Moore Impact: The Darla Moore School of Business Podcast

Dean Rohit Verma on Excellence at the Darla Moore School

Episode Summary

After one year at the helm, Dean Rohit Verma talks about building on the Moore School's strengths and pursuing continued excellence in classrooms, research, and community.

Episode Notes

Episode 12: Dean Rohit Verma on Excellence at the Darla Moore School

Host:

• Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor, Management

Guest:

• Dr. Rohit Verma, Dean, Darla Moore School of Business

Dr. Rohit Verma came to the Darla Moore School as its new dean in August of 2023. On the occasion of his one year anniversary, he joined the Moore Impact podcast to talk about what the first year has been like, his vision for the future of the school, the primary audiences for the school, and how to leverage historical success – including the 50 years of international business – into future triumphs.

Some of Dean Verma’s bio is below but the rest can be found at this link.

Rohit Verma is the Dean, USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor and Professor of Management Science at the Darla Moore School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah. He also holds an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah and a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India).

Topics of conversation:

• What the first year has been like
• The vision for the second year - take a look at all our strengths and say how can we enhance them further
• Three facets of education today:
• Potential students, current students and past students
• Why should students attend university when they can get basic knowledge online?
• How does the Moore School plan to differentiate itself?
• Experiential learning, classroom innovation, and creation of new knowledge
• American universities have three missions: education or delivery of knowledge, research or creating new knowledge and third translating that knowledge into the world to make impact
• Structure and achievements of the Moore School
• New initiatives in 2024-2025

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