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According to a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Internships are the #1 experience that employers are looking for in their entry level candidates. NSU students are actualizing this on campus, and in corporations throughout South Florida.

Are you or your students interested in finding an internship? NSU’s Office of Career Development can assist with internship preparation (resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills) and internship search strategies. Students can make an appointment at (954) 262-7201. Also, internships that are posted exclusively to NSU can be found on CAREERShark at www.nova.edu/careershark.

Below are several internship success stories from students in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship:

Samantha High, NSU Athletics
“Prior to starting this internship, I had absolutely no hands-on experience with marketing, knowing only the information I learned from my courses. The first day I was a bit nervous because I had never had a job with this level of responsibility. I was quickly introduced to the fast pace of the office and how crucial it is to be on top of all aspects for every NSU Varsity sporting event scheduled for the upcoming week. I wanted to find a profession that gives me butterflies in my stomach the same as I get when I play volleyball, and it is clear to me that sports marketing is it.”

Nathalie Hernandez, Bloomingdale’s
“I assisted in the creation of many different events. This process began by pitching ideas to brand names for help with the funding. Then we found a charity partner to help bring more customers to the event. Next came the logistics for the event, including finding entertainment and renting the necessary furniture or staging. I believe interning for Bloomingdale’s will help me post-graduation because of all the connections I have made in the fashion industry and the great feedback I have received from my mentors. I must admit that I am excited for what the future holds.”

Maryori Perez, Starboard Cruise Services
“What I liked most about being in Merchandising & Planning is that I could apply both finance and marketing. I was also able to expand my cultural awareness of doing business in Asia.”

Also, for Winter Term 2013, Nicolas Rodriguez and Alixandria Tucci held finance internships in Merrill Lynch offices.

For more information go to www.nova.edu/career or www.nova.edu/business.

Three professors from NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship —Leslie Tworoger, D.B.A., Eleanor Lawrence, Ph.D., and Cynthia Ruppel, Ph.D., presented their research entitled “The Emotions and Cognitions of Change: Top Management Reflections in the Healthcare Industry” at the Southwest Decision Sciences Conference. The conference was held March 12-16, 2013 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The professors found that research in this area has focused on the emotions of employees during times of radical change. However, the emotions of the leadership team, although they have initiated the change, have not been studied.

An article entitled “Telework: Identifying a Personal Dimension to Work-Related Socio-Technical Theory” by Huizenga Business School Ruppel and Tworoger, and Thomas Tworoger, D.B.A., was published in the journal Advances in Business Research. With the rapid growth of virtual work arrangements/telework, many issues have arisen that were not anticipated as employees moved out of the office. This research develops a framework in which to study these possibly unintended consequences.

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship recently inducted three South Florida business leaders – Thomas H. Shea; Armando Leighton, Jr.; and Felix S. Sabates, Jr.– into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, the Huizenga Business School’s highest honor.

The event drew 550 guests on April 24, 2013 at the Signature Grand in Davie, FL. International sales expert Grant Cardone was the event emcee, and welcome remarks were given by NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., and Huizenga Business School Interim Dean J. Preston Jones, D.B.A. Other special guests included NSU Chancellor Ray Ferrero Jr., J.D., Huizenga Business School Dean Emeritus Randy Pohlman, Ph.D., Ron Bergeron, Board of Trustee member Rick Case and Rita Case, Board of Trustee member Mike Jackson, Joseph C. Amaturo, Board of Trustee member Zachariah P. Zachariah, Board of Trustee member Alan B. Levan, Steven J. Halmos, Thomas J. Miller, Board of Trustee Chair Ronald G. Assaf, Board of Trustee member Mitchell W. Berger, John H. “Papa John” Schnatter, NSU President Emeritus Abraham S. Fischler, and many others.

“This year’s inductees into the Hall of Fame are exceptional business and community leaders, and we are proud to have them join the Huizenga Business School family,” said Interim Dean J. Preston Jones, D.B.A. “Their entrepreneurial character exemplifies what we teach our students; they are models of personal and professional success.”

The Entrepreneur Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to honor the achievements of outstanding entrepreneurs who contributed not only to the growth of a phenomenal entrepreneurial business, but have also demonstrated a willingness to contribute time, effort and financial resources to programs and activities that enhance the quality of life in the communities in which we live.

