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OTHER NEWS s Terry C. Blum, dean and TeddMun- chack chair of the College ofMan- agement at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, will step down as dean in June 2006. She has led the College ofManage- ment since 1999. s As part of its adherence to the U.N.'s Global Compact, Audencia Nantes School ofManage- ment in France has re- leased a progress report on its first 12 months of achievements in the field of global responsibility.MBA students now open and close their programs with ethics seminars, and students can opt for a study track on global responsibility. The school has also introduced fair trade refreshment products on campus and revamped its recycling systems to cut paper waste. s Two accounting programs offered by theWilliam E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester in New York are now registered as licensure quali- fying programs by the New York State Board of Accountancy and the New York State Education Depart- ment. This means that students who earn a Simon SchoolMBA with a concentration in public accounting or master of science in accountancy are now qualified to sit for the CPA ex- amination in New York State and ob- tain subsequent licensure. sPace University is launching theHe- lene and GrantWilson Center for So- cial Entrepreneurship, which will be devoted to honing the risk-taking spirit and managerial skills of non- profit institutions. TheWilsons pledged $5 million to the center. s z U (US) YOU TO THE POWER OF US • MORE THAN 30,000 ALUMNI • MORE THAN 7,000 COMPANIES • REPRESENTED IN 49 STATES AND 61 COUNTRIES • MORE THAN 600,000 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THE LEBOW NETWORK DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS announces The LeBow Network – a leadership initiative leveraging the power of more than 30,000 alumni and friends. Members of the LeBow Network make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty, alumni and constituents by: • Mentoring through MentorMatch® • Hiring graduates • Recruiting students • Attending networking events • Sharing expertise in the classroom • Contributing to the growth and quality of the College THE LEBOW NETWORK | DEBUTING OCTOBER 2005 FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.LEBOW.DREXEL.EDU/NETWORK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DREXEL UNIVERSITY LeBow LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 3141 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-2875 WWW.LEBOW.DREXEL.EDU BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 17