TEACHING PORTFOLIO
DR. S. ANDREW OSTAPSKI
PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
HARLEY LANGDALE, JR.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. BELIEF STATEMENTS,
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY, AND
PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION
B. ACADEMIC TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
C. TEACHING AWARDS
D. SYLLABI
E. STUDENT
EVALUATIONS
F. BUSINESS ETHICS
BOOK AWARD PROGRAM
G. SCHOLARSHIPS
H. INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS NIGHT, GUIDE TO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, VALDOSTA'S
PASSPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & DINING
I. STUDENT EDITORIALS
J. GRADUATE THESIS
AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
ADVISING
K. PUBLICATIONS
RELATED TO TEACHING
L. COMPETITIVE
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
M. PRESENTATIONS
N. INTERVIEWS
O. SERVICE ACTIVITIES
PERTAINING TO TEACHING
P. EDITORIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
BELIEF
STATEMENTS, TEACHING PHILOSOPHY, AND
PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION
Seeking knowledge through research and communicating
knowledge
through effective teaching are complementary academic
activities,
which stimulate one another. Teaching depends on the infusion of
new information to motivate both teacher and student in a
collaborative effort to assimilate learning. In a university
setting, a teacher possesses certain responsibilities
toward the
student in the search for knowledge.
PARTNERSHIP: Teacher and
student are partners in the learning
process.
Each depends upon the other.
Learning cannot exist in a
solitary vacuum.
Teachers, who are professional students, serve as
guides to those desiring knowledge. Without students, there would
be no need for teachers. Students and teachers have a symbiotic
relationship in which the success of each furthers the
interest of
the other.
Student achievements can inspire teachers to become
even better educators.
RESPECT: Students, as the
vessels for learning, deserve to be
treated with dignity and kindness. They are not inferiors to whom
learning is merely passed. In the search for knowledge, questions
by students should be answered without personal
antagonism.
Student and teacher stand on equal ground because, in the
quest for
learning, each can say as Socrates "I know nothing
except the fact
of my ignorance."
ENCOURAGEMENT: Effective
teaching recognizes that students,
as individuals, have specific needs which ought to be
met. No
magic formula exists for educating successfully all
students. Each
individual is different. Students should be encouraged but not
coerced, because learning cannot thrive in a forced
environment.
Students must be allowed to first determine the extent of
their own
participation in learning and then be prepared to accept
the
consequences for that decision. The ultimate responsibility for
learning rests with the student.
COUNSELING: The receipt of
adequate guidance is also part of
the learning process. A teacher's experience should be shared with
assigned advisees and students in general. Good advice for a
student may eliminate the consequences of poor choice or
indecision.
FACTS: Knowledge of subject
matter is essential, but it can
only be applied in the context of facts. Effective teaching
develops the student's fact finding skills. Exercises should
emphasize the important difference between perceived and
material
facts. The
rigorous process of objective fact finding results in
material facts which is often beyond the cloudy grasp of
immediate
human perception.
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE:
Academic instruction becomes more
meaningful in the context of practical application. Knowledge, for
it to be truly useful, should be applied to every day
life.
BASIC SKILLS: Teaching must
emphasize always the development
of basic skills.
The tools of reading, writing, and oral
communication advance knowledge. The classroom environment should
exercise all these skills.
CRITICAL THINKING:
Knowledge, for its expansion, depends upon
critical thinking, a skill, required by successful
students, that
needs to be nurtured constantly by the effective teacher
through
problem solving exercises that stimulate curiosity.
VALUES: Teaching should not
be a barren experience unrelated
to societal values.
Effective teaching encourages students to make
their own reasoned choices regarding issues effecting
their lives
and society in general.
COMMITMENT: The
implementation of knowledge is useless
without disciplined commitment. The academic experience should
emphasize personal responsibility.
SERVICE: Knowledge should
not be gained for purely selfish
motives.
Knowledge carries with it a responsibility that the
bearer offer service for the good of the community.
GOALS: Life's duration is
uncertain. The challenge is to
maximize one's abilities and always seek
self-improvement.
LAW AND ETHICS: Right
conduct consists of those principles
established by society in its laws. Yet, not everything legal is
necessarily good.
Beyond the law exist certain ethical values
which are unenforceable and yet no less defensible. Students
should be able to recognize this distinction.
