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University at Buffalo (SUNY)
School of Management


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
Graduates' Comments


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 50
New electives in past three years: 20%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1997
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
Worker Ownership, Dynamics of Asian Business, Acquisitions Transactions, Distributive Technology, Management of Computer Networks, Marketing Planning, Client Server Systems, Data Analysis for Marketing, Business of Health Law, Policies on International Trade,

Most Popular Electives
Corporate Tax Decision Analysis, Government, The Law and the Firm, Managing Diversity, Marketing Research, Product & Promotion Management

Most Popular Professors
Philip Perry, Arun Jain, Frank Krzystofiak, Ann Cohen, Debra Connelley

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
None

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 55%
Case Study: 35%
Seminar: 10%

Full-time faculty members:   59
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 16
Average core class size: 55
Average elective class size: 23

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
The following grades are awarded: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, and F. A miniumum GPA of 3.0 is required to graduate with 3.75 required for honors.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
ITESM (Monterrey, Mexico); Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany); Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (Turku, Finland); Groupe ESC, Grenoble Graduate School of Business (France); Nanyang Technological University (Singapore); Seoul National University (Korea); TSM Business School, University of Twente (Netherlands)

Best Areas of Study
Accounting, Finance

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Strategic Management

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 92
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: N/A
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 736
On-campus student internship interviews: N/A
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 359

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
M&T Bank Corporation   7
IBM 5
Arthur Andersen (Tax, Audit, and Consulting) 4
North American Health Plans 4
Andersen Consulting 3
General Electric 2
KPMG Peat Marwick 2
Marine Midland Bank 2
R&H Associates 2
University at Buffalo 2

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 5,685
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 9%
Median alumni gift: $30
Number of alumni clubs: 0
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 0
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
Alums have access to the Career Resource Center Staff. They also have access to MBA Central, Career Leader, and other Web-based, job-search resources. In addition, pertinent job announcments received by the Career Resource Center are posted in an alumni newsletter.

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1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
dellacon@buffalo.edu

Address:
School of Management
206 Jacobs Management Center
Buffalo, NY 14260

Dean:
Lewis Mandell
(716) 645-3221

Director of MBA Programs:
Katherine G. Ferguson
(716) 645-3204

Director of Admissions:
Katherine G. Ferguson
(716) 645-3204

Director of Alumni Relations:
John Shellum
(716) 645-3303

Director of Financial Aid:
Elias Eldayrie
(716) 829-3724

Director of Career Services:
Cynthia Shore
(716) 645-3232

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
July 1, 1999

International
August 1, 1999





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