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  • November 11th, 2011 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page B-4 CAMP LS FLEE Two WCU graduates Briton Bennett, Contributing Writer Two recent graduates of Western Carolina University presented their research pa- pers in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the United States Senate on Friday, Oct. 21. _ The presentations were part of the Pi Gamma Mu Inter- national Honors Societys Triennial International Con- vention. John Taylor and Stephen Gassaway were selected from among a large number of researchers to present dur- ing the special event. Pie.) College of Business named among best schools in US. to ~ WCU News Services Western Carolina Uni- versitys College of Busi- . ness once again is listed by the Princeton Review as one _ of the best schools in the na- tion for studying toward the masters degree in business administration, agement. The Princeton Review,.a national educational servic- es company, features West- ern Carolina in the 2012 edi- tion of its guidebook, The Best 294 Business Schools, based on surveys of 19,000 business students from around the world. Business schools are se- lected for inclusion based on - the publishers high opinion _ of their academic programs and offerings, as well as a review of institutional data collected from the schools, said Robert Franek, Princ- _ eton Review's senior vice president of publishing. We also teak con- winning. high marks for solid prepa- tation in finance and man- | Reviews and Gassaway traveled with four other WCU student delegates to the convention, held in Washington D.C., on Oct. 20-22. WCU was among the top three schools for number of students cho- sen to present in the Senate. Taylor researched the terrorist organization Revo- lution Armed Forces of Columbia, also known as FARC, and will present his findings in the Senate. Tay- lor compiled military data from 1990-2003 and found that FARC posed a very real threat to U.S. security. present research in the United States Senate One of the reasons | chose this group [to re- search] is, if you look at the number of incidents, this organization leads the way, said Taylor. What is even more frightening is that they have close ties to al-Qaida, they are heavily involved in the drug trade and have a seemingly endless supply of money. Taylor graduated from WCU in August with a bach- elors degree in criminal jus- tice. He currently works as a detective for the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. The Princeton Review sider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report _ on their campus experiences at their schools on our sur- vey for the book, Franek said. Students surveyed for , the book praised Western Carolinas MBA program for its small class sizes and | , ture employers, that we are preparing graduates who are . student-faculty ratio of 10-1, and for its rural location and convenience of class offer- ings. Louis E. Buck Jr, in- | terim dean of the Coheed of Business, said the colleges inclusion in the Princeton Best Business Schools listings provides ongoing evidence of the quality and relevance of its academic programs. __ We are proud to once Business. These accolades tell prospective and current students, as well as their fu- business-ready. Other recent accolades . include a No. 1 national ranking in quality and af- fordability for the colleges online program in project management, and the des- ignation of its online master of entrepreneurship program as one of the most compre- hensive programs of its kind in the country. . again be considered among the top places in the na- tion to earn the MBA, said Buck. Honors such as this are an indicator of the high. _ quality of teaching and~ learning that can be found throughout the College of Taylor returned to active duty in June after recover- ing from gunshot wounds he received during a traffic stop in late 2010. Gassaway surveyed orga- nizations and compiled the data to determine the level of sophistication of their project management. His paper, Climbing the Lad- der of Organizational Proj- ect Management Maturity, evaluates organizations for their project management abilities and concludes that larger organizations have better project management capabilities. I wanted to see what was working and what wasnt working for organizations and present that informa- tion, said Gassaway, who graduated from WCU in Au- gust with a masters degree in project management. The Pi Gamma Mu In- ternational Honor Society in social sciences has nearly 340,000 members and is the largest academic group in the world. The triennial convention has been nearly three years in the making and marks the first time that Create Memories students will present in the U.S Senate, said Gordon Mercer, international presi- dent of Pi Gamma Mu and professor emeritus of politi- cal science and public affairs at Western Carolina Univer- sity. . We wanted to connect students with a key policy center, Mercer said. This event brings the voice of stu- dents from across the United States, into the Senate. Pi . Gamma Mu worked closely with Sen. Ben Nelson from Nebraska to book the Ken- nedy Caucus Room. earn MBA Giving Trees Exhibition November 12-January 3 All es Tree donations benefit participating non-profit organizations. _ Giving Trees Exhibition & Nog Off Receanioe Saturday, November 12, 5-7 pm The Shop at The Bascom The perfect solution Oe finding a one-of-a-kind gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list. a 10 am5pm. Sundays, 12 noon-Spm Galleries are free'and open to the public Sy te CIN T THROAT? 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