To implement the above belief statements, I stay current
in my
academic disciplines of law and business ethics through
profession-
al reading, research, writing, and informally reviewing
new
textbooks.
My teaching methodology is lively and fast-paced because
I assume
the assigned reading already has been done. I supplement classroom
discussion with events from the daily paper and other
outside
sources. I
employ the socratic method of teaching, informal
lecture, and group student oral presentations to
diversify my
teaching style.
I attempt to build a relationship, based on
respect and good humor, with each of my students and have
used
picture taking as a means to solidify that bond.
To instill self-confidence and generate creativity in my
students,
I offer alternative testing methods, such as classroom
presentations and written projects, which permit greater
academic
analysis and self-expression. A number of my students have written
letters to the editor published in the Valdosta Daily
Times and
other regional papers (tab H) on the legal and ethical
implications
of important social issues.
In addition to my own assigned advisees, I am available
for
counselling to all my students, past or present, during
regular
scheduled office hours or by appointment at their
convenience.
Upon request, I review resumes and offer suggestions for
improvement.
I prepare letters of recommendation for employment,
scholarship, academic awards, and other noteworthy
purposes. When
appropriate, I also offer contacts for prospects of
possible
employment.
Since arriving in 1993 at VSU's College of Business, I
have
initiated, administered, and personally funded each
semester the
Business Ethics Book Award program (tab F), which
recognizes
superior student academic performance and ethical
awareness in BUSA
2106, The Environment of Business.
Teaching is a higher calling, a true profession, which
demands more
than ordinary effort. Great responsibilities are placed upon the
educator. In
this field, success transcends simple monetary gain
because it is ultimately measured by the amount of
personal
satisfaction derived through selfless service for the
good of
students and the greater community.
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1993 - Present Valdosta State University
Professor of Management (2002)
College of Business Administration
Valdosta, Georgia
Associate Professor (1993-2002)
Tenured: May 1998
VSU Graduate Faculty: Full
Membership
WebMBA Program: Former
Member with Full
Graduate Faculty Status
1989 - 1993 University of
Miami
Assistant Professor of Business Law
School of Business Administration
Coral Gables, Florida
Member of Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty
TEACHING AWARDS
2005
Langdale College Nominee
VSU Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching
1999
Finalist, SAC Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1998
SAC Outstanding Teacher Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1997
Finalist, SAC Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1996
Finalist, SAC Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1995
Finalist, SAC Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1994
Finalist, SAC Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Business Administration
Valdosta State University
1990
Freshman Teaching Award
University of Miami
SYLLABI
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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(1) BUSA
2106, (BA 215), The Environment of Business
(2) BUSA
2106 IA, The Environment of Business, WebCT Platform
(3) BUSA
3110, (BA 311), Business Law
(4) BUSA
3110, (BA 311), Business Law, Distance Learning
(5) INTL
3170, German Language and Culture
(6) MGNT
4800, International Management
(7) MBA
7700, MBA 7110, (MBA 711), Advanced Business Law
(8) MBA
7750, Topics in International Business
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
(9) BSL 212,
Introduction to Business Law
(10) BSL 301, Commercial Paper
(11) BSL 412, International Business Law
(12) BSL 512, International Business Law
(13) BSL 575, Advanced Business Law
(14) BSL 612, Legal Aspects of International Business
(15) BSL 696, Legal and Ethical Implications in Executive
Decision
Making
STUDENT EVALUATIONS
TEACHING EVALUATIONS
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
LANGDALE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Evaluations
Term
Course
Course
Instructor
Summer 2007 BUSA 2106 A
4.67 4.83
Environment of Business
INTL 3170 SA
n/a
n/a
German Language & Culture
MGNT 4800 SA
n/a
