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Historic new programs during a historic year

HISTORIC DOCTORATE PROGRAMS

Mendoza Launches Its First Ever Ph.D. Programs

The first Ph.D. programs in Mendoza’s history will begin enrolling students in fall 2022. Two programs, the Doctor of Philosophy in Management — awarded by the Department of Management & Organization — and the Doctor of Philosophy in Analytics — awarded by the Department of IT, Analytics, and Operations — will prepare students for careers in academia at leading business schools. Additionally, students accepted into the programs will be able to develop the skills they need to work in government and industry. 

“The two first-ever doctoral programs at Mendoza not only fulfill a vision for the College that goes back at least 50 years, they also signal a new era,” said Martijn Cremers, the Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza College of Business. “The Ph.D. programs will allow our faculty to prepare the next generation of scholars and teachers and will further elevate our research culture and further advance our reputation as a top research institution.”

The new programs will prioritize developing faculty whose academic research aligns with the College’s imperative to “Grow the Good in Business” by contributing to human flourishing in solidarity with all stakeholders, especially the most vulnerable. Each program is structured to be small and cohort-based, with a strong focus on mentorship and the opportunity to work closely with faculty on academic research. 

Jason Colquitt, the Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management, is the director of the Ph.D. in Management program and Ahmed Abbasi, the Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, is the director of the Ph.D. in Analytics program.

 CATCHING UP WITH O’HARA’S HEIRS 

Author Kerry Temple, editor of Notre Dame Magazine, wrote in the first edition of O’Hara’s Heirs: Business Education at Notre Dame 1921-1991 that the story of the College of Business is primarily a story of its people. 

In the newly updated edition of O’Hara’s Heirs, writer Brett Beasley brings the College’s history up to date for Mendoza’s Centennial by tracing the stories of the next generations of “heirs” — the deans, professors, alumni and many others who contributed to fulfilling founding dean John Cardinal O’Hara’s charge: “The primary function of commerce is service to mankind.”

Email mendozabusiness@nd.edu for information about the new edition.

THE ART OF THE DIVINE 

“Our Lady of Sorrows,” by Vivian Imbruglia, was added to the Stayer Center chapel in 2021. Read more at mendoza.nd.edu/news/the-art-of-the-divine. 

NEW MSBA TRACK 

Mendoza will launch a new Master of Science in Business Analytics track in Sports Analytics in summer 2022. The one-year program offers the same baseline instruction as the existing residential MSBA while including courses in sports and human performance analytics in place of electives.

“Appreciate the hard work. Value the wisdom you gain in college because sometimes when you’re there, you don’t appreciate it....The Notre Dame degree to me is the greatest thing for a college coach to sell because it’s so powerful.”

Marcus Freeman, the Dick Corbett Head Football Coach at the Dean’s Speaker Series providing advice to students. Watch a video of the Feb. 25 event at mendoza.nd.edu.

 NEW LEADERSHIP 

The following were named to new administrative positions in Mendoza: 

Gianna Bern, Director of Executive MBA Programs

Tracy Biggs (BBA ’90), Director of Finance

Brandon Erlacher (MSBA ’16, MBA ’05), Director of MSBA-Sports Analytics

Rob Kelly (MBA ’03, ND ’03), Senior Director of Operations

Joseph Sweeney (MBA ’12, ND ’06), Director of MBA Programs

Andrew Wendelborn (MNA ’12, ND ’99), Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies

PATHWAYS TO THE C-SUITE

At the beginning of the academic year, Leon Jackson (EMBA ’19) returned to Mendoza with 21 men and women from underrepresented groups for a three-day immersion in accounting and finance principles with finance teaching professor Walt Clements. 

The class was part of the new Diversity in Leadership program at Marian University in Indianapolis, which Jackson launched during his time as executive director of strategic initiatives. The six-month program — a collaboration among Marian, Notre Dame and several other Indiana universities — is designed to help close gaps in educational attainment, wealth, skills and career opportunities for minoritized groups and to provide a path to executive leadership and entrepreneurship.