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Former Seiko head speaks on universities, industry
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Colin Catchings
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: News
Jung Shim, professor of management and information systems and moderator for the speech, said students should pay attention to Hara's global viewpoint on industry.
"Many students here are born [and raised] in Mississippi," Shim said. "Many of them didn't have a chance to travel overseas. We should understand what is going on in other parts of the world."
University Provost Peter Rabideau said he has known Hara since the mid-nineties when they worked together at Louisiana State University. Rabideau was the dean of science and Hara was on the college advisory council.
Hara was the Scientific Secretary of the United Nation's first Atom for Peace conference secretariat. He was also awarded The Royal Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden and the Blue Ribbon Medal from the Japanese government.
Rabideau said universities benefit from speakers like Hara, especially MSU, because it is in a rural area that not many people pass through.
"We have to bring in visitors by our own efforts and be aggressive in bringing in visitors, because otherwise our students are not going to see people from outside of Northern Mississippi," he said. "They can get different perspectives, especially in this day and age in our global society."
Sophomore international business major Laura Vaughn said she learned about the diversity found in Asian companies from Hara's lecture.
"I was very surprised by a few things he said, for example how Samsung has a chemical branch, because when you think of Samsung, you think of technology," Vaughn said.
Vaughn also said she thinks the United States should learn from Asian companies.
"Many students here are born [and raised] in Mississippi," Shim said. "Many of them didn't have a chance to travel overseas. We should understand what is going on in other parts of the world."
University Provost Peter Rabideau said he has known Hara since the mid-nineties when they worked together at Louisiana State University. Rabideau was the dean of science and Hara was on the college advisory council.
Hara was the Scientific Secretary of the United Nation's first Atom for Peace conference secretariat. He was also awarded The Royal Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden and the Blue Ribbon Medal from the Japanese government.
Rabideau said universities benefit from speakers like Hara, especially MSU, because it is in a rural area that not many people pass through.
"We have to bring in visitors by our own efforts and be aggressive in bringing in visitors, because otherwise our students are not going to see people from outside of Northern Mississippi," he said. "They can get different perspectives, especially in this day and age in our global society."
Sophomore international business major Laura Vaughn said she learned about the diversity found in Asian companies from Hara's lecture.
"I was very surprised by a few things he said, for example how Samsung has a chemical branch, because when you think of Samsung, you think of technology," Vaughn said.
Vaughn also said she thinks the United States should learn from Asian companies.
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