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2008-09 Dean's Annual Report
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“At IIT Stuart, we believe that a prosperous, economically sound, and environmentally sustainable tomorrow is predicated upon today’s preparation —specifically, upon the education and development of our students, the future leaders of global business.”

Harvey Kahalas, Ph.D.
Dean

2007-08 Dean's Annual Report
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"Transformation is defined as 'undergoing a total and dramatic change.' At IIT Stuart, this change has been predicated upon achieving a unique, positive, and innovative focus for all of our activities. Thanks to the efforts of faculty, staff, university administration, board members, and our friends in the external community, we have continued the process of transforming business education and research strategically, dramatically, and innovatively for our students and our society."

Harvey Kahalas, Ph.D.
Dean

The pages of this report present our ongoing vision and mission to make entrepreneurship education a core component of the Illinois Institute of Technology experience.

"If I had to choose one word that best describes the last year at Stuart School of Business, it would be transformative. From a surge in graduate enrollment to the reinvention of our M.B.A. program, Stuart is in the midst of an exciting period of change and growth marked by a strategic realignment of our academic programming."

Creativity. Innovation. Entrepreneurship. Decision-making skills. Leadership. Sustainability. These core concepts are the philosophy of the Illinois Institute of Technology Center for Strategic Competitiveness. The CSC is a university-wide initiative designed to focus academic and practitioner partners to assist the private and public sectors in facilitatingeconomic, workforce, and entrepreneurial development.

Since its founding in 2000, the Center for Sustainable Enterprise has been a part of IIT Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology. The CSE is strategically positioned as a platform to convene the many disciplinary facets of the IIT colleges with business, community, and government stake holders in focused initiatives dedicated to making Chicago a sustainable city.

IIT's Stuart School of Business provides on-campus accessibility to real-world innovations and the discoveries of technology-based companies. Through University Technology Park At IIT's new business incubator and the Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, students have unique opportunities to work with emerging entrepreneurs in such fields as biotechnology, engineering, and food research.