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Letter from the Dean
We have given our all in the last two years—challenging, adjusting, changing, working long hours—to prepare our students to lead. Hope is hard work. Our faculty have chosen to be a part of a place that provides not only academic excellence, but is open to the exploration of deeper ideas. Of our students we require an open mind, open hands, a steely conscience, and a willingness to push themselves beyond the accepted wisdom of the times we live in. Their gifts build our future. A deeper experience means uncertainty, taking risks and facing consequences—braving these is not a soft skill. Regardless of whether success is clearly evident or a path is apparent, we are called, each by name. At Mendoza, we have done what we’ve done because we want our students to lead. We want them to become who they were meant to become because the world needs them. We are hopeful because we know we do not walk alone. Blessings,
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Seismic changes to American culture and American business are on the way. With the rise of developing economies around the world, I am concerned about our response. I do not want our young to fall to cynicism, worry or apathy. Instead, we have an opportunity to rise to the occasion in faith, hard work and hope, knowing that the freedom and values in our society can light the global economy’s uncertain path. If we are up to the task. If we have the courage.
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