President’s Open House
College of Business
William Locander, Dean
Lyse Herrera, Director of Student Services
Kathy Barnett, Director of Portfolio Program
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 637 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
B.B.A. Degree Program
•Advanced accounting
knowledge, skill & ability
•Major in Economics,
Finance, International
Business, Marketing,
or Management
•Includes most courses
needed for the CPA Exam
Other Programs
For Business Majors
For Other Loyola Majors
•Double major option
•Minor in Bus. Admin.
•Minor in Accounting
•Minor in Accounting
•Minor in Intl. Business
•Minor in Economics
•Minor in Legal Studies
•Minor in Marketing
Take advantage of Loyola’s many
interdisciplinary minors, too!
Graduate Programs
M.B.A. Degree Program
Dual Degree Programs
•Full-time or part-time
•M.B.A. / J.D. [Law]
•M.B.A. / M.P.S.
[Pastoral Studies]
Student Characteristics
College Enrollment
Business enrollment for 2012:
•Undergraduate = 612 students
•Grad programs =
69 M.B.A. students
•Tot. enrollment = 683 business students
Student Majors
Accounting
Gen. Business
79
102
Economics
43
Marketing
105
Finance
51
Intl. Business
Management
90
95
Student Successes
Employment Success
Recent graduates have found jobs at:
•Acct major, Ernst & Young, Auditor
•Intl Business major, IBM, Inside Sales
•Econ/Fin major, Coca-Cola, Bus Analyst
•Mkt/Fin major, JP Morgan, Fin Analyst
Grad School Success
Graduates have moved on to graduate school at:
•Harvard Business School
•Harvard Law School
•Sloan School, MIT
•UCLA Law School
•Wharton School, UPenn
•University of Chicago
•Georgetown Law School
•Notre Dame
Many of our undergrads choose to
pursue an M.B.A. from Loyola, too!
Loyola Advantages
Faculty Quality
•30 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
Special Initiatives
•Portfolio Program throughout all 4 years
•Executive Mentoring Program 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
Recent student internships have been completed at:
•JP Morgan, New York
•Merrill Lynch
•Goldman Sachs, New York •Audubon Nature Inst.
•Coca-Cola Corporate
•U.S. Army Corp of Eng.
•N.O. Saints & N.O. Hornets •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:
•AIESEC [Intl. / Internships] •Economics Club
•Alpha Kappa Psi [Gen Bus] •Global Business
Association (GBA)
•American Marketing
Association (AMA)
•Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE)
•Delta Sigma Pi [Gen Bus]
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