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AIU HoustonSpring 201

INSIDER

"Large streams from little fountains flow,Tall oaks from little acorns grow."

David Everett, 1797

Early morning fog shrouds an oak on

AIU Houston campus

PRINCESS MOKOLO 5| RESOLVING CONFLICT 6| PORTFOLIO REVIEW 7| KRISTINA JANTZ 4


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In This Issue AIU HoustonSpring 2013

7 AIU HOUSTON PORTFOLIO REVIEW

6 HEAD TO HEAD

9 HOW TIME FLIES

Index

03 Presidents Page

04 Profile: Kristina Jantz

05 Spotlight: Mokolo

06 Business Seminar

07 Portfolio Review

08 Fibertown

18 Raffle Winner

09 Upcoming Events

10 Serious Talk

10 Past Events Sampler

11 Holiday Dinner

11 Librarians Corner

Conflict is inevitable.

The concern is not the

conflict itself, but how

we resolve it.

Time is precious. Learn how

Cybrary 2.0 can help you save it.

Jacqueline Chalhoub, a 2011 gradu-

ate, and Amber Perez, class of 2009,

speak about their industry experience

at the opening of the AIU Houston

Portfolio Show & Design Contest.


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The Presidents Page

I strongly believe that educators have one of the most re-

warding jobs on the planet. They are committed to help-

ing the people they teach achieve success. For educators,

its not just about the business of education its about

inspiring and motivating their students to make their lives

more fulfilling and the world a better,

more fulfilling place to live.

So I asked our program chairs for their

thoughts on what motivates them. Here

is what they said

Shayan Mirabi - Chair, School of

Information Technology / Chair, Gen-

eral Education What Motivates Me?

I am motivated when engaged in identi-

fying a few key actions I can take to get

our students and faculty motivated. It

excites me to see that light of under-

standing in a students eye that says

Ive got it!

Nicole Bent Jones Visual Communi-

cations Chair - What Motivates Me?

I am motivated by colleagues and stu-

dents who are courageous enough to try and reach their

full potential!

Dr. Dayton Hall Criminal Justice Chair - What moti-

vates me? .

I am motivated when I see students who have doubted

their ability to do college-level work suddenly realize that

they are capable of doing the work and are energized by

the experience. It is fascinating to see the change in their

confidence and the excitement of learning something thatthey are interested in.

Dr. Kolawole Sonaike Business Chair What Moti-

vates Me? ..

Supervisors confidence in my abilities plus a trusting and

equitable work environment motivate me on the job.

And to round out this theme, Ive included a few motiva-

tional quotes produced by notable figures from both the

past and present

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,

do more and become more, you are a leader. -- John

Quincy Adams (American 6th US Presi-

dent (1825-29), eldest son of John Ad-

ams, 2nd US president. 1767-1848)

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.

-- Martin Luther (German Priest and

Scholar, instigator of the Protestant

Reformation. 1483-1546)

Dream as if you'll live forever, live asif you'll die today. -- James Dean

(American motion picture actor, 1931-

1955)

I do not try to dance better than any-

one else. I only try to dance better than

myself. -- Mikhail Baryshnikov

(Russian dancer, choreographer, and

actor, b. 1948)

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can be-

come great. --Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer

and Lecturer. 1835-1910)

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage

to continue that counts. -- Winston Churchill (British

Orator, Author and Prime Minister during World War II.1874-1965)

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-

that's why we recommend it daily. --Zig Ziglar (American Motivational

Speaker and Author.)

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What Motivates you?

arty


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Making art can be a way of simplifying complex thoughts and scien-

tific findings imbedded in humanity's narrative. I have chosen to

achieve this goal with painting and printmaking techniques.

Among the many talented adjuncts teaching at AIU-Houston is Kristina Jantz. She hasthe rare ability to bridge the divide between science and art. This is nicely illustrated in

her book Artistic Rendition and the Scientific Method of Understanding Pathogens,

produced as a project toward her degree of Master of Arts, University of Houston-Clear

Lake, 2011.

Professor Jantz brings this ability to bear at AIU-Houston. During the five years she has

been with AIU-Houston, she has taught courses in biology and art appreciation, culture

studies, and environmental science.

One of the remarkable paintings reproduced in her book appears above.

KRISTINA JANTZ: PART OF THE AIU HOUSTON TALENT POOL

Trip to the Southwest, 24x30, oil on canvas, 2010


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The Spotlight falls this month on a high energy member of the AIU Houston Business Advi-

sory Board. She is management consultant, scholar, corporate leader and active community

volunteer Ms. Princess Mokolo. She is the longest serving member of our Advisory Board and

continues to be an energizing influence, constantly encouraging greater engagement of ourstudents with the professional community.