For more information on the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame and to see past inductees, visit the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame website

A new scholarship is now available for undergraduate minority students studying business at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), thanks to a $50,000 donation from McKinley Insurance Services, announced the firm’s President and CEO Ralph Campbell. The Jim McKinley Endowed Scholarship Fund, named in memory of the company’s founder who passed away last year, will generate annual scholarships to support full-time students of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business Entrepreneurship (HSBE) who have grade point averages of at least 2.5.

"Jim McKinley always supported students wanting to pursue higher education," explained Campbell. "This scholarship preserves his legacy of helping others and helps students who may not otherwise have an opportunity to attend such a prestigious university as NSU.

"Many minority students are the first in their families to attend college, so hopefully this scholarship will help break that cycle and help prepare the business leaders of the future." The McKinley Fund is one of the first NSU scholarships for minority students.

"We salute Ralph Campbell and his vision for the future of education," said Alan Levan, who chairs the school’s Ambassador Board, a select group of business leaders who support the school with their financial gifts and experience. "Scholarships like this insure that our school graduates a more diverse and prepared group of business professionals."

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship's Huizenga Sales Institute (HSI) team recently competed at the 15th Annual National Collegiate Sales Competition (known globally as NCSC), held in Kennesaw, Ga., from March 1 to 4. This marks the first year the HSI team – consisting of Jeremy Mathis and Michele Retzlaff, both seniors pursuing a sales minor – competed in this competition.

"This was our first year competing in any sales arena. The NCSC was also the first exposure of our Sales Program to other non-NSU academic colleagues,” said Hale, assistant professor of marketing, who attended the NCSC as Coach. “We demonstrated the strength of our students’ talent, and both Jeremy and Michele represented themselves and NSU extremely well."

Hale has already been contacted by a number of NCSC sponsors who want to visit the Huizenga Sales Institute to recruit students as a result of the competition. When asked about future competitions, Hale added: "We have secured a place at NCSC next year and it is our intention to return."

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The Target Corporation recently sponsored a case study competition for students enrolled in H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship's Marketing 5017 course (Delivering Superior Customer Value) with Professor Art Weinstein, Ph.D. Seven teams and 30 students participated in the ten-week project culminating in a 15 minute presentation to Target executives.

The winning team – awarded a $600 scholarship – included Sara Chen, Guilianna Oblitas-Acosta, Georgia Wilmot-Jones, and Yana Young Sang. Their presentation was entitled "Changing Demographics – Focus on Baby Boomers." The second place team consisted of Melissa Brown, Carlos Castillo, Jennifer Dasilva, William Fargiano, and Craig Williams. They earned a $400 award for their presentation "Surfing the Digital Wave." MKT 5017 is an important course in the Huizenga Business School’s new M.B.A. program in Marketing.

Entrepreneur Lillian Lincoln Lambert was greeted by standing room only crowd as she arrived at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship to speak about her road from the farm to self-made businesswoman as a part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.

Lambert was the owner of the building services company, Centennial One, and author of the 2010 book, The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond. She is the first African-American woman to receive a Harvard Business School MBA during the tumultuous 1960's, and then became a barrier-breaking entrepreneur in the mid 1970's.

Lambert is a fervent proponent of education, saying that "If you get it in your head, no one can take it out. I went from growing up in a town of 200 to living in New York City, where I was working in buildings that had that many people in them," she recounted. "The opportunities were endless, but it was hard to make enough money."

She told the story of a professor at Howard who took an interest and planted the "seed" in her head that she should go to graduate school, and also planted the idea of a Harvard education in her head. "Harvard rejected my initial application and I thought, 'the nerve of them!' So, I re-took the GMAT and applied again, and I got in."

Lambert was one of six black students and one of 18 females in a class of 800 students at Harvard Business School at that time. In 1969, in the midst of civil and women's rights movements, Lambert earned her M.B.A. and achieved the historical milestone as the first African-American woman to receive a Harvard M.B.A.

Lambert founded a building maintenance company in her garage on just a few thousand dollars. She grew the company to more than $20 million in revenues with 1,200 employees and operations in four states. Reflecting on her earlier days as a maid, Lambert notes, "Owning the mop is better than pushing the mop."

Currently she devotes her time to speaking, writing and coaching. Clients include the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, UBS Financial Services, Freddie Mac, and other corporate, government and educational institutions.

