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Headlines "The ideas and potential exist right now to home-grow our own energy and therefore be stronger as a country economically, and also politically. … Everything that is good for the environment, good in the fight against global warming, good for ecology, is a job." Jones noted that President Barack Obama sees a connection between doing right by the earth and doing right by the economy— but he needs the help of the next generation of entrepreneurs. "Somewhere out there, somebody has a Google or a Yahoo or a Microsoft in their mind for energy," Jones said. During an on-stage conversation with TIME's managing editor Rich- ard Stengel, Jones predicted that new regulations will create a "rip- tide of innovation" in the economy. He said, "The energy sector in this country will be as unrecognizable ten years from now as the infor- mation technology sector is from where it was ten years ago." More information about the forum is available at www.bentley. edu/leadership-forum. According to John J. Fernandes, Celebrating the opening of AACSB's new office in Singapore are (from left to right) John Fernandes, president and CEO of the association; Swan Gin Beh, managing director of the Singapore Economic Development Board; and Rick Cosier, AACSB's chairman of the board and dean and Leeds Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. AACSB Opens A Home in Asia Singapore became the site of AACSB International's first regional office when the new headquarters opened on June 4. The association will utilize the new Asia headquarters to strengthen membership, profes- sional development, and accreditation services in the region. Singapore is home to four AACSB members, two of which have received accreditation. The office will be under the direc- tion of Eileen Peacock, AACSB's vice president of Asia. "Successful growth in manage- Bentley president Gloria Cordes Larson with speaker Van Jones. 10 ment education is critical for Asia, and ensuring that the growth is based on quality is of vital impor- tance to AACSB," says Rick Cosier, AACSB's outgoing chairman of the board and dean and Leeds Profes- sor of Management at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University. "With its current net- work of local and international business programs, and its 'Global Schoolhouse Initiative,' Singapore's efforts will serve as the perfect launching pad for AACSB to further its commitment to providing quality management education worldwide." BizEd JULY/AUGUST 2009 president and CEO of AACSB, "Today the Asian region hosts more than 5,000 business programs, and is now the largest center of man- agement education in the world. Singapore—with its open business environment and leading manage- ment education centre—is the ideal location for our Asia headquarters." The opening of the AACSB Asian headquarters has already resulted in an increased number of planned con- ferences and seminars in the region. At present, eight events in the Asia region have been organized for the 2009–10 academic year, with host cities including Singapore, Shanghai, and Sydney. Green Applicants Will your school colors attract college applicants? Maybe—if your predomi- nant color is green. According to a recent survey by the Princeton Review, 68 percent of college appli- cants say that their decision to attend a college could be affected by knowing how committed the school is to environmental issues. Among parents surveyed, 59 percent believe their children would find such infor- mation useful. The question was part of the Princeton Review's most recent "College Hopes and Worries Survey," which tabulated more than 15,000 responses. In addition to surveying students about their interest in a school's envi- ronmental commitment, the Prince- ton Review has developed a Green Rating of schools, based on such fac- tors as each school's energy use, recy- cling plans, food sources, transporta- tion alternatives, academic options, and sustainability actions. The Prince- ton Review's updated Green Ratings