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BE MORE THAN A LEADER. BE AN million from Chesapeake Energy Corporation for the 4,200-square-foot Chesa- peake Energy Student Success Center, which will house student services, career services, and the business writing lab. n This spring, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is slated to open the new 156,000-square-foot building for the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Designed as a busi- ness incubator for the post-Katrina economy, the new complex will feature 24 tiered class- OTHER NEWS n The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has established the Office of Global Initiatives with the goal of delivering globaliza- tion through all programs in the business school. The office will coordinate academic and research activities, as well as alumni and corporate outreach. The newly created India Initiatives will be part of the office's global portfolio. n The University of Penn- sylvania and the Wharton School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have estab- lished the Wharton Inno- vation Fund, which will support students, faculty, and staff as they design and develop promising new technologies and services. Approximately US$125,000 will be avail- able annually from the fund, which was founded by alum Alberto Vitale. rooms, 35 project team rooms, presentation and entertainment areas, and numerous casual gather- ing and study spaces. The building also includes designated wings for graduate and undergrad- uate programs. The new building was designed by ikon.5 architects of Princeton, New Jersey. n New Mexico State Uni- versity in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has established the Lionel Haight Professor- ship in Accounting, created with a US$250,000 gift from Mike and Judy Gray Johnson in honor of former NMSU accounting profes- sor Lionel Haight. n Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in Durham, North Carolina, is consulting with Naz- arbayev University (NU) in Kazakhstan as it creates a business school from the ground up. NU will gain access to Fuqua leader- ship, faculty, and staff expertise as it develops its new MBA program, which it hopes to launch September 2012 in the capital city of Astana. n Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, has established the Food Solutions Institute (Food Sol) to act as a catalyst for sustainable and socially oriented innovations in the food system. Food Sol will be a think tank that addresses some of the pressing food issues facing the world today, including scarcity, over- consumption, distribution imbalances, and climate change implications. Correction A photo caption on page 46 of BizEd 's November/ December 2011 issue contained an error. The caption, which appeared in the article "Tests of Time," indicated that desks in the 75-seat auditorium of Whar- ton San Francisco's new facility will include touch- screen controls. However, only desks in the school's group study rooms will have touchscreen capabilities. BE INFLUENTIAL. > 1.800.680.3701 > CPS.Regis.edu/beinfluential COLORADO · NEVADA · ONLINE > Read more online INFLUENTIAL LEADER. > Don't settle for just success in your career. Become influential and make the world a better place. Regis University's School of Management does more than prepare the adult learner for a successful career in business. It also teaches a rigorous core curriculum that provides the critical thinking and problem-solving skills you need to become a responsible leader. The type of leader who creates solutions that make a difference. You'll change your life and change the world. And your career will never be the same again. Experience the power of influence. BizEd January/February 2012 17