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship hosted a standing room only lecture on January 29. The business school kick started its Distinguished Lecture Series with more than 175 guests in attendance for international sales expert Grant Cardone's presentation in the Huizenga Sales Institute. The founder and CEO of three multi-million dollar companies, a New York Times best-selling author, star and executive producer of the reality TV show Turnaround King, the host of the Cardone Zone radio show, he is regularly seen on Fox TV, NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox Business and Business Insider. He was also named the Top Sales Expert and a Top 10 Business Coach on Twitter. Cardone has helped many companies maximize their profitability and branding including Rick Case Automotive Group. The Case family along with senior executives attended the lecture and generously provided students with Cardone's books along with the Case's book, Our Customers, Our Friends.

Grant Cardone spoke with a lot of passion. "We live in a very noisy world. You are competing with the noise of the world and not other people." He also told students, "You must commit," and that average is an epidemic today. He spoke about his five books, all written since the 2008 financial crisis. He wrote Sell or Be Sold three days after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Cardone showed a clip from his TV reality show, The Turnaround King and shared lists and tips to help people succeed personally and professionally. He has two interactive online sales training centers to bring innovative sales training tools, technologies, and solutions to life, CardoneUniversity.com and CardoneOnDemand.com. Follow him on Twitter @grantcardone.

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship's Distinguished Lecture Series was founded in 1998 and has featured high profile and local business leaders such as Jack Welch, H. Wayne Huizenga, Robert Johnson, The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Beverly Raphael, George Feldenkreis, and Carl DeSantis among many others.

On Tuesday December 18th, Paul “Doc” Hersey, Ph.D., founder and chairman of the board of The Center for Leadership Studies, passed away peacefully at the age of 81. In his final moments, he was surrounded by his loving wife Suzie, close family and friends.

Hersey was internationally recognized as a leading authority on training and development in leadership and management. The Situational Leadership® Model he developed has been used to train more than 14 million managers in thousands of companies across the globe and is deployed in 70% of Fortune 500 companies. “Doc Hersey” frequently taught his leadership model to students, faculty and staff at Nova Southeastern University's (NSU), where he was a distinguished professor of leadership studies.

A staunch advocate of education, Dr. Hersey has received numerous degrees from various institutions, including a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from Seton Hall University.

After developing The Situational Leadership® Model in the late 1960s, Dr. Paul Hersey spent the last 40+ years traveling the globe to teach his model to leaders from all over the world. His love of teaching was unmatched as was evidenced by his insistence to follow through on a client commitment in mid-November, despite his failing health.

Dr. Hersey has authored or coauthored numerous papers, articles and books, including the best-selling management text “Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources” along with “Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership” and “Selling: A Behavioral Science Approach,” “The Situational Leader,” “Situational Selling,” “Situational Service: Customer Care for the Practitioner” and “Situational Parenting.” Dr. Hersey introduced his most recent book at ASTD in May of 2012 titled “Leadership Blueprint: Why We Better Lead and Lead Better.”

Most importantly, Dr. Paul Hersey will be remembered as a man with an incredibly generous spirit who adored his wife Suzie, his six children, 16 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

To view a video of Hersey, click here.

Michael Maxwell, Interim Director of the Real Estate Development Program and lead faculty of the graduate program in real estate development was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship from the NAIOP Research Foundation. NAIOP, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, is one of the nation's leading professional commercial real estate development organizations serving the commercial office and industrial sectors of the industry.

As a Distinguished Fellow, Maxwell will share his knowledge, insights and background with NAIOP members at national forums and symposia. He will be making presentations in 2012 in Chicago at the NAIOP's Spring Forum and in October in San Diego, California.

NAIOP Fellows are a bridge between academia and the commercial real estate industry. The Fellows Program is meant to provide a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas on current topics in the industry.

Maxwell has been on the NSU faculty since 2007 as an adjunct professor and was appointed to lead the graduate real estate program in 2010. Maxwell has been a developer and advisor in commercial and residential real estate from over 35 years. He is the Managing Partner of MAXWELL+Partners, a developer of innovative urban in-fill projects. Previously, he was the Vice President for Development at the Codina Group where he lead the development of the award winning Beacon Center logistics park.

Maxwell is a full member of the Urban Land Institute, a member of NAIOP and other industry organizations. He was the founding chairman of New Urban Development LLC an urban housing developer. In 2011 the Urban Land Institute awarded him the Robert M. O'Donnell Award for his leadership in its advisory services panels.

