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"Brazilian Business Students, Faculty to Visit YSU"
"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University's Williamson College of Business Administration will host 45 students and faculty from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 8, according to Betty Jo Licata, Williamson College dean.This is the fifth year that YSU has hosted the Brazil university's extension course in retail management. During the five-day program, a variety of lectures and visits to local businesses and retail establishments have been planned, including trips to Southern Park Mall, Giant Eagle, Sam's Club, Best Buy, Home Depot, Panera Bread, Walmart Distribution Center and Walmart Super Center and the Grove City, Pa., outlet mall, Licata said.The alliance between YSU and USP continues to strengthen and grow. YSU visiting professors Tony Kos, Ron Volpe, Ram Kasuganti and E.Terry Deiderick have participated in USP's master's in business administration program. Several USP faculty have, in turn, served as visiting professors at YSU, Licata said. In July 2000 and March 2003, YSU faculty and students visited businesses in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as part of their business-study tour. Licata said she looks forward to other joint ventures in the future.Visit Youngstown State University: www.ysu.edu"