Dean's Blog - Posner-retired

Day 4,242 : February 9, 2009

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:07:05 PST

I joined over 400 AACSB Deans from around the world gathered this past week for a conference in San Francisco. Most of the plenary sessions were about globalization - pro and con, and what's working, or not. We've been taking baby-steps in this direction and will need to consider quite carefully where in the world we want to be and with whom in the very near future.

Day 4,213 : January 8, 2009

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:30:07 PST

Welcome to 2009 and to the start of the Winter Quarter. Hope it is getting off to a great start for you.

Day 4,243 : November 3, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:48:18 PST

Saturday night was a special evening as we held our 2nd Annual Leader's Legacy Celebration sponsored by the LSB Advisory Board. More than 200 people (Advisory Board members, faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends) filled up the Bank of America Commons to enjoy a lavish buffet and recognize several people who have made a difference.

Day 4,212 : October 3, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:45:43 PST

Isn't it great when your first email of the day is one like the following:

Day 4,185 : September 6, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:59:11 PST

Okay, so maybe my Blog earlier this week as a bit too pensive, but it did elicit some nice notes, like the one from MBA alum and Advisory Board member Chuck Berger, reacting to the news about MBA orientations and our global study abroad experiences, reported (tongue-in-cheek): "Cheez, I just got to go to classes every night for two years straight, no Pajaro Dunes, no Switzerland, no Singapore.....!" We have come a long way in what we are now able to offer our students, no doubt.

Day 4,183 : September 3, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:54:25 PST

Well, the start of another school year is just around the corner, and the proverbial sigh is "Where did the summer go?" I sing this same refrain, myself.

Day 4,103 : June 16, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:25:42 PST

Graduation this past weekend was great. Seeing all of our students excited to have their studies completed, we're somewhat like their parents beaming with pride for what they've become since entering Santa Clara -- and ahead of them are unlimited possibilities.

Day 4,100 : June 13, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:14:56 PST

Yesterday, President Bush participated in a round table on business exchanges in Rome and CIE was discussed (see the White House press release on the event).

Day 4,091 : June 4, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:11:14 PST

We're closing in on the end of the quarter and this academic year, and I hope you are riding this wave successfully! In addition to these good wishes, let me share with you some additional exciting news:

Looking forward to another 411 days!

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Posner) — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:41:23 PST

Colleagues:

Tomorrow the Provost will make an official announcement about my intention to step down as the Dean at the end of the next academic year. Lucia will also outline the process for selecting faculty to serve on a Dean’s Search Committee, to be formed before the month is completed.

This seems like as good a time as any to finish up a dozen years as the Dean, and then take a sabbatical leave of absence. Rest assured that we’ve got another 411 days to work together and make great things!

We have much that still needs to be accomplished, and I, for one, intend to continue leading and I hope you will remain excited about joining me. For example, at our Fall Retreat we’ll be conducting some strategic planning about how to best take advantage of our new building, increased visibility, and enhanced educational technology capabilities.

There is no reason to defer our agenda to some future time period when a new Dean is selected, and collectively we (faculty and staff) are well informed, equipped and engaged to move ahead, so let’s plan on doing just that.

Barry

Day 4,033 : April 7, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:51:44 PST

Congratulations to our colleagues who have learned their scholarship is receiving attention from colleagues around the world:

Day 3,898 : March 4, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:38:34 PST

Each year the graduating students in our ACE Program get together and talk about the faculty who have made a difference in their academic careers. At the ACE 'graduation' dinner the other evening, the students honored Mario Belotti, Steve Corio, Henry Demmert, and Steve Wade in this regard.

Day 3,857 : January 22, 2008

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Z Posner) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:47:00 PST

It was great fun last Thursday to be with Mario Belotti as he shared his perspectives on the American economy in this year ahead.

Day 3,818 December 14, 2007

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Posner) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:34:00 PST

Congratulations to the following faculty members who were recognized for their extraordinary achievements this past academic year across all three areas of teaching, scholarship and service:

Day 3,782 : November 8, 2007

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Posner) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:07:03 PST

Here are three recent accomplishments from our undergraduate students, MBAs, alumni and friends.