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship recognized 200 students on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at a luncheon and awards program in the Carl DeSantis Building. Dean Preston Jones, Ph.D. spoke to students who took part in the semi-annual Dean's List Lunch, congratulating them for their academic accomplishments.

The luncheon provides Huizenga Business School faculty members, academic advisors and other administrative staff members the opportunity to congratulate and recognize the students for their stellar performance. Dean Jones encouraged all students to maintain high standards during their academic careers and beyond.

The students who were recognized completed a minimum of 12 credits and earned a 3.5 GPA or above in the winter/spring semester.

To view all of the photos, visit the Huizenga Business School's Facebook page. While you're there, "like" us to keep up to date on what's happening!

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship announces a new Master's of Business Administration program in Sport Revenue Generation, a unique program to Nova Southeastern University. The generation of revenue is important in all areas of sports, and the program's curriculum will groom students for this challenge and make them marketable to potential employers.

The most sought after individuals to sport organizations are those who can add to the revenue base by securing and activating sponsorship deals, maximizing sales, organizing fundraising events, and creatively leveraging emerging technologies to generate new revenue streams. The MBA in Sport Revenue Generation is designed to meet the sports industry's growing demand for professionals who are dedicated to revenue enhancement.

The Huizenga Business School's program was designed to specifically provide students with revenue generation knowledge, skills, and techniques that will set graduates apart from other job candidates. This cutting edge program is one-of-a-kind in the world of sport management education; no other program focuses so specifically on the knowledge and skills needed to generate revenue. Graduates of the program will be prepared for careers in a wide variety of positions in collegiate and professional sports, with teams, leagues, events and tours.

More information is available on our MBA in Sport Revenue Generation Program page.

Bob Preziosi, D.P.A., professor of the decade and chair of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has been elected to serve again as Chairman of the Budget Advisory Council for the Town of Davie. He has been Chairman of the group for 8 years. The Council (made up of appointed Davie residents) provides input to the Davie Town Council on matters of budget and finance.

Preziosi was also recently interviewed about municipal government bankruptcies recently by Jimmy Cefalo on WIOD 610 radio.

The Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education was pleased to have Dr. Brad Wesner, Assistant Professor of Business Communications at the Huizenga Business School, deliver the Extraordinary Administrative Support workshop at NSU's SEC in Nassau on August 11 to 14 people. The participants came from a variety of companies including the Bahamas National Trust, Central Bank of the Bahamas, Generali Worldwide Insurance, Tradeinvest Asset Management Ltd., Pictet Bank & Trust Limited, Ministry of Education, and Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute. The Hudson Center offers professional development and corporate training on the main campus as well as at the SECs.

For more information about the Hudson Center programs, call Brian Morgan at (954) 262-5161.

Professor Albert Williams, the chair of the economics and finance department, was quoted in a recent SunSentinel article about how the summer heat affects local businesses.

According to Professor Williams, "There are very distinctive seasonal behaviors. The weather does impact people's purchasing habits. More people are staying inside in the summer time, so there are less people going out and spending."

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Barry Barnes, Ph.D., professor of management in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently co-wrote an article with several other scholars (John Humphreys, Jennifer Oyler, Stephanie Pane Haden and Milorad Novicevic) that has been accepted for publication in the Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. Titled "Transcending the Power of Hierarchy to Facilitate Shared Leadership: The Historical, Counterculture Case of Jerry Garcia," it will appear in the publication later in 2012.

The article responds to the call for communal forms of leadership to help provide contemporary organizations with more responsive leadership platforms. The authors examined the experiences and expressed beliefs of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia to offer a counterintuitive, counterculture conceptualization of how shared leadership could emerge and flourish in traditional hierarchical settings.

In addition, Barnes wrote an article that appears in the August issue of Leadership Excellence titled "Inspiring Leadership - Example: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead," which offers eight lessons for effective and inspirational leadership. Among other lessons, Garcia demonstrated the importance of humility, inspiring greatness in others, offering a challenge, and building trust.

Lastly, Barnes also authored a chapter in a new book titled Reading the Grateful Dead: A Critical Survey, edited by Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas G. Meriwether. The chapter is titled “Jerry Garcia and Leadership Styles in the Grateful Dead Phenomenon.” Barnes examines Jerry Garcia and his influence on the Grateful Dead's business and music as well as the legion of Deadhead followers. Using Greenfield's Servant Leadership approach (1975) and Bass and Avolio's Transformational Leadership model (1990) Garcia's leadership is shown to be effective regardless of his stated reluctance to lead.

Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Albert Williams, Ph.D., was recently featured on WPBT Channel 2, South Florida's PBS station. On the program, he discussed a report issued by the Milken Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan economic think tank that ranked Miami 38th of 100 best cities for successful aging.

Williams discussed how the report was aimed at getting policy makers of metropolitan areas to take stock of what must be done to assist the elderly to age successfully. He further stated that by 2040, aging will be the next major financial crisis – much bigger than the present financial crisis facing our country. All countries in the world will have to address the aging crisis head on, he said. Continuing on to say that young people must create as much wealth as possible to enable successful aging.

Dena Hale, Assistant Professor of Marketing, recently had an op-ed piece featured on FoxNews.com. With college graduates facing an increasingly difficult job market, Professor Hale discusses how the addition of sales skills can benefit job seekers in ways they might not expect.

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Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is proud to announce that graduate-level business classes will be available in Fort Myers through the university's H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. A new Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management cohort is scheduled to begin late September (fall term) 2012.

The classes will be held in the NSU Student Educational Center at 3650 Colonial Court, Fort Myers (SE corner of Colonial Boulevard and Interstate I-75) in an 18-month alternate weekend format.

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James Turner and Spencer Ray, both sport and recreation management students at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, are working in Minor League Baseball this summer and earning credit while gaining valuable experience. Professor Nancy Olson recently visited the students when the Palm Beach Cardinals hosted the Clearwater Threshers (Phillies).

"James was busy throughout the game as he assisted Kristen Cummins, Marketing and Minor League Assistant, with the game promotions, including helping to entertain the children on 'Knothole Gang' Night. Spencer Ray was busy tracking every pitch of the game with 'Trackman,' a computer program that is used by the Cardinals," said Olson. "It's all about the physics of baseball."

Luis Morales, Cardinals Baseball Assistant for International Operations, supervises Spencer. Trackman is Danish technology which not only measures speed but the distance between the pitcher's release point and the plate. It's a great scouting tool and works well with the Cardinals' use of IT methods to make decisions.

Albert Williams, Ph.D., chair for economics and finance in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently gave a presentation to the Florida Business Travelers Association (FBTA). The topic of his presentation was "Financial Principles Required to Win in an Uncertain Economic Environment." Williams told the 61 attendees, that even though they were so committed and passionate about their corporate lives, they must also be very concerned with their personal financial situation, especially in this present economic environment.

Williams shared that their concern about 'cost reduction' and 'risk management' in the corporate world should also be the same concern in their personal lives – more so now than before. He laid out sound financial advice, including: actively budget to reduce waste of precious income, focus on needs not wants, evaluate your present wealth and re-strategize, evaluate your insurance needs, and amend your will. "You should build up a financial cushion to cover one year of expenditures," Williams said.

One participant wrote, "Dr. Williams was 'the more informative' and 'the best presentation'" of all the presentations at the workshop. Williams encouraged the participants to join him at Nova Southeastern University to continue their education. Over 40 corporations were represented at the seminar including: United Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest, Hyatt, Marriott International Inc., Hilton Hotels, Enterprise Auto Rental, JM Family Enterprise, Citrix, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and FPL.

Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., professor of management and international management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is doing research as part of his sabbatical in South and East Asian countries this summer regarding ethics and cross-cultural differences. While in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam during May, Bahaudin delivered several three-hour workshops to over 130 graduate students of Human Resources on the topic of “Training Managers for Fairly Developing, Disciplining and Terminating Employees.” Mujtaba was the special guest of faculty and administrators at the International School of Business (ISB) from the University of Economics - Ho Chi Minh.

While at ISB in Ho Chi Minh, Bahaudin was also involved in the interview process of candidates who wanted to get accepted in their Executive MBA Program that starts later this year. Mujtaba, as part of the panel, was involved in two days of interviews with nearly 25 candidates. The interviews were in groups of three candidates and lasted for one hour with each group. Three faculty members and/or administrators were asking structured questions from each candidate to determine their qualification and probability of success in this rigorous program jointly initiated with a Canadian university.

