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The student voice for 90 years!
Collegedale, Tennessee
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Vol. 72, Issue 11
Business department to visit China Last opportunity to sign-up for tour Sierra emilaire editoR-in-Chief
Photo by Tierra Hayes Lee University’s “Voices of Lee”, performed multiple selections in Iles gym on January 16th on MLK Day after Southern’s day of service.
Christian Service department says thank you with convo concert Shivani Ward Lead RepoRteR
On Monday, Voices of Lee from Lee University performed an eclectic selection of songs including “Happy” by Pharell, “Total Praise” by Richard Smallwood and a Christmas Medley by Rascal Flatts that they were featured on. The program was a way to say “thank you” to students, faculty and volunteers for their hard work during MLK community service day.
Music majors were required to attend the convocation, and expressed pleasure in attending the event. Jonathan Rodney, junior music major, said that he thoroughly enjoyed the concert. “It was incredibly refreshing to hear the raw talents of the individuals performing.” Rebecca Davis, senior music major, said, “Voices of Lee presented a fun new sound to our campus. It is nice to have variety in the music we bring on to campus.”
Some students were pleasantly surprised by the program, “Not what I was expecting” said Tim Gosser, senior theology major, “but none-the-less musically satisfying!” Voices of Lee demonstrated a wide repertoire with their music choices and specially arranged songs, which senior psychology major, Hannah Odenthal, appreciated. “The music was enjoyable and it is nice to come together with other schools in the area.”
The business and history departments are collaborating for the 19-day China study tour scheduled for May 8 to June 2, 2017 where students will have the opportunity to obtain six credit hours in business, the humanities and business-communication core courses and electives. “We decided to collaborate with the history department this year because if we don’t understand the history we won’t know how to do business,” Braam Oberholster, business professor, said. “This enriches the business dimension of the program.” On this trip, students will explore the Great Wall in Beijing, the Ancient Forbidden City of Shanghai and Chengdu, the home of giant panda bears. “You learn so much about Chinese history and culture that you can’t get otherwise,” Caitlin Faber, master’s in finance student, said. “There are many contrasts within the country and their infrastructure. Most notably with Shanghai and the contrast between the old city and the new colonial architecture found in the new city that is located across the river with buildings made of steel and glass.” Students will also have the opportunity to meet with
Adventist and non-Adventist Chinese business executives to discuss International Business strategy and business models. “We always meet with some Adventist business professionals,” Oberholster said. “They often share how they use their business to witness for Christ in ways that they can’t in church because the government carefully monitors the churches.” The tour is not limited to the big cities of China, but will also cover the inner cities and rural areas. “[Inner] cities are important to businesses in order to truly understand a country, you must first better understand the less developed areas,” Oberholster said. Oberholster initiated this study tour in 2005 after realizing the United States, major economic power, and China, an emerging economic power at the time, had to do business with each other. He thought it would be important for students to know how business is done in China, which is now the second major economic power in the world. “The purpose of this tour is to help students engage in international business,” said Oberholster. “There is quiet a paradigm shift in how business is done in China, when compared to the United States. We wanted to truly understand See CHINA, page 3