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SIMON JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW STRATEGIC
PLAN. WHAT’S DISTINCTIVE ABOUT IT?
F IV E MIN U TE S W I TH I’m excited about our new plan, Simon 2025,
Sevin Yeltekin which focuses on four pillars that build on our

Dean of the Simon Business School areas of strength. The first one is about being an
intellectual and professional hub for all those we

YOU’VE BEEN SIMON’S DEAN SINCE JULY 2020. serve, from learners to researchers to corporate
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO SIMON? partners to our alumni. The second focuses on
I was drawn to Simon for several reasons, agility and partnership, especially as it relates to
including its small yet incredibly welcoming, our curricular programs and the relationships we
diverse, and intellectually rich environment. The foster with alumni, academia, and the business
school offers rigorous and analytical academic community. The third emphasizes innovation
programs, educates and trains the best business and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset—with
leaders of tomorrow, and is home to world- hands-on, experiential learning playing a key role.
renowned faculty whose research informs and The fourth amplifies our steadfast commitment
provides solutions for business and societal to attracting and retaining a diverse community,
challenges. Simon has done an excellent job of one that will meet the business needs of a
creating a vibrant, close-knit community, too— diverse world.
among its students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SIMON 2025
simon.rochester.edu/simon2025

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