UPDATE: The Division of Academic and Student Affairs and the College of Business will hold a Welcome Reception for Dr. Ramin C. Maysami at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the College of Business atrium. For information, call 601-979-2411.
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami, an accomplished researcher and university administrator, has been named dean of Jackson State University’s College of Business.
Maysami comes to JSU from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he served as dean and professor of Economics and Finance at the School of Business Administration. He previously served as the chair of Economics, Finance, and Decision Sciences department and was the founding director of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies. During his tenure as dean, Maysami successfully led the initial accreditation of the Business School by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
Maysami joined UNCP in 2003 following a nine-year stay in Singapore, where he conducted research in financial services and regulation and served as a consultant to several financial institutions and government agencies, in addition to teaching in the country’s premier school of business, Nanyang Business School. He also served as the director of the Interest-Free Banking and Finance Research Unit and the Associate Director of the Central Banking Policies Research Unit. Prior to his time in Singapore, he taught at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Maysami’s appointment, which is effective July 1, has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Trustees for the State Institutions of Higher Learning.
“Dr. Maysami brings a wealth of teaching, research and leadership experience to the College of Business,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs James C. Renick. “He is an innovative leader with global experience who has been highly effective at cultivating the next generation of business professionals.”
Maysami is an avid researcher and writer. His areas of research include regulation of financial institutions, interest-free banking and finance, entrepreneurship, and recently, online teaching and learning. His publications appear in academically refereed journals as well as professional/practitioners journals. He is the co-editor of the Journal of International Business Research and Practice, member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, and a regular reviewer and discussant for academic conferences and journals. He is the recipient of several awards including UNCP’s Outstanding Teacher Award and the Adolph L. Dial Endowed Award in the area of Scholarship and Creative Work.
“I am delighted to join the JSU team and the College of Business. During my visits I was impressed by the professionalism of the faculty and staff, who showed their genuine dedication to the College of Business, and I am looking forward to working closely with them to take the college to the next level of excellence,” Maysami said. “I also enjoyed my interaction with students, who displayed not only practical knowledge, but also the skills to succeed in a competitive business environment.”
Maysami said he envisions the College of Business to be in the forefront of professional engagement in Jackson and the surrounding area.
“Continued success entails getting out into the community, whether it is for fundraising and friends-raising, or to identify opportunities for student internships and linking up with existing or budding businesses,” he said. “We will also certainly reach out to our alumni and will benefit from engaging them.”
Maysami is a promoter of well-designed and well-executed teaching with technology. As a member of a UNCP-East Carolina University three-person team, he recently designed and delivered the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) for the 17-campus University of North Carolina System. He has also received and administered several teaching with technology grants. He said he was impressed with the extensive and responsible use of technology at JSU and looks forward to working with university’s tech team.
Maysami earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University, and received his CPF license from the Financial Planning Association of Singapore.
“This is an exciting opportunity for me professionally and personally,” Maysami said. “My family and I have been warmly welcomed as new members of the Jackson State family and we are grateful for that. I deeply respect the mission of minority-serving institutions of higher learning and find this opportunity to work at one of the nation’s premier HBCUs very appealing.”