Deans Presentation FallReunion 2010 Final

• The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland • Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College • Hec MBA Program, HEC School of Management, Fran

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Dean’s Report

Fall Reunion 2010

77 Years of Preparing the World’s Leaders

Then… and Now

(10% naturalized citizens)

39% (GMAP – 55%)

U.S Students of Color 10% 19% (GMAP – 15%)

The Fletcher Mission

To educate professionals from around the world and to prepare them for positions of leadership and influence in the national and international arenas

To increase understanding of international problems and concerns through teaching, research, and publications

To serve local, national, and international communities in their search to develop relationships of mutual benefit, security, and justice in an increasingly interdependent world

• 407 Full-time Master’s Students

( includes 64 MIB, 16 LLM, 13 MA and 9

The Fletcher School Exchange Programs

The Fletcher School provides many opportunities for students tosupplement their education with joint degree and exchange

programs with some of the world's leading professional schools andgraduate programs

• The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

• Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College

• Hec MBA Program, HEC School of Management, France

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany

• Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), Paris, France

• Instituto de Empresa, Spain

• China Europe International Business School, Shanghai

• Indian School of Business

• Yonsei University – Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Korea

Our Alumni: Around The World

Our Alumni: At Work

Our Alumni: 57 Fletcher Clubs…and Growing

Global groups:

*Fletcher Alumni of Color Association (FACA)

*Fletcher Women’s Network (FWN)

Services for Alumni

Visit your Alumni Website

Primary Competitors:

• SAIS at Johns Hopkins University

• SIPA at Columbia University

• Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

• Wilson School at Princeton University

• Walsh School at Georgetown University

APSIA Schools: 34 in the United States,

Asia, and Europe

• Its first-rate faculty who operate at the nexus of theory and practice

• Being one of the leading graduate professional schools in the world; the first exclusively graduate school of international affairs in the U.S.

• Its multidisciplinary curriculum combining functional and regional approaches to traditional and emerging issues

• The intimacy of the Fletcher community

• Global innovation; i.e., the Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP), the Master of International Business (MIB), the Center for Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME), and the Master of Laws in International Law (LLM)

• Its caliber and diversity of its student body

• Its distinguished alumni in all sectors

The Fletcher School is Known for:

The Fletcher School

Global Innovation….

Fletcher’s International Business Center (IBC)

• May 2010: first graduating class of 35

• Total enrollment is 65 students

• Approximately 55% international students

• 56% Enrollment yield

MIB Degree Program (Master’s of International Business)

Fletcher’s International Business Center (IBC)

CEME (Center for Emerging Market Enterprises)

• Core programs, research, and publications in:

Enterprise Strategy ● Local Capital Markets ● Energy and

Commodity Markets ● Inclusive Commerce ● Sovereign Wealth Funds

• Conferences and Roundtables from 2009-2010:

Oct 2009: Emerging Market Local Capital Markets

Mar 2009: Savings-Led Microfinance at The Fletcher School

May 2009: Mobile Banking in Nairobi

Oct 2009: Political Risk at The Fletcher School

Nov 2010: Emerging Market Multinationals as Global Competitors

• Corporate-commissioned and foundation-funded research and

executive education projects in:

Inclusive Finance Regulation ● Savings-Led Microfinance ●

Sovereign Wealth Funds ● Food-Energy Tradeoffs Strategy ●

Mobile Commerce ● Water Sovereignty ● Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Markets

LL.M Program in International Law

Enriching international legal careers through the Fletcher experience

16 Students in the 2010-2011 class

87% International

38% Enrollment yield

Applications from 35+ countries

A year long program culminating in a Capstone in Talloires, France

 Eight courses, five within the law field

 Thesis presented at the Capstone

 Language requirement

The High Table Series

 Brings top legal practitioners to Fletcher

 Networking opportunity for our LLMs

 Meets once a month

GMAP: The Global Master of Arts Program

The quality and community of Fletcher in a flexible format

• 35 international professionals enroll in each session (March and July)

 Average age of 40 years

 80% have 10-15 years professional experience

 50% non-US citizens

• Three terms, each with a two-week residency and eleven weeks of Internet-mediated instruction

 Begin and end at The Fletcher School

 Midyear residency at an international site

• The Fletcher Master of Arts without relocating to Medford

 Eight courses

 Thesis

 Language requirement

 October 15-16, 2010: GMAP @ 10 celebration in Washington, DC

 January 3-15, 2011: GMAP July midyear residency in Buenos Aires,

Argentina

Executive and Diplomatic Education

The Fletcher School offers customized executive & diplomatic

education in the fields of international politics, geopolitics, internationalbusiness and security Programs include:

