Business without borders: Ensuring Business Broncos are real-world ready
H
elping Business Broncos develop a
specialized areas of business and 500
engagement opportunities for students,
global mindset and competencies
graduate students studying business
Palan and Dr. Mike Tarn, chair of the
in preparation for careers in an
administration (MBA) and accountancy
Department of Business Information
economically interdependent and
(MSA). All undergraduate and graduate
Systems, traveled to Asia last year to
highly networked business world is one
business students take required courses
visit nine universities, including existing
of the main goals Dean Kay Palan and
that focus on global business. The
academic partners and to forge new
the faculty have set for graduates of
college is served by about 90 full-time
partnerships.
Western Michigan University’s Haworth
and 30 part-time faculty, most of whom
College of Business.
are actively conducting research in the
A global leader in business education,
4
United States and abroad.
“Our primary goal was to strengthen established relationships with some universities through formal agreements
the college currently enrolls a
As a continuing effort to broaden the
and to initiate new partnerships with
diverse population of nearly 4,000
college’s internationalization efforts and
other universities,” Palan said. “The
undergraduate students majoring in 16
fulfill its mission of providing global
purpose of these relationships is to