Archive for February, 2009

By Karen S. Walch, Thunderbird professor

The world has turned upside down, and it’s not business as usual. But I have confidence and excitement about the role Thunderbird will play in the future. After World War II, there was uncertainty, and the international market was an unknown. Thunderbird was a pioneer then in terms of looking at how to do business in the changing international system. Now we are at the forefront of a new frontier, and that is the exploration of our minds. I spoke about this new frontier Feb. 5 during a roundtable discussion with two of my colleagues and a packed auditorium of students. | Video: View the full discussion (1:04:32) |
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Arizona prosecutors say that Dale Hausner drove around the streets of Phoenix with a friend and randomly shot and killed several people and animals in 2005 and 2006. Overall, Hausner is accused of killing eight people and attacking 20 others in the series of nighttime shootings. The accused killer took the witness stand recently and proclaimed his innocence. I watched footage of his testimony and analyzed his body language for KPNX-TV (Channel 12), the local NBC affiliate. Click above to watch the segment. — Karen

By Kim Massey (Prock), 1983 Thunderbird graduate

After reading a fellow T-bird’s article about global citizenship last year, I feel compelled to provide my perspective on what the Thunderbird experience has meant in my life.  Many T-birds probably reflect on their experience purely from a career standpoint. Certainly, Thunderbird provided me with excellent career prospects, including the ability to do some globetrotting with my first job. However, the true value of my T-bird experience has become clear to me in my day-to-day interactions with non-Americans that I meet at home near Sacramento, California.
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