Dean's Report 2025

2025 DEAN’S REPORT

ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS & EXPERIENCE

WHERE AI MEETS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING We have partnered with Breakout Learning, an innovative case-based platform powered by AI and faculty expertise, to transform the way students learn. Breakout Learning takes faculty-designed content and turns it into interactive cases that challenge students to analyze problems, commit to decisions, and defend their perspectives, which builds the confidence, adaptability, and communication skills employers value most. This partnership was made possible through a $1.25 million gift from Jay (B.A. Accounting ’82) and Jill (B.A. Psychology ’83) Craig, which expanded access to Breakout Learning to more than 1,200 Spartans. Students begin with professionally produced pre-work, such as podcasts and case materials, before engaging in group discussions, videos, and immersive decision- making activities. AI transcripts evaluate both group and individual contributions, offering targeted feedback to students while giving faculty clear insights into learning outcomes. This creates a powerful feedback loop that makes education more interactive, personalized, and effective. The Broad College is proud to be Breakout Learning’s premier partner, with faculty actively contributing to case development. Philanthropic support ensures that more Spartans can access these high-impact experiences, bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world leadership. REMOVING BARRIERS: $1M SARTARELLI SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS FUTURE SPARTANS Just as the Craig family’s generosity has expanded access to hands-on learning, Dr. Jose “Zito” Sartarelli (MBA ’75, Ph.D. ’79) and his wife, Katherine, have made a transformative $1 million gift to support

Preparing Spartans to lead from day one

EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN LEARNING FOR BROAD SPARTANS

Broad is continually reimagining undergraduate education to ensure that students graduate prepared to lead in a dynamic business world. Recent curriculum updates embed stronger technical and analytical training, create a common foundation across disciplines, and introduce more intentional career preparation. By shifting the degree from a Bachelor of Arts to a Bachelor of Science, we reinforced our historic commitment to analytical rigor while aligning with our highly ranked peer programs. Broad Spartans will also gain earlier exposure to data analytics and emerging technologies, learn how different business functions connect, and receive structured guidance on the transition from college to career. Experiential learning also plays a central role in these updates, giving students opportunities to apply classroom knowledge in internships, global programs, and co- curricular activities. These experiences help Spartans strengthen leadership skills, expand global perspectives, and build the adaptability that employers consistently seek. Anchoring this transformation is Broad360, powered by Suitable, which tracks and validates the Broad Integrative Experiences Requirement. Students must demonstrate mastery of six core competencies—culture and community, global mindset, ethics, leadership,

undergraduates in the Residential Business Community (RBC). Their commitment underscores how donor partnerships directly shape the student experience across the college. A native of Brazil and former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Sartarelli earned both his MBA and Ph.D. at Broad before embarking on a remarkable career that spanned three decades in international leadership at Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Eli Lilly. Later, he brought his global experience to higher education as dean at West Virginia University and chancellor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, earning the Broad College’s 2024 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award for his dedication to education and service. The Sartarelli Scholarship not only eases the financial burden for Broad students but also carries forward Dr. Sartarelli’s personal philosophy for success: “Work hard, build relationships, and give flight to imagination.” These guiding principles, which shaped his journey from graduate student to global business leader and university chancellor, will now empower the next generation of Spartans to follow their own paths with resilience and creativity.

Students earn badges by exploring further, applying their knowledge and practicing skills necessary to their long-term professional success.

philanthropy, and entrepreneurship—through progressive levels of engagement. Supported by units across the college, including the Palmer Career Management Center, Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Office for Education Abroad, Broad’s award-winning partnership with Suitable ensures that every graduate has a robust and competitive portfolio of experiences.

BUILDING THE FUTURE OF FINANCE

PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE C-SUITE

Now under construction, the Brigham Financial Analysis Laboratory will provide a hands-on environment where Spartans can strengthen financial modeling and analytical skills, incorporating classroom concepts into real-world application.

Employers want graduates ready to hit the ground running. Broad bridges the gap with a new course— Preparing for Professional Success: Transitioning from University to Career—that equips students with the skills and real-world readiness to thrive from day one.

The Dashney Women’s Leadership Accelerator’s inaugural cohort graduated this year, with the program designed to provide leadership skills, professional development, and subject expertise to help scholars succeed early in their careers and progress to executive leadership.