Washington Adventist University Business Students Attended Recent Norman Augustine Presentation at Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Takoma Park, Md. (October 11, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) business students attended a recent Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) meeting at the invitation of WAU President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D., RT, who serves on the MCCC Board of Directors. The students included members of the university’s top-ranked Enactus business team and those earning their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
The meeting featured a presentation by Norman R. Augustine, former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin. He spoke about the world economy and how the State of Maryland and Montgomery County fit in. WAU students were given the opportunity to ask questions and gather additional information at the end of the presentation.
“I think it was very beneficial to have our students sit in on this presentation, as it promoted a linkage between classroom delivery of content and real world occurrences,” said WAU Business and Communication Department Chair Andrea Baldwin.
“It felt good to be exposed to experienced business people,” said MBA student Paulo Acosta.
Also in attendance at the MCCC presentation were WAU Vice President of Financial Administration Patrick Farley and Professor of Business Jude Edwards.
Washington Adventist University is located in Takoma Park, Maryland, near the intersection of Carroll and Flower Avenues. Among its program offerings are undergraduate and graduate degrees in business – offered in both a traditional and accelerated evening format, which includes an online MBA. For more information about Washington Adventist University, go to the website.
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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s eight graduate and 42 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
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