Day 3,759 : October 16, 2007

bposner@scu.edu (Barry Posner) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:10:25 PST

Dean?s Blog: Day 3,759 October 16, 2007 Is this quarter off to a fast start, or is it only me?

Day 3,731 : September 17, 2007

business_dean@scu.edu (Barry Posner) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:59:00 PST

Welcome to the beginning of another academic year, and away we go. Does anyone wonder, like me, what happened with all the time we imagined we had back in mid-June?

Day 3,674 : July 23, 2007

business_dean@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:08:57 PST

The new business school building is beginning to take shape! Take a look at the site on the new webcam ...(more in the Dean's Blog) (www.scu.edu/business/building/construction-live.cfm) and you can see the giant crane on the site lifting girders of steel for the frame of the building.

Day 3,548 : March 19, 2007

business_dean@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:03:15 PST

Had a great end for last week and we've a great beginning to this week, so just a short note to let you know that weve received another $1.605 million investment in our Building for the Future! This brings our total to nearly $40 million, and with a number of efforts on a number of fronts we are definitely getting closer to scheduling the ground-breaking!

Friday evening was the Celebration for Santa Clara, which officially marked the end of the capital campaign. More than $404 million was raised against a $350 million target (against the last campaign target of $125 million). There were only two students who spoke at this event.... and they were both from the School of Business, and represented us proudly.

We are pleased to announce that the Management Department has successfully recruited Jennifer Wooley (PhD. Candidate, UC Irvine), who will join us this Fall. Jennifers teaching interests are international business, entrepreneurship and organization theory, and shes made a great start in her scholarship and publishing agenda.

All the best,

Barry

Day 3,545 : March 16, 2007

business_dean@scu.edu (Barry Z. Posner) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:03:15 PST

Another productive week and hoping the same was true for you.

Highlights from this week's Town Hall meeting were:

1. Moving ahead on the Peer Advising Program: Connie Rice explained our plans for expanding the Peer Advising Program and the positive impact this should have on our students, and in our roles as faculty mentors.

2. Moving forward on the Accelerated Weekend Program: Ed McQuarrie reviewed the logic and rationale behind the program, and outlined the intended curriculum. Most of the first-year core faculty have been identified (volunteered) and well provide more information as this becomes more formalized. By the way, we received a deposit from our first official student in this program just yesterday! Feedback from potential applicants at this week's Open House were quite positive and encouraging.

3. Feedback from the Undergraduate Leadership Team on the proposed core curriculum revision, was shared by Henry Demmert, Jim Hall, Jim Sepe, and Drew Starbird. Lets hope that some of these items can be addressed in their next revision.

Meanwhile, I know that these are busy times for everyone, but you missed a pretty good conference last weekend on Business Ethics in a Global World that our colleagues Dennis Moberg and Shawn Berman provided great leadership for. This was sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Also in attendance were Naren Agrawal, Mario Belotti, advisory board member Spencer Clark, and myself.

Some comings and goings. At the Town Hall meeting we welcomed Molly Hall (assistant director, academic support and records in the Graduate Business Programs Office). We also noted the departure of Ramie Fernandez, who is leaving the Finance Department and going over to the Environmental Studies Department. Her replacement, Susan Canora (now with UC Santa Cruz) will join us next quarter. We appreciate all that Ramie has contributed to the Finance Department and the LSB and wish her well over in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Please join us for the upcoming Leavey Lecture, on Monday evening (April 2) at 6:30 p.m. in Mayer Theater. Were delighted to feature Bo Burlingham, Editor-at-Large for Inc . magazine and author of the recent best-seller: Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big . It should be quite a stimulating presentation.

Finally, as I mentioned at our Town Hall meeting, our ability to work together in ways that make us responsive and imaginative, as well as thoughtful, respectful and deliberate, has a broader impact than just within our Business School community. As a School, we lead the University by our examples of innovation, civil debate, and achievement that serves our students. Thank you for your leadership in this process.

Good luck with grading final exams, and enjoy your Spring Break.

Barry