Change Management and Strategy to be Ready for AFTA

“Change Management and Strategy to be Ready for AFTA”

Mar 31st , 2010
Time: 12:30-17:00 hours
Ajarn Sunwean Intravichai Building
Stock Exchange of Thailand

Agenda

12.30-13.15 Registration

13.15-13.30 Seminar Opening
                    By Patrareeya Polvichai
                    Managing Director, SET

13.30-14.45  “AFTA : Opportunity and Challenge for listed companies” By Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN

14.45-15.00  Coffee Break

15.00-17.00  “Change Management : Why Thai managers should change especially in the face of increasing global competition”

DR. CHERIE CARTER-SCOTT
Professor, School of Business & Technology,
Webster University, Thailand
Author of New York Times' best selling book
"If Life is a game, these are the rules"

Internship & Job Fair

Internship &  Job Fair

School of Business & Technology is pleased to inform you that we will be organizing an internship & Job Fair on March 27 from 9.30 am -11.30 am at the Bangkok Center.  Students from Huahin  will be provided  transportation. Some of the  participating companies are listed below. If you are interested, kindly sign up immediately on the B&T board , next to Room no 208.

Date  and Time:            March 27 Saturday    9.30 -11.30 a.m   
Venue:                            Webster University, Maneeya Center, 10th floor

Some of the  participating companies       
 

Best Western
PCS
Coca cola (Vietnam)
Kiatwattana
New Zealand Immigration
Keen
CPAll
Six Senses
M Link
 

Sharpen your resume writing skills and interview techniques by attending:

March 16          Chaam  Campus   12.30  - 2.30 pm     

Resume’ writing techniques workshop    & Mock Interview sessions
 

Operationilizing Marketing Strategy

MBA seminar
Saturday
February 20, 2010:
10 am -11.45 am

Operationilizing Marketing Strategy

Lakshman Peiris
Country Commercial Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Ltd

WUT Student Council Forums

 

A Message from WUT Student Council Vice President

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Subject: WUT Student Council Forums!


Hello Webster Students!


Please join our forums. We would love to hear about
anything and everything, ranging from current events, complaints, to
gossip!


Click on register, use your *REAL NAME* as your username, and then post away!

 

Cheers,

Kimmy (WUTSC VP)

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MA International Relations Student Publishes Article

MA International Relations student Trevor Holbrook has published an article, U.S. Policy Recommendation: American Policy on Anti-Personnel Landmines, in the fall 2009 edition of American University’s Human Rights Brief.

Here is the link to his article: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/17/171.cfm

Elephant Village

Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010

Time: 1pm to 4pm

Elephant riding and activities with elephants!

Spring 2010 ICE Breaker

It's time for Webster's bi-annual Ice-Breaker Party! Get ready to have fun, meet new people, enjoy the *FREE FOOD*, drink, dance, and most importantly, break the ice!

Date & Time: Saturday 16th, JAN. From 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Location: Decem Club
Tickets: 150baht, available at the Finance Office.

**Tickets are now available in the Finance Office!**

**Tickets will also be available for sale on the BUS!**




Transportation Schedule for Ice Breaker Party 2010 - Download Here

``````MV --> Hua Hin --> Decem --> Pailin --> HNSS --> PMH --> VIP
Bus2_19:45___19:50_____19:55
Bus1___________________0:00____0:05____0:10____0:15____0:20


``````VIP --> PMH --> HNSS --> Pailin --> Decem --> Hua Hin --> MV
Bus1__19:40__19:45___19:50___19:55____20:00
Bus2________________________________0:00______0:05____0:10



IMPORTANT NOTE: Doors *will* be closed at 8:30 p.m. for security reasons. Please be sure to catch the bus to come to the party, or in the case of bringing your own transportation, PLEASE BE ON TIME.

Spring Bus Schedule

Spring January 11th 2010 Bus Schedule - Download

Jonathan Kougl's,MAIR student, pictures of relief operations in Sumatra

Webster University Thailand Campus MA of International Relations student, Jonathan Kougl, spent his break in Indonesia taking pictures of relief operations in Sumatra.

To read his article Relief in Sumatra: Aftermath of the Earthquake visit here

For more of Jonathan Kougl's pictures visit here

Webster University Alumni and Parent Reception

Webster Works Worldwide 15

Webster Works Worldwide 15 pictures now on Webster Works Worldwide website. Come see pictures of Thailand Campus's activities.