• Leading in Emerging and Frontier Markets

• Diplomatic Training

• Sustainable Development Diplomacy

• Cultural Change

• Issues in Country and Regional Management

• Middle East, East Asia and Russia Training Programs

• Energy and Environment

• Climate Change and Sustainable Development

• International Security

• Global Dialogue on Geopolitics, Economics, and Security

Executive and Diplomatic Education:

Fletcher Summer Institute

Every summer The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, incoordination with the International Center on Nonviolent

Conflict brings together 45 mid-career executives for The

Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study on

Nonviolent Conflict, an intensive week-long course on thetheory and practice of civil resistance

Fletcher-Specific Campaign Information

• Campaign driven by academic needs and institutional priorities

• Coordinated effort to engage the Fletcher community and

strengthen philanthropic partnerships with YOU

• Comprehensive campaign: Annual Fund and Capital Gifts,

including bequests, will count towards Fletcher’s overall goal

• Fletcher goal of $100 million – 82.4% achieved to date as of

June 30, 2010

Fletcher’s Transformational Campaign

Comprehensive Campaign Goals

• Financial aid

• Internships, research, academic activities

Faculty & Research $42M

• Endowed professorships – new

• Endowed professorships – existing

• Signature academic programs/centers/institutes

Building Renovations $6.5M

• Greatest strategic challenge and priority

• Positive correlation between financial aid and yield

• Fletcher student average debt of approximately $55K

• More funds are needed to attract and enroll more

of the most desirable students from around the world

• Goal is to double the amount of current annual award which is $4M

Internships / Research / Academic Activities

Our Goal: to increase our funding of student activities in three areas to provide a more enriching Fletcher experience for our students

• Internships

• Field research

• Conference participation

Student Aid

Endowed Professorships Created Within Campaign

• Walter B Wriston Chair in International Finance and Banking

• Constantine Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies

• Shelby Cullom Davis Professorship of International Business (Planned Gift)

• Henry J Leir Professorship of Refugee and Migration Studies

• H Jon and Betsey Rosenbaum Professorship of Commercial Diplomacy (Planned

Gift)

• Thomas Schmidheiny Professorship in International Business

Endowed Professorships In Progress

• Lord Lionel Robbins Professorship of Interdisciplinarian Studies

• Korean Studies Professorship

• International Environment and Resource Policy Studies Professorship

• Professorship of Diplomatic Studies

Endowed Professorships

Our Goal: to fully endow faculty chairs for both existing and new faculty

A bequest from Austin B Fletcher led to the creation of

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Austin B Fletcher Society

• The Austin B Fletcher Society recognizes those who have provided for Fletcher in their estate plans

Examples of Planned Gifts

• Naming Fletcher as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy

• A gift that provides the donor and their loved ones with income and

ultimately distributes to The Fletcher School (a charitable gift annuity or a charitable trust)

• A bequest to The Fletcher School in a will or trust

Fletcher’s Transformational Campaign

• Many of these gifts can be counted towards Fletcher’s campaign goals

• Gifts can be unrestricted or be designated for a particular purpose

Fletcher and Planned Giving

Global Outreach Fletcher Marketing Campaigns

• More than 65,000 unique monthly visitors; increase of 20% over past two years

• Frequent updates featuring: blogs, video, live chats, feature writing, profiles and news announcements; first point-of-entry for many prospective students

• Major update to news and content management platform arrives in early 2011

The Fletcher School Website: fletcher.tufts.edu

• Introduced in late 2008, Fletcher’s latest advertising campaign uses creative

messaging to highlight unique community, brand strengths and success stories

• Campaign will have design update in late 2010, with additional messaging

• Online, print, local and merchandise advertising

Fletcher Advertising: A New Voice for Greater Impact

• Coverage in international media outlets has increased 60% since 2007; First-tier

outlets include Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, Boston Globe, NPR, BBC, US News

& World Report, The Economist

• Frequent social media participation has allowed for redistribution of news

coverage, announcements and point-of-pride mentions; more than 2,500 followers

• Cost-effective campaigns to heighten awareness of Fletcher expertise and success

Managing Media: Social Networks and Public Relations

Become involved Stay connected Support The Fletcher School

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/