The American Graduate School of Internationa! Management

TORVol. XXIV No. 1* Arizona

$13,000 Unused by Students Wanted: Project ProposalsByJoeDorsey

The Financial Aids Office announced that an estimated $13,061 out of last year's $125,000 in work-study funds are scheduled to be returned to the federal government because the school failed to use them by- Ox June 30,1987 deadline.

On April 27. Financial Aids issued a memorandum stating that surplus funds were available because "all departments have not used their allocations under the work-study program.'' A similar notice ap­ peared in the May 1 issue of Thunderbird News.

Sources in Financial Aids and faculty members told Das Tor the surplus resulted from difficulty in finding students finan­ cially qualified to receive the federally- sponsored aid. Thunderbird students were "possibly just too rich." suggested one faculty observer. Louise Gifford of Finan­ cial Aids stated the problem was exacer­ bated by students who did not fulfill earlier commitments to work a previously budgeted number of hours.

An additional complicating factor ap­ pears to be a failure on the part of the ad­ ministration to monitor the funds careful­ ly. Das Tor confirmed a $70.000 figure in May during separate interviews with Dean of Students. Stephen Beaver and Louise Gifford of Financial Aids. On June 19. however. Dean Beaver insisted the sum

bad been closer to $40,000. Last year, there were also problems administering the funds when the school's three departments depleted nearly their entire allocations during the first six months.

Government CutoffThere is still hope for the remaining

funds according to Lee StickJand, Jr., Vice President for Business Affairs. The Vice President told Das Tor the school will ask the government for permission to carry over the remaining funds to the 1987-88 budget because of deep cuts in federal aid. These cuts will amount to approximately $104,000, or 83%. with this year's work study funds totalling only $20,890.

The academic departments have been told that their budgets will not N? rut. Reductions in student aid will be made up for by boosting tuition $37 per year and shifting funds from other purposes.

One result of replacing federal aid money with funds from the regular operating budget is that only a fraction of the funds available to hire students will carry the financial aid qualifications man­ dated by the federal government. Dean Beaver agreed this could bode well for foreign students and those students who previously could not be hired because they did not meet the work-study's financial need requirements.

By David BellThe ASLC is currently looking for pro­

posals for projects which the Student- Alumni fund could support As for the specifics, projects must (1) promote student-alumni interaction. !2) potentially benefit all fee-paying Thunderbird students, (3) not duplicate or compete with other campus projects, although it may supplement them, (4) not serve primarily individuals or specialty groups, and (5) be a non-profit venture. In addition, the pro­ jects chosen will provide benefits to the student body in the areas of education, public relations, career search enhance­ ment and/or communications/networking augmentation.

Students, alumni, or groups of snuffs or alumni may submit proposals. Those

project proposals which survive screening by the Student-Alumni Fund Board will be presented before the ASLC to be judged. For accepted projects, funds will be monitored, regular reports will be re­ quired, and a joint evaluation by the ASLC monitor and the intiator will eventually be made There will also be a file in the AiLC for ideas whose authors have abandoned them due to lack of time or interest. In either case, the deadline for proposals is July 24,1987. at 3:00 PM. Jean Nelson (the ASLC secretary) is the person to see

Again, the ASLC needs you to tell them what to do with their money. If you need some resume fodder, or if the idea of rubb­ ing elbows with the Thunderbird power elite 2ppc2is to you, Ibeo J»j «ii means, propose something.

Failing ProfsByNeilA.Weinberg

'If a student doesn't have a business background before coming here he's not going to learn the skills he'll need at Thunderbird," So said Dean Bennion, a member of the spring graduating class who studied finance before coming to cam­ pus.

professors in accounting, finance and management (last year 27% of the adver­ tised positions in these fields remained va­ cant).

Dean Geer also pointed out that Thunderbird for its part loses potential faculty members due to its limited research opportumtw-^ a««* in*.******* Ty^y

Publisher's ProgressBy Dirk Ward

Does Thunderbird need more faculty publishing to keep up with its competition? If the school remains a teaching institu­ tion, wiQ it lose its top students and pro­ fessorial prospects to more prestigious. research-oriented newcomers in the field? Or more directly, bow will your degree from Thunderbird be perceived in ten years a solid resume item or a few good

The answer to these questions may not be very simple at all. But just how valuable is research to the reputation of a graduate program?

