UAB Forms New Group to Promote International Business

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In today's global economy it is increasingly important for business students to receive multicultural training. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) International Business Association is a new group that will promote international business, foreign cultures and foreign languages to students. The group, who will organize student enrichment programs and student-professional networking opportunities, will kick off with a Chinese New Year's Party 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in Room 320 of the Business-Engineering Complex (BEC), 1150 10th Ave. S.

January 30, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In today’s global economy it is increasingly important for business students to receive multicultural training. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) International Business Association is a new group that will promote international business, foreign cultures and foreign languages to students. The group, who will organize student enrichment programs and student-professional networking opportunities, will kick off with a Chinese New Year’s Party 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in Room 320 of the Business-Engineering Complex (BEC), 1150 10th Ave. S.

New member recruitment is ongoing through Thursday, Jan. 31, in the BEC lobby.

Faculty adviser is K.C. Pang, director of China initiatives for the UAB School of Business. Pang leads business students in annual trips to China, where the students study international business and the culture of China.

The new group is open to all UAB students, both graduate and undergraduate, and UAB alumni. Sarah Malcom, a senior in forensic accounting and criminal justice from Alabaster, is the group’s president. To join the group, or for more information, contact Pang at 205-934-8893 and kcpang@uab.edu or Malcom at smalcom@uab.edu.