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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Tuesday, April 8, 1986
Local college teaches international business
By Peggy Kramer
Staff writer
Three years before Kansas was admitted to the Union, Baker University in Baldwin already was devoted to educating early settlers. But, today Baker is expanding its programs beyond the borders of the United States.
In January, Baker introduced an International Business Program that will help 20th-century students explore new areas.
"Baker is taking an innovative step," John Garland, KU associate professor of business administration, said recently. "I am favorably impressed with the Baker program."
Students need to be aware of the economic pressures that affect the financial markets of all businesses, even the corner drug store, he said. Competition by foreign businesses in the U.S. marketplace is a reality.
Clyde Stolttenberg, assistant professor of business law, said there was no reason for students to go through business school without being aware of foreign influence on domestic markets.
"The day is gone when you can operate a business without the influence of overseas activity," he said.
The international business program naturally bubbled to the surface, said Thomas Boyd, executive vice president of Baker. It follows the concept of a global society and makes sense to provide a link in the world-based economy.
Baker has had a long tradition of international relations and the program is an attempt to build on that strength, he said.
The KU School of Business doesn't have an official program like Baker's, Garland said, but it is expanding the core curriculum to include international business topics
Baker's program is a useful example to follow, Stoltenberg said. Every school needs to access its strengths and build on them.
Boyd said, "The international business program is the only one of its type in the nation among independent colleges to the best of our knowledge."
baker's program is a concentrated area of study that will be available to business majors in September. It includes four international business courses and an internship with a U.S. company conducting business abroad, or a foreign company doing business in the United States.
Junior and senior business majors are eligible for the internship, which will be offered during summers and January interschions. Students will receive three hours credit for the internship.
For the past two summers a KU student has interned with an international corporation in West Germany, Garland said. However, the internship was not as broad or as deep as the one Baker introduced.
Ron Powell, Overland Park graduate student, interned in the brokerage and foreign departments at Migros Bank A.G. in Dusseldorf, West Germany, in the summer of 1984.
"This was my first exposure to an international working environment," he said. "It was a good opportunity to demonstrate interest and initiative."
In May, Powell will return to West Germany and work in another bank. He said the internship helped him prepare for and get this job.
Local business executives agree that international business background is necessary for a complete business education.
Leslie Boll, vice president and manager of the international department of Commerce Bank, Kansas City, Mo., said, "It is imperative from my standpoint to employ people in our international background in business or education."
The U.S. marketplace gradually will become more involved in international markets, he said - just look at where many of the products consumers buy are made.
The Commerce Bank maintains active relations with 600 to 700 banks worldwide. Boll said.
Eric Barboza, Costa Rica senior majoring in business, said he wanted to see KU offer more internships in other countries.
"Every country is different, and I am interested in knowing how other management systems work," he said.
Stoltenberg doesn't foresee KU developing a program similar to Raker's.
Boyd said, "The program is a win-win situation for everybody concerned."
The internship is very directed, and the company supervisor evaluates the students' progress. It goes a step beyond the four-year tract of education, he said.
"It is a learning experience for even those who don't have a good time," Boyd said. "We call it reality therapy."
In addition to the internship and the courses, students are expected to demonstrate a proficiency in a foreign or computer language.
Baker is now negotiating with 10 corporations for the internship. Boyd said, and interest from the corporate sector is increasing.
Mimir Instruments Inc., in Santa Clara, Calif, signed a contract about eight weeks ago for the internship program. A Baker alumnus is president of the company, which manufactures power supplies and imaging systems for companies worldwide.
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