Marshall Geer. Vice President for Academic Affairs, says, "My feeling is that research is a fairly important factor." The facts bear him out. For instance, in poHsdone in 1984 by the Academy of Inter­ national Business, Thunderbird ranked sixth among international business pro­ grams; in a parallel poll, it ranked eleventh. But most importantly, all schools noddng above Thunderbird of­

fered PhD-granting research programs, according to Dr. Geer.

One important repercussion of Thunder- bird's research shortcomings is the school's inability to gain important ac­ creditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In the past, lack of AACSB ac­ creditation has caused some institutions such as the World Bank periodically to refuse to recognize the MIM degree. Some international scholarship exchange pro­ grams will not send students to Thunder- bird for the same reason. Corporate donors have sometimes been reluctant with funds, leaning instead toward other programs explicitly because of their AACSB accreditation.

So why doesn't the school do whatever needs to be done to receive this accredita­ tion? The truth is, it has been trying to do just that for several years now. The pro­ gram quite simply has had a lot of distance

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Third in Transition40's airfield giving way to 80's campus

By David BellPerhaps you've watched the progress on

the new Computer and Modern Language Buildings, or noticed the trenches along the jogging trail. The ubiquity of the various construction and renovation pro­ jects is overwhelming, and yet, these changes are the merest hint of things to come in the near future.

Bobb Watts, Tinmderbird's Director of Physical Plant, has in his off ice a blueprint which, with some modifications, con­ stitutes the master plan for die develop­ ment of the campus. When asked about the flurry of construction activity, Mr. Watts took pointer in hand and outlined some rather sweeping changes in store for the Thunderbird physical plant

The Computer Building is only one of the latest in a series of buildings which, when completed, will comprise the Campus

Mall. Mr. Watts describes the pavilion as "99 percent complete". The Modern Languages office building will be finished in July and the Computer Building in August, both in time for fall classes.

Three other buildings are planned but not scheduled. One will eventually bouse the Work! Business department, another the International Studies faculty and resource center, and the third the Academic Affairs staff. These buildings, though, must await funding before con­ struction can begin. (As a guideline for potential donors, the Computer Building project came to life only after Joan and David Lincoln, whose names the new building will bear, pledged $300,000.) The final element of the Campus Mall plan is a- patio beneath the tower. One of the main

Continued on Page 3

harsh by some measures, practically every first-semester Thunderbird knows the frustration of signing away a great deal of money one day and the next signing up for a required course with a professor that, in the estimation of his or her peers, is a diaster. For the summer arrivals on campus, there was an additional reason for apprehension the circulation of preliminary results of an image audit con­ ducted last semester in which 94% of students surveyed expressed dissatisfac­ tion with the quality of the Thunderbird faculty.

Somewhere between the image audit's results (which many in the faculty and ad­ ministration believe were unscientifically compiled and are inaccurate) and Academic Affairs' claim that Thunder- bird's rank the faculty among the top 65%- 75% or professors they have ever had lies a great deal of misunderstanding and disappointment particularly where World Business is concimjeU.

Why do we pay so much for such a spotty faculty? Is the administration disinterested? Incompetent? Operating an old boy network? Why aren't the bad ap­ ples discarded before the entire bunch is accused of being rotten?

World Business Chairman, Clifford Cox claims his department is very thorough in ggcpgrfng potential faculty members, rating candidates in terms of teaching ability, academic achievement, interna­ tional and business experience.

According to Dean of Academic Affairs, Marshall Geer, there are, however, a number of factors within academia and Thunderbird itself that compound the dif­ ficulty of putting top-flight professors at the front of every classroom.

The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Easiness, Dean Geer notes, recognizes a chronic shortage of business

fessors accustomed to matching their rparking incomes through consulting find Glendale not exactly exploding with de­ mand for advice on how to conduct inter­ national business.

"From the point of view of labor- relations, an academic institution is a nightmare," Dr. Geer added. "According to the faculty handbook, if we hire so­ meone on a one-year contract we can only let them go after expiration... Besides, if a professor is doing a lousy job in class what do you do in mid-semester? You can! get a replacement... iSo you ask) why do we ha ve so-and-so in class if he's such a jerk. Well the choice was seventy in a class or him."