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NSU's Master of Science Real Estate Development (MSRED) student team emerged as the “funded” team at the ULI Florida Summit's “Shark Tank” competition held Thursday, June 7th at historic Vinoy Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. NSU real estate students competed against the University of Central Florida's real estate students. Both teams were winners of their respective Florida regional NAIOP Challenge competitions held earlier in the year. The goal of the competitive student teams was to obtain funding from a panel of “Sharks” comprised of real estate lenders, investors and venture capitalist. Each team presented their winning NAIOP Challenge development concepts and business plans to an overflowing room of real estate professionals eager to see the state's top winning team's proposals for commercial real estate development and financing. The “Sharks” were Gene Berman, Managing Director of Marcus & Millichap and a NSU Real Estate Advisory Board Member, Bryan Crino, President of Skyway Capital Partners, Orlando and Pat Ramge, Wells Fargo Bank, Fort Lauderdale. The panel was moderated by Gregg Logan, of Robert Charles Lesser and Company (RCLCO).

UCF presented its concept for a jazz music themed retail / entertainment complex adjacent to the Orlando Convention Center. NSU presented its concept for a 578 unit multifamily rental community proposed as the first phase of a 32-acre 1.4 million square foot office and entertainment / retail development in Sunrise, Florida. The NSU team's funding proposal sought $75 million in debt financing to fund the 14 acre rental community adjacent to an existing technology anchored office park near Sawgrass Mills Mall. The development problem was sponsored by Terry Stiles, CEO of Stiles Corporation, one of Florida leading commercial developers and owner of the project site. Mr. Stiles is a founding and long-standing member of NSU's Real Estate Advisory Board.

NSU's competition team included James Baxter, Andrew Remick, Kenny Tharrington, Joel Garcia and Hugo Hernandez with generous preparation and organization assistance by Claudia Gutarra, who was not able to attend the competition. James Baxter and Andrew Remick led the presentation with Q&A support from Kenny Tharrington. Hugo Hernandez and Joel Garcia prepared the slide show and project book.

This is the second 2012 win for NSU's student real estate team following its South Florida NAIOP / ULI Challenge first place ranking in April against the real estate programs of Florida International University and the University of Miami.

Robert Preziosi, D.P.A., chair of the department of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship was recently featured in an article in The Network Journal titled "How to Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mind."

In the article, Preziosi discusses how "Each day for a week, do one of the following: a) read a magazine that you've never read before, b) try a new restaurant and eat something you've never eaten before, c) go to work using a different route, d) go to an art show or museum and imagine yourself creating one of the art objects you like, e) look at a procedure that you follow at work that irritates you and make it better for yourself, f) think about ways that your own work products could be better and get the OK from your boss to make changes."

The full article can be read online here: www.tnj.com/entrepreneurs/how-develop-your-entrepreneurial-mind

The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce a new corporate partnership with Telemundo/NBC Universal in the Greater Miami area. Through this corporate educational partnership, Telemundo/NBC Universal's approximately 3,000 local employees will receive a special discounted tuition rate when they enroll in the Huizenga Business School's undergraduate or graduate degree programs. The employees are also eligible for a deferred payment plan and tuition reimbursement from Telemundo/NBC Universal. In addition, Telemundo/NBC Universal and the Huizenga Business School have established an internship program together.

The Huizenga Business School offers the following benefits to its corporate educational partners:

• Discounted tuition rates
• Tuition deferred payment plans for company reimbursement assistance approvals
• On-site classes taught by faculty members who are real-world corporate leaders in their fields
• Distance learning programs
• Customized degree programs to fit your yearly tuition reimbursement cap
• Landing page link to give employees the ability to request information and receive immediate feedback
• Access to almost 30,000 students and over 120,000 alumni
• Participation in career fairs, Distinguished Speakers, information sessions, and internship opportunities

To learn more about the Huizenga Business School's corporate educational partnership program, please contact Bill Spade at (954) 262-5046.

Created in 1987, Telemundo is now a global media company with a mission to inform, empower, inspire and entertain Hispanics in the U.S. and audiences around the world. This charge is aligned with the original vision of Angel Ramos, who in 1954 founded WKAQ, the first Telemundo station, in Puerto Rico.

With the support and extensive resources of its parent company NBCUniversal, Telemundo has evolved from a program-acquisition business model to an original-production model, strategically positioning the network to deliver relevant content to its audience, distribute its content across a wide range of digital media, and develop a fast-growing back-end international sales business.

