Jazz Brunch Open HouseCollege of Business

William Locander, Dean

Angie Hoffer, Assoc. Dean

Katharine McNair, Director of Student Services

Rooted in 500 years of Jesuit tradition Rising to new heights of innovation

College of Business

Mission StatementThe 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 StatementOur 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 ProgramsAll 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 ExcellenceCited 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 ProgramsB.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 ProgramsFor 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 MarketingTake advantage of Loyola’s many

interdisciplinary minors, too!

Graduate ProgramsM.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 EnrollmentBusiness 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

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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 ProgramThe Portfolio Program is designed to help you:

•Discover your passion

•Discover your strengths

•Discover your career path

Portfolio ProgramThe Portfolio Program consists of:

•4 year series of required pass/fail classes

•Workshops, guest lectures, and mentoring

•Career skills, networking, and professionalism

Executive MentoringEach business freshman is assigned a mentor to:

•Provide connection with successful business people

•Raise awareness of jobs available to business majors

Executive MentoringEach 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 ProgramEvery 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 PublicationsThe 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 PublicationsSuccesses 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 OrganizationsProfessional 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 OrganizationsHonors societies include:

•Beta Alpha Psi [Acct/Fin]

•Beta Gamma Sigma [Business]

•Omicron Delta Epsilon [Economics]

Study AbroadIn 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 AbroadRecent 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