To my Faculty and Staff colleagues, welcome to the start of the 2007-2008 academic year.  I hope your summer has been enjoyable and productive.  We are building on a foundation of success that your vision, leadership, and hard work have created and I want to take this opportunity to thank you.  There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of the Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary.
 
To our New and Returning Students, welcome or welcome back.  You are an impressive group across the board, and we are delighted that you have chosen to pursue the next phase of your personal and professional development at the Mason School of Business.  Whether you are here because you want us to help you launch, transform, or advance your career, you will find us to be a willing, able, and enabling partner. 
 
To Prospective Students, I encourage you to look closely at the remarkable and collegial community that is W&M's Mason School of Business.  We operate on a scale where each individual matters and our programs are distinguished by innovation, creativity, substance, and impact.  On our website you will read the stories of people like you whose lives have been enriched by their experiences here (and who have enriched us) and who are now making a huge difference in their companies and communities.  Look closely, you might see a reflection of yourself.  

Lawrence B. Pulley, Dean

The mission of The Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary is to serve the Commonwealth, the nation, and the global community both by offering high-quality educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels and by creating and communicating new knowledge. We fulfill this Mission through:

• Building a Faculty whose research, teaching, and service influence students, business leaders, policy makers, and other scholars.
  
• Engaging Students in innovative educational experiences to nurture creativity, to mentor high ideals, and to accelerate ambitions of leadership so that they will imagine the great business opportunities of the day and seize them.
  

Lawrence B. Pulley, Dean

Jonathan Palmer, Associate Dean

Bob Mooney, Chief Financial Officer

Gabriel Pall, Director of Enterprise Management

Kathryn Butuceanu, Director of Human Resources

Andrea Sardone, Director of Marketing Communications