Frank J. Navratil, professor of economics and finance in the Boler School of Business at John Carroll University in Ohio, has joined the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business as interim dean. Navratil, who previously served as Boler's dean as well as an economist for the federal government, began serving a one-year appointment on Sept. 3.

For college students of all kinds, there is one piece of advice that faculty, academic advisers and professional staff can always agree on: maximize your academic experience. This past summer, the eight students in the honors accounting program (and one in the graduate accounting program) not only took that advice and ran with it, they supersized their UB experience by making their mark on London, home to some of the world’s most respected accounting minds and the place where the science of accounting got its start.

In today’s superfast economy, nonprofit organizations often experience extraordinary pressures to make every dollar count. Whether they are delivering essential social services, providing advocacy and expertise on key issues, or simply offering a bed and a hot meal for the night to someone in need, the financial support that keeps a nonprofit viable is never an absolutely sure thing. Embracing this reality, forward-thinking nonprofits are learning new ways to strengthen their bottom line and build out their capabilities: social enterprise, a model for generating earned revenue that the organization then invests toward its core mission, has become a key strategy.