Creating a New School of Computer Science and Engineering in Kansas City

Abstract

A new school of computing and engineering was formed in 2000 by uniting two programs needing organizational legitimacy in the university. Program faculty members and a broadly supportive community created a bold, rapid plan using best practice business strategies to form the new school. The plan for joining these two programs was accepted by the university’s governing board six months after the planning group was convened. The new school continues to execute the business practices learned in the tumultuous formation period for ongoing success.