Lincoln University (PA) News March 17, 2011 Business and Information Technology (BIT) Center of Excellence Brings Trading Room Capabilities to Lincoln University's Main Campus Recognized for its core disciplines of accounting, finance and management infused with entrepreneurship and Information technology, the Business and Information Technology (BIT) Center of Excellence is now competitively repositioned to provide real-world experience that exposes business and non-business students to the most comprehensive real time electronic global financial media, data products and services. Located on the main campus in southern Chester County, Pa., the BIT Center of Excellence has designated Dickey Hall 240 for students to execute the functions of a financial investor, investment portfolio manager, securities trader and securities analyst in a simulated environment. Students who study in the Center's trading facilities obtain real-time news from two NEC 46" full HD LCD televisions linked to the campus cable television network. The state-of-the-art televisions are channeled to CNBC and Bloomberg networks for news feeds that inform and influence global financial markets, institutions and geopolitical issues. An 8' Translux LED electronic ticker, running "Eye Candy" software, displays real-time equity pricing updates, news and events. Professors deliver instruction and conduct workshops using circuitry that integrates Extron VGA, Extron USB switcher station, desktop/laptop and Smartboard presentation technologies. An Extron TPL350 MV 3.5" wall-mounted control panel permits Instructors to monitor and manipulate the integrated presentation technologies. Four Bose 16" full-range auditory speakers enhance instructional delivery and presentations. In the rear of Dickey Hall 240 are smart terminals, which were donated by Bloomberg LP. Using Bloomberg Professional Service, students can monitor and analyze financial market data movements, perform financial analytics, execute simulated trades using the electronic trading platform and become a Bloomberg certified professional. Students are also able to use the equipment in an environment similar to that of a finance professional, who is shopping for comprehensive financial information. Dr. Oswald Richards, chairman of the Center, and business faculty members are excited about the possibilities that the trading platform provides for students. "The goal is to fast track students into the professions with the knowledge, skills and competencies they need to compete as successful leaders, managers and entrepreneurs," Dr. Richards said. "This trading platform will give students real-world, hands-on exposure to the dynamic, integrated and innovative global marketplace." ###### Lincoln University - founded in 1854 as the nation's first Historically Black University - combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinctions. They are: Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts, Grand Research Educational Awareness and Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Mass Communications, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy and Business and Information Technology. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.