Dr. Elisabeth Dellegrazie teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses for the College of Business in three disciplines--marketing, leadership, and global management.

Her primary areas of expertise include the internationalization of business curriculum: global competence and global citizenship. As an educator of 15 years at Concordia University Chicago, Dr. Dellegrazie supports a student-centered learning environment (SCLE) through the creation of curriculum and pedagogical methods that increase new knowledge by building on each student's unique existing knowledge. Learning is related to experiences, so the business curriculum has experiential and applied learning projects embedded. Integrating the local community and businesses into students' academic development adds an additional educational dimension that links the student to future vocational roles and social responsibility.

Degrees

  • PhD, Organizational Leadership - Concordia University Chicago; River Forest, IL
    • Dissertation: The Internationalization of Business Curriculum - Global Competence and Global Citizenship
  • MBA, Business Administration, Marketing Concentration - Loyola University; Chicago, IL
  • BA, Business Administration, Marketing Concentration - Loyola University; Chicago, IL

Certificate

  • Digital Marketing - DePaul University, Kellstadt Marketing Center; Chicago, IL

Grant

  • Awarded a $63,000 grant from The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) through Illinois SCOERs: Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources. Date received, March 2023. First College of Business in Illinois to receive a CARLI grant for the purpose of reducing textbook cost and accessibility barriers for all undergraduate business students.

Academic and Professional Highlights

Professional Experience

Prior to accepting a position at Concordia-Chicago, Dellegrazie spent more than twenty years in a variety of corporate business settings, including internationally-recognized and Fortune 500 companies. In her work as a category manager with Grohe America, she achieved double-digit growth during her oversight of the company’s North American portfolio. She achieved similar success managing Boise, Inc’s $150 million product portfolio. Dellegrazie earned new product development experience from her role at Chicago Faucet where she identified new channels, new customers, and new product opportunities through research, scenario evaluation, forecasting, and financial risk assessment. With prior total revenue responsibility over ITW Brands' construction products for the big box portfolio, she also possesses both B2B and B2C marketing experience.

Research Affiliations and Professional Memberships

  • American Marketing Association (AMA) – Member
  • Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) – Lifetime Member
  • Jim G. Carpenter Foundation – Board Member
  • Scleroderma Foundation – Event Advisory Board Member
  • The Jacobs & Clevenger Case Writers' Competition – Judge (2017, 2015, 2014)

Publications:

  • Dellegrazie, E., Gutierrez-Peart, M.L., Avonture, C., Bonduelle, M. (2022, November 30). Virtual International Hackathon: Blending Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships [Conference presentation]. Global Learning Forum, Miami, FL, United States. 

  • Dellegrazie (2022, February). International Week Hackathon 2021. LinkedIn. 

  • Dellegrazie, E. (2021). Internationalization of business curriculum: Global competence and global citizenship. (Order No. 28494839) [Doctoral dissertation, Concordia University Chicago]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

  • Dellegrazie, E. & Kang, X. (2018). Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Innovation in international film festivals. DePaul University. In S. Jones, & S. Kelly (Eds.), The IMC case book: Cases in integrated marketing communication, 2nd edition (pp. 12 ? 23). Jacobs & Clevenger Case Writers? Workshop. ISBN 9798678 054531

  • Santin, C. & Dellegrazie, E. (2016). Internationalization of Higher Education. Symposium on Internationalized Talents Training (pp. 26 - 35). Shijiazhuang, China: Hebei University of Economics and Business.

Presentations:

  • Presenter, International Week Conference, ESPAS-ESTICE (Lille, France; February 2023); "Developing Cultural Capital as a Building Block for Global Competence."

  • Presenter, NAFSA 2022 Annual Conference and Expo, (Denver, CO, May 2022): "Virtual International Hackathons: Blending Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships" (ID#: 1109146).

  • Presenter and Organizer, Virtual International Hackathon, (February, 2021); "Your Business vs. Global Pandemic."

  • Presenter, Concordia University Chicago's Alumni Association Workshop, (September, 2020); "Create a Personal Brand"

  • Co-presenter, Global Innovation Speaker Series, Concordia- Chicago through the Center for Policy and Social Justices, (River Forest, IL; 2019); "Pathways to Internationalization of Curriculum and Campus"

  • Co-presenter, Cultivating Human Capital for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Concordia-Chicago and HUEB International Symposium, (River Forest, IL; October 2018); "Preparing Globally Competent Business Leaders through the Internationalization of Business Curriculum."