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Atherton, CA 94027
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The President's Message
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Remembering back over Menlo College's 80-plus years of achievements, it is very exciting to look more closely as to how our past successes can inspire us to reinvent Menlo's future.
This issue focuses on two distinct turning points that will go down in Menlo College's history: first, the outstanding establishment and historic successes and achievements of our former School of Business Administration
(SBA), and second, the promise of Menlo College's stellar future as Silicon Valley's Business School.
In fact there is much about the SBA that can inspire and instruct us as we tap into our entrepreneurial side to transform our fine institution.
The SBA at Menlo, a force to contend with from 1949 through most of the 1980s, allowed our students to gain the know-how they needed to create unique and successful careers in the world of commerce and industry. This "Menlo Advantage" infused them with the skills and values that served them well through their professional years. I have been told that at the SBA's zenith, Menlo College was nationally ranked among the top ten business schools in the nation.
The guiding spirit behind the SBA and its powerful presence was the late John D. Russell, affectionately called "Judge," who was its founder and its director for many years.
"Judge" was prescient in many ways. He saw that business people needed to be well-rounded, that they needed a global understanding of business as well as other disciplines to be high-achieving professionals. He believed that a strong sense of ethics and fair play, combined with a rigorous curriculum and exposure to new ideas, would enable young adults to adapt to and excel in an ever-changing business landscape.
Why are the SBA and Judge Russell important to us today? They serve as guiding stars while Menlo College builds an even brighter future. The cutting-edge work in which we are now engaged—returning the institution to a place of preeminence as Menlo College, Silicon Valley's Business School—is found in the seed that Judge Russell planted.
This 21st century academic business model's critical components include expanding and hiring star-quality faculty who teach our students how to think critically and creatively to pursue their entrepreneurial passions.
Menlo graduates will understand that success depends upon staying ahead of the game and preparing for jobs that have yet to be created. This model includes forging partnerships with corporations and entrepreneurs here in the Silicon Valley who will serve as mentors to our students and help them successfully develop their ideas into highly marketable products and services.
Our return to a focus in business is a return to a paradigm that served Menlo College well for many decades. If Judge Russell were here today, he surely would be pleased about the opportunities we are creating for our students.
The Spring 2008 Menlo Advantage Magazine connects our illustrious past to our dynamic present and bright future. It features a tribute to the SBA and recollections of Judge Russell, along with updates and articles about the many exciting developments underway today at Menlo College. We are delighted to include exclusive interviews we conducted with some very prominent friends and SBA alumni who fondly recount their student days at Menlo College.
During the 16 months I have served as President, I have had the opportunity to hone a new vision for Menlo, melding the Judge's time-honored principles with the new technological direction of the world as it changes. The directives on the cover of this issue are meant to remind and inspire students, parents and alumni alike, that the "Menlo Advantage" is a way of life that stays at the forefront of changing times. It is an attitude that builds upon itself, strengthening as it matures. It is a mentor that keeps one mindful of purpose in daily actions. This is a way of thinking for business leaders who will take the world into the future, joining the scores of outstanding professionals who attribute their success to Menlo's guidance.
I am pleased to keep you apprised of our progress at Menlo College.
Thanks, as always, for your friendship and support.
TIMOTHY HAIGHT
President
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