Princess Mokolo is the founder and president of Lucinma Women Development Center, La-

gos, Nigeria (http://lucinmanetwork.org/), a non-profit organization providing affordable voca-

tional training and career education for indigent women. Opening in 2004, the center has

trained over 250 women to promote their employability. Prior to Lucinma, Ms. Mokolo served

as the managing director of PROMPT Enterprises, LTD, Lagos, Nigeria, an industry leader

in Nigerian print services.

Ms. Mokolo holds a MBA from AIU-Houston, and a BS in computer science from the Univer-

sity of Benin. She anticipates completing her doctorate degree in 2013. Additionally, she

holds various HR certifications. Besides serving as an AIU-Houston Business Advisory Board

Member, Ms. Mokolo volunteers with SCORE, Methodist Hospital, St. Thomas Moore, and

Skills for Life.

Ms. Mokolo would like to expand her role and those of the other business advisory board

members to become more directly interactive with AIU-Houstons MBA students. She sug-

gests that the graduate curriculum place more emphasis upon real life projects, coaching, de-

cision making, and listening skills to challenge students to achieve higher levels of creativity.

She suggests higher engagement between Advisory Board Members and our students

through local mentoring projects and recommends a program of international professional

development where AIU faculty could deliver critically needed continuing education opportu-

nities and business development seminars to Nigerian business leaders. Ms. Mokolo has

renewed her commitment to our Business Advisory Board and is looking forward to a year ofchange, where the role of the Board Member shifts from passive to active engagement.

To students at AIU Ms. Mokolo offers the following advice: Be more open to your curiosity

regarding outcomes. Become more flexible and visionary. Create your own environment. She

urges students to seek multiple paths for making a contribution. We can all learn from her

example and gain from her advice.

Jamie Mike, Director of Student Management, and Dr. Leland Taylor

Become more flexible and visionary. Create your own environment.

Spotlight: AIU-Houston Business Advisory Board

Member Princess Mokolo SPHR, GPHR, MBA
http://lucinmanetwork.org/http://lucinmanetwork.org/http://lucinmanetwork.org/


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The business seminar series is a quarterly event by the Business Department usually done dur-

ing the fourth or eighth week of the quarter. The primary purpose is to promote student reten-

tion and academic solidification. The seminar is open to all members of the University communi-

ty. Whenever possible, Admissions uses the seminars as an opportunity for enrolled students

who have not yet started class to become more familiar with what the Business Department hasto offer them.

The title of this quarters seminar was "Resolving Conflicts in Business."

Dr. Leland Taylor, a full time faculty member in the Business Department, delivered the semi-

nar. He asserted that periodic conflicts are inevitable in any human relationship, including

those in the workplace. The concern is not the conflict itself, but rather how we go about resolv-

ing the issue. Citing the work of authorities in the field, Dr. Taylor opined that not all conflicts

require a lot of attention from the manager. Some are better left alone. It is important, howev-

er, that managers fully understand what is going on around them.

According to Dr. Taylor, in general terms, managers have been known to use the following ap-

proaches to conflict resolution: Avoidance, Accommodation, Competition, Compromise, and Col-

laboration. Managers and supervisors must communicate effectively with their subordinates in

order to detect conflict situations on the job and take appropriate actions to resolve the dispute.

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Not all conflicts require a lot of attention from the manager

RESOLVING CONFLICTS IN BUSINESS

B U S I N E S S S E M I N A R

Dr. Kola Sonaike, Business Program Chair


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AIU Houstons Senior Portfolio Show & Design contest was a success, with faculty, staff,

alumni, students, and other guests in attendance. Jeremy Jean-Jacques, a current student,

shared music from his solo project, Montana. Jacqueline Chalhoub, a 2011 graduate, and

Amber Perez, class of 2009, spoke to the guests about their industry experience and how AIU

prepared them personal-

ly and professionally.

Both alumni praised the

AIU Houston faculty and

curriculum.

Houstons Advisory

Board members will voteon the Best of Show

next month. The winner

of the contest will be

recognized with an AIU

Houston coin,

designed by the Visual

Communication stu-

dents. The exhibition ex-

tends through March 17.

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1Sister 2 Sisterby

Shamiya Webster (Q2 2012)

Magazine Redesign

2Alice in Wonderland

Through the LookingGlassby I-Ning Wang (Q22012)

3God Is GreatbyJacqueline Chalhoub (Q4

2011)

Branding Campaign

Poster

AIU Houston Holds Portfolio Show and Design Contest

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Dr. Negron was the proud

winner of a premium car

wash kit, presented to him

by Student Government

Association president Frank

Villanueva.

The kit was one of the

prizes in a fund raising raf-

fle staged by the AIU-

Houston Business Club in

December.

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American InterContinental University welcomed Jacob Bertling of

Fibertown USA for a guest speaker presentation on January 23,

2013. Mr. Bertling spoke to I.T. and Business students about the

importance of being involved with organizations, clubs, or any enti-

ty that helps expose students to outside sources in the work indus-

try.

Explaining that networking and making connections while in col-

lege were the most important things students would have to do, he

emphasized that Internship Programs were very important for stu-

dents, as well.