Telemundo's original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events are part of the network's innovative and relevant original content delivered across multiple platforms. Telemundo has redefined the Spanish-language television landscape, set industry standards and has established itself as the media company of the future. The network's original programming is smart, provocative and traditional with values that embody innovation, commitment, captivating story-telling and community, continuously pushing the limits to achieve success. Telemundo's tagline "Atrévete a Mas" (Be More Daring) is a call to action, empowering its audiences to ignite the power of their dreams through the compelling storylines that resonate with U.S. Hispanics.

H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship alumnus Leonard A. Comma, MBA, was recently promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Jack in the Box Inc., one of the nation's largest hamburger chains, with more than 2,200 restaurants in 20 states. The company also owns Qdoba Mexican Grill(R), a leader in fast-casual dining, with more than 600 restaurants in 42 states and the District of Columbia.

Comma has held a variety of positions with the national company and its proprietary chain of Quick Stuff convenience stores, including Director of Convenience Store & Fuel Operations, Division Vice President, Regional Vice President, Vice President of Operations, and most recently Executive Vice President and COO. Comma previously worked in various roles for ExxonMobil.

"Lenny has demonstrated outstanding leadership ability in various roles with Jack in the Box," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Linda A. Lang, who had also served as President since February 2010. "Since becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2010, Lenny launched a number of internal programs that have improved guest service and strengthened restaurant operations. The insight he's gained while overseeing major functional areas of the company, along with his strong background in restaurant and retail operations, will serve the organization well as we complete our refranchising strategy and continue growing our Jack in the Box brand."

The Huizenga Business School inducted three business leaders into its 2012 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on April 18. Joining the distinguished class of entrepreneurs this year were Joel L. Altman, chairman and chief executive officer of The Altman Companies; George Feldenkreis, chairman and chief executive officer of Perry Ellis International; and Philip P. Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Phil Smith Management, Incorporated. More than 550 guests attended the induction ceremony which was held at the Signature Grand in Davie. The Entrepreneur Hall of Fame was established in 1990 to honor the lifetime achievements of outstanding entrepreneurs, including members such as H. Wayne Huizenga, Terry W. Stiles, Ronald G. Assaf, Jordan Zimmerman, Carl DeSantis , John H. Schnatter, Steven J. Halmos, Beverly Raphael Altman, and Don Taft to name a few.

On April 5, seven students from the Huizenga Business School's M.S. in Real Estate Development program will compete against teams of graduate students from the real estate programs at the University of Miami and Florida International University in the 2012 Collegiate Real Estate Challenge. The annual competition is presented by the South Florida Chapters of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

The NSU team currently holds the travelling trophy after winning the inaugural competition in 2010. This year's team has been mentored by four members of the Huizenga Business School's M.S./RED Advisory Board as well as Michael Maxwell, the Interim Director of the M.S./RED program.

The competition provides an opportunity for the students to showcase their development expertise as they compete in a real world case study provided by the competition's sponsor, Stiles. Each team was required to create a development strategy that will be judged on economic feasibility, market analysis, design viability, and written and oral presentations. It provides the students with valuable and unique industry exposure.

Presentations will be given at the University of Miami's Life Science & Technology Park beginning at 5:15 p.m. Networking will follow the presentations at 6:30 p.m., and the evening will end with an awards ceremony at 8 p.m. RSVP and get more information at http://www.naiopsfl.org/ or by calling 954-990-5116.

Click here for pictures of the team preparing for the competition.

Update: NSU Wins Second Annual NAIOP/ULI Collegeiate Challenge

Click here to read about this year's challenge.

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) today announced that Preston Jones, D.B.A. (doctorate in business administration), has been appointed as interim dean of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship.

The announcement was made this morning after D. Michael Fields, Ph.D., announced that he would be leaving NSU in order to attend to family matters. The announcements were made concurrently to ensure a seamless transition; Jones will assume his new responsibilities as interim dean effective immediately.

Jones most recently served as executive associate dean of academic affairs for the Huizenga Business School, a post he has held for 7 years. Since joining NSU 20 years ago, he has also served as associate dean, director of graduate programs and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, among other leadership positions.

Jones is also a professor, with considerable expertise in teaching to adult learners across the world and creating customized curricula. Jones's distinguished career includes a variety of leadership roles.

FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship has announced the names of three South Florida business leaders who will be inducted into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, the Huizenga Business School's highest honor.

Joining the distinguished ranks of Hall of Fame members are Joel L. Altman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Altman Companies; George Feldenkreis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Ellis International; and Philip P. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phil Smith Management, Inc.

