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Kelley School’s ‘The Commons’ series continues with recommended films about civil rights icons

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Most students may be returning home for the holidays and to continue their studies online, but the Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ yearlong series on diversity, equity and inclusion, “The Commons,” continues.

John Lewis, photo by Chris Walton

While nestled in their homes, Kelley students, faculty and staff are encouraged to watch a series of award-winning films about courageous people who have championed the causes of social justice and inclusion.

Kelley School Dean Idalene “Idie” Kesner suggested that everyone watch at least three films from a list of 10 movies available online between now and the end of January. Selections include biographies of the late civil rights leader and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis, Nobel Prize laureate and Pakistani women’s education activist Malala Yousafzia and the late IU football great George Taliaferro.

“I would like for you to watch at least one of the 10 films listed below, all of which highlight a champion of social justice who has made a positive impact on our world,” Kesner said in a message sent to students. “While one film is certainly a good start, why not go further by setting a personal goal of watching three films – one per month – to broaden your knowledge and gain insight into others’ experiences and challenges. Trust me, you will be inspired by these heroes.”

George Taliaferro, photo by Chaz Mottinger

Kesner hopes they will make time to watch the films and “continue the work we started,” and further encourage thoughtful conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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IU Kelley School to begin offering a Master of Science in Accounting with Data and Analytics

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Keeping in step with rapidly evolving uses of digital information by the world’s leading accounting and professional services firms, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business will begin offering a Master of Science in Accounting with Data and Analytics degree.

Kelley has offered an intensive one-year Master of Science in Accounting since 1998, and its curriculum has evolved in recent years to support the new direction being offered through the new degree.

More recently, substantive changes to the curriculum have included more stand‐alone and integrated data and analytics coursework.

Leslie Hodder

“As in other professional fields, leading professional services firms increasingly are employing artificial intelligence, robotics, digitization, data and analytics and are requiring our graduates to understand the technologies and methodologies used in today’s highly complex, data‐centric accounting environment,” said Leslie Hodder, faculty chair of Graduate Accounting Programs and the Conrad Prebys Professor. “Our curriculum has been on the leading edge of these changes and we sought this name change because it more accurately reflects what our program offers today.”

The in‐residence program is designed for students with undergraduate accounting degrees who wish to develop deeper subject‐matter expertise and data‐analytics skills before embarking on their careers in professional services or at corporations.

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Kelley School of Business introduces the 2020-21 class of Dean’s Council Scholars

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has announced its Dean’s Council Scholars for 2020-21.

Chosen from among all entering freshmen who applied to IU and were directly admitted to the Kelley School, 25 freshmen are Dean’s Council Scholars. Preference is given to students who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of business.

Students receive funding toward standard tuition and fees. They also receive support in the form of an advisor and a Kelley student mentor during their time at IU. They also have the option of residing in the Brian D. Jellison Living Learning Center, a residential program that focuses on personal, academic and professional development. Each program has its unique events.

The Dean’s Council Scholarship was created in 2015 out of a shared aspiration of the Kelley School’s dean and Dean’s Council to pool their philanthropic resources to sustain and enhance the school’s diversity efforts, which includes students from all different economic backgrounds as well as students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The Kelley Dean’s Council is composed of over 150 CEOs, vice presidents and business leaders who represent all ranges of industry. It advises on institutional goals, school strategies, and curricula. The council is also actively involved with long-term goal planning for the school and offers input on research, fundraising and the creation of new programs.

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Next event in Equity Now lecture series focuses on landmark Supreme Court decision

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the protections of Title VII, which prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee or applicant “because of … sex,” to include protection from employment discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Alex Reed, associate professor of legal studies and director of the Legal Studies Certificate Program at the University of Georgia, will discuss the court’s decision in the landmark case, Bostock v. Clayton County, as the next presenter in Equity Now, an online speaker series on race, gender, and how law and policy can facilitate equality, fairness, and inclusion in organizations.

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business is co-sponsoring the series along with the business schools at the University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech University and the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Registration is free and open to the public.

