How many times do you hear the phrase "universities move at glacial speed"? How many times do we poke fun at ourselves for moving slowly? Well last week, the University celebrated an event which some might categorize as happening with undue haste! Last week, the University officially launched the new College of Management and Economics and technically it took less than a year for the internal and external community to discuss and decide to act on the idea that it was about time to create a new College. Not only did we act with speed (in university terms) but we did so on a tide of approval - approval from the students and alumni of our management programs, approval of the faculty and staff associated with management, commerce and economics and approval of the external community. In fact at the official launch, we attracted over 350 people to celebrate the occasion and there was a considerable 'buzz' in the room about the concept. Building on our strengths in management, particularly in the service and not for profit sectors, in economics particularly relating to sustainable and development issues and the future unique place that graduates from the programs and research in this area can build - this was an auspicious day for the University and for the new College. Congratulations to those involved.