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West Michigan Management MemoVolume 1 | Issue 1 Article 110-1-1980Why Another Newsletter?Marvin G. DeVriesGrand Valley State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/wmbmThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Seidman College of Business at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusionin West Michigan Management Memo by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contactscholarworks@gvsu.edu.Recommended CitationDeVries, Marvin G. (1980) "Why Another Newsletter?," West Michigan Management Memo: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 1.Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/wmbm/vol1/iss1/1VOLUME 1, NO.1 r rJl. I C; Po ~ F. E. SEIDMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Why Another Newsletter? Why another newsletter, you ask? A fair question, since so many of us receive numerous newsletters commenting on business, economic, political and social issues. What can another newsletter add? Three important features, we believe: a geographic orientation, focusing on the West Michigan area; reports on the special activities of the Enrichment Fund, which so many of you support; and information about specific activities of the Seidman College of Business. First, the West Michigan Management Memo will comment on economic and business conditions and activities primar­ily in the West Michigan area. The Grand Valley Economic Activity Index, which Inside In-Plant Economic Education ..2 Enrichment Fund Economic Lecture ........•..........2 TImely Tax Topics .....•......2 Faculty and Staff Notes ...•.•..3 Faculty Publications ....•.....3 The Grand Valley Economic Index •..•...•..•...•......4 Personnel and Labor Relations Degrees for the 1980's and 1990's •..........••.•.S Management Del'elopment for M.B.A. Students •..•.•.•6 @GRAND ,VALlEY STATE was published in the past, has been up­dated and will be presented in each issue of the Memo. The Index is a composite of selected regional economic factors and in­cludes construction activity, bank debits, retail sales, employment and industrial power consumption. Our business and economic faculty will analyze these fac­tors and comment on the impact of re­gional and national trends on the local business and economic climate. Many Seidman College of Business faculty are engaged in research or consult­ing that involves local business and eco­nomic organizations . The Memo will contain brief summaries of some of these analyses, highlighting findings of interest to regional business firms . Second, the Memo will report on the activities and programs made possible by the Enrichment Fund. Every two years an Enrichment Fund dinner is held "to honor those leaders who helped to found the col­lege and who by their interest and involve­ment continue to enrich the development of the institution as well as the quality of life in our community. " The money raised from the dinners has been invested, and the interest revenues enable Seidman Col­lege to establish and support a variety of activities and programs designed to in­crease awareness and understanding of our economic system as weU as to facilitate an exchange of ideas between businessmen, students, and faculty and in general to en­rich the business and academic communities. The West Michigan Management Memo will report on the economic education pro­grams sponsored by the Enrichment Fund and provide information about the availa­bility of such educational programs .for your organization. The Town and Gown Luncheons, public television programs and new workshops and seminars designed to enrich our understanding of certain re­gional and national business and economic issues affecting our lives also will be de­scribed. Yearly reports will be included on the potential of the unique Washington Campus Program for our students and area businessmen. Each issue will feature one of the activities or programs supported by the Enrichment Fund. Third, the Memo will inform readers of activities and programs of the F. E. Seidman College of Business and Admin­istration. Seidman faculty have expertise and knowledge that may help organiza­tions resolve issues or problems. Brief summaries of the findings of some of the research of the faculty will be included. New curricular developments in the busi­ness, administration, and taxation pro­grams will be reported. Opportunities for participation in important Management Development Programs will be described. Although the Seidman College, as part of the Grand Valley State Colleges, re­ceives state funds for its basic programs, the extra margin it can offer to its students, faculty, and the community is made possi­ble as a result of the extra support received through the Enrichment Fund. The West Michigan Management Memo will be published twice a year, in the spring and the fall. The Memo will be sent to all Enrichment Fund contributors and to other supporters of the Seidman CoUege. It will inform contributors about the Enrichment programs they are supporting and about Seidman College, which coordinates these programs and provides important graduate and undergraduate business and manage­ment programs for West Michigan residents. Marvin G. DeVries, Dean Seidman College of Susiness and Administration 

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