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CityU’s 5th Annual MBA Case Competition

Congratulations to the 2018 MBA Case Competition winners, Nailia Gibadullina, Minh Truong Nguyen, Jasveer Kaur, Clark Jason Ngo, Yang (Cecilia) Li and, Tuan Khai! Launched in 2014, the MBA Case Competition challenged students to act as company employees to examine critical issues, analyze the situation, identify solutions and provide the best course of actions as…
Student achieves his dream of starting his own counseling practice

Deciding to pursue a master’s in counseling can set you on a path toward influencing the lives of others in very positive ways. Although it can be a difficult decision for some, James Voss knew from the start that he wanted to help others and he turned that calling into a degree. James Voss started…
Having Purpose: An Essential Leadership Skill

By Dr. Pressley Rankin One important aspect of leadership is vision. Vision requires the skills in planning, goal setting, leading through change, and having a purpose. It could be argued that it is the ‘purpose’ that guides all the other aspects of visioning. That is what I am examining in this blog post. Seven Questions…
Student upgrades her technical college certificate to a master’s degree

Mitzi Philpott earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and began her career right out of college as a loan officer. After a few years of experience and becoming a mother of two, Mitzi decided to lead by example and pursue her passion for teaching. Not knowing exactly where to start, Mitzi reached out…
Management and Leadership

While leadership has been studied since the time of the ancient Greeks, the idea of management is relatively new, having been created during the industrial revolution. Still, for many years, both were seen as similar. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that academics began to see the concepts as different. John Kotter in the early 90’s…
Going Full Circle: Reconnecting with Former Students Abroad – as Friends

Featured image: Stanley Yen (middle; WAL, 2007) with Debbie Chan (R) and her husband Gordon. by Debbie Chan, Washington Academy of Languages (WAL), Student Activities and Services Sometimes it just takes a year or two (or how about a decade or more) to see how your friendships stand the test of time. Now with Facebook,…
TESOL at CityU: Innovation, Creativity, and Teamwork

by Christine Knorr, Director of Washington Academy of Languages It has indeed been a very exciting year for the TESOL Certificate Program. In just a short year, we have redesigned five courses to meet exemplary standard and introduced a third mode of instruction to accommodate the needs of our students’ busy work schedules. The innovations…
Deep Listening as a Leader

Written by Joel L. Domingo, Ed.D. One of the most thought-provoking books that I’ve ever read is called “Listening to the Littlest” by Ruth Reardon. Written from the perspective of a toddler, the book, which curiously looks like a children’s book no less, is written for parents to remind them that children communicate in many…
Freezer Burn on Your Words

by Adam McGarity, World Language Program Manager So, you’ve been studying a language for a bit…going to classes, doing homework, watching videos, maybe listening to podcasts, or using your flash card app. Then, there you are, in a restaurant, at a party, or anywhere with a native speaker. And you freeze up. You want to use…