Episode 14: The Moore School Experience for Scholars & Learners

Host:

• Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management

Guest:

• Dr. Audrey Korsgaard, Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Research, Darla Moore School of Business

M. Audrey Korsgaard is the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Academics, and a professor of management and organizational behavior at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Korsgaard arrived in 1991 and has taught in almost every program in the Moore School: undergraduate, IMBA, PMBA, one year MBA, and the PhD program. She served as Department Chair, Chair of the Faculty Senate, and is currently Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Research. More of her bio here.

Here are the topics of the discussion:

• The role of service in an academic career
• Priorities in the role of Associate Dean: attract and retain the best talent, recognition and reward programs, elevate the research that we’re doing and enable that research to help companies to make better decisions.
• The role of Centers in enhancing curricula and providing students with hands-on experience
• The benefit of the Centers’ connections with corporate partners for skill building and student experience
• Trends in hiring and retention practices for faculty: Helping faculty to find the right path to keep them highly engaged and maximize the contributions they can make to our school, also promoting from within 
• Why should students consider the Moore School? Outstanding faculty of thought leaders
• Why should researchers consider employment at the Moore School? Fantastic colleagues, really outstanding scholars and a culture of collegiality; a lot of resources to enable people to be successful scholars

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