Prof. Fredric Kropp has received an award from Emerald, a publisher of management research journals, for his article, “Entrepreneurial Orientation and International Entrepreneurial
Business Venture Startup,” published in the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour Research. His article has been chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009.
Congratulations, Fredric!
The Monterey Institute will host a public symposium exploring the effects of war on children this Friday at 7:00 pm as the American Red Cross presents its Children of War Symposium in the Institute’s Irvine Auditorium.
The Children of War Symposium is a public service offered by the American Red Cross which examines the psychological and physical effects of war on children through the eyes of five renowned international speakers. These speakers will share their firsthand experiences of living and working in war zones around the world:
Michael Khambatta, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Deputy Head of Delegation, US & Canada.
Dr. Ashis Brahma, Sole doctor for Darfur refugee camp in Chad for two years
Dorothy Sewe, Tracing specialist and former refugee camp resident
Dr. Marc Sommers, Associate Research Professor of Humanitarian Studies, Institute of Human Security, The Fletcher School, Tufts University; and Research Fellow, African Studies Center, Boston University.
Meghan Frank, Senior at Granby High School, Norfolk, VA, daughter of a US Navy Captain, and creator of Operation Pen & Pencil, collecting school supplies for Afghan teachers to use in their classrooms in Kabul.
Over the course of two days, the Children of War Symposium will travel to several locations in the area, including the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Santa Cruz area high schools, the University of California at Santa Cruz, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University.