AlbersBrief, Autumn 2001 Index Page

This edition of Albers Brief introduces a new format and a new emphasis that features faculty, students, and alumni. I began serving as dean of the Albers School on July 1st, and one of the important things that I have discovered is that it is the people associated with the school that makes us distinctive.

We have exceptional faculty and staff who are giving our students an outstanding educational experience. In this newsletter you will find stories about recent innovations in the classroom by our faculty. Our faculty produce and publish quality research at a rate that is considerably higher than is typical for a school of our size. You will find highlights of some of our more recent scholarly accomplishments in this edition.

The Albers School has always graduated exceptional students, and our current students continue this tradition. An article on accounting majors Nichole Sauvageau and Nicki Wolfert illustrates that talented, well-rounded students are turning to Albers for a first rate business education in the Jesuit tradition.

We have many exceptional alumni who have gone on to assume important leadership roles in their community and industry. The story you will read on Carol Kabuke Nelson (BSBA ’78, MBA ’84) is an inspiring one, illustrating an alumna who has assumed an important leadership role in the banking industry while raising a family and making a difference with her community service activities.

I am very honored to have the opportunity to serve as dean of the Albers School of Business and Economics. In my first three months, I have been very impressed with the support for the school in the community, which can only be explained by the quality of our programs. While we have a strong program that prepares our students for business success and leadership, we know that we can always do better. In that regard, we are initiating a strategic planning process for the school that will begin in January and end in May. The resulting plan will set the direction of the school for the first decade of the 21st century. Our next Albers Brief will provide more information on our strategic planning process.

If you have content suggestions for future editions of Albers Brief, please forward those to David White at whitedn@seattleu.edu. Thank you for your continued interest in and support of the Albers School of Business and Economics.

Joseph M. Phillips
Dean
Albers School of Business and Economics

Albers Brief Editor: David N. White
Writer: Chris Blasbichler, Contributors: Amy Bailey, Kristine Swenson