The Peter J. Tobin College of Business-Management Professor Receives Award for Dedication to Global Scholarship

May 27, 2007—Management Professor Jay Nathan was honored at the Global Awareness Society International’s Sixteenth Annual Conference entitled, Globalization: Promoting Equality or Perpetuating Inequality? for his contribution towards Global Awareness. Dr. Nathan has been the Editor of the Journal of Global Awareness for three years and is also on the Board for Global Awareness. (The Journal of Global Awarness seeks papers on issues related to globalization.) 

The principles of the Global Awareness Society International are based on the idea that all global citizens are equal, yet unique as human beings within the global community. This year’s conference was held in Seoul, Korea and focused on how globalization impacts various peoples and systems of the world. Issues included economic issues and processes, education, environment, gender, health and medicine, human rights, internal and transnational migration, issues pertaining to family and in social work, labor and employment, poverty, politics and law, to name a few.

The Deans, administrators, faculty and staff of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business congratulate Dr. Jay Nathan on his dedication and contribution towards these important global issues.

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business has provided the highest quality business education for over eighty years.  Many alumni have risen to senior executive positions in the financial services community in New York and around the world.  Degrees offered include the Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science.  The College encompasses the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, which is housed at the University’s Manhattan location in the heart of the New York financial district.  Recent recognitions for the Tobin College include a listing by The Aspen Institute among the top ninety business schools in the United States whose graduate curricula reflect a commitment to social responsibility and sustainability as well as representation among the “The Best 282” Business Schools in America according to The Princeton Review.  For further information, please contact Jennifer Maizel at (718) 990-6218 or email vacchioj@stjohns.edu.

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