This letter recommends Xu F, Feifan for admission to a graduate international business program. The letter writer knew Feifan through a 6-month global leadership internship where they observed his problem solving, teamwork, and commitment to learning. The letter highlights that Feifan showed strong competencies in analysis, creativity, and job performance as well as being inquisitive, engaging, and intelligent. Due to his diverse language skills and cultural experiences, the letter states that Feifan would be a valuable asset to any learning or business program.
CS204 Featured Professional Joni NorbyName Joni Norby Profess.docxfaithxdunce63732
CS204 Featured Professional Joni Norby
Name: Joni Norby
Profession/ Educational Background:
BS, Minnesota State University, Moorhead (Business Administration/Management)
MBA, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Retired, California State University, Fullerton, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, Associate Dean for Administration
1. Tell us a little about yourself. (An overview of you professionally.)
As an undergraduate senior in 1981 I accepted the opportunity to participate in the Small Business Institute and worked to develop the convention and visitors bureau in our community, I stayed with this organization for 6 years advancing to Associate Director. Using the nonprofit, organizational skills developed through working to market and organize state, regional, and national events, I secured a management position with the University Hospital Consortium (UHC), now known as the University Healthcare Consortium, an international association of medical teaching institutions. It was with the UHC that I worked with the likes of Stanford and Georgetown to develop an internet network specifically for teaching institutions; we called it “Comnet.” The year was 1986. As a point of reference, we were still typing memos at Cal State Fullerton in 1997.
From the UHC I went back to school and earned my MBA. This was a family-centered decision. My husband and I had two children in 2 years (I do not recommend this) and I needed to work part-time so I completed my degree and went on to teach business courses at state universities and community colleges a few nights a week. I taught Business Communication and Personal Finance. These courses were available to me because of my extensive project experience and proven ability to communicate and budget time and other resources.
Once our children started high school I started teaching Business Communication full-time at Cal State—Fullerton, and I was asked to co-chair the department’s assessment of learning initiatives. It was through this work that I caught the eye of the business school dean. Assurance of learning (aka—assessment) was becoming a major element in the maintenance of accreditation process (Cal State—Fullerton has held AACSB International* accreditation since the 1960s) and college-level leadership was needed to develop a program that pulled together the efforts of faculty across six departments. We were also in the schematic phase of a 4 year, 190,000 square foot building project and a college representative was needed to see it through to a timely (and on-budget) completion. So even though I did not have a Ph.D. in my field, I had the experience needed to be named Associate Dean for Administration. I held this position for 5 years and celebrated with fellow faculty and administrators as we earned best-practice marks for our assessment program by AACSB during our maintenance of accreditation visit and opened Stephen G. Mihaylo Hall on time and within budget.
I retired from t.
CS204 Featured Professional Joni NorbyName Joni Norby Profess.docxfaithxdunce63732
CS204 Featured Professional Joni Norby
Name: Joni Norby
Profession/ Educational Background:
BS, Minnesota State University, Moorhead (Business Administration/Management)
MBA, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Retired, California State University, Fullerton, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, Associate Dean for Administration
1. Tell us a little about yourself. (An overview of you professionally.)
As an undergraduate senior in 1981 I accepted the opportunity to participate in the Small Business Institute and worked to develop the convention and visitors bureau in our community, I stayed with this organization for 6 years advancing to Associate Director. Using the nonprofit, organizational skills developed through working to market and organize state, regional, and national events, I secured a management position with the University Hospital Consortium (UHC), now known as the University Healthcare Consortium, an international association of medical teaching institutions. It was with the UHC that I worked with the likes of Stanford and Georgetown to develop an internet network specifically for teaching institutions; we called it “Comnet.” The year was 1986. As a point of reference, we were still typing memos at Cal State Fullerton in 1997.
From the UHC I went back to school and earned my MBA. This was a family-centered decision. My husband and I had two children in 2 years (I do not recommend this) and I needed to work part-time so I completed my degree and went on to teach business courses at state universities and community colleges a few nights a week. I taught Business Communication and Personal Finance. These courses were available to me because of my extensive project experience and proven ability to communicate and budget time and other resources.
Once our children started high school I started teaching Business Communication full-time at Cal State—Fullerton, and I was asked to co-chair the department’s assessment of learning initiatives. It was through this work that I caught the eye of the business school dean. Assurance of learning (aka—assessment) was becoming a major element in the maintenance of accreditation process (Cal State—Fullerton has held AACSB International* accreditation since the 1960s) and college-level leadership was needed to develop a program that pulled together the efforts of faculty across six departments. We were also in the schematic phase of a 4 year, 190,000 square foot building project and a college representative was needed to see it through to a timely (and on-budget) completion. So even though I did not have a Ph.D. in my field, I had the experience needed to be named Associate Dean for Administration. I held this position for 5 years and celebrated with fellow faculty and administrators as we earned best-practice marks for our assessment program by AACSB during our maintenance of accreditation visit and opened Stephen G. Mihaylo Hall on time and within budget.
I retired from t.
1. Leadership Studies Programs
March 9, 2014
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to recommend Xu F, Feifan for admittance in your graduate program in
international business. I know Feifan as his instructor in global leadership during a 6-month
internship program through Collabriv of San Francisco, California. I observed Feifan in action
with other international interns. I was also knowledgeable of his job performance at the company
in which he interned.
From this experience I can attest to his competency in creative and analytic problem solving,
teamwork, and commitment to learning and excellence in performing his job responsibilities.
Furthermore, I found Feifan to be highly inquisitive, engaging, intelligent and committed. In
addition to the above-mentioned competencies and professional skills, his diverse language and
cultural experiences make Feifan out to be an extremely valuable asset to any learning or
business endeavor in today’s global reality. In short I wholeheartedly recommend Feifan for
enrollment in your program. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Ken Otter, Ph.D.
Director, Leadership Studies Programs
kotter@stmarys-ca.edu
925-631-8692 phone 380 Moraga Rd, Moraga, CA 94556 925-631-9214 fax