WCB Mission Statement The College educates students of business, enabling them to improve organizations and society, consistent with the Jesuit tradition. The mission of the College is in keeping with the university’s mission, as articulated by President Michael J. Graham, S.J.: “to serve society by forming students intellectually, morally and spiritually, with rigor and compassion, toward lives of solidarity, service and success.”
Teaching The primary purpose of the faculty is to promote learning by business students that will improve organizations and society. Consequently, student learning is focused on developing six core competencies: • • • • •
Critical thinking; Making decisions in an ethical manner; Effective written and oral communication; Using technology as it is used in business; Possessing and applying an integrated understanding of the business functional areas; and • Managing change.
NEW FACULTY BROCHURE 3800 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio 45207
The effectiveness of the faculty in promoting student learning requires that faculty employ a variety of teaching methods; continuously develop their own expertise in pedagogy; and continuously assess and enhance their classes.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
The College strives to ensure that all its graduates achieve their career goals and improve society. For undergraduates, the College builds on Xavier’s strong liberal arts program to provide each student with proficiency in each of the core competencies, with excellent technical skills in his or her specific major, and with a successful transition to business. For MBAs, the College strengthens student proficiency in the core competencies and enhances students’ business acumen.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
WILLIAMS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Welcoming the College’s New Faces Xavier University’s Williams College of Business is proud to introduce seven new faculty members. Their intellect, passion and breadth of experience make them valuable additions to an already robust faculty, who help carry the College’s mission and train the business leaders of tomorrow.
Tamara L. Giluk PhD, University of Iowa MBA, Michigan State University BA, University of Michigan
Tamara Giluk holds a PhD in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. Before her academic career, she had 10 years of professional experience in human resources management in the retail, hospitality and pharmaceutical industries. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Giluk teaches courses in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. Her research interests include academic-practitioner relationships, individual differences and workplace training and development. Her publications include the Academy of Management Journal and Personality and Individual Differences.
Matthew D. Kutch PROFESSOR, ECONOMICS PhD, North Carolina State University ME, North Carolina State University BS, Central Michigan University
Matthew Kutch joins the Williams College of Business having previously served on the faculty at Elon University. Kutch teaches Managerial Economics for the MBA program and International Trade and Business Environment at the undergraduate level. His research interest is in mental health economics as well as cost-effectiveness analysis, health production and health measurement. He has several working papers and presentations.
Bree J. Lang
Jay Palmisano
PROFESSOR, ECONOMICS
PROFESSOR, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
PhD, University of California Santa Barbara MA, University of California Santa Barbara BS, University of Utah
SYSTEMS
Bree Lang comes to the Williams College of Business as an assistant professor of economics, after completing her PhD in economics. Before attending graduate school, she worked for the Metropolitan Planning Agency in Salt Lake City. In her work, she investigated the feasibility of extended rail transit in the Salt Lake City area. Lang teaches micro- and macroeconomics as well urban economics for the undergraduate program. Her primary research and teaching interests include urban economics, public finance and labor economics. She has a particular interest in subsidized housing and community development.
Matthew D. Lang PROFESSOR, ECONOMICS PhD, University of California Santa Barbara MA, University of California Santa Barbara MS, London School of Economics BS, University of Redlands
Matthew Lang comes to the Williams College of Business having previously served as course instructor at University of California Santa Barbara where he taught Labor Economics. Lang teaches principles of macroeconomics for the undergraduate program as well as health economics for the MBA program. His research interests are in health economics, labor economics, social networks and altruism. He has several research papers under review.
MS, Northern Kentucky University BA, University of Cincinnati
Jay Palmisano comes to the Williams College of Business as a seasoned computer science practitioner and a PhD candidate from the University of Kentucky. Palmisano teaches Information Technology Management in the MBA program. His research interests are in virtual communities of practice, 3-D virtual worlds, knowledge management and information systems strategy in health care. Palmisano’s articles have appeared in the International Journal of Medical Informatics and in the Handbook on Decision Support Systems, edited by Frada Burstein and Clyde Holsapple.
Kenneth N. Ryack PROFESSOR, ACCOUNTING PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst MS, Bentley College BSBA, University of Connecticut
Kenneth Ryack comes to the Williams College of Business from Northern Kentucky University, where he was an assistant professor of accounting. Prior to entering academia, he worked for several accounting firms including Arthur Anderson LLP in Boston. Ryack teaches financial and managerial accounting for both the MBA and the undergraduate business programs. His work has been published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance and Advances in Accounting Education Teaching and Curriculum Innovations.
Mina Lee PhD, Purdue University MBA, Purdue University LLM, University of Warwick, United Kingdom BA, Yonsei University, Korea
Mina Lee joins the Williams College of Business after having studied in Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. Prior to entering academia, Lee worked as a newspaper reporter in Korea. She teaches Strategic Management and International Management in the undergraduate program. Her research investigates determinants of innovation after divestiture, determinants of diversification modes and global supplier management. Her writing has appeared in the International Journal of Business and Globalization, the Journal of Small Business Strategy and elsewhere.
For more information on the faculty, programs and continued success of the Williams College of Business, please visit www.xavier.edu/williams. Or, stop by the College’s new home in Stephen and Dolores Smith Hall, on Xavier’s James E. Hoff, S.J., Academic Quad.