n/a
International
Management
Spring 2007 BUSA 2106 D
4.26 4.50
Environment of Business
MGNT 4800 B
4.05 4.14
International Management
MBA 7700 A
3.88 4.06
Special Topics (Advanced Business Law)
Fall 2006 BUSA
2106 A
4.06 4.17
Environment of Business
BUSA
2106 E
4.00 4.07
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.29 4.50
Business Law
Summer 2006 BUSA 2106 A
3.90 4.25
Environment of Business
MGNT 4800 A
3.91 3.91
International Management
Spring 2006 BUSA 2106 C
4.16 4.05
Environment
of Business
MGNT 4800 B
4.35 4.35
International Management
MBA 7700 A
4.14 4.00
Special Topics (Advanced Business Law)
Fall 2005 BUSA
2106 A
4.26 4.42
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 E
4.15 4.33
Environment of Business
BUSA
3110 A
4.33 4.33
Business Law
Summer 2005 BUSA 2106 A
4.78 4.91
Environment of Business
MBA 7750 A
4.26 4.22
Topics in International Business
Spring 2005 BUSA 2106 C
4.29 4.41
Environment of Business
MGNT 4800 B
4.44 4.13
International
Management
MBA 7700 A
4.79 4.77
Special Topics (Advanced Business Law)
Fall 2004 BUSA
2106 A
4.38 4.60
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 E
4.38 4.65
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.50 4.67
Business Law
Spring 2004 BUSA 2106 C
3.60 3.90
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.31 4.31
Business Law
MBA 7700 A
3.75 3.75
Special Topics (Advanced Business Law)
Fall 2003 BUSA
2106 A
3.87 3.87
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 B
4.21 4.44
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.55 4.52
Business Law
Summer 2003 BUSA 2106 A
4.58 4.84
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.35 4.47
Business Law
Spring 2003 BUSA 2106 D
4.35 4.50
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.59 4.59
Business Law
BUSA 3110 DL
4.14 4.14
Business Law
Fall 2002 BUSA
2106 C
4.13 4.13
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 E
3.84 3.77
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.83 4.83
Business Law
Summer 2002 BUSA 2106 IA
N/A
N/A
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.65 4.47
Business Law
Spring 2002 BUSA 2106 IA
N/A
N/A
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.39 4.46
Business Law
BUSA 3110 B
4.55 4.60
Business Law
Fall 2001 BUSA
2106 C
3.65 3.58
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 E
3.92 4.13
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.40 4.45
Business Law
Spring 2001 BUSA 3110 A
4.21 4.26
Business Law
BUSA 3110 B
4.42 4.27
Business Law
MBA 7110 A
4.42 4.21
Advanced Business Law
Fall 2000 BUSA
2106 C
4.15 4.17
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 D
3.83 3.78
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.35 4.28
Business Law
Summer 2000 BUSA 2106 A
4.30 4.28
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 DL
3.82 4.06
Business Law
Spring 2000 BUSA 2106 A
4.00 4.17
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 B
4.21 4.29
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.30 4.37
Business Law
BUSA 3110 B
4.29 4.56
Business Law
Fall 1999 BUSA
2106 A
3.76 4.09
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 B
4.05 4.17
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.21 4.34
Business Law
Summer 1999 BUSA 2106 A
4.16 4.24
Environment of Business
MBA 7110 A
3.91 3.96
Advanced Business Law
Spring 1999 BUSA 2106 A
4.28 4.33
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 B
4.21 4.46
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 C
4.65 4.78
Environment of Business
BUSA 3110 A
4.55 4.68
Business Law
Fall 1998 BUSA
2106 A
4.59 4.69
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 B
4.10 4.13
Environment of Business
BUSA 2106 C
4.13 4.39
Environment of Business
Spring 1998 BA 215 A
4.24 4.37
Legal Environment
BA
215 B
4.44 4.68
Legal Environment
Winter 1998 BA 215 A
3.78 4.02
Legal Environment
MBA 711
4.80 4.80
Advanced Business Law
Fall 1997 BA 215
A
4.05 4.30
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.30 4.37
Legal Environment
Summer 1997 BA 215 A
4.37 4.51
Legal Environment
Spring 1997 BA 215 A
4.37 4.54
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.51 4.65
Legal Environment
Winter 1997 BA 215 A
4.27 4.37
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.56 4.74
Legal
Environment
Fall 1996 BA 215
A
4.25 4.45
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.66 4.66
Legal Environment
Summer 1996 BA 215
4.34 4.53
Legal Environment
BA 311
4.54 4.56
Business Law
Spring 1996 BA 215 A
4.37 4.49
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.15 4.41
Legal Environment
