March 20, 2012
Presented by Brent Turner, MBA ‘99
President, Owen Alumni Board of Directors
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Our strategy specifically calls for a #20 ranking in UNWR by 2015.
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#25 is our second highest ranking, ever.
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Owen was #49 when Dean Bradford took over in March 2005.
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Many stakeholders are willing to help but want to see progress first.
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We see this as validation that our strategy will work.
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US News – More Quantitative
BusinessWeek – more subjective
GMAT / GPA
Placement Rate at Graduation
Compensation
Student Satisfaction Survey
Recruiter Survey
Faculty Reputation (smaller)
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Achieve an immediate increase in student quality in the Core MBA program by
lowering the class size, increasing the applicant pool, leveraging alumni to
recruit prospective students, and aggressively funding scholarships.
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Meanwhile, increase the number of students going through focused, innovative,
one-year programs in health care, finance, and accounting.
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Leverage recently-endowed chairs to recruit outstanding faculty and boost the
prestige of the Vanderbilt program.
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Market our graduates with relentless discipline, focus, and innovation.
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Enhance Vanderbilt’s perception to both recruiters and deans of other schools
by conducting an exhaustive rebranding of the Vanderbilt story.
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Address the urgent need for an upgrade in facilities.
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695 average GMAT is the highest in school history.
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One-year programs are succeeding in both student quality and employer
satisfaction.
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We are hiring outstanding faculty. Recently:
Dawn Iacobucci, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Marketing
Steven Posavac, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Marketing
Robert Whaley, Valere Blair Potter Professor of Management in Finance
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Our placement scores are improving. This year’s UNWR survey is up over 15
points from 2010. We have the right team and the right focus.
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“This is Vanderbilt Business” re-brand has been well-received by all
stakeholder groups and effective in positioning the school well.
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Early positive response to building feasibility study.
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Was 653 in 2010
Was 54% in 2010
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Recruit Vanderbilt Graduates. Every time an alumnus hires an Owen grad
before graduation, our placement stats move forward by 0.6%.
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Help students find jobs. Our alumni are not responsible for getting our
graduates jobs. However, we should all pitch in and help.
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Contribute financially. Discretionary dollars are critical boosts to scholarships
and the greatest needs at the school.
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Recruit students to Vanderbilt. Every time a star student chooses Owen, our
school gets that much stronger.
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