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College 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 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
B.B.A. Degree Program
•Advanced accounting
knowledge, skill & ability
•Major in Economics,
Finance, Intl. Business,
Mgmt. or Marketing
•Includes most courses
needed for the CPA Exam •Or concentration in
the Business of Music
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]
•Can be completed in as
little as 1 yr. if a student
has business undergrad
•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
Gen Bus
76
Accounting
54
Economics
46
Marketing
81
Managemt
82
Finance
52
Intl Bus
83
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
•Harvard Law School
•Kellogg School, NWern
•UCLA Law School
•Sloan School, MIT
•NYU 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
•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
Undergraduate
Graduate
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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 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
•Northwest Mutual
•Goldman Sachs, New York •Merrill Lynch
•Coca-Cola Corporate
•Audubon Nature Inst.
•N.O. Saints & N.O. Hornets •U.S. Army Corp of Eng.
•City of N.O. Econ. Devel.
•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] •Economics Club
•American Marketing
Association (AMA)
•Loyola Intl Business
Organization (LIBO)
•Delta Sigma Pi [Gen Bus] •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