Winter 1996 BA 215 A
4.36 4.39
Legal Environment
BA 311 DL
4.43 4.68
Business Law
Fall 1995 BA 215
A
4.53 4.68
Legal Environment
BA 215 B 4.64 4.58
Legal Environment
Summer 1995 BA 215
4.04 4.46
Legal Environment
BA 311
4.38 4.49
Business Law
Spring 1995 BA 215 A
4.30 4.69
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.56 4.71
Legal Environment
Winter 1995 BA 215 A
4.29
4.56
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
4.47 4.74
Legal Environment
TEACHING EVALUATIONS
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Evaluations
Term
Course
Course
Instructor
Fall 1994 BA 215
A 3.53 3.62
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
3.58 3.64
Legal Environment
Summer 1994 BA 215 A
3.55 3.60
Legal Environment
BA 311 A
3.48 3.42
Business Law
Spring 1994 BA 215 A
3.46 3.60
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
3.34 3.41
Legal Environment
Winter 1994 BA 215 A
3.37 3.45
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
3.62 3.71
Legal Environment
Fall 1993 BA 215
A
3.38 3.53
Legal Environment
BA 215 B
Legal Environment 3.44 3.56
TEACHING EVALUATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Spring 1993
Fall 1992
BSL 412T -
1.00
BSL 412UX - 1.15
BSL 612KY - 1.42
BSL 612HI - 1.36
BSL 696UX - 1.20
BSL 696EF - 1.37
Summer 1992
Spring 1992
BSL 696
- 1.22
BSL 612EF - 1.5
BSL 696UX - 1.2
Fall 1991
Spring 1991
BSL 512KY - 1.26
BSL 212C - 1.27
BSL 696EF - 1.52
BSL 212C - 1.00
BSL 696CE - 1.26
Fall 1990
Summer 1990
BSL 512KY - 1.66
BSL 212D - 1.00
BSL 696EF - 1.27
BSL 575 - 1.57
Spring 1990
Fall 1989
BSL 301B -
1.27
BSL 212C - 1.26
BSL 301F -
1.00
BSL 212E - 1.44
BSL 696CE - 1.69
BSL 575 - 1.60
BUSINESS ETHICS BOOK AWARD PROGRAM
(HARDCOPY
INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
SCHOLARSHIPS
(HARDCOPY
INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
STUDENT EDITORIALS
(HARDCOPY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
GRADUATE THESIS AND
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ADVISING
2000
Justin D. Nicols and Jeff Queen, "Development
of the Game 'Brickell Avenue' Using Visual
Basic," Valdosta State University Arts and
Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium.
1991
Camille N. Isaacs, "Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
in Foreign Direct
Investments in Developing
Countries," M.B.A. paper at the University of
Miami.
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO TEACHING
Books and Articles Published:
Larry D. Hilgert, Susan B. Johnson & S. Andrew
Ostapski,
Introductory Psychology: The Puzzle Game, (Thomson, Mason, Ohio,
2008).
S. Andrew Ostapski et al., 2007 Valdosta's Passport for
International Business & Dining, (Valdosta State
University,
Valdosta, Georgia 2007).
Raymond J. Elson, Sanjay Gupta, Leisa Marshall & S.
Andrew
Ostapski, The Puzzle Game for Financial & Managerial
Accounting,
(Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 2007).
Sanjay Gupta, Raymond Elson, & S. Andrew Ostapski,
The Puzzle Game:
A Novel Approach to Teaching Accounting, 27 Accounting
Instructors'
Rpt. 1 (2006).
Edward D. Walker II & S. Andrew Ostapski, Operations
Management The
Puzzle Game, (Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa, 2006).
S. Andrew Ostapski, 2006-2007 Guide to International
Business
Transactions, (Valdosta State University, Valdosta,
Georgia 2006).
S. Andrew Ostapski et al., Valdosta's Passport for
International
Business & Dining, (Valdosta State University,
Valdosta, Georgia
2006).
S. Andrew Ostapski, 2005-2006 Guide to International
Business
Transactions, (McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, N.Y.,
2006).
Sanjay Gupta & S. Andrew Ostapski, Using Cooperative
Learning
Structures to Enhance Pedagogical Effectiveness in
Accounting, 8
Acad. of Educational Leadership J. 73 (2004).
S. Andrew Ostapski, The Legal Environment of Business:
The Puzzle
Game, Instructor's Edition, (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York,
N.Y.,
2004).
S. Andrew Ostapski, The Legal Environment of Business:
The Puzzle
Game, Student's Edition, (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York,
N.Y., 2004).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Law for Business The Puzzle Game,
Instructor's
Edition, (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, N.Y., 2003).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Law for Business The Puzzle Game,
Student's
Edition, (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, N.Y., 2003).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Crossword Puzzles for Barnes' et al.
