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Hello, my name is Terry Broderick and, in June of 2005, I became Dean of the
McColl
School of Business. I have long been associated with the McColl
School as an
Executive-in-Residence and with Queens University of Charlotte as a Trustee.
My career in
commerce was capped by being CEO of Royal-Sun Alliance, a major international
insurance
firm.
Since I have become dean, I have found that the McColl Graduate School of
Business is a
place of great character and a wonderful place to learn the practice of
management leadership.
The character of a business school is marked by the interactions of its
faculty, its students
and graduates and the “real-world” of practicing leaders and managers. Many
McColl
School faculty have come to academia following substantial careers as
managers or entrepreneurs.
All of the faculty spend time keeping up with current practice in their
fields. They bring
these practices into the classroom and engage students at the point of
practical application, to understand and adopt thoughtful best practices in management.
Beyond the practicality of the McColl School of Business approach
to management education is the unfaltering commitment to the participant’s development of
leadership skills. This typically requires the participant to undergo a thorough examination of
themselves and
their goals which can be grueling but, in the context of the school’s
leadership development
program, extraordinarily worthwhile. The McColl School’s definition of
leadership (the Three-C’s: Competence, Character and Commitment to Community) is lived out by each
member of the McColl School.
Finally, I want to comment on the personal treatment that McColl School
students receive from the faculty and staff. From your initial inquiry to
the admission process, through your
course work and your eventual graduation you are treated and respected as an
individual.
Since most of our students are working professionals, we understand what it
is like to maintain a responsible job at the same time you are embarking on this
educational venture. As
one of our faculty is fond of saying, “unlike at many schools, our job as
faculty is not to weed
out the admissions mistakes; it is to develop and educate the participants
who come to us.”
That attitude is what really sets the McColl School of Business
apart from others. I
urge you to come and experience it for yourself.
Sincerely,
Terry Broderick
Dean
McColl School of Business
Queens University of Charlotte
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