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Sports and Business— On a Global Scale Lander University business students test their stamina and coordination on the ropes course at the South Carolina Army National Guard Training Site. Guard Training Site, an exercise that fosters team building, leadership, and self-esteem among the students. The five seniors who earn the gram, the school plans to develop even stronger relationships with local and regional companies, says Anthony Santella, one of the archi- tects of the program. He is also a vis- iting instructor of information sys- tems and has a background as a cor- porate consultant. He notes that Enterprise Rent-a-Car has made a commitment to help with job retreats in Greenville and other com- ponents of the program. Santella believes that the program most points attend a free, two-day career development workshop and employment retreat in Greenville, while the top two point-getters par- ticipate in a mini-internship in Atlanta. The various rewards were recommended by students. During the next phase of the pro- Florida Bound The new world headquarters of AACSB Inter- national will open in Tampa, Florida, on November 29. The physical move will begin on Friday, November 19, and continue through the week of November 22. To minimize incon- venience to members, the move was scheduled to take place over the Thanksgiving holiday, when the office was scheduled to be closed on Thursday and Friday. While staff is in transit,members helps prepare students for the reali- ties of the job market. "Most schools of business focus on academic high achievers because they are the easiest to identify and motivate using tradi- tional classroom techniques," he comments. The AAPP not only con- centrates on students' ability to learn, as represented by their grades, but also evaluates how well they apply their acquired knowledge. and others will be able to reach some AACSB staffmembers by telephone. The St. Louis telephone number is 314-872-8481. The Tampa num- ber is 813-769-6500, and the office address is 777 S.Harbour Island Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33602. Urgent calls to either number will be forwarded to appropriate individuals, or staff operators will takemessages. E- mail addresses will remain the same for staffmembers whomove with the association. For additional staff contact information, visit theWeb site at www.aacsb.edu. The AACSB computer system will be down only on November 19 and 20, with full access expected to resume on November 21. However, the full Tampa staff complement will not be in place until November 29. Sports and business have a long history— and the newest component to be added to the mix is a global perspec- tive. The Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, has partnered with the People's Republic of China to establish the Beijing Sports Bureau–Seton Hall University Research Exchange Center for Sport Economics and Business. Under the agreement, the Stillman School's Center for SportManagement will develop its first international Execu- tiveMBA and Executive Certificate programs. Academic research and nondegree professional development programs are also being planned— and an international basketball game might not be far behind. The collaboration is a natural one for Seton Hall, according to Ann Mayo, director of the Center for SportManagement. Not only does the school have a 20-year relation- ship with Beijing's University of Inter- national Business and economics, but Beijing also will be hosting the 2008 Sum- mer Olympics. In addition, between Seton Hall and a Chinese university? "Part of the contract calls for playing collegiate basketball or hosting clinics that may advance col- lege basketball in China," says Karen BizEd NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 Fédération Internationale de Football Association). As for that basketball game Cup Games for FIFA (the site of this year's Asian Beijing will be the 9