Picture Gallery Here

Admissions Seminar and Interview in Kathmandu, Nepal

Admissions Seminar and Interview in Kathmandu, Nepal
Venue: Hotel De'la Annapurna
Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 1:00 pm
For appointment: samrat@webster.ac.th

“Back to the Future: Cold Wars and Great Power Conflicts in Asia”

To mark the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the end of the Cold War, Webster University Thailand and Chulalongkorn University organized a public forum,  “Back to the Future: Cold Wars and Great Power Conflict in Asia,” on Tuesday, November 24.

WUT’s International Affairs Department joined with the American Studies Program at Chulalongkorn University to consider whether the experiences of the Cold War are relevant to the changing power relationships in Asia and how the region’s international politics will look in the future.  Much of the discussion focused on the evolving relationship between the United States and China.

Panelists also included representatives of the University of Tasmania in Australia, Thammasat University, and the U.S. Embassy in Thailand. A lively audience of professors, students, diplomats, journalists, and publishers presented many thoughtful questions and comments. 

WUT Adjunct Professor Dr. Peter Shearman led off the first panel with a review of the lessons of the Cold War and its ending for great power politics in Asia. He concluded that while the United States and China could find themselves in a new cold war, communication, confidence building measures and security arrangements redesigned to accommodate changing power relationships could prevent such an outcome.  A new U.S.-Russian cold war is far less likely, Dr. Shearman said, because Russia has relatively less power, and its interests are not fundamentally in conflict with those of the United States. 

University of Tasmania Professor Dr. Matthew Sussex considered four possible scenarios for Asia’s security relationships: a new cold war, a concert of Asia, a system of regional security complexes, or a combination of them.  He argued that a loose multipolar system is beginning to emerge in the region.  The extent to which Asia becomes a locus for conflict or cooperation will depend greatly on the steps taken by key actors and institutions to manage the emerging security order. 

Dr. Thitinan Phongsudhirak, Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn, remembered that the end of the Cold War had librated students from the study of topics such as missile capabilities. He warned that we should not be overcome with the lessons of that period.  Rather, he said, at a new juncture, we should ask whether in a world with greater global governance, we are less likely to see global conflict and more likely to see new kinds of local conflicts related to, for example, borders imposed during the colonial period.

The second panel focused on the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) and its role.  WUT Professor Ricardo Lucio Ortiz recalled the political changes in Asia at the end of the Cold War in a presentation entitled “ASEAN: From Dusk to Dawn.”   He explained that the 1980s was period of great change in Asia as first the Philippines and then the Republic of Korea and Taiwan experienced democratization. Glasnost and perestroika in the former Soviet Union stimulated the Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia, paving the way to the Comprehensive Peace Settlement in 1991. Economic reform in communist Laos and Vietnam was coupled with Thailand’s call to turn battlefields into market places.  By the end of this period, marked by the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Vietnam in 1995, a new “Asianism” had emerged, and with it, a debate on Asian values.

Thammasat University Professor Dr. Praphat Thepchatree discussed ASEAN’s role in building Asian security in the future.  ASEAN must distinguish between the likely scenarios with the U.S., China, and other great powers center stage and its desired outcome, which places ASEAN at the core. One question is how the U.S.-China relationship will develop – will the U.S. remain a sole hegemon, will the two countries have a condominium of power, or will they permit a multipolar system that could include Japan, India, and the Republic of Korea in important roles?   A second question is the position of ASEAN, an organization of medium and small powers.  ASEAN has developed a number of relationships with great powers, but some arrangements, like the Asia Pacific Community proposed by Australia, might be too big, and others, too small.  At this point, a dual track of ASEAN plus 3 (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) and ASEAN plus 6 (adding the U.S., India, and Australia) looks to be the most likely outcome.

In his comments, U.S. Embassy Political Counselor George Kent, speaking in his private capacity, pointed out that for ASEAN to have a central role, it must demonstrate its ability to deal with key issues and to speak with one voice.  ASEAN’s approach to Burma/Myanmar, the simmering bilateral dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, the disputed South China Sea, and North Korean nuclear proliferation over the next several years will demonstrate its capacity for leadership.

Margaret McMillion, Program Coordinator of WUT’s Master of Arts in International Relations program, noted that this public forum was the first that the international relations faculty has conducted with a Thai university.  WUT was pleased to partner with Thailand’s oldest institution of higher learning and its distinguished American Studies Program. The public forum was also a timely opportunity to remember that the end of the Cold War in Europe affected Asia, too.

The American Studies Program will publish a monograph with the full papers presented at the forum early in 2010. 