Law for
Business, 2002, at
(http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007248
8263/student_view0/chapter_outline.html).
Mel E. Schnake & S. Andrew Ostapski, A Serendipitous
Active
Learning Experiment in Labor Relations and Collective
Bargaining,
3 J. of the Acad. of Bus. Ed. 18 (2002).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Business Law Crossword Puzzles,
(Prentice Hall,
Saddle-Brook, N.J., 2001).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Business Law: THE GAME, Instructor's
Gamebook,
(West, Cincinnati, 2001).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Business Law: THE GAME, Student
Gamebook,
(West, Cincinnati, 2001).
Peter Bergevin, Karin Roland & S. Andrew Ostapski,
MAB Bank-
shares, Inc. Targets Southern Federal Savings Bank of
Bridgeton:
A Regional Bank Acquisition Case Study, B>Quest, 2000,
at (http://
www.westga.edu/~bquest/2000/shares.html).
John E. Oliver, Sarah B. Ellerbee & S. Andrew
Ostapski, The Sexual
Harassment Survey:
Exploring Gender Differences, The 2000 Annual,
Volume 1, at 135 (Elaine Biech ed., Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer
Inc.
2000).
S. Andrew Ostapski, John Oliver & Gaston T. Gonzalez,
The Legal and
Ethical Components of Executive Decision-making: A Course for
Business Managers, 15 J. Bus. Ethics, 489, 571 (1996).
S. Andrew Ostapski, Environmental Law in
Interdisciplinary
Approach to the Environmental Movement, at 9, (Thomas J.
Manning ed., Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Mar. 1996).
S. Andrew Ostapski, The Moral Audit, originally published
at
Business & Economic Review, Jan.-Feb.-Mar. 1992, at
17, reprinted
in Annual Editions: Business Ethics 94/95, at 126 (John
E.
Richardson ed., 6th ed. The Dushkin Publishing Group,
Inc. 1994).
S. Andrew Ostapski, South Florida Guide to International
Business
Transactions, (J. Flores Publications, Miami, Florida
1993).
S. Andrew Ostapski, The Moral Audit, originally published
at
Business & Economic Review, Jan.-Feb.-Mar. 1992, at
17, reprinted
in Annual Editions: Business Ethics 93/94, at 124 (John
E.
Richardson ed., 5th ed. The Dushkin Publishing Group,
Inc. 1993).
S. Andrew Ostapski & Clay Sanders, Customs
Requirements in Manual
of the Judge Advocate General, (1-1), (11-1)-(11-17),
(Department
of the Navy, Washington, D.C. 1990).
Proceedings:
Edward D. Walker II, S. Andrew Ostapski, & Robert J.
Williams,
Using Crossword Puzzles as an Alternative to
"Ordinary" Quizzes in
an Introductory Operations Management Course, Decision
Sciences
Institute, Nov. 2005.
Wanthanee Limpaphayom, S. Andrew Ostapski & Mel
Schnake, A Modest
Proposal for a New Way of Teaching Organizational
Behavior: The
Game, Southwest Academy of Management, Mar. 2005.
Karin P. Roland, Peter M. Bergevin & S. Andrew
Ostapski, Community
Bank Mergers: PAB Bankshares, Inc., Southeast Case
Research
Association, Feb. 1999.
Other Publications:
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
October 1, 2005, at 33, 28.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
August 15, 2005, at 8, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
August 1, 2005, at 24, 43.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
June 15, 2005, at 21, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
May 15, 2005, at 25, 27.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
April 15, 2005, at 12, 35.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
March 15, 2005, at 24, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
February 15, 2005, at 14, 35.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
January 15, 2005, at 16, 26.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
December 15, 2004, at 12, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
December 1, 2004, at 15, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
October 15, 2004, at 34, 43.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
September 15, 2004, at 13, 27.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
August 15, 2004, at 20, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
July 15, 2004, at 22, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
June 15, 2004, at 22, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
May 15, 2004, at 16, 34.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Apr. 15, 2004, at 16, 34.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Mar. 15, 2004, at 25, 13.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Feb. 15, 2004, at 17, 35.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Jan. 15, 2004, at 14, 31.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Dec. 15, 2003, at 7, 32.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Nov. 15, 2003, at 10, 30.