According to Dr. Geer, to rid the faculty of a tenured professor the school must pro­ ve "professional incompetence, moral tur- pttude or financial exigency."In the words of Dean Geer. "90% of the chips are in the faculty's bands."

"If a student has complaints, he shook! make them to me," suggested Professor Cox, Chairman of World Business. "We rank prof es xs, rate them and take com­ plaints verj seriously." Dr. Cox stated that during I is tenure as WB Chairman, he has re

Short of st which invclves

a direct action by a student, overcoming fear or

reprisal (Dr. Cox assured Das Tor be will keep the source of written complaints from students r**ttWfnHai imni the p"s*"»g of final semester grades) and the distaste of tnrcfltftriifij? sffltPffom>S' 11 v^HiiOOQL toe best recourse remains end-of-semester evaluations a slow, distant process undertaken more for the benefit of future generations than for one's self.

And, of course, one can always resort to the time-tested word of mouth network to avoid the professors within our midst who themselves deserve failing grades.

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$13,000 Unused by Students Wanted: Project ProposalsBy Joe Dorse?

The Financial Aids Office announced that an estimated 513,061 oat of last year's $125,000 in work-study funds are scheduled to be returned to the federal government because the school failed to use them by the June 30,1987 deadline.

On April 27, Financial Aids issued a memorandum stating that surplus funds were available because "all departments have not used their allocations under the work-study program, *' A similar notice ap­ peared in the May 1 issue of Thunderbird News.

Sources in Financial Aids and faculty members f oM Oa« Tor the surplus resulted from difficulty in finding students finan­ cially qualified to receive the federally- sponsored aid. Thunderbird students were "possibly just too rich." suggested one faculty observer. Louise Gifford of Finan­ cial Aids stated the problem was exacer­ bated by students who did not fulfill earlier commitments to work a previously budgeted number of hours.

An additional complicating factor ap­ pears to be a failure on the part of the ad­ ministration to monitor the funds careful­ ly. Das Tor confirmed a $70,000 figure in May during separate interviews with Dean of Students. Stephen Beaver and Louise Gifford of Financial Aids. On June 19. however. Dean Beaver insisted the sum

bad been closer to $40,000. Last year, there were also problems administering the funds when the school's three departments depleted nearly their entire allocations during the first six months.

Government CutoffThere is still hope for the remaining

funds according to Lee Stickland, Jr.. Vice President for Business Affairs The Vice President told Das Tor the school will ask the government for permission to carry­ over the remaining funds to the 1987-88 budget because of deep cuts in federal aid. These cuts will amount to approximately $104,000, or 23%, vrith this year'*, work study funds totalling only $20,890.

The academic departments have been told that their budgets will not be cut. Reductions in student aid will be made up for by boosting tuition $37 per year and shifting funds from other purposes.

One result of replacing federal aid money with funds from the regular operating budget is that only a fraction of the funds available to hire students will carry the financial aid qualifications man­ dated by the federal government. Dean Beaver agreed this could bode well for foreign students and those students who previously could not be hired because they did noi meet the work-study's financial need requirements.

By David BellThe ASLC is currently looking for pro­

posals for projects which the Student- Alumni fund could support. As for the specifics, projects must in promote student-alumni interaction, (2) potentially benefit all fee-paying Thunderbird students, < 3) not duplicate or compete with other campus projects, although it may supplement them, (4) not serve primarily individuals or specialty groups, and (5) be a non-profit venture. In addition, the pro­ jects chosen will provide benefits to the student body in the areas of education, public relations, career search cs£2scc- rnent and/or communications/networking augmentation.

Students, alumni, or groups of students or alumni may submit proposals. Those

project proposals which survive screening by the Student-Alumni Fund Board will be presented before the ASLC to be judged. For accepted projects, funds will be monitored, regular reports will be re­ quired, and a joint evaluation by the ASLC monitor and the mtiator will eventually be made. There will also be a file in the ASLC for ideas whose authors have abandoned them due to lack of time or interest. In either case, the deadline for proposals is July 24,1987, at 3:00 PM. Jean Nelson (the ASLC secretary) is the person to see.

Again, the ASLC needs you to tell them hat to uu with Umr money, ii you need some resume fodder, or if the idea of rubb­ ing elbows with the Thunderbird power elite appeals to you. then by all means, propose something.

