Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
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Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
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Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
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Resume the booming tourism for our Silver State through educational, economic, and cultural cooperation and development with foreign countries
By Rory Reid, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

"The Executive Meeting of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDPACC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was held at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas on July 9, 2003. As Secretary General of this Commission, I'm challenged to have good work performance on its creed to better the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevada," said Cheryl Moss, Distrct Judge of Family Court of Nevada.

We are endeavoring to resume the booming tourism for our Silver State through educational, economic, and cultural cooperation and development with foreign countries after the 911 and SARS. Under the supports from the administrative, juridical, and legislative authorities of this State, Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong, Director of Public Administration Institution Dr. William N. Thompson, and Director of Culture Institution Dr. Sue Fawn Chung together with all the faculty members of WBTI will have a good potentiality to advance the contribution to our people of this Silver State.*1

In meeting with the large and growing population of public employees, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will open its training and graduate programs for the increasing graduate study and research needs of employees, executives, administrators, and owners of the private and public companies, Institutions, and organizations. to emphasize the balance of the practicality and theoraticality of the programs, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI has supported by many high-ranking officials of Nevada in offering thier times, experiences, and knowledge to teach.*2

The MPA/SME Certificate Program are designed on the basis of theoreticality and practicality for public administration. This has marked again the milestone of practical and educational cooperation between UNLV and WBTI. Learning through teaching is a good philosophy of a happy and successful life style. It's my precious opportunity and honor to be an Adjunct Assistant Professor of GSBPA. In utilizing both of my knowledge and experience, I'm challenged and happy to share the learning and teaching process on Criminal Law together with our graduate students from China, Taiwan, and Singapore in the classrooms offered by UNLV," said Judge Bert Brown who has been voted as the best municipal judge.*3

" As a District Judge of Nevada, it's my honor to announce the installation of the adjunct faculty members of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) as the following: Dean of the Public Administration Division: Dr. E. Lee Bernick;Dean of the Business Administration Division; Dr. Keong Leong; Professor of Administrative Strategies: Dr. Shelley Berkley and Dr. Dina Titus; Associate Professor of Criminal Law: Dr. Valorie Vega; Associate Professor Social Work: Dr. An-pyng Sun; Assistant Professor of Business Law: Dr. Rory Reid; Assistant Professors of Criminal Law: Dr. Toy Gregory, Dr. Bert Brown, and Dr. Abbi Silver; Assistant Professor of Management Accounting: Oscar Jornacion, M. B. A., C. P. A; and Honorary Director of Chinese Publicity: Jimmy Hsu," District Judge Valorie Vega announced during the Symposium held by WBTI on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas.

"It's really a challenge to me to integret my knowledge and experience for teaching. I'll have this precious opportunity to extend my effort for community service through my prfessionalism. I'm honor also to be the number 35,000 viewer of WBTI website which is brought to you by reviewjournal.com through http://communitylink.kozcom/lvrj/wbti," said District Judge of Nevada Mark Denton at the time when he acknowleged his appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor of GSBPA of WBTI.

"The mission of this School will emphasize the humanitarian orientation of public administration and the social responsibility of business management. Through academic entrepreneurship, we may expect the endeavor of this School for the community service based on humane spirit, led by Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Dr. Dina Titus, Professor of Administrative Strategies in GSBPA.*4

The Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI was held at Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas. The theme of this mini symposium is: The Entrepreneurship of MPA/SME Certificates Program for the people of English and Chinese Speaking.

"To encourage the cooperation and development of English and Chinese speaking countries with Nevada has been particularly important to our country at this critical period of time. The establishment of GSBPA will launch our effort that emphasize the value of educational excellence and academic entrepreneuship. We're forecating the smooth and efficient growth of this School together with the growth of the tourism industry and the economy of Nevada after 911 and SARS," Dr. E. Lee Bernick, Dean of GSBPA and Professor and Chair of the Public Administration Department of UNLV said at the Summer 2003 Symposium and Dinner Party held by WBTI at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas.

A large and growing populationn of business employees has been a trend of the expending business and institutional organizations since the participations of WTO by several Asian countries and the coming Olympic Games to hold in China. The Management Department of UNLV and the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI thus offer a Degree Program in Management as Master of Business Administration for Presidents and Key Exectives (MBA/PKE) to meet the increasing educational requirements of the small and medium business owners and the special educational needs for key executives and managers of companies. It orients to offer an awareness and understanding of the complex managerial and organizational contexts within which business owner, organizational executives, and institutional managers make and implement policies and decisions. It seeks also to provide general technical competence in using the tools of management through modern management information system, creative multimedia methodology, and innovative educational technology. This program has been designed through the American spirit of its MBA system and philosophy efficiently for the needs of both English and Chinese speaking people of China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Following the entrepreneourship help America become the world most leading and strong figure, the emphasis of this program is expecting to inspire and bring the boom of economic development of the countries all together arround the world!

