Mohammed Khayum, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Business

College of Business Reports, a newsletter

• Delivering superior performance over the long haul — Winter 2008
  A major difference between the good and the great organizations is that the great ones have discovered that clear, simple operational concept which guides their choices and creates a culture of discipline—in thought and action—amid tremendous change and the turbulence surrounding intensifying global competition.
  
  
• Establishing enduring relationships with graduates Alumni insights benefit new generations of students preparing for business careers — Summer 2007
  At USI Commencement in May, 309 degrees—277 undergraduate degrees, 26 M.B.A. degrees, and six post-baccalaureate certificates—were awarded to College of Business students.  This accounted for almost 24 percent of the total number of USI graduates in spring 2007. Based on past patterns, more than 70 percent of these graduates are likely to be employed within a 60-mile radius of the University.
   
• Recognizing opportunities and creating value — Winter 2007
  Entrepreneurial thinking is a powerful source of new ideas, methods, services, products, technologies, and markets. Key aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset are the use of imagination, spontaneity, risk-taking, and salesmanship to recognize and take advantage of opportunities. As the College of Business focuses on attracting, generating, and mobilizing talent, it will play a role in establishing a climate that is inclusive of entrepreneurial thinking and, thus, of new ideas.
   
• Share the pride of College of Business accomplishments — Summer 2006
  As we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates and wish them success in their future endeavors, we know from past patterns that about 79 percent of them will reside and work within a 60-mile radius of USI and, as a consequence, share a common interest in ensuring that community-based initiatives associated with the College of Business become successful...
   
• New dean Mohammed Khayum addresses challenges and opportunities — Winter 2006
  ...the college will concentrate on maintaining the high standards and the posture of continuous improvement that led to the attainment of accreditation by AACSB — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business...

Speeches

• Economic Outlook Evansville 2007 — November 14, 2006
  Although the Evansville economy is one of the most manufacturing-dependent among metro areas in the nation, it has not experienced the same degree of hardship as other manufacturing-dependent Midwest metro areas...
   
• The Evansville Regional Economy: Today's Strengths, Opportunities for Improvement, and Strategies to Outdistance our Competition — April 6, 2006
  I would like to highlight three themes that I believe have a bearing on the future prosperity of our region.  The first is the importance of infusing a sense of urgency at all levels of the community when it comes to decisions and actions pertaining to the future development of the regional economy, the second is a sharper focus on building on our strengths, and the third is a concerted effort to strengthen our entrepreneurial ecosystem—entrepreneurial meaning the pursuit of opportunity...

Interviews

• Developing innovative thinking — USI Magazine Fall 2006
  Dr. Mohammed Khayum wants students graduating from the University of Southern Indiana College of Business to have the confidence and capability to think in an entrepreneurial way…