Sanford Leeds

Project Title: The McCombs Business Journal was an effort to give students an opportunity to read and write about research.  

 

Project Summary: We recruited students, worked with the students to establish an organizational structure, set expectations for members, and selected student leaders.  Students read a significant amount of research and wrote summaries, focusing on how that research impacts the real world.  We did not continue the online journal as it became increasingly difficult to find students who were interested in leading the effort.  The positive of the project was that a large group of students read a significant amount of research.  In addition, the effort was costless.  With that said, the plan was for this project to be longer-lasting.  The main mistakes that I made with this project were: (1) not acting faster when students were most excited; and (2) attempting to make the journal more general rather than specific.  It would have been a better plan to focus on finance and economics, subjects where I could have provided more value and counsel to the students.  In attempting to make the journal accessible to everyone, students were working on their own, rather than working in a close group and discussing research with a faculty member.