Message from the Directors

From Top: JONATHAN P. DOH, PhD

Associate Dean of Research and Global Engagement; Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in IB; Co-Faculty Director, Moran Center for Global Leadership

MICHELLE CASARIO, PhD

Co-Faculty Director, Moran Center for Global Leadership; Associate Professor, Economics

KIM CAHILL

Director, Moran Center for Global Leadership THIS ACADEMIC YEAR marked the welcome return of in-person classes, University events and activities, and international experiences. Some larger meetings remained virtual or leveraged a hybrid approach in order to reach a wider geographic audience and enhance attendance. The Moran Center for Global Leadership (MCGL) embraced the opportunity to provide new and innovative programs for our students, launching the inaugural Maymester Berlin program in Strategic Information Technology. Pentup demand for study abroad was met with the return of the Maymester Sydney program in Global Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region. MBA students welcomed the ability to participate in the embedded study abroad component of the Global Practicum, traveling to Chile and the United Arab Emirates.

MCGL continues to employ innovations developed in response to the pandemic, providing increased flexibility and opportunities for international engagement. Virtual global consulting projects, developed for students to fulfill graduation requirements in the absence of international travel, have now been integrated into domestic coursework, further internationalizing our students and faculty. This format serves a larger audience of students who may not study or intern abroad. The virtual modality of the Business

Dynamics Globalization Panels and the hybrid format of our Advisory

Council meetings provided MCGL the ability to accommodate the growing geographic distribution of our membership abroad. MCGL highlighted the expertise of its Advisory Council members in a new series of topical briefings that covered topics such as global supply chain disruptions, global talent management, and COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccine development. MCGL had many reasons to celebrate this year. VSB hired a number of new faculty with significant international expertise. Our Global Leadership Fellows and Global Business Concentration students were able to thrive, despite a very challenging international landscape, several receiving prestigious Fulbright awards. MCGL took part in a ceremony to honor Herbert G. Rammrath ’57 as the recipient of the Villanova School of Business Bartley Medallion Award. An early supporter of international business education, research and study abroad, Rammrath has been critical to the foundation of the Center. We also had the pleasure of honoring one of our longstanding members and current MCGL Advisory Council chair, Steve DeRose ’76 VSB, as MCGL’s recipient of the Above and Beyond Service Recognition Award for his many contributions over the last decade. MCGL continues to serve as a thought leader in international education, chairing a number of internal and external committees dedicated to advocacy and support of international students, alumni abroad, global business curriculum, research and VSB staff. Despite a very challenging global economic and geopolitical environment, MCGL remains strongly committed to advancing international business education, intercultural connections and responsible global leadership for the betterment of business and society. We remain grateful to all of our stakeholders for their unwavering support, especially our Advisory Council members, Dean Russell and Vice Dean Mao, donors, partners, and of course, our students.