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Sugar Land mayor to advise UHV business dean
Sugar Land Mayor Jimmy Thompson has signed on to participate in an advisory council for University of Houston’s Victoria School of Business Administration.
“We want to get local community leaders involved with the decisions we are making about the school,” Jifu Wang, interim dean of the School of Business Administration, said in a statement. “They’re very enthusiastic. No one even hesitated when we asked.”
Thompson is one of 31 volunteer members that includes Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Judge Bob Hebert, who will begin meeting on Oct. 9 to help review and evaluate the business school’s missions and programs.
Larry W. Harrison, a local attorney and an adjunct professor for the School of Business Administration, said he was honored to be asked to serve on the council.
“As a local resident of Sugar Land and an attorney, it’s been a real privilege to teach business law at my own university in my back yard,” he said.
According to the release the group will provide counsel related to education activities and enhancements; assist in making curriculum decisions; and help facilitate communication between the school and other leaders and alumni, Wang said.
The kick-off reception for the 31-member Dean’s Business Advisory Council took place Thursday evening at the University of Houston System at Sugar Land. UHV delivers the business program on the University of Houston System Sugar Land campus, a multi-institutional teaching center.
“The University of Houtson-Victoria School of Business Administration has become a tremendously successful and key component of the rapidly maturing Sugar Land campus – one that has a very bright future, due in large part to the generous support of leaders such as those on this outstanding board,” Tim Hudson, UH-Victoria president and administrator of university’s operations at the Sugar Land branch, said in a statement.
The group will begin meeting Oct. 9. Members will review and evaluate the school’s missions and programs; provide counsel related to education activities and enhancements; assist in making curriculum decisions; and help facilitate communication between the school and other leaders and alumni, Wang said.
As a business school that is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, it was important to form the council to get more community input about programs, Phillips said. AACSB is the premier accreditation body for business schools worldwide. About 550 institutions hold AACSB accreditation.
“When you have the accreditation accomplishments the School of Business Administration has and are moving forward, it’s critical to have a good advisory board,” he said. “This group of leaders is certainly exemplary.”
“We want to get local community leaders involved with the decisions we are making about the school,” Jifu Wang, interim dean of the School of Business Administration, said in a statement. “They’re very enthusiastic. No one even hesitated when we asked.”
Thompson is one of 31 volunteer members that includes Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Judge Bob Hebert, who will begin meeting on Oct. 9 to help review and evaluate the business school’s missions and programs.
Larry W. Harrison, a local attorney and an adjunct professor for the School of Business Administration, said he was honored to be asked to serve on the council.
“As a local resident of Sugar Land and an attorney, it’s been a real privilege to teach business law at my own university in my back yard,” he said.
According to the release the group will provide counsel related to education activities and enhancements; assist in making curriculum decisions; and help facilitate communication between the school and other leaders and alumni, Wang said.
The kick-off reception for the 31-member Dean’s Business Advisory Council took place Thursday evening at the University of Houston System at Sugar Land. UHV delivers the business program on the University of Houston System Sugar Land campus, a multi-institutional teaching center.
“The University of Houtson-Victoria School of Business Administration has become a tremendously successful and key component of the rapidly maturing Sugar Land campus – one that has a very bright future, due in large part to the generous support of leaders such as those on this outstanding board,” Tim Hudson, UH-Victoria president and administrator of university’s operations at the Sugar Land branch, said in a statement.
The group will begin meeting Oct. 9. Members will review and evaluate the school’s missions and programs; provide counsel related to education activities and enhancements; assist in making curriculum decisions; and help facilitate communication between the school and other leaders and alumni, Wang said.
As a business school that is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, it was important to form the council to get more community input about programs, Phillips said. AACSB is the premier accreditation body for business schools worldwide. About 550 institutions hold AACSB accreditation.
“When you have the accreditation accomplishments the School of Business Administration has and are moving forward, it’s critical to have a good advisory board,” he said. “This group of leaders is certainly exemplary.”
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