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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Rochester
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

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Address: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester
Schlegel Hall, PO Box 270107
Rochester , NY 14627-0107
E-Mail: mbaadm@simon.rochester.edu
Web site: www.simon.rochester.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
United States

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? No

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Public Policy
Strategy

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 55


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 75

Average number of students in an elective course: 50

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 59

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Organizational Governance and Control
Project Management
Evolving Medical Markets


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 56
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 8
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 13%
 
Tenured professors 19
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 27%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 10%
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 16%
Have owned a business 5%

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
M.S. in Business Administration-Info. Systems Mana
M.S. in Business Administration-Finance
M.S. in Business Adminstration-Service or Manu. Ma


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
E-Business
Finance
Health Sciences
High Tech
Investment Banking
Marketing
Toastmasters

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Simon Cup Games
Soccer

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

Where to?
Case Competition, Rochester
Recruiting Trips, Silicon Valley
Recruiting Trips, New York and New Jersey

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Sporting

n/a U of Texas (Austin)
Sporting

n/a Dartmouth



 
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