Director of Business Services Alex Chou and I recently attended the Joint Research and Planning Office (JRPO) annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
JRPO is a consortium of 52 schools begun in 1993 with the main goal of sharing relevant data. This is a sophisticated way of benchmarking ourselves against the very best large day schools in the country. The conference in Salt Lake City is held annually and offers an opportunity for heads of JRPO schools, as well as their business managers, to share professional development information and network.
Based on the JRPO comparative data, USM consistently stacks up as one of the very best amongst this elite group – especially in academics. We are the leading school in English language and literature and are above average in biology, chemistry, and physics.
USM has been a member of JRPO consortium for over 15 years. Alex Chou points out, “USM’s membership is a valuable tool to help the School validate the areas where we are the most successful, and provides insight into the areas of potential improvement compared to the best large day schools in the country.”
