Inside a Business School

As I meet with our friends discussing the progress of Mays Business School and our exciting plans on the horizon, I am asked a lot of questions about how our school operates. Some of these include "How do you receive funding? How do you recruit students and faculty? What are some of the challenges you face in the future? How can we help you meet those challenges?"

As an academic, I often take it for granted that our friends know as much about our school as we do. Making this challenge even greater is that our industry is changing rapidly. Many of you have read about the state's decision to allow universities to set market rates for tuition; however, there are many, many other changes that have occurred in the past five years that are just as significant.

To provide you with a bit of insight into the inner workings of Mays Business School, we are beginning a multi-part series entitled "The Business of Business Schools." In this month's issue, you will read about the role that I play as d ean of Mays Business School and how this role has changed over time. Future issues will address topics such as changes in student recruitment and MBA program leadership.

I would appreciate your reaction to both this installment as well as future issues. I think you'll see that we all have very exciting, yet challenging, tasks ahead of us.

Thank you for your continued support of Mays. I hope 2004 finds you well and brings you to our campus. @



	Inside a Business School As I meet with our friends discussing the progress of Mays Business School and our exciting plans on the horizon, I am asked a lot of questions about how our school operates. Some of these include "How do you receive funding? How do you recruit students and faculty? What are some of the challenges you face in the future? How can we help you meet those challenges?" As an academic, I often take it for granted that our friends know as much about our school as we do. Making this challenge even greater is that our industry is changing rapidly. Many of you have read about the state's decision to allow universities to set market rates for tuition; however, there are many, many other changes that have occurred in the past five years that are just as significant. To provide you with a bit of insight into the inner workings of Mays Business School, we are beginning a multi-part series entitled "The Business of Business Schools." In this month's issue, you will read about the role that I play as d ean of Mays Business School and how this role has changed over time. Future issues will address topics such as changes in student recruitment and MBA program leadership. I would appreciate your reaction to both this installment as well as future issues. I think you'll see that we all have very exciting, yet challenging, tasks ahead of us. Thank you for your continued support of Mays. I hope 2004 finds you well and brings you to our campus. @