Oral History Interview with Ronald Frank: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: FRANK, Ronald
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Ronald Frank; history; university founding; beginnings; university administration; university admissions; university president; Bukit Timah campus; university campus; faculty recruitment; faculty hiring; marketing; university curriculum; University of Pennsylvania; Wharton School; School of Information Systems; Steve Miller; college teaching; case method; pedagogy; classroom design; small class size; seminar style teaching; student development; non-passive learning; creative thinking; decision making skills; confident graduates; philantrophy; endowment; autonomous university; personnel management; performance-based pay; salaries; administrative staff; dean searches; gold standard of appointment; successful experiment; quality of graduates; Tony Tan; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/21; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, President of SMU, Bukit Timah campus, roles and responsibilities, faculty recruitment, advertising campaigns, student feedback, autonomous universities, strategy, law school, higher education landscape, impact. Biography: President, SMU, 2001–2004 B...