John L. Grove College of Business - Shippensburg University

Seated, from left, are President
Bill Ruud; Marie-Helene Wright,
international relations coordinator
and assistant to the director of La
Rochelle Business School; and Dr.
Barbara Lyman, provost and senior
vice president for academic affairs.
Standing, from left, are Mary Burnett,
associate dean of students and
director of international programs;
Dr. John Kooti, dean of the John L.
Grove College of Business; and Dr.
Anthony Winter, associate dean of
Grove College.
College connects with Business School in France
In April, representatives of Shippensburg University and La Rochelle
International Business School in La Rochelle, France signed an
intent agreement to promote development of joint studies, research and
training activities, and other educational programs of mutual interest.
The agreement was signed by Shippensburg President Bill Ruud
and Marie-Helene Wright, international relations coordinator and assistant
to the director.
“We live in an ever-more globalized world and it is important for
our students to have the opportunity to better understand and appreciate
that new paradigm,” Dr. Ruud said. “This joint agreement will not
only allow our students to attend this outstanding business school, but
allow their students to attend Shippensburg and our nationally-accredited
John L. Grove College of Business.”
Under the agreement, the two institutions agree to cooperate in the
exchange of students for either one semester or an entire academic year.
Ship Global
Connection
Four SHIP grads enjoyed a great
night in Shanghai! JohnPaul
Bennett ’10, Jodie Vanderman
’00, Muhammad Hussein ’00, all
College of Business graduates, and
Mike Goldberg ’06, a geography/
earth science grad, are all living
and working in Shanghai, China.
La Rochelle is about three hours southwest from Paris. According
to information from the school it has 2,300 students, including 400 international
students, and has 95 partner universities worldwide including
nine in the U.S. It offers a variety of programs including a master
of management degree, an international bachelor degree, a bachelor
of business degree, a bachelor in hospitality management degree and a
master’s degree in tourism.
La Rochelle Business School offers a broad range of undergraduate,
graduate, and executive business education taught in both English and
French, according to its information. The school is a non-profit, independent
research and educational institute and a member of the “Grand
Ecoles” system. Its programs emphasize internships and international
exchange offering students ready access to the European job market.
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