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Santa Clara University Business School Dean Drew Starbird Announces Decision to Return to Faculty
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Drew Starbird, dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara
University, announced his decision today that he will not seek an
additional term after completing his five-year term as dean in summer
2015.
Starbird, who served as interim dean of the business school in 2009-10,
was appointed dean in fall 2010. He looks forward to returning to the
classroom as professor of operations management and information systems
after a sabbatical in the 2015-16 academic year. A member of the
business school faculty since 1987, Starbird has served in many
leadership capacities, including director of the Food and Agribusiness
Institute, a multidisciplinary research program at Santa Clara
University.
In a letter to faculty and staff, Starbird wrote, "It has been a
pleasure and an honor to work with you over the last five years. We have
accomplished a great deal during a challenging period, and we have
opened up many new opportunities for the school and the University in
the future."
Starbird further commented, "Through innovative teaching and
scholarship, the Leavey School of Business creates new opportunities for
our students and transforms the way we think about business and its role
in our community. The school is in an excellent position to continue its
missin of transforming people, ideas, and organizations to make the
world a better place."
Starbird's many accomplishments as dean include:
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Overseeing the development of the business school's strategic plan
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Revising the core curriculum for both the undergraduate and graduate
business programs
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Overseeing the reaccreditation of the business school by the premier
professional accreditor for business schools, the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB)
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Creating the California Program in Entrepreneurship (CAPE) which has
facilitated the establishment of 80 new businesses
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Launching the Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative to support economic
development in disadvantaged communities
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Establishing a new minor in entrepreneurship for students from across
campus
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Developing a new M.S. in finance degree and constituting a new finance
advisory board
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Implementing the largest executive development program in University
history
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Hiring more than 25 percent of the business school faculty
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Building relationships with other programs on campus including the
School of Engineering and the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.
"Drew Starbird has introduced many innovative programs within the Leavey
School of Business that support young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch
new enterprises," said Michael Engh, S.J., SCU president. "I am very
grateful for Drew's leadership in strengthening the organizational
structure of the business school and in extending its professional
accreditation."
Provost Dennis Jacobs added, "As an alumnus, faculty member and dean,
Drew embodies the spirit and values of Santa Clara University. With
acuity and dedication, he has stimulated important curricular
enhancements and expanded the reach of the Leavey School of Business."
The provost will be working with faculty and staff in the business
school to conduct a national search for a new dean.
Professor Starbird teaches operations management, statistics, and
business analytics at the undergraduate, MBA, and executive MBA levels.
He also conducts extensive research in quality control and management,
supply chain management, food safety, and contracting. Starbird also
serves the larger public, most notably as a longtime member of the board
of directors of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San
Mateo Counties.
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