by freemanschool | Nov 8, 2024 | - Fall/Winter 2024 -, From The Dean
Two and a half years ago, we presented our five-year strategic plan to the Freeman community for the first time. With the theme “Business Education at the Speed of Change,” this exciting blueprint for the future — our first new strategic plan in nearly a decade —...
by mark | Jan 4, 2024 | - Fall/Winter 2023 -, From The Dean
I had just arrived in New York when it happened. It was May 8, and I had flown in for an alumni reception the next evening in the Bank of America Tower. After dropping my bags off at the hotel, I headed down to get a bite to eat. As I walked up Sixth Avenue, admiring...
by freemanschool | Nov 17, 2022 | - Fall 2022 -, From The Dean
When I was at the University of Connecticut in the early 2000s, I became the faculty director of edgelab, a collaboration between UConn and General Electric that brought students, faculty members and GE managers together to work on projects for the company. This was...
by mark | Feb 5, 2022 | - Winter 2022 -, From The Dean
I’ve been on the job for a little over five months now, but to the vast majority of you, I’m still “the New Guy.” So with that in mind, I thought I should begin my first column in Freeman Business by telling you a little about myself, why I’m so excited to be dean of...
by mark | Jun 24, 2021 | - Spring 2021 -, From The Dean
As I write this column, the Freeman School is busy preparing to welcome thousands of students and guests to Yulman Stadium for this year’s undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. What makes these preparations so noteworthy is how completely normal they are:...
by mark | Nov 29, 2020 | - Fall 2020 -, From The Dean
In early February, not long after China locked down the city of Wuhan to prevent the spread of a new and deadly virus, the Freeman School made the decision to move the start of our one-year graduate programs — which typically draw a large number of international...