Fibertown is the premier provider of high availability data centers

for colocation and disaster recovery office space in Houston and

Bryan/College Station. With a 100% uptime SLA (Service Level

Agreement), Fibertown houses the mission critical IT systems for

Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations across many in-

dustries

Frank Villanueva, Vice President I.T. Club, AIU-Houston

FIBERTOWNS JACOB BERTLING SPEAKS TO IT CLUB

DR. NEGRON

WINS RAFFLE

Were Gathering Ideasfor the Next Edition of the

AIU InsiderSend Suggestions to Jean Steinhardt
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Upcoming EventsAPRIL

All Clubs Meeting (4/3)

Annual Creative Summit

XXVII (4/5-4/6)

HLC Annual Meeting (4/5-

4/9)

Cybrary Timesaver Tips (4/9) Visual Communication Advi-

sory Board Mtg (4/10)

AIU Womens Employment

Summit (4/11)

First 2013 BIT Advisory

Board Meeting (4/16)

Student Finance Workshop

(4/18)

Field Trip/Workshop (TBD)

Business Seminar (TBD)

Project Management Club

Inauguration (TBD)

MAY

Delta Mu Delta Honor Socie-

ty Induction Ceremony (TBD)

Business Debates (TBD)

JUNE

AIU Commencement (6/17)

Study Tour: Alaska (6/15-7/2)

JULY


AUGUST


(8/22)

All Clubs Meeting (8/31) Business Seminar (TBD)

Business Department Cultur-

al Day (TBD)

OCTOBER


NOVEMBER

Visual Communication Advi-

sory Board meeting (11/6)


(11/1)

Delta Mu Delta Honor Socie-

ty Induction Ceremony (TBD)

Business Advisory Board

Meeting (TBD)

Business Seminar (TBD)

Business Town Hall Meeting

(TBD)

TOWN HALL MEETINGAIU Houston's Alumni Associationmeeting, held in January, was an

absolute success. The next meeting

is a town hall meeting for the elec-

tion of chapter Board of Directorpositions.

WOMENSEMPLOYMENT SUMMITAIU Houstons 4th Annual Womens

Employment Summit will be held atAmerican InterContinental Universi-

ty Houston on April 11th, 2013. It

begins with a 10:00 breakfast, fol-

lowed by a panel discussion from11:00am 1:00pm.

The panelists offer attendees unique

insights on how to effectively main-tain a business and foster growth dur-

ing challenging times.

All AIU students are welcome.

CYBRARY TIMESAVER TIPS

Learn four quick and easy ways to

find the information you need inCybrary 2.0. AIU-Houston Librarian

Jean Steinhardtwill conduct the sem-

inar.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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A Sampler of Past Eventsat AIU-Houston

Clothing Drive

Alumni Meeting

Food Drive

Mini Job Fair

Gently Used

Warm Clothing

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Next Meeting

in AprilNeeded: Tuna,

Beans, Rice

Xerox, Allied

Barton

Sixty-two AIU-Houston students attended the AIU Online Serious Talk Webinar titled

The Value of a Business Degree in Today's Challenging Economy. The discussion went

very well and Dr. Greg Washington, AIUs Provost & VP for Campus Operations, did a

good job of moderating the event. Students were impressed with the high level of atten-

tion the University is giving to the quality of their educational experience and their fu-

ture. The event, while focused on business degrees, was still informational for students

of all programs.

The Webinar was held on February 7, 2013, 6:00 pm CST.

Participants included:

AIU Undergraduate and Graduate Alumni, representing various companies.

Kristy McArthur, Career Services Manager at AIU

Eric Hellige, CareerBuilder Career Advisor

Participants noted that despite some signs of recovery, the economy is still beset by high

unemployment and a great deal of under-employment. With advancement opportunities

harder to come by, a Business Degreewhether at the Bachelors or Masters levelcanbe both powerful and practical, even for those already gainfully employed. AIU alumni

and leading employers stressed that even individuals with college degrees and good jobs

can improve their career forecast, despite the headwinds in the current economic cli-

mate.

AIU HOUSTON HOSTS SERIOUS TALK WEBINAR


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3 41Clockwise from top left: Dr. Ne-gron as Santa, Martha Culbreth,

Mike Thourot, Shayan Mirabi, Dr.

Olagbemi, Maria Ruiz

2Denise Hall, Tina Nguyen

3Frederick Richards, Richard Ter-

razas, Raymond (background)

4LaTia Savannah, Candice Town-

send

Cybrary Better Than Google

Career Educations online library database collection, Cybrary 2.0,isnow available for use by all employees. Cybrary 2.0provides access

to thousands of electronic books, newspaper articles, magazines, aca-

demic journals, company profiles, country profiles, dictionaries, ency-

clopedias, industry and market reports. Try it. Its better than Google

really! Heres the link: Cybrary 2.0.

Still have questions? Ask AIU-Houston librarian Jean Steinhardt.

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