Ms. Donna Walsh
Senior Lecturer
Management & Marketing
Williamson Hall 3329
phone: (330) 941-3385
dmwalsh@ysu.edu
Bio
Donna Walsh is a Senior Lecturer at YSU. She believes in the power of education to improve lives and is committed to helping unprepared and under-resourced students make a successful transition from high school to college. Donna served as Director of The Entrepreneurship Center at YSU for eight years. Previously, she worked as a Systems Engineer with Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Donna earned her M.B.A. from YSU , BSBA Marketing Communications & AAS Data Processing from the University of Akron. She has been married to her husband George for 36 years and is the mother of 3 adult children.
Research Interests
Teaching Unprepared Students
Academic Dishonesty
Teaching Interests
First Year Experience, Exploring Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Social Media Marketing
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Education
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2008
MBA, Business
Youngstown State University
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1988
Other
Electronic Data System Corp. (EDS)
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1985
BS, Marketing Communications
The University of Akron
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1984
Other, Data Processing
The University of Akron
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Professional Positions
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2018 -
Youngstown State University
Senior Lecturer
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2010 - 2013
RSC-SBDC at Youngstown State University
Business Consultant, Ohio Abilities Initiative
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2008 - 2016
Youngstown State University - Monus Entrepreneurship Center
Program Director
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2008 - 2018
Youngstown State University - WCBA
Instructor
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2007 - 2007
Youngstown State University - WCBA
MBA Program Assistant
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2006 - 2008
Youngstown State University - WCBA Department of Marketing
Graduate Assistant
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2005 - 2006
Reynolds School District, Reynolds, PA
Substitute Teacher
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2005 - 2006
Hermitage City Schools, Hermitage, PA
Substitute Teacher
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1985 - 1993
Electronic Data Systems Corp (EDS)
Systems Engineer
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Administrative Assignments
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Intellectual Contributions
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2011
"Global Product Strategy: A Longitudinal Multi-Country Product Attribute Study"
B. Keillor, J. Kohut, D. Walsh, D. Hausknecht
Marketing Management Journal, volume Spring, p. 124-139
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2010
"“A Tale of Two Worlds: A Second Life for Higher Education?”"
D. DeMaiolo, D. Walsh
Proceedings of the 2010 Association of Marketing Theory and Practice annual conference
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2008
"“An Empirical Investigation of Academic Dishonesty and its Antecedents among MBA Students,”"
D. Walsh, M. Toncar
Proceedings of the 2008 Atlantic Marketing Association annual conference
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2008
"“The Antecedents of Academic Dishonesty in MBA Programs: Propositions for Future Research,”"
D. Walsh, M. Toncar
Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Science,, volume 15, issue 1, p. 1485-1496
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Professional Service
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Reviewer, Conference Paper
Association of Marketing Theory and Practice conference
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Public Service
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2011 - 2014
WCBA "JA in a Day"
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Represented Monus Center at WCBA Scholarship Reception
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Garden Club Angels of Youngstown, private equity investors group dedicated to the economic revitalization of the region. Member, Deal Recruitment Committee: representing YSU originated plans and outreach efforts
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Developed and executed “IdeaLaunch” a campus-wide business plan proposal competition in partnership with the YBI, SBDC and Garden Club Angels
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Develop Social Entrepreneurship Program (Edun Live on Campus) at YSU working with the Center For Non Profit Leadership and SIFE
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2009 - 2012
YSU Summer Honors Institute Entrepreneurship Course
