Dear LSB Alumni and Friends,
Student success. Faculty achievements. Outstanding accomplishments from our centers. And gratifying recognition of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business by national ranking agencies. Academic year 2011-12 was a good one, as you will see in our fourth annual report. Our faculty were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and contributions to education and continued publishing relevant research. Our students achieved top results in national competitions against teams from elite colleges and universities. In our continued effort to better prepare students to do business across national borders in diverse societies, this past year the LSB increased its offerings of international programs, including new study abroad opportunities. We were honored to have Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus visit our campus in April. Besides graciously accepting the Elon University Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Professor Yunus shared with our students valuable insights about the power of socially responsible business practices. Preparing students to compete for quality positions will only become more important in the future; this past year we achieved a new level of excellence in our career services office. We added highly qualified staff to the Porter Family Professional Development Center who bring a new level of experience and creativity. Working closely with the university, we are investing in our future by investing in our students’ future. This will pay off nicely over the coming years. As we refine our strategies for achieving further excellence, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Raghu Tadepalli as the new dean of the Love School of Business.
He brings vast experience from working with great universities, including Babson College in Boston, a premier business school continuously ranked among the best in entrepreneurship and creative curriculum, and Xavier University, an institution that has much in common with Elon. Great things await us under Dean Tadepalli’s leadership. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as interim dean of the LSB for the past year. The school continued its upward trajectory, as is evident in this report. Your support is critical in our efforts to advance; thank you for your contributions of time, financial resources, ideas and more, and best wishes for the coming year.
Scott Buechler, Ph.D. 2011-12 Interim Dean, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
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