S. Andrew Ostapski, Florida Legal Puzzler, The Florida
Bar News,
Oct. 15, 2003, at 13, 34.
S. Andrew Ostapski, "The ABA Journal eReport
Crossword," weekly
feature in ABA Journal eReport, ending on 6/18/2004, with
first
publication at
http://www.abanet.org/journal/ereport/a2puzzle.html
on 04/02/2004.
COMPETITIVE TEACHING PORTFOLIO
(HARDCOPY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
1991
Nomination, Freedoms Foundation at Valley
Forge, Leavey Awards for Excellence in
Private Enterprise Education.
PRESENTATIONS
05/05/07
"The Puzzle Game: A
Novel Approach to Teaching
Accounting"
2007 SEAAA
Meeting
Atlanta,
Georgia
07/25/06
"The AOL Process: A
Simple Approach to Assess Learning"
Graduate
School of Business & Public Policy
Naval
Postgraduate School
Monterey,
California
11/19/05
"Using Crossword Puzzles as an Alternative to 'Ordinary'
Quizzes in
an Introductory Operations Management Course"
Decision
Sciences Institute National Conference
San
Francisco, California
08/09/05
"Principles of Management Accounting: THE PUZZLE GAME"
American
Accounting Association Annual Meeting
San
Francisco, California
05/27/05
"Perceptions on MBA's Value & VSU's MBA Program"
International Week at Zeppelin University
Friederichshafen, Germany
03/20/05
"International Business Opportunities"
OIP VSU
International Business Night
Valdosta,
Georgia
03/17/05
"Parable of the Sadhu and Martha Stewart"
Philosophy
3150, Valdosta State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
03/05/05
"A Modest Proposal for a New Way of Teaching
Organizational Behavior: The Game"
Southwest
Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Dallas,
Texas
02/18/04
"Practical Considerations Regarding Ethics Programs"
SHRM Monthly
Meeting
Valdosta,
Georgia
01/15/04
"Selecting the Right Business Form"
Small
Business Development Center
Minority
Contractors' Class
Valdosta,
Georgia
08/06/03
"Using Cooperative Structures to Enhance
Pedagogical
Effectiveness in Accounting"
Paper
presentation at 2003 Annual Meeting
American
Accounting Association
Honolulu,
Hawaii
04/23/03
"Business Ethics for Administrative Professionals"
Continuing
Education Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
10/19/01
"Business Law: The Puzzle Game"
Presented
paper at the annual SEALSB meeting
Atlanta,
Georgia
04/28/01
"Traveling the Ethical Road in Court Reporting"
Continuing
Education Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
10/28/00
"A Modest Proposal for a New Way of Teaching Business
Law: The
Game"
Presented paper at the annual
SEALSB meeting
Savannah,
Georgia
09/30/00
"Professional Ethics for Court Reporters"
Continuing
Education Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
04/27/00
"Professional Ethics for Foresters"
Continuing
Education Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
12/02/99
"Professional Ethics for Foresters"
Continuing
Education Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
2/19/99
"Community Bank Mergers:
PAB Bankshares, Inc.,"
served as
presenter and reviewer,
Southeast
Case Research Association
Savannah,
Georgia
1/24/97
"Law, Ethics, and International Business"
Syktyvkar
State University - Valdosta State University
Business
Exchange Program
College of
Business Administration
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
11/06/96
"The Syllabus as a Teaching Tool"
Session-organizer and moderator
College of
Business Administration
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
5/29/96
"The Use of E-Mail and the Internet as a Teaching Tool,
Electronic
Communication, and Setting Up a Homepage"
Session-organizer
College of
Business Administration
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
4/30/96
"Law Day 1996"
Co-moderator
Valdosta State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
4/3/96
"Overview of Environmental Law"
4/4/96
Honors Program
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
2/18/96
"Time Management"
Kappa Sigma
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
2/05/96
"Legal Training: An
Universal Tool"
Phi Alpha
Delta Pre-law Association
Valdosta
State University
Valdosta,
Georgia
10/27/95
"Does Prayer Have a Place at Public College and
University
Functions?"
