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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS EXPECT THE FACILITY TO GIVE GEORGIA TECH AND DUPREE COLLEGE A STRONG PRESENCE IN ATLANTA'S MIDTOWN AREA. DuPree College of Management Complex Begins Construction Technology Square is just two years away. Groundbreaking began in Atlanta last September for the future home of Georgia Tech's DuPree College of Management. The new facility is ex- pected to open in 2003. School administrators expect the facility to give Georgia Tech and DuPree College a strong presence in Atlanta's midtown area, which is home to several technology giants and considered a model urban live- optionsinfo.com, or visit the Web site at www.globalforum2002.com. Julio Urgel recently began his new position as director of EQUIS, the accredita- tion organization for efmd, the Bel- gium-based European Foundation for Management Development. Previously as academic dean at Instituto de Em- presa, Urgel worked very closely with the efmd on projects that included hosting a Deans and Directors meet- ing, as well as various seminars. He also has been deeply involved in the devel- opment of EQUIS, first as dean of one of the pioneer schools, then as a fre- quent auditor on peer review teams. More recently, he was a member of the EQUIS steering committee. In other efmd news, the organization has appointed three new board members: Jeffrey Defries, Deputy Dean and Sec retary, London Business School; Leo Muray, director, Cranfield School of Management, UK; and Bohdan Budzan, director general, International Management Institute (IMI-KIEV), Ukraine. work-play neighborhood. "Students will come to class in the proximity of the companies with whom we want to help create value and develop jobs," said DuPree dean Terry C. Blum. Last fall, management expert Peter Drucker became the seventh person ever to receive The Salvation Army's Evan- geline Booth Award, given to those who have achieved excellence in service to The Salvation Army. The award was presented in a ceremony at Claremont Graduate University in California, where Drucker teaches graduate-level management courses. The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, Washing- ton, D.C., has appointed Marilyn A. Morgan associate dean and director of graduate programs. She will over- see the offices of admissions, career management, and student life. Mor- gan most recently held the position of assistant dean at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke Univer- sity, Durham, North Carolina, where she directed the Global Exec- utive M.B.A. program. She also served as president of Disc Educa- tion Technology, an educational software company in Raleigh, N.C., from 1989 to 1999. for the DuPree College of Manage- ment, Technology Square will boast several other facilities, including the Global Learning Center, the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, the Economic Development Insti- tute, the Georgia Tech Bookstore, the Interdisciplinary Institute, and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. TRIUM Enrolls Multinational Class The TRIUM Executive MBA Program—an alliance of New York University Stern School of Business, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and HEC School of Man- agement in Paris—has enrolled its inaugural class. The 28 senior execu- tives represent 11 nationalities and 10 countries of residency, including Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The participants represent a diverse range of industries such as aerospace, consulting, con- sumer products and services, and in- vestment banking. The TRIUM program blends the Along with providing a new home complementary strengths of three universities and five international learning locations, allowing execu- tives in the cohort program to share best practices and learn from peers about global business challenges. The first TRIUM module, held in London, emphasized the interaction between economics and politics and addressed the broad international context within which modern busi- ness decisions are made. Executives observed the House of Lords and heard from industry speakers in bank- ing and politics. ■ z BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002 13 DENNIS HARMS/STOCK ILLUSTRATION SOURCE