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Dean The Lally School of Management and Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology. This position offers an opportunity for significant impact. The Lally School, which offers a strong intellectual foundation in innova- tion and technological entrepreneurship on which to build, has aggressive goals for growth in size, stature, and prominence in the global community of business schools. The Lally School also is well positioned to leverage the technical and interdisciplinary strengths of Rensselaer. The new Dean will join a broad new leadership team including the President, Provost, Vice President for Research, Dean of Engineering, and Dean of Science. Rensselaer recently has adopted a bold new strategic vision known as the Rensselaer Plan that has the overall goal of being a world-class technological research univer- sity with global reach and impact. This plan builds on the university's established strengths in scientific and techno- logical entrepreneurship, interdisciplinary inquiry, and interactive learning. It also calls for significantly expand- ing the research enterprise with major new investments in information technology and biotechnology. The Lally Dean will play a major role in executing the Rensselaer Plan and in the related capital campaign, while exploiting growth opportunities that build on Lally's core strengths in management and technology. The Dean is responsible for leading the school into national and international prominence through the pur- suit of excellence in research and educational programs. In developing and implementing a strategic vision for the Lally School the Dean will promote national and interna- tional visibility, lead fundraising efforts, nurture con- stituent relationships, and build collaborative programs with other Rensselaer schools. The ideal candidate will have strong intellectual credibility in a business-related area, a clear record of leadership in business and technol- ogy, and a demonstrated understanding of the academic environment. The Lally School's mission is to develop technically sophisticated business leaders who are prepared to guide their organizations in the integration of technology for new products, new businesses, and new systems. The Lally School focuses on the management opportunities and challenges associated with businesses that are driven by technology. The school's orientation is one of a strong interdisciplinary foundation among the faculty and the sense that most business innovation occurs where tradi- tional disciplines intersect. Through interactive learning environments and close affiliations with high-tech com- panies, students acquire a strong foundation of knowl- edge applicable to today's business world. The Rensselaer Incubator Program, Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, and Rensselaer Technology Park pro- vide significant interaction between students and top researchers, real-world entrepreneurs and leading corpo- rate executives. At the Troy, NY, campus the Lally School includes 41 faculty, approximately 550 undergraduate majors and 500 graduate students, with 30 faculty and 1500 part-time graduate students at its Hartford, CT, campus. Both cam- puses are heavily involved with a worldwide distance-edu- cation program. The Lally School awards degrees at the BS, MS, MBA and Ph.D. levels. This is an unprecedented time of growth and achieve- ment in Rensselaer's history. Under the leadership of its eighteenth president, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Rensselaer has undertaken an ambitious plan to establish the Institute as a top-tier technological research university with global reach and global impact. Since 2000, research funding has doubled, 140 new faculty have been hired, and a $220 million capital construction program is underway. In September, Dr. Jackson and Rensselaer announced the largest capital campaign in the University's history, with a goal of raising $1 billion to support the endowment, faculty, students and campus infrastructure by the campaign's end in 2008. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private, coeduca- tional, technological university consisting of the Schools of Architecture, Engineering, Humanities & Social Science, Management & Technology, and Science, with approximately 400 faculty overall. The main campus in Troy, NY, enrolls 4800 undergraduates and 2000 graduate students, with an additional 2000 graduate students in Hartford, CT, and another 1000 working professionals participating through distance education. Founded in 1824, Rensselaer is the oldest school in the English-speak- ing world to offer engineering degrees. Additional infor- mation is available at www.rpi.edu. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent in confidence to: Internal Box 2917, Isaacson, Miller, 334 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, Fax: 617.262.6509; email: 2917@IMsearch.com. BizEd NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 57