  {"id":2352,"date":"2026-05-08T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:54:36","slug":"bsb-hosts-citadel-directors-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/05\/bsb-hosts-citadel-directors-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"BSB Hosts ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Directors&#8217; Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bsb-hosts-citadel-directors-institute\"><strong>BSB Hosts ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Directors&#8217; Institute<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Baker School of Business hosted ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Directors\u2019 Institute on April 17, bringing together leaders for a full day of insight, strategy, and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The morning plenary featured Igor Jablokov, founder and chairman of Pryon, a Raleigh-based AI software company, who shared forward-looking perspectives on artificial intelligence and its impact. 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