{"id":2315,"date":"2018-10-16T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:42:16","slug":"dba-program-collaborates-in-joint-student-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/16\/dba-program-collaborates-in-joint-student-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"DBA Program Collaborates in Joint Student Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2315_29c191-a2 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2315_392f85-69\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2315_392f85-69\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2315_392f85-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2315_392f85-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2315_392f85-69\">In the spirit of interdisciplinary activities between colleges, the Doctor of Business Administration program partnered with the new Doctor of Social Science in Prevention Science program to conduct a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;orientation&nbsp;for incoming fall students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was the start of a new initiative to provide interdisciplinary opportunities to doctoral students,\u201d said Dr. Kathy Kennedy-Ratajack, Dean of the College of Business. \u201cWe are working hard to identify more opportunities across colleges to give students a broad range of options.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening orientation for both face-to-face and online students began with welcoming remarks by Dr. Jim Wilson, Vice President of Academic Affairs. 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