Progress Magazine Annual Report 2011 - Eller College of ...
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feature<br />
the best is yet to come<br />
looking ahead with Len Jessup<br />
Len Jessup<br />
<strong>Eller</strong> <strong>Progress</strong><br />
How would you<br />
characterize<br />
the <strong>Eller</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
that you knew<br />
from your time<br />
as a student,<br />
and now today,<br />
returning as dean?<br />
When I first arrived here as a<br />
student in the mid-80s I was<br />
surprised to find that a<br />
university that was so good<br />
on the research dimension<br />
had faculty and staff who<br />
were so friendly and<br />
welcoming. That is as true<br />
today as it was a quarter<br />
century ago. Over the years,<br />
I’ve followed the <strong>College</strong>’s<br />
accomplishments, but one <strong>of</strong><br />
the things I didn’t realize was<br />
how outstanding the student<br />
experience is here at <strong>Eller</strong>. We<br />
are delivering a true honors<br />
program experience for our<br />
students at all levels, and that<br />
is rare for a business school <strong>of</strong><br />
this size that also achieves such<br />
a high level <strong>of</strong> quality on the<br />
research dimension. One other<br />
surprise for me was the high<br />
level <strong>of</strong> innovation going on in<br />
the research throughout each<br />
<strong>of</strong> our departments and<br />
centers. Not only do we have<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the best entrepreneurship<br />
programs in the country,<br />
but we also clearly have a<br />
faculty on the cutting edge in<br />
their respective disciplines. The<br />
research we are conducting is<br />
pioneering, highly impactful,<br />
and well translated. Innovation<br />
is definitely in our DNA here in<br />
<strong>Eller</strong>, and as an alum I find that<br />
to be very exciting.<br />
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