The unlimited opportunities and the unprecedented responsibilities in front of business are, by now, familiar to many. Never have more doors been open for innovation and growth — but so too, never has more been expected of business leaders and their commitments to improve the world around us.
Our mission is to empower the business leaders of tomorrow — our students — not only to seize the boundless opportunities generated by technological innovation and the digital economy, but also to anticipate and shape the far-reaching societal implications of that innovation.
This fall saw significant milestones on our journey to fulfill this mission at the Marshall School — from achieving an important gender parity milestone for our incoming undergraduate class, to transformative gifts in support of our Randall R. Kendrick Supply Chain Institute, to the launch of new undergraduate Emphases enabling business degree specialization at Marshall.
Today, I am proud to share those highlights and more.
As we look to the spring semester, we see new milestones on the horizon. They include a newly launched four-year plan for faculty hiring, to appoint at least 60 new tenured, tenure track and RTPC faculty. The hiring plan aims to expand Marshall’s expertise in the business of technology and new approaches to leadership while also attracting scholars from underrepresented groups and targeting gender parity in all new appointments.
Our focus for the next hundred years at USC Marshall remains squarely on producing leaders with the skills, creativity, mindset, and commitment to turn ideas into outcomes that will help create a better future. I look forward to our creating that future together.
With regards,
Dean Geoff Garrett