Annual
meeting of the S.E. Academy of Legal Studies in
Business
Atlanta,
Georgia
9/16/92
"Ethics, the Rule of Law, and the Role of Relationships
in Business
and Society"
Naval Legal
Service Office
Yokosuka,
Japan
9/15/92
"The Role of Ethics in International Business"
Kanagawa
Student Federation
Yokohama
City, Japan
9/13/92
"Aspects of International Competition Between Japan and
the United
States," served as moderator and speaker,
Tokyo
Roppongi Bar Association
Yokosuka,
Japan
7/31/92
"Europe 1992 and Mercosur:
Two Developments in Economic
Integration"
Universidade
Estacio de Sa - C.C.B.E., Brazil
International Business Program
Miami,
Florida
6/11/92
"Building Bridges Between the Third World and Developed
Countries: The Interrelated
Roles of Law and Ethics"
Salve Regina
University
Newport,
Rhode Island
6/9/92
"The Interplay of Law and Ethics"
Naval Legal
Service Office
Newport,
Rhode Island
3/27/92
"The Role of Ethics in Business and Society"
Downtown
Kiwanis Club
Miami,
Florida
10/24/91
"Expectancy and Liquidated Damages Clauses"
Annual
Meeting of the S.E. Regional Business Law Ass.
Birmingham,
Alabama
8/09/91
"Corporate Responsibility & the Moral Audit"
Annual
Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics
Miami Beach,
Florida
7/30/91
"Ethical Considerations in Advanced Marketing Strategies"
Loyola of
New Orleans
New Orleans,
Louisiana
6/15/91
"The Challenge of Implementing a Moral Audit"
Florida
International University
Miami,
Florida
5/29/91
"Colloquy on Economics, Ethics, and International
Business
Transactions"
University
of L'Aquila
L'Aquila, Italy
5/28/91
"Interface Between Moral Theology and Corporate Moral
Responsibility"
North
American College, Pontifical Gregorian University
Rome, Italy
5/21/91
"Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law"
University
of Maryland, European Division
Sigonella,
Sicily
5/14/91
"The Pregnant Pause in Ethical Considerations"
Naval Legal
Service Office
Naples,
Italy
11/04/90
"The Ethical Crisis in the Business World"
Temple
Israel, Adult Education Program
Miami,
Florida
7/24/90
"Bankruptcy: The
Concept of 'Fresh Start' in a Military
Context"
General Law
Branch, Office of the Navy Judge Advocate
General
Alexandria,
Virginia
3/06/90
"Ethics in Leadership"
University
of Miami Leadership Institute
Leadership
Certificate Program
Coral
Gables, Florida
2/22/89
"Law Enforcement Jurisdiction of the United States
Customs
Service"
Naval Legal
Service Office
Jacksonville, Florida
2/21/89
"Motivation, Management, and Career Development"
Naval Legal
Service Office
Jacksonville, Florida
INTERVIEWS
12/02/04
Quoted, as published author, in Ashley Fielding's
article,
"Profs Publish Textbooks," Spectator, p.1, 3.
12/01/99
Quoted, as expert in International Law, in Brian
Lawson's
article, "Local Economic Experts Keep Watch
on
WTO," The Valdosta Daily Times, p. 1A, 3A.
4/13/92
Quoted, as expert in International Law, in Joel
Gutierrez's
article, "Acusada Aerolinea Paraguaya en
Miami,"
El Nuevo Herald, p. 1B, 3B.
2/10/91
Quoted, as Bankruptcy Law specialist, in Luisa Yanez's
front page
article, "Bankruptcy Only Road to Take for
Many South
Floridians," The Sun-Sentinel, p. 1A, 17A.
2/03/91
Quoted, as Bankruptcy Law authority, in Michael Huber's
business
story, "Lifland's Legacy - Judge Was in
Mainstream,
Experts Say," The Miami Herald, p. 1G, 3G.
