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B r y a n t U n i v e r s i t y Bryant University President Ronald K.Machtley and Vice President forAcademicAffairs José-Marie Griffiths are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.Michael R. Cooper to the distinguished position of Dean of the College of Business Dr.Michael R. Cooper s Distinguished academic administrator and corporate executive s Accomplished catalyst for global programs, strategist, and entrepreneur s Talented coalition builder, noted for forging alliances between universities and corporate partners Dr. Michael R. Cooper is a proven champion for innovation in global education and an internationally recognized expert in building strategic alliances between academia and the private sector. He hasmore than 30 years of experience as a senior executive in academic and corporate settings, including internationalmarket research,marketing services,management consulting, and technology commercialization. Dr. Cooper comes to Bryant University from the Rutgers Business School (RBS) at The State University ofNew Jersey.As Dean of RBS, hemanaged faculty and programs across twomain campuses (Newark andNew Brunswick), three international campuses (Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore), andmultiple satellite locations. Bryant University today is the culmination of nearly 150 years of continuous growth and innovation.More than 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students from 27 states and 57 countries are enrolled in the University's College of Business, College ofArts and Sciences, and Graduate School of Business. 1150 douglas pike • smithfield, ri usa • www.bryant.edu headlines SHORT TAKES ing cycle approach" which will integrate classes, live business cases, and real-world projects with companies. The new pro- gram also will offer students personalized learning and individual coaching, as well as structured pre-program prepa- ration that will allow them to gain a basic understanding of business fundamentals before the program starts. Grants and Donations n Columbia University in New York City has received a US$10 million gift to establish the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy. The interdisciplinary academic center will be jointly administered by the Colum- bia Business School and the Columbia Law School. The grant has been awarded by the Richard Paul and Ellen S. Rich- man Private Family Foundation. Richard Richman, an alum of both schools, is chairman of The Richman Group, a devel- oper of rental housing. n The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has received a US$6.5 million gift from Barry R. Lipman to establish the Lip- man Family Prize. The annual 22 May/June 2011 BizEd