Progress Magazine Annual Report 2011 - Eller College of ...

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