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headlines SHORT TAKES NEW APPOINTMENTS I In June, the College of Business Administration at Clarion University of Pennsylvania welcomed Phil Frese as dean. Previously, he was chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. I The University of Maryland in College REVAMPING THE CURRICULUM is an ongoing project for most business schools, and two American institutions have just announced major changes to their programs: I This fall, Columbia Business School in New York City will institute a redesigned core curriculum for the class of 2015. In the new curriculum, the core for-credit leadership course will be included during student orientation rather than in the first semester; students are allowed to take more electives during the first year; and some technical components of course content will be posted online, allowing more class time for discussion. In addition, the core course known as "Revamping the Decision Models," which emphasizes Big Data, will be part of the business ecosystem. Other changes include refreshed content that further infuses entrepreneurial thinking into various courses, as well as expansion of the school's integrated case study, a real-world problem-solving case that examines a corporation from a variety of perspectives across different courses. I The School of Business Administration at the University of Vermont in Burlington has completely revised its traditional master's program to create the MBA in sustainable entrepreneurship (SEMBA). The interdisciplinary, one-year, full-time program will draw faculty from the business school, the Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources, the Gund Institute, and Vermont Law School. The school has also put together an advisory board that includes representatives from Ben & Jerry's, Burton Snowboards, Green Mountain Coffee, and other companies focused on sustainability. The 45-credit-hour program is capped with a three-month practicum, where students start or expand a sustainable business. Students enrolled in the program automatically become part of Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR), a statewide nonprofit business trade organization focused on advancing business ethics. 14 November/December 2013 BizEd I Mary Gowan has been named dean of the College of Business at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She will hold the Kenneth R. Bartee Endowed Professorship. Gowan was most recently a professor of management and former dean at Elon University. I Since July, Ken Eastman has been interim dean of the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Eastman, who previously was head of the department of management, replaces Larry Crosby, who resigned in June. I Steven Murphy has been appointed dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. His five-year term began August 1. He also became a tenured professor in the department of entrepreneurship and strategy. He was previously an associate dean at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business. I Douglas Bible has been named interim dean of the College of Business, Educa- PHOTODISC/TH I N KSTOCK Program Overhauls Park has appointed Alexander J. Triantis as dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Triantis, who began his new role September 1, has been with the Smith School for 17 years.