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Dean's
Office : Message from the Dean
As
the institution at the very center of the world's most dynamic business
environment, Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business
is the heart of Silicon Valley in more ways than one.
Our
location—just minutes from the headquarters of leading high
tech firms and innovators in the Internet, software, IT, life sciences,
and biotech fields—enables our students to move with ease from
their classes in Kenna Hall to their careers in companies with operations
that encircle the globe. This proximity to fledgling startups and
Fortune 500 firms presents our faculty with real-time
research opportunities as executives tap Leavey School faculty
for solutions to business challenges.
Our
connection to Silicon Valley leaders,
frequent contributors to classroom discussions and faculty initiatives,
energizes and focuses our curriculum. The Executive
MBA degree and our Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship are two of several new programs
emerging from this partnership between our senior faculty and veteran
executives.
The
achievements of our alumni in social
and political realms, as well as in the workplace, reflect Santa
Clara's commitment to educating the whole person. Our students bring
both depth of thought and breadth of perspective to the organizations
they go on to join. Santa Clara alumni lead manufacturing companies
and service firms, creating value for shareholders and others, and
they build successful businesses and families, accomplishments strongly
determined by their SCU experience.
This
year's annual report documents the increasing influence of Santa
Clara Business School students, faculty, friends, and alumni. As
a result, we participate in—rather than simply observe—the
phenomenal activity of this region, enhancing our reputation as
the premier business program at the heart of Silicon Valley.
Barry
Z. Posner
Dean
P.S.
If you haven't received a copy of our 1998-99 Annual Report, please
get in touch with our External Relations office (dperry@scu.edu)
to request your issue.
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