Failing ProfsBy NeU A. Weinberg

"If a student doesn't have a business background before coming here he's not going to learn the skills he'll need at Thunderbird." So said Dean Bennion, a member of the spring graduating class who studied finance before coming to cam­ pus.

professors in accounting, finance and management (last year 27% of the adver­ tised positions in these fields remained va­ cant).

Dean Gccr also pointed out thai Thunderbird for its part loses potential faculty members due to its limited research opportunities and u>»»n~. T^'-an--

Publisher's ProgressBy Dirk Ward

Does Thunderbird need more faculty publishing to keep up with its competition? If the school remains a teaching institu­ tion, mill it lose its top students and pro­ fessorial prospects to more prestigious. research-oriented newcomers in the field? Or more directly, bow will your degree from Thunderbird be perceived in ten years a solid resume item or a few good laughs?

The answer to these questions may not be very simple at all. But just how valuable is research to the reputation of a graduate program?

Marshall Geer, Vice President for Academic Affairs, says, "My feeling is that research is a fairly important factor." The fads bear him out. For instance, in poDs done in 1964 by the Academy of Inter­ national Business, Thunderbird ranked sixth among international business pro­ grams; in a parallel poll, it ranked eleventh. But most importantly, all schools ranking above Thunderbird of­

fered PhD-granting research programs, according to Dr. Geer.

One important repercussion of Thunder- bird's research shortcomings is the school's inability to gain important ac­ creditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSBK In the past, lack of AACSB ac­ creditation has caused some institutions such as the World Bank periodically to refuse to recognize the MLM degree. Some international scholarship exchange pro­ grams will not send students to Thunder- bird for the same reason. Corporate donors have sometimes been reluctant with funds, leaning instead toward other programs explicitly because of their AACSB accreditation.

So why doesn't the school do whatever needs to be done to receive this accredita­ tion? The truth is, it has been trying to do just that for several years now. The pro­ gram quite simply has had a lot of distance

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Tbird in Transition40's airfield giving way to 80's campus

By David BenPerhaps you've watched the progress on

the new Computer and Modern Language Buildings, or noticed the trenches along the jogging trail. The ubiquity of the various construction and renovation pro­ jects is overwhelming, and yet, these changes are the merest bint of things to come in UK near future.

Boob Watts, Thundertird's Director of Physical Plant, has in his office a blueprint which, with some modifications, con­ stitutes the master plan for the develop­ ment of the campus. \Vhen asked about the flurry of construction activity, Mr. Watts took pointer in hand and outlined some rather sweeping changes in store for the Thunderbird physical plant.

The Computer Building is only one of the latest in a series of buildings which, when completed, will comprise the Campus

Mall. Mr. Watts describes the pavilion as "99 percent complete". The Modern Languages office building will be finished in July and the Computer Building in August, both in time for fall classes.

Three other buildings are planned but not scheduled. One will eventually house the World Business department, another the International Studies faculty and resource center, and the third the Academic Affairs staff. These buildings, though, must await funding before con­ struction can begin. (As a guideline for potential donors, the Computer Building project came to life only after Joan and David Lincoln, whose names the new building will bear, pledged $500,000.) The final element of the Campus Mall plan is a patio beneath the tower. One of the main

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harsh by some measures, practically every first-semester Thunderbird knows the frustration of signing away a great deal of money one day and the next signing up for a required course with a professor that, in the estimation of his or her peers, is a diaster. For the summer arrivals on campus, there was an additional reason for apprehension the circulation of preliminary results of an image audit con­ ducted last semester in which 94% of students surveyed expressed dissatisfac­ tion with the quality of the Thunderbird faculty.

Somewhere between the image audit's results (which many in the faculty and ad­ ministration believe were unscientifically compiled and are inaccurate) and Academic Affairs' claim that Thunder- bird's rank the faculty among the top 65%- 75% or professors they have ever had lies a great deal of misunderstanding and disappointment particularly where World Business is concerned.

Why do we pay so much for such a spotty faculty? Is the administration disinterested? Incompetent? Operating an oU boy network? Why aren't the bad ap­ ples discarded before the entire bunch is accused of being rotten?

World Business Chairman, Clifford Cox claims his department is very thorough in assessing potential faculty members, rating candidates in terms of teaching ability, academic achievement, interna­ tional and business experience.

