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VWU Welcomes Newest Faculty Member
Dr. Arthur Pantelides joins the Management, Business, and Economics (MBE) Department
University News | August 18, 2021
Virginia Wesleyan University is pleased to welcome Dr. Arthur Pantelides as Associate Professor of Management, Business, and Economics (MBE) for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Dr. Pantelides, who was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, earned both his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from Boston University. He earned a Ph.D. from the George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C. He also has several professional certifications from MIT, The University of Virginia, and the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland.
Dr. Pantelides comes to VWU after a 25-year career in international business operations. His industry experience focused on technical management, manufacturing operations, and strategic business development. He has held executive level positions in strategic planning and control, operations, quality management systems, international project management, engineering, and R&D. His global work experience includes assignments in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, China, Italy, Belgium, and Brazil.
In addition, Dr. Pantelides has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at GWU and in Europe at the American University in Bulgaria. Courses he has taught include strategy and strategic management, negotiations, leadership, entrepreneurship, operations management, and business decision analysis. Dr. Pantelides’ focus and primary areas of expertise remain on international strategy and business growth, and operations management. He has served as a consultant and has established corporate training programs with numerous small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) in the Americas and in Europe.
During the fall semester at VWU, Dr. Pantelides will be teaching “Introduction to Business” and “Operations Management,” which is part of VWU’s online MBA program.
“I am very happy to be teaching at Virginia Wesleyan,” noted Dr. Pantelides. “I feel that the University’s focus on experiential learning is the perfect complement to my professional background and work in the industry. I like to call my method experiential teaching –teaching based on my own experiences in business, which enables me to provide truly value-added preparation for our students.”
Dr. Pantelides says that he has known of VWU for many years, since he first arrived in Virginia Beach from Boston more than 25 years ago.
“I always felt that VWU was a great university with a strong reputation and I enjoy the liberal arts approach here. A key point I emphasize to my students is personal critical thinking and I feel that VWU is very geared toward this methodology in teaching and student development. I look forward to contributing and being fully engaged to the University’s mission and community, and to the greater Hampton Roads community as well.”