12/28/90
Quoted, as Bankruptcy Law expert, in Michael Huber's
business
story, "Philanthropist's Firm Seeks Protection,"
The Miami
Herald, p. 1C, 3C.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO TEACHING
University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities:
2007 - Present Valdosta State University
Langdale College
Global Awareness AOL Task Force
2007
Valdosta State University
Langdale College
Economics Pre-Tenure Review Committee
2006 - Present Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
Director, Summer Study Abroad Program
2006 - Present Valdosta State University
Brown Scholar Award Committee
2006 - Present Valdosta State University
International Advisory Council
2006
Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
Expectations for Ethical Behavior Committee
2005 - Present Beta Gamma Sigma
Member, Valdosta State University Chapter
2005-2007 (Member)
Valdosta State University
2004 (Chair) Langdale College
Management Pre-Tenure Review Committee
2005 (Chair) Valdosta State University
2000 (Member) College of Business
Administration
Member, Post-Tenure Review Committee
2004 - Present Valdosta State University
Faculty Marshal
2004 - Present Valdosta State University
Office of International Programs
Member, Faculty Internationalization Fund
Review Committee
2004 - 2007 Valdosta State
University
Langdale College
MBA
AOL Task Force
2004 - 2007 Valdosta State
University
Langdale College
AOL Oversight Task Force
2004 - 2007 Valdosta State
University
Langdale College
Chair, Law and Ethics AOL Implementation
Committee
2006 (Chair) Valdosta State University
2004/2005 (Member)
Langdale College
Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee
2004 - 2005 Valdosta State
University
Langdale College
Member, Management Department Faculty Search
Committee
2004
Valdosta State University
Division of Social Work
Member, Promotion/Post-Tenure Review Committee
2004
Valdosta State University
Langdale College
Member, Honors Day Banquet Committee
2003 - Present Valdosta State University
2001
Langdale College
Member, MBA Admissions Committee
2003
Valdosta State University
Langdale College
Member, 2004 Distance Learning Program Review/
Redesign Committee
2003
Valdosta State University
Langdale College
Member, Marketing Post-Tenure Review Committee
2002 - 2003 Valdosta State
University
College of Business
Administration
Member, Steele Scholarship Operational Task
Force
2002
Valdosta State University
College of Business Administration
Member, Management Department Head Search
Committee
1999 - 2001 Valdosta State
University
Community of Scholars
2006 (Chair) Valdosta State University
1998/Pres (Member)
College of Business Administration
Promotion and Tenure Committee
1997 - 2000 Valdosta State
University
College of Business Administration
Member, MACC Quality Improvement Committee
1997 - 1999 Valdosta State
University
College of Business Administration
Member, Continuing Improvement Oversight
Committee
1996 - Present Valdosta State University
Department of Management
CO-OP Faculty Coordinator
1995 - 2002 Valdosta State
University
College of Business Administration
Chair (1997 - 1999) and Member (1995 - 2002),
Instructional Improvement Quality Improvement
Committee
1994 - Present Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
Department of Management
Chair, Ethics Book Award Committee
1994 - 2006 Valdosta State
University
Member, Academic Honors and Scholarship
Committee
1994 - 1995 Valdosta State
University
College of Business Administration
Member, Student Relations Quality Improvement
Committee
1993 - 1994 Valdosta State
University
School of Business Administration
Member, Strategic Planning Quality Improvement
Committee
1991
University of Miami
School of Business Administration
Master of Science, International Business
Member, Language Training Subcommittee
1991
University of Miami
School of Business Administration
Master of Science, International Business
MBA/MSIB Course Development
Member, Team One, Faculty Committee
1990 - 1993 University of
Miami
School of Business Administration
Member, Gold Fund Library Committee
1990 - 1991 University of
Miami
School of Business Administration
International Policy Group
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Sub-Committee
1989 - 1993 University of
Miami
Stanford Residential College
Faculty Fellow
Professional Association Activity:
3/24/06
Panel-participant, "Addressing Academic
Integrity"
Association of Marketing Theory and Practice
Annual Meeting
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
10/25/90
Panel-participant, "Taking Stock -
Establishing Goals, Continued AACSB Draft
Curriculum Standards: An
Impact on Legal
Studies?"
S.E. Regional Business Law Association
Atlanta, Georgia
Business/Community Activities:
2002 - 2003 St. John School
Board
Member
Chair, Public Relations
1993
South Georgia Institute
VSU's Workplace Education Project
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2000
Reviewer, Bohlman & Dundas, The Legal,
Ethical, and International Environment
of Business, West Publishing Company, 2002
2000 - Present Editorial Board Member, B>Quest
1994 - 1998 Advisory Director,
Ethics & Critical Thinking
Journal, Texas
1992 - Present Reviewer, Journal of Business
Ethics, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Holland
1991 - 1992 Reviewer,
Schaffer, Earle, and Agusti,
International
Business Law and Its
Environment, West Publishing Company, 1990