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College of Business

Mission Statement The mission of the College of Business is to: Provide superior value-laden education that motivates and enables students to become effective and socially responsible business leaders.

Vision Statement Our vision is to create a learning place that: Awakens, Enlightens, and Transforms through… Personal reflection, ethical decision making, critical thinking, and mastery of innovative business practice.

Accredited Programs All business programs are accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business We’re one of only 579 accredited business schools worldwide!

Awarded Excellence Cited by Princeton Review as: One of the nation’s 290 “Best Business Programs” #7 best in the nation in providing opportunities for minority students

Business Programs

Degree Programs B.Acc. Degree Program Advanced accounting knowledge, skill & ability Includes most courses needed for the CPA Exam B.B.A. Degree Program Major in Economics, Finance, Intl. Business, Mgmt. or Marketing Or concentration in the Business of Music

Other Programs For Business Majors Double major option Minor in Accounting Minor in Intl. Business Minor in Legal Studies For Other Loyola Majors Minor in Bus. Admin. Minor in Accounting Minor in Economics Minor in Marketing Take advantage of Loyola’s many interdisciplinary minors, too!

Graduate Programs M.B.A. Degree Program Full-time or part-time Can be completed in as little as 1 yr. if a student has business undergrad Dual Degree Programs M.B.A. / J.D. [Law] M.B.A. / M.P.S. [Pastoral Studies]

Student Characteristics

College Enrollment Business enrollment for Fall 2010: Undergraduate = 521 students Grad programs= 78 M.B.A. students Tot. enrollment=599 business students

Student Majors

Student Successes

Employment Success Accounting ’07, Ernst & Young, Auditor Intl Business ’02, IBM, Inside Sales Accounting ’08, Entergy, Accountant Econ/Fin ’03, Coca-Cola, Bus Analyst Mkt/Fin ’07, JP Morgan, Fin Analyst

Grad School Success Harvard Business School Kellogg School, NWern Sloan School, MIT Wharton School, UPenn Georgetown Law School Harvard Law School UCLA Law School NYU Law School University of Chicago Notre Dame Many of our undergrads choose to pursue an M.B.A. from Loyola, too!

Loyola Advantages

Faculty Quality 32 full-time Business faculty 87% have doctoral degrees Outstanding teachers Caring advisors / mentors

Learning Quality Superior learning environment Small class sizes / student-teacher ratio State of the art technology / computer labs Students assigned faculty advisor in major

Learning Quality Student evaluation of business faculty

Special Initiatives Portfolio Program throughout all 4 years Executive Mentoring Program for Freshmen Community service requirement for Freshmen Internship requirement for upper class students International experience for all Intl Bus majors

Special Initiatives Student publication program BusinessWeek readership program Student organizations / honor societies Exchange programs / study abroad

Portfolio Program The Portfolio Program is designed to help you: Discover your passion Discover your strengths Discover your career path

Portfolio Program The Portfolio Program consists of: 4 year series of required pass/fail classes Workshops, guest lectures, and mentoring Career skills, networking, and professionalism

Executive Mentoring Each business freshman is assigned a mentor to: Provide connection with successful business people Raise awareness of jobs available to business majors

Executive Mentoring Each mentoring group is: Embedded into freshman Portfolio Program courses and meets 4 times per semester Made up of 4-6 students per Executive Mentor or group

Internship Program Every business student completes an internship to: Provide real-world experience Expand their professional network Practice the job search process

Internship Sites JP Morgan, New York Goldman Sachs, New York Coca-Cola Corporate N.O. Saints & N.O. Hornets City of N.O. Econ. Devel. Northwest Mutual Merrill Lynch Audubon Nature Inst. U.S. Army Corp of Eng. World Trade Center

Student Publications The purpose of student publication is to: Promote student research, writing, and publication in scholarly and applied journals Improve writing / research skills of students Provide opportunities for students to work with faculty on projects of joint interest

Student Publications Successes of student publication include: 36 articles published in the last 10 years 18 student authors working with 13 faculty Articles in high-level, peer-reviewed journals

Student Organizations Professional clubs include: Alpha Kappa Psi [Gen Bus] American Marketing Association (AMA) Delta Sigma Pi [Gen Bus] Economics Club Loyola Intl Business Organization (LIBO) Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Student Organizations Honors societies include: Beta Alpha Psi [Acct/Fin] Beta Gamma Sigma [Business] Omicron Delta Epsilon [Economics]

Study Abroad In addition to Loyola’s opportunities, the College offers programs in: China [Intl Bus Practices, Acct, Econ] Latin America [Intl Management] Eastern Europe [Econ, Intl Law]

Study Abroad Recent study abroad trips include: Budapest, Prague, and Vienna studying Intl Economics and Law Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai studying Intl Management

College of Business Put down your roots… get down to business… see how much you grow