College of Business Administration

LMU's business program is unique because there is a heavy emphasis on ethics. We are taught to go into business mainly to make a difference, that our end goal should not be to make large profits and just increase shareholders wealth, that there is more to business than just money. Our program also has a heavy emphasis on group projects as well as the development of the person as a whole. There is a huge emphasis on the aspect of being a leader in the business world.

I believe that some of the advanced business classes including strategic management and social responsibility need some work. They need to use more cases to apply what we learn in the classroom to real world situations and problems.

The teachers are very dedicated to their job and want the students to learn. In addition, they have a strong amount of knowledge on the subject matter that they teach and some teachers, especially in entrepreneurship, try to teach in as much of a real world perspective as possible.

The variety of firms recruiting on campus could be increased. I only know of accounting firms and a few other firms that recruit on campus for jobs on a consistent basis. Some of this is handled by the business school, and some of this is handled by career services.

Small class size allows students to interact with professors easily and most professors are open for discussion. They are very helpful and I love being able to build personal relationship with my professors

I wish we could have more of a variety of options for business classes. There are only a specific amount of finance courses, and some we are required to take. It is very hard to double major in accounting and finance and get the specific finance course you are interested in taking.

What makes my school's business program unique is that they are strict in grading so they challenge you to do your best work and put in effort as if you are in a real business setting. They make an effort to always constantly build teamwork and to get us comfortable with public speaking which I had such an issue with before attending college. They also make it so you think out of the box and not just go by what the textbook says.

I would like to see a more international focus or international class offerings. I feel this is necessary because the world is becoming more globalized and as business students we need to be prepared on how to deal with it. Currently, globalization is a subject taught within a class but I think there could be a few classes that are geared towards an international business type of career.

I feel that LMU's business program is unique in the sense that they are always trying to improve and change to meet the needs of students. For example, LMU has just partnered with thinkLA (a nonprofit media marketing & advertising collaborative) to launch the M-School (a school solely dedicated to marketing, advertising, and branding classes). Due to the high demand of students wanting to learn more in these types of fields, professors and other faculty members joined together to start this program and give students real world experience with industry professionals.

I think our program could look for new, innovative ways to bring about business education. For instance I think online lecture would be a great way to engage students beyond the classroom especially in subjects like economics so that we may keep subjects fresh in our minds throughout our time here. We were one of the first universities to have an Entrepreneurship program and many of our students win business competitions around the world, but I think my program could do a better job connecting students to professionals. Career Development Services does this, but in a broad way. I would like to see our program host networking events between business leaders, alumni, and students specific for the business program.

I think that the business program at LMU is unique because the professors take an active role and interest in every student that they have. All of my professors would always ask us what our goals and future plans were and they would go out of their way to help us achieve those. I can honestly say that I would not have a job immediately after graduation, if my professors did not help me by advising me and putting me into contact with people from different accounting firms. I cannot thank them enough for all of their help and guidance over my four years.

I think that our business program could be stronger if work-like simulations were introduced into the curriculum so that we could gain better work experience before we actually start working.

The one-on-one time we get with professors is unparalleled. They always know their students very well and make the effort to help students get to where the student wants to go sometimes without the student even asking for the help. This type of initiative is remarkable and invaluable to students. Furthermore they push students to do excellent work while instilling a strong ethical business perspective. Our professors challenge students to think creatively about the business world and see opportunity where others can't. The administration makes our program a home for the students by offering solutions to any of our problems. They even provide free blue books, scantrons, pencils, and snack during finals. Our program has a sense of community that inspires collaborative learning.