 

Admissions Seminar and Interviews in Kolkata, India

Back to the Future: Cold Wars and Great Power Conflict in Asia

      

Public Forum

Back to the Future:

Cold Wars and Great Power Conflict in Asia

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
8.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.

Alumni Conference Room,
Alumni Building
Faculty of Political Science,
Chulalongkorn University

Papers by:

Dr. Matthew Sussex of U. of Tasmania (Regional Security after the Cold War)

Dr. Peter Shearman of Webster U. (A New Cold War in Asia?)

Dr. Prapat Thepchatree of Thammasat U. (Cold War, Post-Cold War and the Emerging Regional Architecture in East Asia)

Sr. Ricardo Lucio Ortiz of Webster U. (ASEAN 1989-1992 as the Cold War ends)

Please RSVP: asp.isisthailand@gmail.com or call/fax 02 218 7430

Forum Co-Organizers: The American Studies Program at ISIS Chulalongkorn University & Webster University Thailand

Jonathan Kougl - Pictures of relief operations in Sumatra

Jonathan Kougl, a WUTC MAIR student, spent the break in Indonesia taking pictures of relief operations in Sumatra.  The link to his stories and pictures is below.

http://www.demotix.com/news/relief-sumatra-aftermath-earthquake

Fall Bus Schedule

Fall Bus Schedule for the dates of August 17 - December 13, 2009

Download Here

Kris Parsons and WUTC

Webster University’s study abroad student, Kris Parsons, writes about her experiences at WUTC in The Journal – “The News Source for Webster University”.

My Webster Story

"What's your Webster story? Is it a favorite class or professor you had? Or was it a study abroad experience? A memory from living in the residence halls?
The floor is yours. Let your story be heard..."

 

Take the chance to read about Thuy Witt's Webster Story. Read Here

 

Use this opportunity to share your Webster Story with the rest of the world! Share Your Story Now

Study Abroad Programs Receive Special Recognition

ST. LOUIS, August 21, 2009 – Webster University’s Study Abroad programs rank in the top 2 percent of the more than 1,400 colleges and universities surveyed in the just-released “America’s Best Colleges” 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report. Webster is one of just 34 U.S. institutions to share this distinction, which recognizes study abroad programs that involve substantial academic work for credit and considerable interaction with the local culture. In addition to Webster, other schools cited for their study abroad programs include Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Georgetown University, New York University and University of Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. News report.

Overall, Webster University ranked 24th in the “Best Universities-Master’s” (Midwest) category. Nationwide, 572 universities are in the “Best Universities-Master’s” category; 142 of those are in the Midwest region. Ranking criteria include peer assessment, average freshman retention rate, average graduation rate, percent of classes with fewer than 20 students, percent of classes with more than 50 students, student/faculty ratio, percent of faculty who are full time, SAT and ACT scores, acceptance rate, percent of freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class and average alumni giving rate.

“The U.S. News & World Report rankings are a testament to everything that makes Webster University such a great destination for students who want to achieve academic excellence,” said Webster University President Dr. Elizabeth J. Stroble. “The survey also singles out our commitment to global study and global citizenship, which is recognized throughout the United States and around the world.”

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is a worldwide institution committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Founded in 1915, Webster offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through five schools and colleges, and a global network of more than 100 campuses. Its 20,000-plus student population represents almost 150 nationalities.

Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden, the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities in Mexico and Japan.

"Military Friendly School"

ST. LOUIS, August 17, 2009 – G.I Jobs magazine today announced the release of its 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools.  Webster University received the highest honor being named as one of the top 15 percent of all U.S. colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students.

 

“Webster University has a long-standing tradition of welcoming both active duty military and veterans to its worldwide network of campuses,” said Webster University President Elizabeth J. Stroble. “Approximately one-sixth of our 21,000 students have a military connection. Some people aren’t aware that Webster University is one of the largest provider of graduate-level military education in the United States.”

 

Schools on the list include state universities, private colleges, community colleges and trade schools. Webster University joins other Military Friendly Schools including American University, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Ball State University, California State University (Fresno, Monterey Bay and Long Beach campuses), City College of San Francisco, Creighton University School of Nursing, Drury University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida State University, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, John Carroll University, Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals, Kansas State University, Marquette University, Miami University, Oregon State University, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Syracuse University, Texas A & M University, The Ohio State University, The University of Akron, The University of New Mexico, Tulsa Community College, University of Louisville, University of Notre Dame, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and Virginia Military Institute.

