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D ean 's C olumn Editorial board Charles Crespy Dean cresp1ct@cmich.edu Daniel Vetter Senior Associate Dean vette1de@cmich.edu Jay Lanctot Senior Director of Development lanct1jj@cmich.edu Sandy Sommer, '93 Assistant Director of Development somme1sk@cmich.edu Production CMU University Communications Editor: Sarah Chuby, '03 M.A. '11 Writers: Sarah Chuby, '03 M.A. '11, Kayla Rusin, Jennifer Sula Designer: Amanda St. Juliana, '06 Photographers: Robert Barclay, Peggy Brisbane Associate Vice President: Renée Walker, '00 Printing: Exchange is printed at CMU Printing Services. This is printed using vegetable inks on NewPage Gusto gloss paper. NewPage Corporation's commitment to responsible forestry and environmental practices is verified by the numerous certifications carried by the company. Tell me about it Dean Charles Crespy We measure our success by how far our graduates go. So tell me about yourself. Our goal is to build an ever stronger alumni network – one that can help the next generation of CMU Chippewas find its voice and its way in this new global business environment. We're interested in your story. We want to know where you are and what you've done. And, of course, how you can help your successors – the very students who are now walking where you walked – succeed. A great college builds on the strength of its faculty, its students and the alumni network it forges. Our goal is to strengthen that network by learning more about you. Since I have the floor, I'll start by telling you a bit about what we've done this past year. We certified more students in ERP than any other university in the U.S. We awarded $46,000 in startup capital to our own entrepreneurs. Our faculty earned acclaim by writing articles for the finest journals in the world. Our students won both national and regional competitions hosted in three states. Our numbers grew to an all-time high in terms of enrollment, and we had a banner year fundraising in spite of challenging economic times. We're also spending a million dollars reshaping our Institute for Entrepreneurship – creating the Isabella Bank Launchpad. This will be the spot 2 CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see cmich.edu/aaeo). UComm 8592-30,700 (11/11) CBA: Learning Centered. Business Connected. where new ideas become reality and innovations incubate into the businesses that carry the CMU Chippewa brand into the world of commerce. So what's up with you? Tell me about it. And be ready for us to followup and ask you to share your expertise and perhaps your financial support as we work to shape the next generation of business leaders right here in Mount Pleasant. Our Chips are fired up. Please fire back. Chuck Chuck.Crespy@cmich.edu 989-774-2481 Construction is underway for the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship renovation in the former area of the Grawn Hall computer lab. Read more on page 8.