Frantz

IU East in Richmond is continuing to present its Scholar Showcase with a presentation Tuesday, June 28, at noon.

The lecture, featuring David Frantz, associate professor of management at IU East, is scheduled at the Uptown Innovation Center, which is partially sponsoring the lecture series. The center is located at 814 E. Main St. Brown bag lunches can be purchased at the nearby Tom's New York Deli for $5.

The focus of the presentation will be on how small to medium-sized businesses engage in and make strategic plans. Frantz will discuss how the pace of change has altered the planning process and how the nature of formal planning has changed over time.

"Most organizations can't afford to plan strategically, but the business environment today makes it difficult to plan long-term strategic plans," Frantz said. "A strategic focus today is probably more about making strategic choices than it is about making strategic plans." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Upcoming Scholar Showcase presentations:

July 19
"The New Entrepreneurship Center: Creating Business," by Tim Scales, IU East entrepreneurship center interim director, will discuss the plans and vision for the center as well as student accomplishments under a new organization, SIFE.

Aug. 16
"Life Sciences Impact on Wayne County," by Mary Blakefield, associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, will discuss the importance of life sciences for the region. She will talk about DNA and bacteria insulin as well as a new partnership in the community that is being organized by the Life Sciences Task Force.

Sept. 6
"IU East's Hidden Treasures," by Tom Thomas, art instructor, will discuss IU East's unique art collection and the university's new art gallery, scheduled to open in October.

Sept. 27
"Discovering Wayne County," by Jean Harper, assistant professor of English. She will soon have a book published, offers a unique documentary class for students and has produced award-winning documentaries herself. Her latest project is an intriguing documentary of Wayne County.
Read about her documentary class at this HP archival site: http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/042205/text/life.shtml

For more information on the presentations, call the IU East Office of University Advancement at 765-973-8419.