On Sept. 16, 2015, Dean Bernard Ferrari delivered the following speech at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School entitled “Mission Impactful: The Carey Business School Vision in Action.” In it, Ferrari discussed how the school’s next “year of innovation, engagement and impact we anticipate will be our best ever.”
In his speech, Ferrari noted how in its first year, the Carey Business School only had 16 full time faculty and only part time students. In the eight years since, Carey Business School now has 76 full time faculty members and has just graduated a class of 730 students.
“Over the last year, we received more than 3,000 applications – a record. And we are welcoming more than 1,700 students for our fall semester, including more than 800 full-time students, and our largest-ever Global MBA class, with 97 students. Carey’s enrollment is not only impressive in terms of its growth, but also in terms of its international diversity: this fall, we have with us students who are citizens of 61 nations.”
Ferrari was pleased to report in his speech that Carey was no longer in debt, and has quickly developed a reserve of funds thanks to gifts and fundraisers.
“Last year, the Carey School received gifts totaling more than $4.7 million over and above the original gift from the W.P. Carey Foundation. I thank all of our supporters and benefactors for their generosity and confidence.”
He also mentioned the growth of Carey’s Executives in Residence program, which invites business leaders into the classroom to share their real world experience and expertise with students and faculty and has attracted more than 30 top corporate executives.
“From CNN’s Jeff Zucker and Legg Mason CEO Joseph Sullivan, to Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, these executives have shared their perspectives and their expertise with our students and our faculty.”
Ferrari closed by saying that the Carey Business School is becoming stronger every day thanks to the performance of its students and the growth of the institution.
“And these are the qualities that define the Carey Business School: A community of learners and scholars, of builders and leaders. An integral part of Johns Hopkins University. And an institution that will continue to develop business leaders and exemplary citizens who grow economies and societies.”