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Dear Friends:
Education is not
simply a job; it is a
calling. Faculty here
at CBA live for that
"perfect teaching
moment" — when the
light bulb illumines.
That's why we
strive to create and
maintain the kind of
learning environment that supports those
moments. For decades we have been
doing this in historic Grawn Hall — an
edifi ce built over a century ago.
Today's students experience a continuing
transformation in learning styles including
team building, asynchronous contribution
to integrative projects, crowd support
and consensus building through social
media. Clear, concise, persuasive digital
communication, both verbal and graphic, is
the imperative. We now see more complex
group dynamics, more interaction outside
the classroom and a faster pace to learning
than ever before. For this, we need an
enabling and up-to-date environment.
Too many of our students experience their
day in school more like a fast food drive-
through than a day at the offi ce. As we
work to prepare students for a 21st-century
Charles Crespy
Dean
cresp1ct@cmich.edu
Daniel Vetter
Senior Associate Dean
vette1de@cmich.edu
Sandy Sommer, '93
Director of Development
somme1sk@cmich.edu
Julie Judge
Assistant Director, Development
julie.judge@cmich.edu
School of Accounting
Chad Stefaniak, '02, Chair
stefa1cm@cmich.edu
Business Information Systems
Karl Smart, Chair
smart1kl@cmich.edu
College of Business
Administration
Economics
Paul Natke, Chair
natke1pa@cmich.edu
Entrepreneurship
Kenneth Sanney, Chair
sanne1kj@cmich.edu
Finance and Law
James Felton, Chair
felto1jm@cmich.edu
Management
Mahmood Bahaee, Chair
bahae1m@cmich.edu
Marketing and Hospitality
Services Administration
Richard Divine, Chair
divin1rl@cmich.edu
Isabella Bank Institute
for Entrepreneurship
Debra Zellner, '79
Executive Director
deb.zellner@cmich.edu
D E A N ' S C O L U M N
HOME ON WARRINER MALL:
AN INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS, FUTURE
Chuck Crespy
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Associate Vice President
Sherry Knight, '86
Editor
Stephanie Van Koevering
Writers
Stephanie Van Koevering
Shelly Charles
Heather Smith, '02 M.S.A. '11
Designer
Nathan Jones, '10
Photographers
Ragnar Avery
Robert Barclay
Kurt Baringer, '97
Kara Cooke, '13
Steve Jessmore, '81
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work environment we need a facility that
mirrors that which they will fi nd on their
fi rst job, with wireless network stations,
offi ce hoteling, team sites, locations for
public interaction and venues that help our
students build poise and self-confi dence in
large-scale presentations.
This will be the new Grawn Hall—an
environment that invites students to tarry
between classes, meet with colleagues who
share their professional interests, pause with
professors to explore the kernel of an idea
that was sparked during class discussion,
and build business ideas that can garner
start-up support from our New Venture
Competition.
CBA student transitions to business
professionals will be smartly enabled by this
needed modernization of Grawn Hall. Join
us as we transform our spot on Warriner
Mall into the most dynamic learning
environment on campus! We welcome your
support and invite you to see what we are
planning. Visit our website and search for
"Grawn Renovation."
Fire up Chips!
Chuck Crespy
CBA Dean
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