Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter
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Chapter News, Upcoming and Recent Events
 Please
join the Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma at Five
Seasons WESTSIDE
Tuesday,
January 24, 2012**
for an evening with
Daniel
S. Papp, Ph.D.
President, Kennesaw
State University
Who will
Present
Managing
Rapid Growth Without
Compromising Quality
We can all think
of examples of businesses which failed because they either were
too slow to get products to market due to being too conscious
regarding quality, or they simply grew too fast. One would conclude
that quality and rapid growth are mutually exclusive. Although
Kennesaw State University is an academic institution, it faces
many of the same issues and problems which for-profit companies
face, yet it has enjoyed the rare combination of substantially
increasing the quality of the education it provides while experiencing
exponential growth in its relatively nascent 48-year history.
How is this even possible? Can this successful formula apply to
you and your company? Daniel S. Papp, Ph.D. — the current president
of Kennesaw State University — will reveal what is involved to
achieve that elusive balance of attaining successful growth while
increasing the quality of the service or product offered.
 About
the Speaker
Daniel
S. Papp, Ph.D.
Daniel
S. Papp has served as president of Kennesaw State
University — the third largest university in the
state of Georgia — since July 2006. Under his leadership,
Kennesaw State has risen in academic stature as
it became a doctorate-granting institution and launched
its first Ph.D. program. In 2008 and 2009, Kennesaw
State University was recognized as an up-and-coming
school by U.S.News & World Report. Since Papp
became president, Kennesaw State University also
has completed its transition to NCAA Division I
and expanded its infrastructure with the opening
of state-of-the-art buildings such as the student
dining hall, the 8,300-seat KSU Soccer Stadium and
the Health Sciences Building. Under Papp, KSU is
launching a football program.
Prior to assuming the presidency of Kennesaw State
University, Papp, an international affairs scholar,
served as senior vice chancellor for academics and
fiscal affairs of the University System of Georgia
from 2000 to 2006. Previously, Papp directed educational
programs for Yamacraw, Georgia’s initiative to become
a global leader in broadband technologies. He served
as interim president of Southern Polytechnic State
University from 1997 to 1998 and as executive assistant
to the president of Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1997.
Papp was founding director of Georgia Tech’s Sam
Nunn School of International Affairs from 1990 to
1993 and director of Georgia Tech’s School of Social
Sciences from 1980 to 1990. He joined Georgia Tech’s
faculty in 1973 as an assistant professor of international
affairs. While at Tech, Papp was also visiting professor
at the Western Australia Institute of Technology;
research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute
of the U.S. Army War College; senior research professor
at the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and
Education of the U.S. Air War College; and visiting
professor at Fudan University in Shanghai. In 1993,
Papp was recognized as distinguished professor at
Georgia Tech, the first time the honor went to faculty
other than an engineer or physical scientist. He
has twice been awarded the Army’s Outstanding Civilian
Service medal.
Papp is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College
and received his Ph.D. in international affairs
from the University of Miami. His academic specialties
include international security policy and U.S. and
Russian foreign and defense policies. He has authored
or edited 10 books on these topics, including the
biography of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean
Rusk. He has published more than 60 journal articles
and chapters in edited books.
Papp’s research has been funded by the Army, the
Department of Defense, the U.S. Information Agency,
the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Department of Education
and NATO. He has traveled extensively in the former
USSR, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America
and Africa and was the recipient of a Sloan scholarship
and a National Defense Education Act fellowship.
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Date: |
Tuesday,
January 24, 2012** |
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Time: |
6:00
pm - Networking and Social Hour
7:00 pm - Program begins
8:00 pm - Networking Continues and Board Meeting is Held
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Location: |
Five
Seasons WESTSIDE
1000 Marietta Street (at the intersection of Howell
and Marietta Street)
Atlanta,
GA 30318
404-875-3232
www.5seasonsbrewing.com
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Cost:
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There
is a $10.00 fee for this event for current dues paying members
of the Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter. Registrant fees are
waived for Faculty Members.
A
$20.00 fee for all other non-members and guests, including
BGS Inductees, paid at the door.
BGS
inductees may join the Atlanta Area Chapter at the meeting
or at the RSVP link below. |
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RSVP is required and seating
is limited. Attendance will be limited to the first 100 reservations
from Atlanta Chapter members, prospective Atlanta Chapter
members, and their guests. Please
click here to register for this event. |
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Future
Speakers/Events:
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February 21, 2012 |
Geoff
Frost, Director of Client Development, Bondurant
Mixson & Elmore, will present, “If you can market our
product, you can market anything – Lessons learned in
marketing a product most consumers don’t want to buy!”
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2012-2013 |
Watch for
Beta Gamma Centennial Events throughout the academic
year 2012-2013. |
The
Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter meets MONTHLY on the THIRD
TUESDAY at Five Seasons Brewing.**
Come
on out to the Five Seasons to meet with "The Best in
Business," to have a good time, and to support Beta
Gamma Sigma.
**Please
note that this is the 4th Tuesday of the month. Occasionally
we meet on a different Tuesday, additional dates, and at
other venues. Please check our website and announcements
for the latest information. |
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| BGS
will be celebrating its 100th year anniversary throughout
2012-2013. You have already achieved scholastic excellence;
now, you have the
opportunity to prove the power of Beta Gamma Sigma's membership
to save lives and to help our community!
Did
you know that one pint of blood can save up to 3 lives?
Join the BGS Atlanta Area Alumni Chapter and the American
Red Cross by signing up for the Red Cross Racing Beta 'Gamma
Sigma Team' and start donating today!
 Red
Cross Racing Information
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Register here for the Team
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Team Name: Beta Gamma
Sigma
Team Code: IRRFGQ
Division: 2
Team
stats as of December 29, 2011
Points: 10,300
Members: 7
Ranking: 205 out of 3,000+ teams (Help
us be #1!)
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