FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 08, 2014
CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
Celebrates 20 Years: Initiates “20/20 Vision Plan”
SAN DIEGO, (July 04, 2014) – National media have recently focused on San Diego, Forbes ranked our city ‘best in the nation to start a new business,’ and, San Diego has also been rated one of the best places for Millennials to live. With San Diego’s increasingly diversified business base and global trade focus, it is essential for our business, educational and governmental communities and institutions to build a support base to capitalize on these opportunities to sustain economic growth.
Founded in 1995, the California International Business University (CIBU) is focusing growth and development of lead staff, professors, curricula and student recruitment to support San Diego’s global business ecosystem. CIBU offers undergraduate, graduate and DBA programs to students from the United States and currently 16 other countries. The University focuses on business, management, marketing, finance and entrepreneurship, blending theory-based curricula with practical industry experiences, inspiring academic outreach and engaging in-class lectures.
Leading the “20/20 Vision Plan” at CIBU
New leadership and global investment are enabling the institution to expand domestic and global capstone programs in entrepreneurship, global trade and hospitality. Returning to CIBU as Academic Dean is Dr. William Howe. Dr. Howe has 27 years experience as a professor and administrator. Other positions have included Director of the LEAD Center at UCSD, Director of the Center for Leadership at National University and professor of Leadership Studies at the University of San Diego and the University of Richmond, VA. His principal focus as an administrator and professor has been leadership studies, including theory/research, development/education and application/practice, all with an emphasis on “collaborative leadership” and “servant leadership.” He joins President, Dr. Phillip Babb and Vice President, Lauren Woo.
The 20 / 20 Vision Plan at CIBU is founded upon collaboration, transparency, shared decision making and accessibility among all stakeholders in the institution from staff and professors to students and alumni. As CIBU prepares its students for global leadership, it will focus on a combination of theory/research, education/development, practice/application and dispersed/shared leadership. To learn more about CIBU please visit our website www.cibu.edu. Our staff and professors are also working professionals who are available for interview and referral.
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