Alabama State University's College of Business Administration has been awarded a Department of Education Title VI Grant through the Business and International Education (BIE) Program. The grant proposal, entitled "Globalizing the Business Curriculum at Alabama State University," will gain $179,000 in funding for the College of Business Administration over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2007.
The BIE grant is designed to instill an international perspective in College of Business Administration students, faculty and local small business owners and to prepare them with the knowledge and skills to operate in a global business environment.
Many of the grant activities involve academic course development and programs that will benefit both undergraduate and graduate students.

Faculty training in international education will also be an important factor in these programs. The College of Business Administration will partner with the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association to develop and implement business outreach programs.

Other activities include study-tours to South and North Korea and to the Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz automotive plants in Alabama. The College of Business Administration will also enter into a mentor-protégé program with Wilcox County's Central High School and help the school prepare and encourage students to study international business in college.

The grant was co-written by Dr. Percy J. Vaughn, dean of the College of Business Administration and Dr. Kamal Hingorani, chair of the Department of Computer Information Systems, and is supported by matching contributions from ASU.