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On January 24, the Huizenga Business School hosted more than 600 Walgreens employees—including store managers, pharmacy managers and supervisors, district managers, operation trainers, and loss prevention supervisors—for their Market Meeting.

The meeting was held in the Miniaci Theatre and included a kick-off presentation given by John Riggs, Assistant Professor of Marketing, titled “Getting Beyond Mediocrity—Personal and Collective Accountability.” Professor Riggs motivated the audience by combining theoretical management principles with his personal experiences and humor.

Meeting organizers surprised the audience with special guest appearances by Dan Marino and Joe Rose, former Miami Dolphins players. Marino recognized top Walgreens fundraisers by throwing an autographed football to each.

In addition, Walgreens also highlighted a story about a little boy named Jace Tacher, a 3-year-old who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 2. Last year, Jace's family formed “Team Jace” and participated in the Walk With Walgreens event, recruiting over 50 friends to join their team and raising more than $5,000. “We owe Walgreens of South Florida a tremendous amount of thanks for all they are doing to raise much needed funds for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). With their help, we know the DRI will find a cure for Jace and the millions of children like him that are affected by diabetes,” said Jace's parents.

Jace and his parents were recognized on stage by Walgreens VP of Store Operations, Roy Ripak, and were presented with thank you cards in a frame made by children from across the United States.

Walgreens has been a corporate partner with the Huizenga Business School since 2009.

AutoNation, Inc. and Marti and Wayne Huizenga recently pledged significant founding gifts to create Pathway Scholars, a new community-focused scholarship program at Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship (HSBE). The Pathway Scholars program will benefit students who are financially and otherwise disadvantaged. The Huizenga Business School has developed a partnership with Take Stock in Children (TSIC) to help select students for the program.

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Professor Barry Barnes, Ph.D. recently published a new book titled "Everything I Know About Business I Learned from the Grateful Dead" that he says will teach you everything you need to know about business in the 21st century.

“The ‘tried and true' approaches to success and survival have failed to live up to their promise,” says Barnes. “It's time for a radically different perspective on running a business or organization, one that's authentic, humane, passionate, value-driven, and truly customer-centric. Most importantly, you need to be able to respond quickly to unforeseen changes and crises. This is what the Grateful Dead did for 30 years, and it's what customers and employees are seeking today.”

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In its second year, the Entrepreneurship Summer Camp and Personal Enrichment, called ESCAPE, at NSU brings university professors, local entrepreneurs and leaders to educate high school students about business basics such as etiquette, finance, budget, marketing and public relations, said Janet Goldstein, one of the program organizers.

The OMNI & Hilton Downtown in Miami has been acquired by a real estate joint-venture of leading investors formed to acquire the distressed senior mortgage. 2009 MBA+RED graduate, Brad Williamson an executive at Tate Capital, played an integral role getting the deal across the goal line. Brad was instrumental in underwriting, structuring, and the due diligence process that resulted in the successful purchase of the property's senior mortgage. To understand this complex transaction – nearly 1.5 million square feet of retail, office, parking and event space anchored by a 527 room Hilton Hotel – Brad built a multivariate financial model to analyze a myriad of options that helped the investors and their investment banks structure the financing and close the complex transaction within a tight time frame.

In working on this $100 million plus deal Brad noted that the “NSU Real Estate program enabled me to maximize my financial analysis skills and development knowledge on this project by successfully evaluating a mixed use project with multiple future uses.”

Previous to his role at Tate Capital, Brad worked at GE Capital Real Estate as an Associate Director where he participated in the financing of over $750 million of commercial real estate throughout the United States. Brad said that enrolling in the Huizenga School's Real Estate Program “enabled me to be a vital team player for both a Fortune 500 company while in school and following graduation to join a leading private investment firm and further my success in the commercial real estate industry.”

Press Information about the Omni Center transaction is available here.

Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, America's Mentoring Orchestra, announced their new Board of Directors for the 2011-2012 Season, and the installation of J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., as President. Jones is one of those few professionals who can claim experience in three of the critical areas that contribute directly to a nation's growth and development – manufacturing, commerce and education.

Former Florida Governor, Charlie Christ appointed Jones to the Florida Technology, Research and Scholarship Board. He also serves as board member of the Jack and Jill Children's Center; Florida Bar Association Citizens Council; and Sigma Beta Delta International Society, and he is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Lambda Chapter.

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