In a sharp reversal of traditional university administrator roles, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has tapped J.J. Cutler to run both the school’s MBA admissions and Financial Aid and Career Management office, the school announced today. Up until now, Cutler, a 1997 Wharton MBA grad, has been serving solely as the school’s dean of admissions, a role he assumed in January of 2009.
Cutler took up his new role in late May, shortly after Michelle Antonio, Wharton’s former career management director, left the school. Cutler, who comes from a corporate background and helped New-Jersey based Johnson & Johnson develop an MBA recruiting strategy, says he thought it would be helpful for both students and employers to have one person overseeing both offices. As admissions director, he found himself spending more and more time talking with students about their career options, as well as with employers interested in learning more about the incoming class. It seemed a natural step to “create more of a partnership” between the two offices, Cutler says.
“We said, ‘why not try this?’ This could be a win-win for both students and employers,” Cutler says. “I already know the class and have overseen them on the admissions side, so maybe I can help manage them all the way through.”
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