The Institute for Information Assurance (IIA) at Lewis Univ
ersity hosts webinars every month. These webinars include topics, such as Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, What Does a Comprehensive Cyber Security Program Look Like, and Security on the Smart Grid. For more information on upcoming webinars please visit the MIS website http://lewisu.edu/academics/msinfosec/iia.htm.

The (IIA) at Lewis University was established as a result of collaboration between the Management Information Systems department at the College of Business and the Mathematics and Computer Science department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Faisal Abdullah, Associate Professor of MIS and Director of Master of Science in Information Security program and Dr. Ray Klump, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, are the co-directors of the IIA.

The mission of IIA is to provide quality education and understanding in the field of information security, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security and data network operations. Institute for Information Assurance was developed to serve as the central hub for Information Assurance (IA) activities for students, faculty, state and federal government agencies, first responders, community leaders, corporations and businesses.

College of Business collaborates with Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce

Lewis University is a member of the Partners in Education program with the Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce. This initiative offers a professional and development seminar series for local businesses and individuals.

Dr. Laura Leli-Carmine, department chair of Marketing and Dr. Rami Khasawneh, dean of the College of Business and Graduate School of Management, presented the first seminar, "Marketing with Social Media" at Lewis University on Tuesday, July 29, 2010 in Benilde Hall.

This seminar discussed how to utilize the social marketing media tools of blogs, Wikis, video sharing, social networks, and other social media related websites to benefit marketing efforts. Dr. Carmine and Dr. Khasawneh taught about the different social media platforms available, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn and how to use them to market your business. This seminar was attended by nearly 20 participants.

Every quarter a seminar is held by one of the Partners in Education. The Partners in Education Program include Lewis University, CITGO, Joliet Junior College, LeSaint Logistics, Midwest Generation, Rasmussen College, Valley View School District 365U, Village of Romeoville, and Wilco Area Career Center.

To register for the upcoming seminars, contact the Chamber office: (815) 886-2076.

On Sept. 21, Lewis University's Real Estate Club met at Chicago Highlands Country Club in Westchester, which was developed on a former landfill owned by the Archdiocese of Chicago.

John Baxter, managing partner of Chicago Highlands Country Club, explained how the property was redeveloped and informed the Lewis students about the many hurdles that were encountered during the permitting and planning process. The Real Estate Club observed some of the construction that was still underway and also received a tour of the golf course, which opened in May 2010.

The Country Club was an operating landfill until 1986, and was destined to become a cemetery until the development partners became involved in 2002. Many years of planning and permitting went into the project to insure its success before the construction was started. The elevation of the course in relation to the surrounding areas provides spectacular views of the Chicago skyline.

Upon touring the project, there are no obvious signs that the Country Club was constructed on a landfill. Native plants are thriving and wildlife is abundant around the premises. Adjacent to one of the maintenance buildings on the property are two methane powered turbines that create surplus electricity that is sold back to Commonwealth Edison. The methane is produced by the decomposition of landfill material and piped to the turbines through a network of underground collection pipes.

The trip to the Chicago Highlands Country Club was coordinated, in part, because of the relevance to Lewis University's Fall 2010 Common Reader "Garbage Land" by Elizabeth Royte. The novel focuses on environmental waste, its generation and its disposal. Arts & Ideas events and activities are scheduled at the University during the semester, which coincide with the First Year Common Reader Program.

ACBSP Accreditation Update

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) was on the Lewis campus for 2 � days conducting a Site Visit as one of the major last steps in the College of Business' (COB's) accreditation initiative. Specifically, the three-member Site Visit team was on campus Monday October 4^th to Wednesday October 6^th. Over 25 meetings were held across the campus for a thorough review of COB activities.

The purpose of their visit was to audit and verify the content of the comprehensive Self Study Report which was submitted to ACBSP in August of 2010.

Overall, this review was extremely positive and favorable. The Site Visit Team found many positives, and as expected, other opportunities to improve. Some of the positives were:

� The College of Business was seen by many to be a department of change agents. It was reported that the department is a leader in new initiatives.

� There is a sense of optimism among faculty and administrators. The atmosphere is very positive.

� The College of Business is in sync with the University's long-term Strategic Plan for improvement.

