b'THEHEIDELBIZNEWSLETTERGLOBAL FACULTY WEEK HELD IN OCTOBERThe School of Business held an inaugural Global FacultyThe book was authored by Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki, Dr. Week this fall with three guest lecturers visiting our campus.Dante B. Castro Solano and Dr. Matt Bereza. Kaidan The event, organized by Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki, tookMathias did the marketing for the event and Heidelbergs place Oct. 1216. The three guest lecturers have extensiveKrammes Service Center set up multiple events for the experience in international education. Heidelberg Universityweek.alum Dr. Matthew Bereza of St. John Fisher University,Dr. Dante Castro Solano from Mexico and Tec deThe effect was also felt in the community. Guests were given Monterrey, and Dr. Evodio Kaltenecker, a Brazilian citizena tour at National Machinery by Vice President of Sales who now teaches at Northeastern University, California, wereOperations & Marketing and current Berg Business Board the three distinguished guests. Member Jerry Bupp, and Clay Hill Organic Produce Flowers Farm, located in Seneca County. They also visited The event impacted over 150 students directly in thelocal businesses and enjoyed a midwestern Fall with very classroom, through several days of guest lectures. Topicspleasant weather during the week. included Emerging Markets: The Road Ahead, Doing Business in Brazil and The Ohio-Mexico Trade for threeThe event would not have been possible without the support of Professor Art Fraziers courses. In Dr. Trish Bergsof the Phyllis M. Chelvotiz Endowed Fund.two courses, topics included Liberation Psychology andDr. Kahle-Piasecki was named the Endowed Chair in Cultural Dimensions. In Instructor Kayela TidricksBusiness Administration last academic year.course, the topic was Internationalization Efforts of Sports: The Soccer Landscape in Brazil. Finally, in Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piaseckis course, the visiting lecturers heard presentations on students social innovation projects, provided feedback and then the class had another lecture on Food Production in the Americas.Additionally, the impact was felt university-wide as several students helped with other details. Corbin Sturgeon tookReagan RitzhauptPictured left to right:pictures at the events and Reagan Ritzhaupt, a studentand Matt Bereza Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki, Dr. representing the Deans Advisory Board, introduced Matt Bereza, Dr. Dante Castro Dr. Matt Bereza for a special talk titled Las Americas OurSolano, Dr. Evodio KalteneckerPast, Our Path, and Our Present Day, held on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. Three graduate students, Alyssa Brugh, Kellyn Kennedy, and Alex Scheer providedEditor: Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki transportation from the Detroit Airport to Tiffin, andAssociate Professor, lkahlepi@heidelberg.edusenior Abbie Stine, gave the guests a tour of the LongakerDr. Todd Harrison Animal Lab. Parkhurst Dining provided the catering for aDean of the School of Business, tharris4@heidelberg.eduwelcome reception and Meet the Authors event for theLayout and Design: Heidelberg Branding, Marketing, and book Common Ground: Finding the Gap that Unites LatinCommunications Office America and the U.S. The Heidelbiz Newlsetter is published two times a year.Fall 2025 www.heidelberg.edu/school-of-business 2'