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Metropolitan Regional Arts Council2324 University Ave W.
St. Paul, MN 55114
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Balancing Act - Maintaining Institutional Legacy & Contemporary Relevance
Balancing Act - Maintaining Institutional Legacy & Contemporary Relevance
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.mMetropolitan Regional Arts Council, 2324 University Ave W., St. Paul, MN 55114
Presented by John McVea and Laura Dunham of the University of St Thomas
In a quickly moving world, how do art organizations balance relevance to contemporary audiences, while maintaining their institutional legacy? How does this tension play out at large organizations versus smaller organizations? Based on a case study about the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, participants will be asked to explore how institutions can radically re-imagine their roles in the community, with its customer base, and the experience they seek to create. Participants will be asked to read a case study and participate in group discussion and problem solving.
Laura Dunham is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business St. Thomas and chair of the Entrepreneurship Department. She teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Dr. Dunham earned her Ph.D. and MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the managerial challenges involved in innovation and new business start-up and development. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Dunham worked as a management consultant in the strategy division of Renaissance Worldwide, helping clients such as Oracle, IBM, Lucent, and GTE to identify, evaluate, and develop new growth initiatives.
John McVea is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Program Director of the Executive MBA program at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. His academic specialties are entrepreneurial strategy and social entrepreneurship, managerial decision-making, and business ethics. Originally from the North of Ireland, he has worked extensively in countries in Europe and in the Americas. He has undergraduate degrees in Engineering (BSc.) and in Economics (BCom.) from the University of Birmingham in England. After college, he spent ten years in the international chemical business (including Dupont and ICI Europe) in roles ranging from factory manager to new market development. In 1986, John earned an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and was awarded the Shermet Scholarship for academic excellence. Subsequent to this, John spent several years as a strategy consultant working for Bain & Co. in Boston. In 1998 he returned to the Darden School to complete a PhD in management, specializing in the areas of entrepreneurship and ethics. He has taught business ethics and developed a new entrepreneurship course at the University of Virginia. He has written more than a dozen business case studies focusing on issues such as market entry strategy, innovation field studies, cash flow forecasting, challenges of growth, and the use of social media.