According to Dean of Academic Affairs, Marshall Geer, there are, however, a number of factors within academia and Thunderbird itself that compound the dif­ ficulty of putting top-flight professors at the front of every classroom.

The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, Dean Geer notes, recognizes a chronic shortage of business

lessors accustomed to matching their teaching incomes through consulting find Glendale not exactly exploding with de­ mand for advice on how to conduct inter­ national business.

"From the point of view of labor- relations, an academic institution is a nightmare." Dr. Geer added. "According to the faculty handbook, if we hire so­ meone on a one-year contract we can onJy let them go after expiration.. Besides, if a professor is doing a lousy job in class what do you do in mid-semester? You cant get a replacement... (So you ask) why do we ha ve so-and-so in class if he's such a jerk. Well, the choke was seventy in a class or him."

According to Dr. Geer, to rid the faculty of a tenured professor the school must pro­ ve "professional incompetence, moral tur­ pitude or financial exigency. "In the words of Dean Geer, "90% of the chips are in the faculty's bands."

"If a student has complaints, he should make them to me," suggested Professor Cox, Chairman of World Business. "We rank profess xs, rate them and take com­ plaints verj seriously." Dr. Cox stated that during 1 Is tenure as WB Chairman, he hasremovet seven professors.

Short of a eh direct action by a student, which invtlves overcoming fear or reprisal (Dr. Cox assured Das Tor be will keep the source of written complaints from students mnfiripnttai until the posting of final semester grades) and the distaste of threatening someone's Irvehnood, the best recourse remains end-of-semester evaluations a stow, distant process undertaken more for the benefit of future generations than for one's self.

And, of course, one can always resort to the time-tested word of mouth network to avoid the professors within oar midst who themselves deserve fatting grades.

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Letter to the EditorFellow "Thirds:

Are you getting full value from your $25 ASLC beer fund' Let's do a little accoun­ ting, okay' If you figure a !2-pack of Bud will cost you about $5 i on sale & after tax > over at Bayless. then it follows that each student has the right to 60 12oz beers over the course of the summer semester Now we all know the summer is short and there will only be six ASLC sponsored "events", so make sure you consume the 10 beer quota per party which you deserve!

What do you mean you can't drink that much beer each Saturday night? Are you suggesting that there might be a more valuable way to "dispose" of those funds'7 Keep in mind that the ASLC cannot 'or will not) sponsor any food expenditures or any club requests for long-term assets This basically leaves us with a $25 per per­

son party fund for entertainment aad beeE?Now there are certainly going to be some

worthwhile parties on the quad this sum- mer. but it seems a shame that a stw&Bt body which piides itself on international sensitivity can't come up wltt more creative ways to spend the ASLC funds. Our club was denied funding for two com­ edy films from Eastern Europe on the grounds that the film committee normally gets 7-11 films for $2 across the street Clearly, the only nope for ASLC funding was for a major club to propose a campus- wide beer bust'

So Tbirds.... belly up for your bee- on Saturday nights! Oh. by the way, if one of those clubs tries to charge you for some of that beer, remind them who paid for it in the first place

Steven <Greg) Borossay

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, an a person noDean of Stndentssaould understand and respect that fact. Das

no pretense ol stealing Pultoer Prizes from the New York a legitimate fomm for student Information,

contempt for Das Tor.

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Courtesy World Development Forum"Which expatriates in Asia make the

best managers''" asked an American business administration student recently of Han Bed i. an Asian management afi­ cionado. His answer: "Americans " Citing their youth, educalton fpohmml nnr<!if!C2- lions and acceptance of relocation as key factors, he spelled out a formula for suc­ cess "The most important key to suc­ cess for foreign managers." he said, as reported in Asiaweek. is "an ability to adapt to a multi-cultural business environ­ ment " Asian subordinates, he points out. "are culturally different" from their Western counterparts. Other elements in his formula:

* A personal relationship between super­ visor and subordinate that builds mutual trust. "Most successful expatriate managers display humility about their lack of (cultural) knowledge. They rely on Asian associates for orientation."

Empathy and concern for subor­ dinates "A foreign supervisor who makes exceptions to company policy for personal circumstances" wilt win the respect of .Asian subordinates

Flexible programs within hrruwf gnais Americans love change and like precise plans with specific target dates. Asians don't. They "dislike sudden breaks of con­ tinuity, frequent changes of location, im­ promptu revisions of marketing teams." And they view too many changes introduc­ ed too soon after a new assignment in Asia as reflecting badly on a predecessor, which is in poor taste.

