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<br /> SYKES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS<br /> Sykes...<br /> Where Creativity Begins<br /> 2015 ANNUAL REPORT<br /> A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN<br /> Dear Friends and Supporters,<br /> I am very happy to report that the Sykes College of Business is on a<br /> positive and steep trajectory of continuous improvement, strength,<br /> and is gaining a greater academic reputation every year. This past<br /> year we added new courses, new curriculum, and new academic<br /> programs. This effort is the culmination of the work of faculty and<br /> staff who work tirelessly to improve what we do for students, the<br /> community and the educational environment every day.<br /> Prominent UT stakeholders cut the ribbon at the new Innovation<br /> and Collaboration Building<br /> Our entrepreneurship center was named after a University of Tampa<br /> alumnus: John P. Lowth III. A member of the UT class of 1982, Mr.<br /> Lowth is presently a member of the Board of Trustees<a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=1"> SYKES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Sykes... </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=2"> A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Dear Friends and </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=3"> SECURING O UR STATURE One of the Elite Business</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=4"> STUDENTS AT UT We Focus On Our People </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=5"> This is the third consecutive year that UT has wo</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=6"> STUDENTS AT UT We Focus On Our People concep</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=7"> Accounting students celebrate completion of VITA </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=8"> CENTERS AT UT Where the Business Community Comes </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=9"> Spartan Accelerators, Incubators, and CREATE Pitc</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=10"> CENTERS AT UT Where the Business Community Comes </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=11"> Richard Gonzmart Center for Ethics Richard Gonz</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=12"> DYNAMIC PROGRAMS New Thinking, New Opportunities </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=13"> cause pain for diverse student populations. It’s </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=14"> DYNAMIC PROGRAMS New Thinking, New Opportunities </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=15"> Retirement of AACSB President By F. Frank Ghannad</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=16"> DYNAMIC PROGRAMS New Thinking, New Opportunities </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=17"> Adam Smith Society students traveled to Washingto</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=18"> AWARDS AND ACCOLADES A Year of Remarkable Achieve</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=19"> Warm Memories of a Former Sykes COB Dean Joseph “</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=20"> AWARDS AND ACCOLADES A Year of Remarkable Achieve</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=21"> where its founders, Edwin and Marion Link lived. </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=22"> AWARDS AND ACCOLADES A Year of Remarkable Achieve</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=23"> w HIGHLIGHTS • For the 19th consecutive year, U</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=24"> ATTRACTING TOP FACULTY AND STAFF Sykes Welcomes N</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=25"> Abigail R. Hall Miloslava Pla</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=26"> SCHOLARSHIP Selected Faculty Publications Ag</a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=27"> Tan, T. K., Li, X. (2015). Internal Labor Market </a> <a title="COB-AnnualReport-2015 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d166b97d?page=28"> Sykes College of Business 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., B</a>