Windows onto the World Lecture Series, 2000-2001 Academic Year - Fall Semester

At the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year the Office of International Business Programs, College of Business, initiated a new monthly lecture series for the fall and spring semesters. The target audience has primarily been College of Business students and faculty with the hope of reaching others from the university, the business arena, and the community-at-large.

To date, three countries have been highlighted –-China, Nigeria, and South Africa. Participants gained a new vision of the role that Tennessee plays in the world when they attended "Tennessee in the Global Marketplace".

We invite you to the Fall 2000 Series

• September 13: The Role of E-Commerce in International Sales at United Parcel Service
• October 24: Doing Business in France
• November 16-19: 43rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association

The September and October presentations will take place in the Atrium of the TSU Avon Williams Campus from 12:00-1:30pm. The November ASA Convention will be held in the Nashville Convention Center.

For more information, contact
Galen S. Hull, Ph.D, Director
Office of International Business Programs
TSU College of Business
Tel: (615)-963-7154
Email: ghull@tnstate.edu

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th

The Role of E-Commerce in International Sales at United Parcel Service (UPS)

E-Commerce is an important, fast-growing industry, which was the subject of this year’s International Trade Conference in Nashville. Mr. Stefan Speligene will be the first speaker this year, discussing the role of e-commerce in the worldwide operations of UPS and its impact on how business is conducted.

UPS

Every day, customers around the world rely on UPS to ship 12.4 million packages and documents. Using more than 500 aircraft, 157,000 vehicles and 1,700 facilities to provide service in more than 210 countries and territories, UPS has made a worldwide commitment to serving the needs of the global electronic marketplace.

Stefan Speligene:

Stefan Speligene is the District Sales Manager for the Tennesse District Office of United Parcel Service (UPS). He is responsible for directing all of the sales, marketing, business planning and Customer service activities in the Tennessee District.

• has been with UPS since 1985. While working his way through college, he sorted and unloaded packages and then worked his way up to UPS package car driver.
• moved into management at UPS, upon receiving his Bachelor of Administration degree in Communications and Marketing from Louisiana State University in 1988,.
• has been promoted numerous times to his current position within the Business Development Department of UPS.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24th

Doing Business in France

In coordination with MTSU, TSU is hosting a Guest Scholar Exchange program in which a French professor, Dr. Mirelle Hardy, is visiting Middle Tennessee in October 2000. She will be making presentations at several area universities about the French culture and doing business in France.

Dr. Mirelle Hardy:

Dr. Mirelle Hardy has a Master's Degree in British Literature, a post-graduate diploma in Irish Studies, and a Ph.D in American Literature.

•  has been teaching in the Department of Marketing at the Institute of Technology (IUT) Cherbourg Manche (University of Caen), France, since 1993.
• has traveled throughout Europe, and spent a year in Ontario, Canada as an exchange teacher
• has been in charge of International Relations at IUT Cherbourg Manche since 1997 and developed several European programs of staff and student mobility (Socrates, Leonardo).
• has also worked to develop exchanges with Tennessee, through ASEMAT (Association of Manche companies for Tennessee).

In addition to this presentation, Dr. Hardy will be giving presentations in MBA and undergraduate courses related to doing business in France. She will focus on business etiquette that is required to successfully do business in French-speaking countries.

NOVEMBER 16-19th

The 43rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) at the Nashville Convention Center

Nashville was chosen from among 15 cities to host the ASA 2000 convention. Dr. James A. Hefner, TSU President, was instrumental in the ASA’s decision to meet in Nashville, having issued a letter of invitation to the organization in 1995. The ASA has appointed an Arrangements Committee composed of faculty members from TSU and the other Middle TN host universities - Austin Peay University, Fisk University, Middle Tennessee State University, University of the South, and Vanderbilt University.

About the African Studies Association…

The largest annual gathering of Africanists in the world, the ASA conference will bring together more than 1,500 scholars, government officials, development professionals, and others interested in the study and future of Africa. It is an opportunity for students and faculty to interact with researchers and scholars in the field of African Studies and for the private sector and community organizations to reach an audience of persons committed to promoting Africa.

Windows onto the World will play an active role in recruiting TSU students to work as hosts for this gathering. This event will take the place of a WOW lecture for November. Student volunteers will be admitted free. For others, there is a special student rate of $20 for the 3 and a half-day event. For faculty members and non-members of the ASA the fee is $60 and $90 respectively.

For further information regarding the 43rd annual meeting of African Studies Association please visit the following web site:

http://www.africanstudies.org