Management through personal rela­ tionships and mutually agreed upon goals. "The Asian... is seldom motivated by abstract corporate missions" and isn't "a bit impressed by a plaque wiCh a declara­ tion of company purpose engraved upon it, signed by a person (he's) never met."

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June 29.1987 news 3CLUB NEWS

Put it in Words

ByKisakuNakanoI became a member of the Toastmasters

Club at the AGSIM in the spring semester of 1987 to improve my communicative skills. The Thunderbird Toastmasters dub consists of about 50 members. Its ac­ tivities are held every Thursday in the of- fkeoftheASLCfrom8:OOto9:OOp.m.

Each speaker is introduced by the Toastmaster of the evening. The activities include extemporaneous, impromptu, and writt«w«xi-read p-jblic specking fcllc^ed by constructive evaluation. After finishing, the speaker is evaluated by an assigned listener. After everybody is through talking, each member votes to decide who was best in each category.

As the proverb says, "practice makes perfect," and the Toastmasters dub em­ phasizes continual practice and participa­ tion. I have to be careful not to get stage fright

My training strategy calls for me to

make a speech in as many settings as possible. First, on March 19.1987.1 made a speech abour marriage and divorce in Japan, and I was fortunately voted the best speaker among twelve students. My second speech took place at a formal din­ ner in a restaurant on March 30. I spoke about my perception of America and American society. My third speech took place in the TAG on April 20. 1 spoke about trade friction between the USA and Japan in front of a microphone.

1 learned very much through these three speeches. The more experience 1 have, the more confidence 1 gain to speak in front of people. Before 1 became a member of the Toastmasters Club, this experience was unthinkable. The activities of the Toastmasters are unique and beneficial for my life.

1 am proud that 1 entered the Toastmasters Club, met new people, established new friendships and had many exciting experiences. This semester presents a new challenge, as I am the new secretary for the club.

Everyone is welcome to join Toastmasters Club, and I believe anyone can be a good speaker and listener by par­ ticipating and practicing in as many dif­ ferent places as possible. For more in­ formation contact: Kisaku Nakano. Secretary Tel. 938-4861. Box ^0 or Leanda Hepburn, President Tel. 993-1410. Box 610.

Top Management ClubThis semester (Summer 1987) we are

launching a new dub at Thunderbird to meet the needs of students who have been employed in decision-making positions or independent work to groom and prepare themselves for top management: the TOP MANAGEMENT CLUB.

TMC will work in cooperation with the Career Services Center, A.S.L.C., and the Off ice of Communications at A.G.S.I.M. Top Management goals include:

1. Getting together Thirds with two or more years of independent or decision- making work experience.

2. Personally meeting CEO's in specific industries targeted by club members, in­

viting them to address the club regarding their personal career strategies and ex­ periences.

3. Working together with the faculty and industry to start consulting projects for TMC, enabling students to see how a com­ pany functions internally, including its marketing strategies, human resources, operations and finance and R&D.

4. Inviting professors and specialists to give conferences in fields crucial to top management, such as presentation skills, psychology and cultural diplomacy.

5. Gaining skills in managerial protocol. For more information, contact Luis Cariaga, Box251.

PROGRESSContinued from Page Oneto cover.

It was only in 1968 that Thunderbird began offering a Master's Degree. Until

then, says Dr. Geer, World Business had mostly consisted of "a handful of ex- bnsmessmen telling war stories." A number of the language professors possessed only Latin American B. A.s that were, in essence, two-year teaching degrees. Even in 1972, when Or. Geer ar­ rived, be was one of only two PhDs in toe 15-person WB department. It has only been since 1981 that Thunderbird has expressed any research desires.

A quick look at last year's Annual Report reveals that great progress has been made. Thunderbird faculty con­ tributed over SO publications and con­ ference presentations not Harvard, perhaps, but a far cry from a bunch of ex- businessmen telling war stories.

On the other hand, while the administra­

tion has greatly encouraged increased faculty research and publishing, it has no illusions of transforming the school into a PhD-granting research institution. Or. Geer says that the school's main priority will always be teaching. Approximately 75% of a professor's annual evaluation is based on his or her teaching ability, ac­ cording to the Dean of Academic Affairs. Of that 75%, approximately half is based on student evaluations.

