Claflin University News March 15, 2011 Claflin University MBA Students, Professor Visiting India to Study Emerging Markets A contingent of graduate students and a professor from the Claflin University School of Business are visiting India to study emerging markets. "This is a wonderful opportunity for our MBA students to study how India is fast becoming one of the world's premier economic beacons," said School of Business Dean Dr. Harpal Grewal. "In this global economy, it is a challenge to educate students on how the international market works from a classroom. At Claflin, we are providing our business students with firsthand experiences and that translates to success after graduation." Master of Business Administration students Laura Roquemore, Camilla Martin and Mary Layton left for India on March 8 along with Dr. Benjamin Yumol, assistant professor of business administration. During their 10 day trip, the group will study the Indian culture, religion and economy. They are being hosted by Amity University in Delhi, an institution with which Claflin has a student exchange agreement. The quartet will also visit the School of Management Sciences (SMS) in Varanasi. Last summer, four SMS graduate students took courses at the University as part of Claflin's exchange agreement with that institution. "The three students accompanying me to India were overwhelmed by the realism of what they found incomprehensible - the continuous blowing of horns from cars; the congestion of people on the street; and the cows, goats and dogs that co-exist with people," Yumol said via e-mail. "The faculty at SMS has given so much of their time in allowing us to experience the best and worst of Varanasi." In Varanasi, the quartet visited two silk manufacturing firms, went to a Buddhist temple, walked through the market in downtown and attended a Hindu evening prayer. One of SMS' board members invited the group to the extravagant wedding of his daughter. Yumol noted they interacted with many SMS faculty members there. They also took a boat ride along the Ganges River, the second largest river in South Asia. The trip is being funded by a grant from Proctor & Gamble and an anonymous donation. Grewal noted that 80 percent of economic growth comes from emerging markets, or nations that are experiencing rapid industrialization and growth. India is considering one of the fast growing emerging markets in the world. Visit http://www.claflin.edu/ soon for a complete story when the Claflin contingent returns from India. 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.