Reed will be talking about the Bostock case and its implications for business and provide recommendations for business leaders to promote LGBTQ-friendly workplaces in the future. His research focuses primarily on employment discrimination, and his scholarship has appeared in the American Business Law Journal, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, among other places.

Speakers featured in the Equity Now series are esteemed business lawyers focused on legal and policy issues regarding race, identity, sexual orientation, disability and gender equality in modern organizations.

Kelley School co-sponsoring online lecture series about how law and policy can facilitate equality

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Dawn Bennett-Alexander, a celebrated author, facilitator and consultant with more than 30 years of experience in taking diversity from theory to practice, is the first presenter in Equity Now, a new online speaker series on race, gender, and how law and policy can facilitate equality, fairness, and inclusion in organizations.

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business is co-sponsoring the series along with the business schools at the University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech University and the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Each of the four speakers to be featured in the series are esteemed business lawyers focused on legal and policy issues regarding race, identity, sexual orientation, disability and gender equality in modern organizations.

Bennett-Alexander, associate professor of employment law and legal studies at the University of Georgia, will present the talk, “Law, Race, and Organizations: 2020 and Beyond,” at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 (Here is a link to register).

The deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others have highlighted the numerous deleterious effects of racial discrimination. In her talk, Bennett-Alexander will examine powerful social forces tied to race, highlight the current legal environment related to race, and show how individuals, managers and executives can foster a culture free from racial bias and bring that culture forward into the broader society.

Kelley’s Institute for International Business marks a decade of making a world of difference

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600 students in the Global Business Institute came to Bloomington over six summers.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – People from across the globe came together virtually on Oct. 21 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Institute for International Business at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and participate in roundtable discussions about the importance of global connections.

Live panel discussions and breakout sessions originated from Bangkok, New Delhi, Mexico City and Berlin as global business leaders joined a conversation about “The Importance of Global Connectedness during Disruption and Beyond.” Kelley School Dean Idalene “Idie” Kesner moderated the closing panel from IU Bloomington.

The Institute for International Business was founded in 2010 with the hope of taking the very best of Kelley into the world to help others build the capacity to take on the ongoing disruptions and challenges they confront everyday through education, life management, entrepreneurship, incubation and business skill training.

The COVID-19 pandemic offered a unique context for the organization’s anniversary, said LaVonn Schlegel, the institute’s executive director.

“While others have mentioned to me how sad it is that we’re celebrating our anniversary when everyone’s at home, I kind of see it as the next challenge for IIB,” Schlegel said, adding, “It’s to continue to be in the world, to continue to have these impactful conversations, to continue to work with our partners to bring education and training to our partner communities that allow us to still work toward the most idealistic goal that we had when we set out to do this, which was to change the world.”

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Acclaimed documentary ‘The Talk: Race in America’ is next selection in Kelley’s ‘The Commons’ series

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 2017 documentary “The Talk: Race in America will be discussed Oct. 29 as part of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ yearlong series on diversity, equity and inclusion, “The Commons.”

Director Sam Pollard’s film documents the difficult and increasingly common conversations between Black and Latinx parents and their children about interacting with police. Kelley Dean Idalene “Idie” Kesner will lead a virtual discussion of the film beginning at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Registration is required and is limited to members of the Kelley family at IU Bloomington and IUPUI. Participants are encouraged to watch the film beforehand. Anyone can watch the two-hour film online and free of charge through PBS’ website.

As millions of Americas engaged in a national conversation about race this summer, particularly after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, PBS re-aired the documentary.

The film is presented in six segments, each produced by a different filmmaker, and set in a community across the country affected by violence. It opens in Cleveland with Samaria Rice, whose 12-year-old son Tamir was killed by police while playing with a toy gun. But it also explores cases that garnered less national coverage. It also features a segment told sympathetically from the perspective of officers who put themselves at risk on a daily basis.

