle as part of a compre- hensive rebranding initiative that began 15 months ago. In addition to the new name, the university has reart- iculated its mission and vision, and it is launching a new advertising cam- paign and Web site. ■ z BizEd JULY/AUGUST 2007 15