College of Business & Economics

Programs are rigorous with a strong reputation among employers. An additional unique quality is the amount of alumni looking to either hire or network with Lehigh students. Additionally, the Financial Speaker Series is a unique course in which top executives from various finance fields come to the campus and engage in discussions with the students about their career. These speakers are also almost always available to meet with students not enrolled in the course at another time.

The business school does not require its students to take a course that focuses on writing. Being able to communicate effectively is important in the business world and writing is an important communication skill so we could benefit by taking a course geared towards improving our writing skills.

I loved the real-world experience that a lot of Lehigh professors brought to the classroom. I also think that Lehigh does a fantastic job at bringing great companies to the school for recruiting purposes. One thing is for certain, if you are an accounting major at Lehigh with a decent GPA, you can almost certainly land a job at a Big 4 firm.

There are numerous job opportunities available in the New York area and an alumni network that reaches all over the world, but being from California I would love more job opportunities on the west coast. No complaints on faculty or courses though; they have really prepared me.

For it's small size, Lehigh still attracts all of the top firms to recruit on campus, and often. Not once during my internship and job search did I ever have to find a company on my own. I used either career services or attended an event on campus. Also the job placement rate in the accounting department is outstanding, as nearly everyone receives an internship and full-time job offer with one of the major firms. In addition, group projects and ethics are not taught in one class, rather these two ideas are incorporated into almost every business school class.

Maybe we could develop a Co-op program for credit. I know this is done in our school of engineering, but it may be a great opportunity for business students as well. To be fair, it may not be needed, because the vast majority of students receive some type of internship in their field of study, so a co-op may be something to enhance opportunities already provided.

It is really difficult; tests are typically unpredictable. Also, Lehigh's entrepreneurship program at the Baker Institute gives grants to students with innovative ideas and helps them develop them.

Lehigh has a strong network of alumni, but I think the business school could be made stronger if our generation of graduates make names for themselves in their respective industries to strengthen the reputation of a Lehigh University Degree to employers, especially the most lucrative employers.

Outstanding engineering program allows the college of business a unique opportunity to work on real world business issues pertaining to manufacturing on a consistent basis. Joint classes are offered to allow both colleges to take advantage of the others academic and intellectual resources.

I think that the Accounting and Finance programs are heavily promoted and enhanced, but other programs such as Marketing and Supply Chain are up and coming and could use more support from the school and Career Services.

Lehigh is all about the well-rounded individual. Not only do they prepare us to be successful in the subject that we major in, but they encourage us to pursue academics outside of the business school in the form of minors or just taking classes we are interested in.

The freshman academic counselors could be better; there is about one advisor per 100 students and not individualized. I wish I had better academic advice from my advisor my freshman year.

We have an extremely extensive and intensive business core that every business student must take. It includes two accounting courses, a finance course, economics, microeconomics, diversity, ethics, business information systems, 2 management courses, calculus, statistics, and introduction to business.

In all business programs today, teachers should take advantage of more case studies and real world assignments, such as modeling. However, as you move in that direction, the lines between undergrad and MBA programs are blurred. So it's essential to find that middle ground.

We are able to attract very high caliber individuals to come back in teach what they've learned in their careers. It helps to have accomplished practitioners, helping you to understand the real world application of textbook knowledge. Also, we have a focus on developing leaders for global impact. There are many study abroad opportunities to take advantage of, which help to set us apart from our peers. Also, out Alumni network is very extensive, and successful, and they remain connected to the university, and are very accessible.