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Bell co-authors article on Chinese governmental corporation ownership for journal Stephen E. Bell, Ph.D., J.D., associate professor of economics, co-authored an article for the academic journal Corporate Ownership and Control, volume 7. The article, "Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation -- The Case of China," discusses the impact of high levels of Chinese governmental ownership in Chinese corporations. According to Bell, the Chinese government is often the majority stockholder in Chinese corporations. Minority investors tend to discount their valuation of these corporations because the Chinese government extracts benefits from the corporations to the detriment of the minority stockholder investors. The article examines the circumstances and notes that minority investors prefer larger dividend payouts to stockholders as a means of preventing the government from extracting excessive benefits from these corporations. October 20, 2009, 9:52 am Taulman attends workshop October 19, 2009, 9:45 am James Taulman, assistant professor of biology, recently attended a workshop at the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha where a standard 2009 Prius was converted to a 100+ mpg Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Kim Adelman of Plugin Conversions in San Diego, designed the system and carried out the installation of a larger battery pack and electronics to work with the standard Prius system. Hassan presents paper at Global Studies Conference Munir Hassan, Ph.D., associate professor of finance and chair of the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, presented a paper on "Co-Integration Model for U.S. Stock Market and Consumer Sentiment" at the 32nd annual Global Studies Conference, Oct. 1-3 in Omaha, Neb. In the paper abstract, Hassan wrote, "U.S. stock market (proxied by S&P 500) and consumer confidence index are nonstationary in levels, and both possess the same order of integration. There is a strong evidence of co-integration between the variables. The long-run causal flows are rather weak and bidirectional. In contrast, the evidence on feedback relationships between the variables is strong." October 13, 2009, 9:40 am Droge, O'Neill participate in NAFSA roundtable discussion Park University provided half of the participants in the NAFSA: Association of International Educators roundtable discussion on "Global Workforce Development: Connecting the Business and Education Corridors" on Oct. 8 in Kansas City, Mo. Michael Droge, Ph.D., Park University president (middle right in adjacent photo), and Danny O'Neill, a member of Park's Board of Trustees (middle left), provided their perspectives from higher education and the private sector, respectively. The event included predictions about the vital skills of the global manager of the future and information about colleges and universities as global campuses exploring the role of global workforce development in preparing competitive graduates. Droge and O'Neill were joined by Kirk Schulz, president of Kansas State University, and Chris Gutierrez, president of KC SmartPort. October 13, 2009, 9:39 am Eskey presents paper on student plagiarism at criminal justice conference October 9, 2009, 9:39 am Michael T. Eskey, Ph.D., associate professor of criminal justice, presented a paper at the Midwest Criminal Justice Association's annual conference, Sept. 24-26 in Chicago. Eskey presented "Writing and Citing in Criminal Justice: It's Not Always Plagiarism." The presentation addressed several concerns related to student plagiarism, whether advertent or inadvertent, and basic student writing concerns. The paper also addressed and assessed nearly 1,600 papers submitted as term papers for online criminal justice courses with a variance in the amount of plagiarism and lack of sufficient writing preparation. Youngblood receives grants to continue Ugandan peace journalism project October 9, 2009, 9:38 am Steve Youngblood, associate professor of communication arts, has received two grants totaling $150,000 to continue his peace journalism work in the Republic of Uganda. The grants will allow Youngblood to direct and teach a six-month Peace, Developmental and Electoral Journalism project in Uganda. Khawaja holding photography exhibit at Kansas City hotel An exhibit of photography by Masoom Khawaja, assistant professor of graphic design, will be on display at the Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., 770 W. 47th St., through mid-November. The exhibit includes 14 photos that showcase Khawaja's travels to Brazil, Canada, France, India and Italy. A reception for the exhibit is tentatively scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Sheraton. October 7, 2009, 9:36 am Hassan participates as consultant at AP Exam Munir Hassan, Ph.D., chair and associate professor, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, served as a faculty consultant for the College Board and Education Testing Service, scoring the Advanced Placement in Economics Exam in Lincoln, Neb., this summer. September 16, 2009, 9:36 am Kisthardt presents keynote speech at Iowa case management meeting Walter E. Kisthardt, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Bachelor of Social Work program, presented the keynote address at the Iowa Association of County Case Management Conference in Des Moines on Aug. 13. Kisthardt's address was on "Shared Decision-Making in our Organizations; In Our Work with People and in Our Lives." The presentation was organized around the nine behavioral indicators of shared governance that were developed by the President's Commission on Shared Governance at Park University. September 9, 2009, 9:35 am Choi has article published in education journal Dong (Donna) Hwa Choi, Ph.D., associate professor of education, had an article she wrote, "Cognitive Social Learning Model in the Classroom," published in a peer-reviewed journal, Focus on Pre-K & K Quarterly. The article, published this summer (Vol. 21, No. 4), discusses educational and interventional strategies for preschool classroom teachers regarding how to promote young children's social and emotional development using a cognitive social learning model in their daily practices. September 9, 2009, 9:35 am |