Priority 3: Develop Strong Partnerships & Collaborations

Questrom will strengthen the relationships with alumni, industry leaders, internal BU partners, and the greater Boston community to advance career opportunities, research, and programs.

Priority 3 Objectives and Initiatives

Priority 3 Objectives & Initiatives

Objective
3.1

Implement new infrastructure and programs to support and increase Questrom alumni engagement

3.1.1

Implement Salesforce CRM to identify and track on-going engagements between alumni and students

3.1.2

Implement alumni initiatives unit within the new career and industry relations organization

3.1.3

Implement alumni advisory councils to improve the relevancy of our curricula

3.1.4

Develop and implement a young alumni engagement program

3.1.5

Explore and implement signature alumni events that provide opportunities for networking and sharing of business insights

Objective
3.2

Establish a portfolio of key corporate accounts partnered with Questrom

3.2.1

Implement the key account infrastructure and strategy, including work processes, portfolio of engagement opportunities, a refined tiered framework for key accounts, and identify current and potential key accounts

3.2.2

Implement Boston industry/organization engagement strategy for recruiting, research, action-learning, and/or classroom engagement

Objective
3.3

Develop new intra-university partnerships to enrich our programs, research, and service to the community

3.3.1

Explore partnership with CAS/Pardee to advance global research, programs, and opportunities

3.3.2

Partner with the Faculty of Computing and Data Science to advance our analytics program and research initiatives

3.3.3

Explore partnerships with Wheelock/SSW/LAW/SHA to develop and deliver community and school-based programs (e.g. financial literacy program)

Objective
3.4

Develop several core programs that directly benefit the greater Boston community

3.4.1

Revitalize the Questrom On-Board program that places MBA students on local boards of directors

3.4.2

Implement Questrom Day of Service

3.4.3

Develop a business plan to launch a consulting clinic for minority- and women- owned businesses

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