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Associate Dean Melinda German Appointed Ambassador for the University of Urbino Melinda German, MBA, associate dean, Undergraduate Business Program, was named Academic Ambassador to the University of Urbino, Italy. Urbino University Rector Vilberto Stocchi, PhD, and Vice Rector Giorgio Calcagnini, PhD, presented Associate Dean German with a diploma to express their esteem, trust and respect for both her and the Villanova School of Business. For 25 years, Villanova University and the University of Urbino have worked together to offer language and culture studies at Urbino, and for the past four years VSB sophomores have had the opportunity to spend a semester on the Italian campus as part of the customized Business and Culture in the Italian Context (BCIC) Program. BCIC is designed to support VSB sophomores interested in International Business and Italian language and culture. Students complete their course requirements while consulting for an Italian company, learning about the modern Italian economy, completing intensive language study and working toward an International Business co-major/co-minor.
“VSB students have an incredible opportunity to learn from the excellent faculty at the University of Urbino, and I am truly honored to be part of this collaboration by serving as an academic ambassador.� –Associate Dean German