 

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is a worldwide institution committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Founded in 1915, Webster offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through five schools and colleges, and a global network of more than 100 campuses. Its 20,000-plus student population represents almost 150 nationalities. The University’s core values include excellence in teaching, joining theory and practice, small class sizes, and educating students to be lifelong independent learners, fully prepared to participate in an increasingly international society.

 

Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden, the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities in Mexico and Japan.

Honored by ACBSP

Webster University's School of Business and Technology took front and center stage at The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Annual Conference "Celebrating Global Diversity", June 26 - 29, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas.

 

 

It was at the conference surrounded by peers from around the world that the ACBSP announced Webster's award of initial accreditation of our business school programs.

 

As Webster University's School of Business and Technology's Charla Lord reports, the weekend put a spotlight on Webster for the whole world to see.

Dr Elizabeth Stroble

Webster University Thailand Campus

 

Webster University President Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble

 

Biography

 

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble is the 11th President of Webster University. Dr. Stroble brings to this position 35 years of diverse experience as an educator and academic leader. Most recently she served as Senior Vice President and Provost and Chief Operating Officer of The University of Akron. Her higher education career has included faculty and administrative assignments at the University of Louisville and Northern Arizona University. She began her career as a teacher at Vandalia Community High School in Vandalia, Ill.

 

Dr. Stroble has led partnerships that engage the campus and the community. While dean of The University of Akron’s College of Education, she helped establish interdisciplinary collaborations such as the Center for Collaboration and Inquiry, the Muehlstein Academy for Mathematics and Science, and the Center for Literacy. As chair of the State University Education Deans in Ohio, she hosted the first statewide meeting for deans of education and arts and sciences.

 

Under her leadership, many new collaborations were launched in northeast Ohio including: the Early College High School; the BioInnovation Institute; the National Inventors Hall of Fame School’s Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Learning (for middle school students in grades 5 through 8); Rethinking Race: Black, White, and Beyond; the Medina County University Center; and the Confucius Institute housed on Akron’s campus.

 

During her tenure at The University of Akron, Dr. Stroble provided statewide leadership as a member of boards of Ohio Learning Network, OhioLINK and the Ohio Resource Center. She has served on the board for the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and has recently completed a term as a Commissioner of the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative. In St. Louis, Dr. Stroble is a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association’s 2010 St. Louis Campaign.

 

In recognition of Dr. Stroble’s exemplary leadership, she has been awarded the Northern Ohio Live’s Rainmaker Award, the Harold K. Stubbs Award for Humanitarian Service in Education, the University Park Alliance Distinguished Community Leadership Award, and the Order of the Phoenix from The University of Akron.

 

Dr. Stroble earned an AB in history and English from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. She earned two masters of arts degrees, one in history and one in American and English literature, both from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She received her doctorate in curriculum studies from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Learn More

Dr. Stroble's First Day at Webster University (Video)

Message from Dr. Elizabeth Stroble

Dr. Elizabeth Stroble Biography

Webster University Recognized Nationally as �Military Friendly School�

Webster University Recognized Nationally as “Military Friendly School”

ST. LOUIS, August 17, 2009 – G.I Jobs magazine today announced the release of its 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools.  Webster University received the highest honor being named as one of the top 15 percent of all U.S. colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students.

“Webster University has a long-standing tradition of welcoming both active duty military and veterans to its worldwide network of campuses,” said Webster University President Elizabeth J. Stroble. “Approximately one-sixth of our 21,000 students have a military connection. Some people aren’t aware that Webster University is one of the largest provider of graduate-level military education in the United States.”

Schools on the list include state universities, private colleges, community colleges and trade schools. Webster University joins other Military Friendly Schools including American University, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Ball State University, California State University (Fresno, Monterey Bay and Long Beach campuses), City College of San Francisco, Creighton University School of Nursing, Drury University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida State University, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, John Carroll University, Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals, Kansas State University, Marquette University, Miami University, Oregon State University, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Syracuse University, Texas A & M University, The Ohio State University, The University of Akron, The University of New Mexico, Tulsa Community College, University of Louisville, University of Notre Dame, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University and Virginia Military Institute.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is a worldwide institution committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Founded in 1915, Webster offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through five schools and colleges, and a global network of more than 100 campuses. Its 20,000-plus student population represents almost 150 nationalities. The University’s core values include excellence in teaching, joining theory and practice, small class sizes, and educating students to be lifelong independent learners, fully prepared to participate in an increasingly international society.

Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden, the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities in Mexico and Japan.