"With excellent teaching skills, a pro­ fessor will almost surely get bonuses, pro­ motion and tenure," says Dr. Geer, "with or without research. Moderately skilled teachers can compensate with research and publishing. But no amount of research can compensate for bad teaching skills when professors are let go, it's because of bad teaching."

Does this mean that Thunderbird can forget AACSB accreditation? Dr. Geer

Recent Groundbreaking

TRANSITIONContinued from Page Onebenefits fh*» pat m will ^rovjdc is 2 shortcut for pedestrians walking from. say. the post office to the library.

An obvious effect of the faculty's migra­ tion to new offices is their vacating of their present ones. For this reason, the various moves have been carefully choreographed so Uiat everyone will ultimately gam more office space. When the Modem Languages faculty moves into its new building, its of­ fices in the tower will be occupied by the World Business faculty members who presently use the TAC annex. The TAG an­ nex will in turn be occupied by ad­ ministrators whose move will allow minor renovations of Founders Hall and the Housing Office. Wnen the World Business office building is completed, the tower will very likely house the post office, bookstore, and/or ASLC. thereby tfeeing the back of the second banger for Alumni Relations. Round and round we go.

Another, less dramatic item on the agen­ da is a sprinkler system for the northern half of the campus. A method called "flood irrigation" is currently used- that is, water is allowed to gush onto the grass un­ til it forms a large puddle that eventually soaks deep into the ground. Mr. Watts characterizes this practice as "an obscene waste of water" compared to a sprinkler system, and as someone who has stepped in those puddles on several occasions, it's hard to disagree.

A bid for the renovation of the auditorium (next to the Coffee Shop) has been received, a building permit has been granted, and work began last Monday. Mr. Watts estimates that the auditorium will be finished well before the start of the fall semester.

The outer road behind East Dorm will soon give way to a parking lot, with a new road along its rim that will encircle the campus periphery. (Don't confuse this road with the slowly decomposing fire road between Dorm A and the tower. That

hcn Tuur>u£fuifu < « <tn airfield, and there are no plans to repair it.) Other activity along the outer rim of Thunderbird includes trenches for sewage and water lines (for fire hydrants, re­ quired by the city of Glendale), A deten­ tion basin for drainage is planned for the part of the balloon field that lies between Dr. Voris' house and the back wall, and the soccer fields and baseball diamond will be moved inside this basin.

Why the sudden interest in providing utilities to the balloon field? It seems that the balloon field is destined to be developed. Originally apartments and con­ dominiums were planned, but now the land has been earmarked for a "business park." The land is intended to go to internationally-oriented firms in the form of s»-vear leases, ideally, these businesses would then provide revenue and tare Thunderbird students without laying an ir­ revocable claim to land the school might* one day want for other purposes. Of course, given the location, doctors' offices \rUllikery show more interest than inter­ national banks. Even so, the school is committed development will begin as soon as lessees are recruited.

While it's great that Thunderbird is slowly looking less like a military base and more like an institution of higher educa­ tion, this last development shows that the directions growth can take when no one is watching are simply astonishing. The most amazing thing regarding this land- leasing plan is not the idea itself, but the fact that around campus there is so little talk about it. The brevity of our stay here makes it possible for us to remain largely ignorant of any number of things in which we have an interest. It's evidently very easy to assume that every bit of construc­ tion constitutes progress, even when the master plan for this progress takes some very surprising, perhaps controversial twists.

says that the school has come a long way, but still has a long way to go before ac­ creditation. Until then, says Geer, "It's okay that we're perceived as a teaching in­ stitution as long as we're perceived as respectable."

"Business firms rank us near the top of any list of international programs. But ask them who has the best MBA or business programs, and this knee-jerk thing goes off: 'Harvard, Stanford!' in other words, research-oriented programs."

The "teaching school" tag certainly hurts Thunderbird in some areas, such as in accreditation or in the school's ability to attract and keep superstar faculty. Says Dr. Geer, "We'll probably never hold a really top-flight professor for more than 5 orSyears."

But on the whole, Thunderbird seems to be maintaining its traditional niche in the market, and its students still get jobs. "Our bread and butter," says Geer, "is highly-motivated internationals, not a research-oriented kid with a 675 GMAT."

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