ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication was assembled and edited by NYU students, most notably by student editor, Kate Woska, who did a majority of the heavy lifting. Also crucial to the process were our talented art designer, David Olmos, and our skilled photographers, Sarah Kuszelewicz and Alex Jagendorf (see opposite). Their work is present on every page and the dramatic results speak for themselves. Thank you to NYU Stern Dean Peter Henry for his gracious opening letter and to Professor Matt Statler for his introduction to the BiP course. Thank you also to Beth Murray, Anna Davitt, and undergraduate deans, Fred Choi and Susan Greenbaum, for their interest and support along the way. I owe gratitude to the many dedicated instructors who manage the weekly discussions, critical thinking, and critical writing sessions that make up Business and Its Publics: Inquiry and Discourse. Their hard work is also evident here. The plenary and inquiry discussion sections are currently overseen by Professor George Smith, and past years have been managed by Professors Batia Wiesenfeld and Doug Guthrie. The administration of the class-wide student course is handled ably by Kristy McCadden. NYU Stern’s professional faculty lead the smaller class discussions and thanks are due to all: former dean Sally Blount, current dean Susan Greenbaum, Aaron Hipscher, Anthony Karydakis, Barbara Holt, Bruce Buchanan, Eric Schoenberg, Gerald Rosenfeld, Ingo Walter, Jeanne Calderon, Jeff Carr, Jen Petersen, Jen Tosti, Karen Brenner, Larry White, Lee Sproull, Les Levi, Michael Pollack, Paul Wachtel, Rachel Kowal, Rex Mixon, Richard Freeman, Richard Sylla, Sam Craig, Shelly London, Tom Cooley, and Tunku Varadarajan. Thank you. Discourse Instructors lead the critical writing portion of the class and, without their dedication, you would not be reading this publication. Management Communication Chair Irv Schenkler and Professor Robert Lyon formulate much of the discourse curriculum and numerous colleagues put the plans into play. Thank you to the following: Aya Tanaka, Brian Hanssen, Briana Barocas, Bruce Meyerson, Carol Newell, Claudia Caruana, Cynthia Wiseman, Dianne McGuire, Eileen Gilmartin, Ellen Pluta, Hatim El-hibri, Josh Stager, Larry Menna, Leah Hanes, Martin Schell, Mathew Powers, Michelle Belino, Paul Melton, Rachel Somerstein, Rob Wosnitzer, Sam Carter, Sam HowardSpink, Selda Fikret-Pasa, Sharmila Mukherjee, Solon Barocas, Stacy Rosenberg, and Tom Monaco. Thank you. Finally I would like to thank our own Management Communication Department for their support throughout this project. Thanks to Aline Wolff, Diane Lennard, Irv Schenkler, Patricia Bower, Robert Lyon and Susan Stehlik— and a special thank you to MC Administrator, Todd Amodeo and assistant, Megan Nimerosky. Finally, I will save the best thanks for last. Thank you to my wife, my impetus, Lorinda Karoff.
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PROFESSOR JEFFREY J. YOUNGER Clinical Assistant Professor Management Communication New York University Stern School of Business 44 West Fourth Street, Suite 3-100 New York, NY 10012 jyounger@stern.nyu.edu
The Call for Corporate Action: NYU Stern Student Voices published by NYU Stern School of Business April 2011
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