VCU School of Business

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Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business
Type Public university
Dean Ed Grier
Academic staff 160[1]
Students 3,836[2]
Location Richmond, Virginia, USA
Campus Monroe Park Campus
Website http://www.business.vcu.edu/index.html

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business is located in Richmond, Virginia, home to one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks. Because the school is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, many students are able to receive internships and other opportunities within the city.[3] Richmond, Virginia includes the third highest concentration of U.S. Fortune 1000 headquarters and is ranked as one of the nation’s 10 best places for business and careers.[3]

Snead Hall, Monroe Park campus

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[edit] Snead Hall

Snead Hall opened for use to the School of Business in January 2008. Along with traditional classroom and faculty offices, the 145,000 square-foot, four-story facility includes a capital markets center and trading room, central atrium with a student commons and cafe, Business and Engineering Career Center, Center for Corporate Education, auditorium, collaborative learning rooms, tiered case study classrooms and team-building breakout rooms.[4]

[edit] Future Expansion

  • School of Business expansion/Executive Conference Center - The current masterplan calls for the Executive Center to be built on the block East of the current Business building. The 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) building is estimated to cost 65 million.[5]

[edit] History

The development of the School of Business dates from 1946-47 when the veterans began to enroll in such large numbers. Prior to that time there had been a few courses in secretarial study, and in 1941 a full-time teacher had been added to the faculty. Post-war years brought greater demands. In 1949, for example, of the 582 veterans enrolled, about half applied for admission to the School of Business.[6]

[edit] Departments

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing

[edit] Rankings

  • 51st - Part Time MBA Program[7]
  • 97th - Best Undergraduate Business Program[8]
  • VCU MBA is included in the Princeton Review's "The Best 294 Business Schools: 2012 Edition."[9] Schools selected for inclusion in the book were determined to be the country’s best institutions for earning an MBA[10]
  • The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business ranks in the top five percent of business schools worldwide due to its AACSB International-accredited status.[10]
  • Virginia Commonwealth University was the first business school in the nation to gain accreditation for its undergraduate program in information systems by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.[10]

[edit] Magazine

Business & Main is the VCU School of Business's magazine that is published twice a year. This publication covers important business topics in the community and worldwide including community business interviews, scholarly research findings, VCU news, business events and professional development articles.[11]

[edit] Alumni

  • 23,086 Alumni[12]
  • 79% Alumni Living in Virginia[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Faculty & Staff Directory
  2. ^ "Virginia Commonwealth University Office of the Provost". Vcu.edu. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  3. ^ a b "VCU - School of Business Why VCU Business?". Business.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  4. ^ "Snead Hall, School of Business — VCU Maps". Maps.vcu.edu. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  5. ^ http://wp.vcu.edu/vcu2020/files/2013/02/BOVFeb13MPFinal2.pdf
  6. ^ Hibbs 1973: 95
  7. ^ "Rankings". Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  8. ^ "VCU School of Business Part-Time MBA is Nationally Ranked – VCU News Center". News.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  9. ^ "Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business". Princetonreview.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  10. ^ a b c "VCU - School of Business About the School". Business.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  11. ^ "Center for Corporate Education Ad featured in business&main magazine". Blog.vcu.edu. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  12. ^ a b "VCU - School of Business School Statistics". Business.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-01. 
  • Hibbs, Henry (1973). A History of the Richmond Professional Institute. RPI Foundation by Whittet & Shepperson. 
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