In 1989, Heidi Dziak, director of the University's Center for International Business Education, laid out a proposal identifying the center's resources to secure funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Eight years later, CIBE has launched a program that includes international workshops, internship programs, language courses and trips to countries in southeast Asia, based on funding it has received. The program educates potential managers on the global market and increasing competition in areas where the United States continues to lag behind. At a workshop earlier this month on How to Develop an International Career, CIBE hosted two business professionals in an atttempt to make University students aware of the opportunities abroad. CIBE Director Brad Farnsworth said he thought the program was very informative for the students interested in international business.
Companies are appreciative of language skills.
They have recognized the value of language in countries like China, where there are vast cultural differences. Guyton also emphasized the importance of fluency in a foreign language. Students' concerns remained focused on how their pay scale would change as they moved to a job abroad. Ebelts answered concerns about wages abroad. For the most part, the speakers emphasized the accomodating nature of businesses that attempt to make U.S. nationals feel comfortable abroad.