If students are interested in getting their research published they need to know that writing for a journal is much different than writing a class paper. Students should look at peer-reviewed journals. For example, I've published in Organizational Dynamics on cross-cultural issues. This combination is critical in this new century.
Few programs contain such a tripartite bundle of strengths.
This positions our students well in the professional arena. My own feeing is that the IC program is an unusually strong program. Our graduates are doing extraordinary things in the public, private and non-profit sectors. However, the depth and pace of change is so great that intensive skills institutes would strengthen the program even more. Our faculty is working hard to realize this goal.