"As a graduate school in business, I'll put more emphasis both on values of theoreticality and practicality for it," said Dean Keong Leong, Division of Business Administration of GSBPA in the Symposium.

"Asian Pacific American have made profound contributions to American life, including the arts, economy, education, science, technology, politics, and sport. This community was here to help build trascontinental railroad, to serve in the Civil War, and to develop the lastest Internet technology. I'm pleased to assure all you leaders of the community here today that I'll continue working to preserve and advance the heritage and value of Asian Americans. I'll put my effort to reach out and address issues of importance to the Asian American community, including the economy, education, safety, racial profiling and hate crime, and immigration, among others. I'd like also to show my appreciation of all your accomplishments and contributions to the American way of life and your outstanding participation in the political, business, and educational processes. It's my pleasure to accept the honor as Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Harry Reid, U. S. Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader of the Senate at the Asian American Leaders Tea with United States Senator Harry Reid on May 31, 2003 at Korean Garden B. B. Q. House in Las Vegas.

WBTI held a special reunion dinner party for its most extinguish website visitors at Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on May 29, 2003. The theme of the Party was: The Advancement, Entrepreneurship, and Contribution of the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal.com for Nevada. The newest number among it visitors has been owned by District Judge Nancy Saitta at #36,837 on November 17, 2003.

"Visitors of the WBTI website (http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ wbti) are rapidly climbing in numbers since the establishment of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI on March 12, 2003. To date, visitors to the WBTI website have already exceeded 24,338. I'm pleased to own the visitors number of 23,337. I share the same idea as mentioned by Dr. E. Lee Bernick that 'To encourage the cooperation and development of English and Chinese speaking countries with Nevada has been particularly important to our country at this critical period of time. The establishment of GSBPA will launch our effort that emphasizes the value of humane and administrative orientation. The creed of this School is both on the spirit of educational excellence and academic entrepreneurship, '" Theresa Malone, Elected Member of the Board of Education of Nevada said at the Dinner Party held by WBTI at the Carson Coffee Shop of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas on June 4, 2003.

"As Director of Public Administration Institution (PAI) of WBTI, it's my privilege to share a leadership role with Dr. Tony Lei and to have the wonderful cooperation of all the faculty since PAI's establishment. Innovative in integrating his experience in institutional management and spiritual value in education, Dr. Tony Lei's wisdom and efforts towards community service and academic endeador have been very valuable. We expect the forthcoming work performance of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum founded by this Institute to help improve the quality of life of the people and contribue to he prosperity of this State," said Dr. William thompson. Bill is former Chairman and now Professor of the Department of Public Administration of UNLV. His son married a beautiful Chinese girl in Mongloria years ago. He plans to write a book for WBTI to publish both in English and Chinese.

"Our spirit of endeavor is to help Southern Nevada be a country of the people, by the people, and for the people where our and our future generations may have a better opportunity to live a happy and successful life," said Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner, at the Event and Party at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on September 17, 2003. To pay a special tribue to Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine; Justice of Supreme Court Bill Maupin; Commissioner of Clark County Rory Reid; Sheriff of Southern Nevada Bill Young; District Judges Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Jessie Walsh, Jackie Glass; and Chief Judge of Las Vegas Toy Gregory; the Event and Party was held by WBTI. The theme was: Light Candles along the Silver Stream of Southern Nevada with Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDPACC).

"Freedom, democracy, and Justice have constituted a legacy that we should keep, not because it is a legacy, but because it is right and justice. It has made the United States of America the freest and most prosperous country in history. It's our responsibility to join the effort together in making Nevada one of the peaceful, happy, and prosperous state of America through the cooperation and development of culture, tourism, business, and education with our foreign countries." said Lorraine Hunt, Lt. Governor of Nevada, for the Thai Performing Arts - Appreciation Day 2003. The Event and Party was held at the Charleston Height Arts Center on September 16, 200, co-sponsored by WBTI, Arcata Associates, Kids for a Better Society, among others.

Commission Rory Reid has been recommended by WBTI as a Special Guest of Nevada Expo Mission to China. "I'm honored to be invited in this Mission. I believe that it'll allow us to diversify our economy with tourism and investment and increase understanding between our countries," Rory talked to Dr. Tony Lei at the time when the Commissioner was informed by him at his Law Office in Las Vegas on April 23, 2003.*5
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