{"id":14946,"date":"2025-10-13T15:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/business-council\/?p=14946"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:26:56","slug":"message-from-the-chair-aint-it-grand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/business-council\/2025\/10\/13\/message-from-the-chair-aint-it-grand\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chair: Ain\u2019t it Grand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" style=\"object-position: 42.555% 35.96%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/business-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1217\/2025\/05\/1.0-Message-from-the-Chair-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14842\" style=\"width:360px\" 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in our new location at 201 Edison Hall and was packed with participants as well as great information for the members, faculty, students and guests.\u00a0 Dr Patrick Leahy was the keynote speaker and delivered a university update that is covered later in the newsletter. \u00a0Several important dates were announced, and these are again summarized in this newsletter for your reference so that you can plan in advance to attend all the events<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall is a busy time at the University and it\u2019s also a busy time for the LHBS Business Council.&nbsp; The Executive Mentoring Program (EMP) is kicking off and we expect that the student\/mentor parings and the introduction breakfast occurred in early October.&nbsp; This program is the centerpiece of our Student Engagement activities and has been recognized by the AACSB Accreditation Board as \u201cBest Practices\u201d for programs of its type.&nbsp; I appreciate everyone\u2019s participation and enthusiasm about this program.&nbsp; 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