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welcome to the brand new Q&A 2
2021. 3
2020 and now I'd love to 4
and a new Q&A. 5
happy new year! 6
Gosh, I've missed all of you 7
two weeks without group Zoom meetings. 8
little bit of rest also. 9
and I tucked it away for two weeks 10
my email dings every few minutes or so. 11
embarking on a brand new semester 12
semester, so let's first talk about 13
the semester will look different 14
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- Yeah, thanks Catenya. Gosh I wish we were back to normal and we're not yet.
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The infection rates the hospitalization rates in Travis County are
extremely high, 17
post-holiday community spread 18
January 8th that all the undergraduate 19
through the month of January 20
McCombs with our graduate classes 21
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So for the first couple of weeks of the
semester we'll teach online. 23
the post-holiday infection rates 24
hybrid classes where 25
come in person. 26
through a lot of change obviously 27
with our leadership positions. 28
positions and several people leave. 29
are underway. 30
and another leadership position as well. 31
searching for filling these new positions 32
one announced just recently 33
resources director. 34
finding some replacements. 35
underway, the dean search committee 36
applications. 37
will be in early March, 38
at a good pace. 39
for an associate dean 40
came out from Eric Hurst 41
reminder last week. 42
for our chief marketing officer 43
for the first time this month 44
Beth Egbert accepted a job 45
Hampshire. 46
month so we will miss her, 47
her new appointment at UNH 48
well, so nothing is stalled 49
with good search committees. 50
but of course happy for her. 51
so we of course wish her well. 52
applications. 53
looking really really good 54
they have increased. 55
applications for McCombs are up 25%. 56
next year. 57
undergraduates here at McCombs 58
yield rates and acceptances 59
more applications, 60
freshman class. 61
pace based on our recruiting efforts? 62
sounds like really good news. 63
is a lot of online education, 64
state school along with 65
close to home actually works in our favor. 66
who might otherwise 67
away from home 68
close to home and paying in-state tuition. 69
decide that for his education, 70
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Okay so let's talk about
fundraising, Lil. 72
been working really hard 73
dollars so give us an update on 74
for us. 75
year and we are already 23 million 76
months into the fiscal year. 77
and I really appreciate 78
student success in terms of 79
innovative facilities 80
and then donations to 81
programs. 82
and we have some 83
just published. 84
to our website you'll see we are listed 85
and then in Poets&Quants 86
to share so Lil I'll let you give us 87
in Poets&Quants. 88
business school to watch 89
newsworthy and innovative MBA programs 90
mentioned were our 91
the MBA plus, the leading for impact, 92
increases in applications, 93
and our academic prowess. 94
top 20 in almost every specialization 95
characterized us 96
with (inaudible) people 97
so good job MBA! 98
a clap and a pat on the back. 99
the January Q&A. 100
Thank you for the good information