Boletin Escuela de Negocios Internacionales BBA Enero-Abril 2019

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NEWSLETTER January - April 2019 Issue

UNIBE International Business School Contents FACULTY’S ACHIEVEMENTS…...................................................................................................3 Hogar Escuela Mercedes de Jesús………….........................................................................4 Article Feature…………………………..…….……………………………………………………6 Tau Sigma Society Recognition………...………………………………………………………7 P.E.A.K. Project WMU……………………………………………………………………………. .9 BBA PROMOTION ACTIVITIES..................................................................................................11 FIU Info Session….....................................................................................................................12 Student Exchange Fair……….............................................................................................. 13 Intercultural Communication & Ethnography Workshop............................................... 14 Vive La Experiencia Unibe ....................................................................................................15 Francophonie……………..... .................................................................................................17 FEINNE 2019……..……….... ................................................................................................. 18 AMCHAMDR…….....…….... ................................................................................................. 20 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING…………………………………………………………………………... 21 Guest Speaker Maeno Gómez…………………………………………………………..…....22 Guest Speaker Lya Mata..…………………………………………………………………...…23 Guest Speaker Yazmin Yeara..………………………………………………………….......…24 Guest Speaker Luis Eduardo Sánchez...……………………………………………….......…25 New Product Tasting…………..………………………………………………………….......…26 Visit to Bahía de las Aguilas…..………………………………………………………….......…27 Visit to GCPS………………….....………………………………………………………….......…29 Visit to Nueva Barquita………..………………………………………………………….......…31 Cultura Ciudadana RD………..………………………………………………………….......…32 FEINNE 2019 China Tour………..………………………………………………………….......…33 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES……………….…………..……………………..................................36 Kaplan…………………………………………………………………………………………… ...37

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FACULTY’S ACHIEVEMENTS

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Hogar Escuela Mercedes de JesĂşs

On January 25th, we donated toys to the kids of Hogar Escuela Mercedes de JesĂşs, where we spent the morning playing with them, dancing and creating joyful moments that brought many smiles and happiness in them.

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Hogar Escuela Mercedes de JesĂşs

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Article Feature

On February 25th one of our BBA professor’s article about “Ethical Leadership” was featured in UNIBE’s webpage. The article talks about the important role that ethics plays when it comes to being a leader and making business decisions.

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Tau Sigma Society Recognition

Tau Sigma Academic Honor Society recognizes and promotes the academic excellence of transfer students since 1999. Our transfer students, Flor Perdomo, Ashley Almonte, Camille Espaillat and Yvanak Fanini-Lemoine had their induction ceremony on March 22nd. Proud of our alumni!

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Tau Sigma Society Recognition

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P.E.A.K. Project WMU

On March 29th, our alumni Yvanka Fanini Lemoine, who is currently a senior majoring in Advertising & Promotion and minoring in Business, presented her project about Social Sustainability through PeaceJam Mentoring in WMU’s P.E.A.K. Fair.

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P.E.A.K. Project WMU

On March 29th, our alumni Camille Espaillat, who is currently a senior majoring in Marketing and minoring in Business, presented her project about Sustainability for All in WMU’s P.E.A.K. Fair.

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BBA PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

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FIU Info Session

On January 28th, Representative from Florida International University (FIU), Rodrigo Velasco, visited BBA to talk to our future FIU candidates about the experience and advantages of studying abroad.

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Student Exchange Fair

On January 29th our BBA Director, Dayanna Polanco, and FIU’s representative, Rodrigo Velasco, participated in UNIBE’s Student Exchange Fair, in which they provided all information regarding studying abroad and its advantages.

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Intercultural Communication & Ethnography Workshop

On March 4th our students participated in WMU’s Intercultural Communication & Ethnography workshop with Mark P. Orbe, where they learned the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication in the different cultures.

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Vive La Experiencia UNIBE

On March 5th we participated in Vive La Experiencia UNIBE, an event in which potential new students visit the University and the career of their choice to learn about the program. For this event, our director Dayanna Polanco contributed with her experience and expertise to provide all the information regarding the program and attract new students. Additionally, students from different high schools participated in our BBA workshop and learned how to develop a product being socially responsible.

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Vive La Experiencia UNIBE

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Francophonie

On March 28th our BBA students participated in the Week of the Francophonie in which the groups presented the influence of French Culture in America’s traditions (food, culture and music).

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FEINNE 2019

From April 2nd to April 5th our students participated in the International Business Fair 2019 (FEINNE) as part of their International Business Course in which they had to sell different products to the guests, convincing them to import / export their product from or to China.

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FEINNE 2019

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AMCHAMDR

On April 4th our director Dayanna Polanco participated in the breakfast of @amchamdr, in which the issue of resilience to natural disasters was addressed. The main speaker was David Fortino of the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, together with a panel of experts and the sponsorship of the Embassy of the United States.

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

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Guest Speaker Maeno Gรณmez

On February 4th our students received a very special guest speaker, Maeno Gomez from @maenoco, as part of their Consumer Behavior course. Mr. Gomez shared his experience with our students and teached them how to face the difficulties of having to adapt to the different types of consumers.

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Guest Speaker Lya Mata

On February 13th our students received a special visit from Lya Mata, former UNIBE alumni graduated from law school. Ms. Mata founded @Accentord, which is a project that offers vocational guidance. She shared information about career plans and how to develop a professional life.

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Guest Speaker Yazmin Yeara

On February 24th, our Consumer Behavior students received a guest speaker who graduated from Law School of UNIBE, Yazmin Yeara, founder of @thehippienerd and @thnbridal.

Yazmin Yeara shared her experience in the Social Media industry and talked about the importance of knowing how business can be performed through many platforms in an effective way.

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Guest Speaker Luis Eduardo Sánchez

On March 8th, Canvas Design Media’s co-founder, Luis Eduardo Sánchez, shared the importance of knowing the consumer’s behavior in order to perform well in any business with our students and how consistency and hard work will lead you to achieve your goal.

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New Product Tasting

On March 9th our Consumer Behavior students participated in a new product tasting from San Pellegrino. It was a focus group conducted by Los Catadores to see which product had the best feedback.

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Visit to BahĂ­a de las Aguilas

On March 23rd our students went to BahĂ­a de las Aguilas as part of their Earth Science course with Professor Sardis Medrano. In this trip they were able to learn about endemic plants and the different types of vegetation that are predominant in dry areas.

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Visit to BahĂ­a de las Aguilas

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Visit to GCPS

On March 26th the Vice Presidency of the Dominican Republic through the Cabinet of Coordination of Social Policies (GCPS) invited our Business Communication class, taught by Professor Ricardo Cuesta, to participate in the "Exchange of Experiences and Good Practices of the Dominican Protection Network", where you can learn about entrepreneurship and training programs for people living in poverty and vulnerability.

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Visit to GCPS

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Visit to Nueva Barquita

On March 27th our students from the Business and Professional Communication Workshop visited “Nueva Barquita” with the professor Ricardo Cuesta, where they learned about the program “Progresando con Solidaridad” and how the housing system works in the community.

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Cultura Ciudadana RD

On March 28th our students were invited to the Gender Violence Workshop conducted by Cultura Ciudadana RD in the Cabinet of Coordination of Social Policies (GCPS).

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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

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FEINNE 2019 China Tour

Our School of Business Administration organized a study tour to China to conclude the curricular activity ÂŤInternational Business Fair, FEINNEÂť, to the guest country of this year: People's Republic of China, in order that students have the opportunity to learn firsthand about their culture, history and business opportunities, based on what was studied during the fair.

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FEINNE 2019 China Tour

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