This week, we will be welcoming 46 members of our Business Advisory Council to the College for our annual meeting. The members are important supporters of the College. Many are senior executive leaders with extensive professional experience, and they are also alums, parents of students and friends of Mendoza who support our mission through serving as ambassadors, recruiters, benefactors and advisors who care deeply about the College.
On Friday, I will be presenting a College update as well discussing my vision for the future, particularly in three areas:
- Elevate: What are the areas of excellence or distinction within Mendoza that we can advance further?
- Cooperate: How can we work with other colleges, schools and departments at ND to better serve all Notre Dame students?
- Integrate: How are the programs and departments at Mendoza working in an interdisciplinary way to expand business education across the disciplines?
We also will host the Thomas H. Quinn Lecture featuring author Dan Coyle from 3:30-5 p.m. on Friday in the Jordan Auditorium. Dan will present “The Culture Code: Unlocking the New Science of Successful Groups.” I hope you can attend.
I’m thankful to the many people who put so much hard work into planning and helping with the meeting, especially Jean Meade, who each year handles every last detail, from inviting the members to planning the dinner to assembling the programs. I'm also grateful to Natalie Sargent for her work organizing the breakout sessions, Fred Nwanganga and Alice Obermiller for preparing presentations, John Chao (MBA ’20) for serving as the dinner master of ceremonies and Father Ollie Williams for presiding at the council Mass on Saturday morning, as well as to those leading breakout sessions: Ken Kelley, Kristen Collett-Schmitt, Mike Mannor, Jim Leady, Walt Clements and Tim Bohling.
In Notre Dame,
Martijn
Martijn