Panelists will include:

  • Jeannine Bell, Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law, IU Maurer School of Law. Bell is a nationally recognized scholar in the area of policing, hate crimes, and criminal justice issues. She has written several books and articles on criminal investigation and treatment of minorities by police.
  • Arthur Andrew Lopez,clinical professor of business law and ethics, Kelley School of Business. Before joining academia, Lopez worked extensively in the federal government. His areas of expertise include ethical decision making, civil rights and social justice, and employment discrimination.
  • Martin McCrory, associate professor of business law and previously IU associate vice president for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs and IU Bloomington vice provost for educational inclusion and diversity.
  • John Vinson, captain of operations at Indiana University Police Department, Bloomington Division. Vinson holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He has previously served as an adjunct faculty member who has published academic research and participated in various research projects. His other experiences include working with public and private agencies in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion, building community partnerships, strategic planning, change management, organizational analysis, leadership development and team building.

 

Fourteen top freshmen named Fry Scholars at IU’s Kelley School of Business

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Fry Scholars: Top row, left to right: Adam Aribi, Zantha Buirse, Grace Givan, Jonathan Gregory; second row: Isaiah Jackson, Kodee Lewis, Marcos Mann; Haifa Mohamed; third row: Aramide Ogunmekan, Eric Ramirez, Quinn Smith, Caleb Wilkerson. Not pictured: Tristan Guevara and Katia Benguesmia

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fourteen freshmen from across the country have been selected as William R. Fry Scholars at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Entering freshmen who applied to IU and were directly admitted to the Kelley School were eligible. Preference is given to students who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of business.

Students receive funding toward standard tuition and fees. They also receive support in the form of an advisor and a Kelley student mentor during their time at IU. They also have the option of residing in the Brian D. Jellison Living Learning Center, a residential program that focuses on personal, academic and professional development. Each program has its unique events.

The Fry Scholars program is made possible through a $15 million gift in 2008 from the late William R. Fry, a Kelley alumnus. The gift and resulting program are helping the Kelley School pursue a major initiative toward more inclusiveness and increased enrollment of underrepresented minorities.

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IU Kelley School announces its second class of Conrad Prebys Scholars

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Prebys Scholars: Top row, left to right: Oluseyi Alege, Zoee Carreon and Aiden Gonzalez; second row: Baudelio Lozano, Ugo O’Gonuwe and Andrea Roman. Not pictured: Jacob Davis, Jacob Moran and Jordan Nouri

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Kelley School of Business announced the second class of  Conrad Prebys Scholars, who began their studies this fall.

Entering freshmen who applied to IU and were directly admitted to the Kelley School were eligible. Preference was given to students who are traditionally underrepresented in the field of business. Students receive partial funding toward standard tuition and fees and other support in the form of an advisor and a Kelley student mentor.

The Prebys Scholars program was established as part of a $20 million gift in 2015. His gift also supported the construction of the Conrad Prebys Career Services Center at Kelley and an outdoor amphitheater for musical and theatrical productions across campus, also named for Prebys, an alumnus and real estate developer who passed away in 2016. (more…)

Kelley professor’s research on how positive social change can result from entrepreneurial activities receives top honor

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Sophie Bacq

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Sophie Bacq, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has received a top honor for her research from the Academy of Management.

Bacq, who also is an Institute for Entrepreneurship & Competitive Enterprise Faculty Fellow, shared the 2020 Academy of Management Perspectives Best Article Award with G.T Lumpkin of the University of Oklahoma. Their 2019 article, “Civic Wealth Creation: A New View of Stakeholder Engagement and Societal Impact,” was chosen after a rigorously review process by an independent committee that read papers published in 2019 and polled the members of the journal’s editorial review board.

In her article, she and Lumpkin examined how positive societal change happens when community members, supporters and entrepreneurially minded agents come together to aggregate resources and build new capacities. Their paper included a new “civic wealth creation framework” that provides another way to view societal impact.

Their “framework to understand societal impact shifts the conversation to a ‘civic’ level of analysis that captures the variety of local settings where many societal change initiatives take place — in neighborhoods, villages and communities where the people who are being helped are intimately involved in creating and implementing the solutions,” they wrote in the abstract to their paper.

“Civic wealth extends beyond the material resources and physical assets of a community to include intangibles such as health, happiness, and social justice.”

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