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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Cornell University
Johnson Graduate School of Management

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Address: Sage Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
E-Mail: mba@cornell.edu
Web site: http://www.johnson.cornell.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

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 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 28%
Simulations 4%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
International Business
Leadership
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Public Policy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Leadership
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 75

Average number of students in an elective course: 36

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 322

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 16%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Leading Teams and Organizations
Inclusive Leadership
Entrepreneurship and Private Equities Immersion
Start-up Forum
Computers, Information, and Business Strategy
Starting a New Business Overseas
Business and European Enlargement
Rebooting IT Strategy
Investing in Distressed Corporations
Specials Lectures on the Venture Capital Industry



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 56
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 26
 
Tenured professors 33
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(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:
BA/MBA (5-year program)
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MILR (Master of Industrial Labor Relations
MBA/Meng (Master of Engineering (manufacturing management))
MPA/MBA (Real Estate) (3-year program)
MS/MEng/MBA (6-year program)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a


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:
Associate Real Estate
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Nonprofit
Toastmasters
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian, Latin American, European, S. Asian, and Japanese Student Associations
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Indoor Hockey
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Sound Investments
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No

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

Apr. Duke
Soccer

Oct. Yale
Golf Invitational

Sept. Cornell
Rugby Tournament

Apr. Duke
Hockey

Nov. Michigan
Softball

Apr. Darden
Skiing

Feb. Dartmouth
Rowing

Apr. Wharton
Basketball

Feb. Georgetown
Hockey

Feb. Dartmouth



 
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2002:  11    1992:  14    
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2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    

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2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    1991:  17    



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