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Five Skills You Learn in an MBA Program

04-13-2023

Mar

25

@7:00 PM

The Future of Environmental Protection: An Evening with Gina McCarthy & Janet McCabe

Join former National Climate Advisor and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy for a public address, followed by a moderated discussion with former EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe. A reception will be held before the event, starting at 6pm.

Events

Do You Need to Be Good at Math to Get an MBA?

04-13-2023

Apr

05

@12:00 PM

Wakeville 2025

Wakeville is an interdisciplinary festival celebrating sustainability and the arts. The event will bring together students, faculty, and organizations across campus for a day honoring the liberal arts. https://wakethearts.wfu.edu/wakeville-2025/

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Five Skills You Learn in an MBA Program

04-13-2023

Mar

30

@4:00 PM

Spring Equinox Celebration & Earth Month Kickoff

Welcome spring and celebrate the start of Earth Month at Wake Forest at the Office of Sustainability's annual Spring Equinox celebration! Join us for live music, upcycling crafts presented by campus and community partners, plant-forward food, and interactive learning with farm animals and the gardens bees. All members of the Wake Forest University community students, faculty, staff, and their families are invited to welcome the transition to spring and kick off Earth Month at this event. The 2025 Spring Equinox Celebration will take place on Sunday, March 30 from 4:00 6:00 PM at the Campus Garden on Polo Road. We look forward to celebrating spring and kicking off Earth Month together! Participating groups include: Artivists | Campus Kitchen | CLASS | dEaCOfriendly | SHAC | The OG&B | Wake Radio | WakerSpace | WFU Birding | World Tea Association | ZSR | and More! Learn more: https://sustainability.wfu.edu/spring-equinox-celebration/ **This event is part of Wake Forest Universitys annual Earth Month celebration. Learn more about the month of festivities at https://sustainability.wfu.edu/earth-month/

Programs Overview

Do You Need to Be Good at Math to Get an MBA?

04-13-2023

Jun

06

@8:00 AM

Executive Education - Leading People Who Are Different From You

In todays global economy, organizations are continuously becoming more diverse. This broadening diversification of organization members includes cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, age, gender, and sexual orientation. Thus, it is imperative people managers understand how to effectively lead individuals who are different from them. Leaders who can bring an array of diverse individuals together and form a cohesive team aligned on common goals, purpose, and values will gain a competitive advantage. This 1-day program provides participants with the knowledge and tools to understand and effectively lead people who are different from them. Participants also gain insights into how to shape the teams or organizations culture to create an environment that is authentic and brings out the best in everyone. During this workshop, participants will immediately apply insight and tools in developing a personal leadership plan resulting in: Understanding the importance of emotional intelligence in leading others who are differentThe ability to use social perception to accurately access others while reducing potential biasesUnderstanding how to reduce prejudice in teamsThe ability to earn the trust of and apply various leadership styles to effectively lead people who are different from youUnderstanding the nature of the various areas of diversity: culture, gender, sexual orientation, and age Deadline to register: May 29, 2025

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Thought Leadership

What Can I Do With A Masters In Accounting?

02-02-2024

Apr

03

@8:00 AM

Executive Education - Leading Effective Change

To stay relevant, teams and organizations must continuously change and adapt to their ever evolving internal and external environments. This makes it imperative leaders understand and possess the skills to effectively lead change. Furthermore, it is also important that leaders know how to shape a learning culture to facilitate continuous adaptation and improvement. Leaders who can effectively lead change gain a competitive advantage for their teams and organizations. This 1-day program will provide the participant with the knowledge and tools to effectively plan and lead change and to shape a learning culture in their organization. Participants are encouraged to bring information (or challenge) regarding an on-going or future change effort in their teams or organizations. Participants can immediately apply the tools from this workshop to enhance change management efforts. Deadline to register: March 26, 2024

Dr. Christopher Smith (Chris)

Associate Teaching Professor

EMAIL: csmith@wfu.edu

PHONE: (336) 758-3736

OFFICE: Farrell 335

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Biography

Dr. Smith joined the WFU faculty in July of 2019. Prior to that he served over 20 years in the Army in a variety of positions. Most recently he taught graduate level Operations Research at the Air Force Institute of Technology, served as a center director for an Operations Research center, and taught Probability and Statistics at West Point.

Research Interests

Data Science
Decision Analysis
Business Analytics

Teaching Interests

Data Science
Decision Analysis
Business Analytics

Education

Ph D, University of Virginia (Systems Engineering) - 2013
MS, University of Texas - Austin (Operations Research) - 2007
MS, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Engineering Management) - 2002
BS, West Point (Systems Engineering) - 1997

Publications

International Journal of Market Research

Market basket applications on short web links

Gallagher, J. , & Smith, C. (2019)

The Journal of Open Source Software

Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data (saotd)

Munson, E. L. , Smith, C. M. , Boehmke, B. , & Freels, J. K. (2019)

Journal of Applied Operations Research

Improving admissions processes through value focused thinking

Deehr, J. , Smith, C. M. , & Hill, R. R. (2018)

Social Network Analysis and Mining

Stepping back from the trees to see the forest: a network approach to valuing intelligence

Smith, C. , Scherer, W. T. , & Todd, A. (2016)

Journal of Applied Operational Research

Value of intelligence applied to networks

Smith, C. M. , Scherer, W. T. , & Carr, S. (2016)

International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences

Quantitative approaches to representing the value of information within the intelligence cycle

Smith, C. M. , Scherer, W. T. , Todd, A. , & Maxwell, D. T. (2015)

Risk Analysis

Intelligent adversary risk analysis: A bioterrorism risk management model

Parnell, G. S. , Smith, C. , & Moxley, F. I. (2010)

Risk Analysis

Response to Parnell, Smith, and Moxley, Intelligent Adversary Risk Analysis: A Bioterrorism Risk Management Model, Risk Analysis, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2010

Ezell, B. , & Collins, A. (2010)