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Small
Business is
Big Business
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It was no surprise that when the members of the Association
of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) were looking
to elect their next chair, they chose Jody Keenan, the
state director of the Virginia Small Business Development
Centers (SBDC).
The ASBDC represents the collective interest of the
national network of SBDCs. A partnership program, ASBDC
works with private enterprise, government, higher education,
and local nonprofit economic development organizations.
More than 500,000 businesses are assisted by ASBDC member
programs each year.
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Where
are the Women? |
Connie L. McNeely, associate professor of public policy
at Mason, is principal investigator for a major project
that is examining the institutional diffusion of policies
and practices aimed at increasing the number of women
faculty members in the various science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in U.S. universities.
The project, Policy Diffusion and Organizational Impacts
on STEM Women in Higher Education, is funded by the
National Science Foundation.
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A
Win-Win with a Global Flow of Talent
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Talent is a key factor to ensuring that universities and
businesses continue generating scientific ideas and technological
innovations that contribute to economic prosperity. In
his policy brief “Global Flows of Talent: Benchmarking
the United States,” David Hart, associate professor
of public policy and a board member of the nonprofit think
tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation,
examines this factor, analyzing how immigration policy
affects the flow of talent.
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Tuesday, October 30,
The Hindu News
"'This still begets the question why credit growth
had slowed down in recent time.'" observes Ramkishen S. Rajan...
Thursday, October 25,
WTOP Radio
"'The national real estate market is
clearly in turmoil. The Washington area is not as bad
as that, although the number of sales is still far
off their normal pace,' says Stephen Fuller...
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| Awards,
Honors, Appointments |
Sarah
Ayers (ICP '06) was
sworn in as a foreign affairs officer (civil service)
for the U.S. Department of State in September. She
works in the Office of Missile Threat Reduction.
Adjunct
Professor Brent Eastwood was appointed to
the Commission on Employment
for the City of Alexandria,
Virginia. This 13-member
board of representatives from business, educational
agencies, organized labor, and economic development
agencies is appointed by the mayor and the city council.
More
Accolades…
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| Presentations |
Professor Mark Rozell presented
a retrospective of the 2007 Virginia elections at
the monthly meeting of the Fairfax Committee of 100
on November 8 in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.
Adjunct
Professor Bonnie Stabile presented a paper
at the 27th annual meeting of the Association for Politics
and the Life Sciences, held this year in Cincinnati,
Ohio, on October 13. The title of her talk was "Creation
Museums and the Politics of Evolution."
More
Presentations…
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November
20
Faculty Brown Bag Talk, "Managing the Monetary Consequences
of Reserve Accumulation in Asia"
12:00
- 1:00pm,
Arlington Campus,
Original Building, Room 268
November 28
SPP Master's Programs Open House
6:15pm, Arlington Campus, Original Building, Room
329
November
29
Faculty Brown Bag Talk, "How Many Dead (Really?) : Fact and Fiction Regarding
Civilian Casualities in Iraq "
12:00
- 1:00pm,
Arlington Campus,
Original Building, Room 244
November 29
Alumni Chapter Event : Meet the SPP Authors
6:00 - 7:30pm,
Arlington Campus,
Original Building
December 5
Faculty Brown Bag Talk, "Determinants of Public Pension Health
Care Liabilities"
12:00 - 1:00pm,
Arlington Campus,
Original Building, Room 268
December 5
SPP PhD in Public Policy Information Session
7:00pm, Arlington Campus,
Original Building, Room 329
December 6
Technology, Science and Innovations Policy Research Seminar
"Understanding Interdisciplinary Collaboration"
12:15 - 1:15pm,
Arlington Campus,
Original Building, Room 268
December 13
Human Trafficking in Southern Russia
Sponsored by TraCCC
2:00pm, Arlington Campus
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