Going forward, the Site Visit Team will provide their findings to the College of Business and there will be an opportunity for a College response. The findings and our response will go to the ACBSP Board of Commissioners for their mid-November meeting. Official notification of their approval for ACBSP accreditation will be sent to the College in early January 2011.

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs is a leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. The association embraces the virtues of teaching excellence and emphasizes to students that it is essential to learn how to learn. ACBSP acknowledges the importance of scholarly research and inquiry and believes that such activities facilitate improved teaching. Institutions are strongly encouraged to pursue a reasonable mutually beneficial balance between teaching and research. And further, ACBSP encourages faculty involvement within the contemporary business world to enhance the quality of classroom instruction and to contribute to student learning.

For Additional information, contact Marvin Bates, Director of ACBSP Accreditation, batesmr@lewisu.edu.

Marketing Faculty helps St. Andrew the Apostle School

In a true testament to our Lasallian heritage and "giving back", Marketing Professor Robert Bergman devoted his summer to helping a local Catholic elementary school with their recruitment marketing - to build greater awareness and identity in the community, and increase their enrollment.

Mr. Bergman designed, developed and produced an interactive CD brochure for St. Andrew the Apostle School in Romeoville. This school, like many Catholic schools during these difficult economic times, has seen dangerously decreasing enrollment. St. Andrew School has close ties with Lewis University through the College of Education, offering opportunities for teaching internships and post-graduate employment. Through Mr. Bergman's role in Lewis University's Mentoring for Mission program, he heard of St. Andrew's need to increase enrollment.

Mr. Bergman interviewed, photographed and videotaped the faculty, staff, parents, alumni and students of St. Andrew School. He also gathered information about St. Andrew's academics, extracurricular activities, and athletic programs. With thousands of pictures, hours of videotape, and reams of other school information, Mr. Bergman produced a high-tech, interactive marketing brochure that runs on any standard Personal Computer.

To help defray the cost of production and duplication, Mr. Bergman recruited 21 corporate sponsors to underwrite the CD brochure - and promote their businesses to the community.

The theme of the brochure is "Discover the Joys of Raising Good Kids - By Discovering the Resources to Help You Manage Your Family". While the CD is full of compelling information about St. Andrew School and the benefits of Catholic education, it also contains information for families that are not interested in Catholic education. The CD contains six categories of resources targeted to the needs of local families - from "Family & Youth Resources" to "Financial Planning & Banking".

Mr. Bergman, in conjunction with School Principal, Joseph Leppert, and Pastor, Fr. Gregor Gorsic, have created a distribution strategy to reach as many local families with school age children as possible. This first edition of their interactive CD brochure they call "Version 1.0". Twenty five hundred CDs are being distributed throughout the community to raise greater awareness of the school and to build its reputation.

Mr. Bergman is already designing "Version 2.0", with plans for its distribution to coincide with Catholic Schools Week in January 2011.

Dr. Rami Khasawneh and Patrick Griffin, Associate Professor of Accounting participated in the Lasallian Leadership Institute (LLI) cohort V. The LLI integrates and promotes the Lasallian heritage in the personal and professional lives of ministry leaders as future catalysts of the Lasallian mission. The three-year program consists of a one-week session during the summer and a weekend session in the fall and in the spring. Each year focuses on a particular theme: Year I-Creative Fidelity to the Founding Story, Year II-Spiritual Leadership in Lasallian Ministries, and Year III-Lasallian Leadership in the Educational Community. LLI meets every year in March, July and October.

Dr. Larry Hill, Chair and Professor of Economics, began writing economics memos to inform his audience of the current economic news and how it affects us in today's world. His first memo was sent in July 2010, and they will continue to be sent periodically throughout the year. Topics for the economic memos include, bank regulation, the business cycle, current economic principles in today's world, the differences between Roth IRA's, 401K's, traditional IRA's and other economic points, etc.

If you are interested and would like to be added to this mailing list, please email Kathy Hettinger, hettinka@lewisu.edu. Also, if you would like to read previous Economic Memos, please contact Kathy Hettinger.

Dr. Rose publishes paper

Dr. Rose is the Session Organizer and Chair of a session entitled "The Financial Crisis" at the 40^th Annual Conference of the Illinois Economics Association held at DePaul University in Chicago on October 15-16, 2010. He is also a discussant for one of the papers in the session, "Changing Marketing Perceptions of Who is 'Too Big to Fail' During the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008."