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The 2025 HR Young Lecture
The H.R. Young Lecture Series, an annual event sponsored by the Leon Hess Business School, has an outstanding track record of bringing the most outstanding people from all walks of life to our university. This year’s lecture “Building a Global Medtech Leader” featured Mr. Vincent Forlenza, retired Executive Chairman and CEO at Becton, Dickinson &…
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Sleeping Giants Lectures on Social Media and Corporate Responsibility
On November 19, 2019, Ms. Nandini Jammi—a digital marketing specialist and cofounder of Sleeping Giants, a social media activism initiative—spoke to students in the Leon Hess Business School (Prof. Aslanbeigui’s graduate class in Corporate Governance and Organizational Ethics) and Political Science (Prof. Crohheim’s undergraduate class in Media Law). Launched in 2016, Sleeping Giants campaign against…
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Message from the Chair: Ain’t it Grand
“Ain’t It Grand” was our theme for the first Business Council meeting of the 2025/26 academic year. This was in recognition of our increased membership from last year and exceeding the milestone of 1,000 years of professional experience on the council. We are off to a great start with 7 guests attending the first meeting, expressing…
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2025 Student Awards
Applications for the 2025 Business Council $1,000 Student Awards are now open. Business Council members please encourage student mentees to apply to one of our four award categories. Direct students to read award criteria and to access the application form.
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JLL hosts “Professor-In Residence”
LHBS officially kicked off the Professor-In-Residence Program in 2024, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering meaningful collaboration between academia and the corporate world. At the heart of this program lies the opportunity to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom and real-world application. Erin Moran, Business Council member and Vice President Brokerage…
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Business School Update
The LHBS continues to demonstrate its commitment to excellence in education and research. Take a moment to see the highlights of our recent accomplishments in faculty recruitment, student achievements, and scholarly pursuits. Faculty Searches LHBS is currently conducting faculty searches for multiple departments, with appointments set to begin in Fall 2025: Student Awards and Recognition…
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Business Council Supports Faculty Research
The Business Council’s Faculty Support Committee is pleased to announce a successful conclusion to our 2025 Summer Research Grant award cycle. Read about this year’s grant recipients and how past recipients’ research supports the University. This year, thirteen professors (tenured and tenure-track) submitted research grants spanning the business disciplines of Accounting, Economics, Finance / Investment,…
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2025 Business Council Awards
The Student Engagement Committee recognizes student involvement and performance through our annual Business Council Scholarship and Award Programs. Congratulations to… In addition, we support the University with student scholarships through the Business Council Endowed Scholarship, the Joseph Adelhardt Endowed Scholarship and Annual Scholarships. Each year, we award more than $10,000 to deserving Monmouth University students. Our students are becoming…
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Message from the Chair
Welcome to the new look and feel of our quarterly newsletter! I hope you will find the newsletter easier to navigate and more interesting to read than ever. Some of the new features include: Also, our business council webpages have been upgraded to better accommodate the rich and dynamic content which is constantly being expanded. Most…
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Monmouth University Reaches New Heights: President Leahy Shares Vision of Excellence and Growth
At the September 12th Leon Hess Business Council meeting, Monmouth University President Patrick Leahy expressed deep appreciation for the longstanding partnership with the Council and the invaluable student engagement opportunities it provides. Entering his 14th year with renewed energy, President Leahy painted a picture of a university reaching unprecedented levels of achievement and recognition. Leahy…
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