Zicklin School of Business

The Zicklin School of Business, named after financier and alumni Lawrence Zicklin, is a business school in New York, New York, United States.

The Zicklin School is one of the three schools that comprise Baruch College of the City University of New York (the others being the School of Public Affairs and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences). The School is housed in Baruch's state of the art Vertical Campus. The Zicklin School of Business offers the BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, MS, Executive MS in Finance, and the Baruch/Mt. Sinai MBA in Health Care Administration.

Overview

The School is the largest collegiate school of business in USA and the only CUNY unit accredited by the AACSB-International Association for Management Education. Baruch's Zicklin School ranks as one of the best business schools in the nation. ^{needs citations to "business" journals and sources}

Located at the financial and business capital of the Unites states, the school has a unique diverse student body and fosters an educational environment that encourages different perspectives and graduates individuals who contribute to and lead varied enterprises in New York and beyond.

Mission

The Zicklin school provides high quality, high value education to advance the professional aims of its students in a competitive, dynamic, global environment.

History

In 1919, City College established a School of Business and Civic Administration, offering its first MBA program one year later. This school was renamed in 1953 in honor of Bernard M. Baruch, noted statesman and financier, who was instrumental in the College's formation.In 1968, Baruch became an independent senior college offering the only AACSB accredited business programs within CUNY. It has since grown to become the largest collegiate school of business in the nation.

In 1998, the school was renamed, the Zicklin School of Business, in recognition of an $18 million donation by Lawrence and Carol Zicklin. Zicklin ('57), was formerly the managing partner of investment management firm, Neuberger Berman.

Rankings

[ [http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/about/rankings.html] Zicklin Ranking ]

US News & World Report:

Zicklin’s part-time MBA program ranked 17th – placing it second among all MBA programs in New York City per "America's Best Graduate Schools: 2007". (2006)

Zicklin’s full-time MBA program is one of the top three New York City programs. Ranked 70th overall, Zicklin listed among the top full-time graduate business programs in the country, per America's Best Graduate Schools: 2007

Zicklin’s undergraduate business program ranked again among the top 50 nationally - moving up in this ranking in 2006. The undergraduate business program was also ranked among the top 30 of public institutions. (2005)

Zicklin's undergraduate business program joins top 50 business programs nationally in "America's Best Colleges: 2005". (2004)

Baruch is one of three public colleges in New York State with undergraduate admissions rated as "more selective." (2000)

Baruch ranks first for ethnic diversity among U.S. institutions of higher education, "America's Best Colleges: 2005". (2004)

Crain's New York Business:

The Zicklin School "sets a new standard" with its Full-Time MBA program. (1999)

AACSB - The International Association for Management Education

The Zicklin School is the largest school of business in the United States. (2000)

The Zicklin School graduates the largest number of African American and the fifth largest number of Hispanic Americans from its undergraduate programs. (1998)

Standard & Poors (1996):

More senior executives hold undergraduate degrees from The City University of New York than any other university in the nation.

Accounting Today (1999):

Tied for 2nd place with Harvard for the "number of graduates in 100 most influential people in accounting worldwide."

#1 nationwide for people with advanced degrees who pass the CPA exam.

Faculty Overview

The faculty of the Zicklin School of Business is large, distinguished, and diverse. They include noted scholars, authors, sought-after consultants, and master teachers. They hold advanced degrees from such prestigious institutions as Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Stanford, Northwestern, Chicago, New York University, Cornell, Berkeley, Yale, Dartmouth, Michigan, UCLA, Indiana, Texas, Oxford, Princeton, Cal Tech, Duke, Georgetown, and other world-class universities.

Departments

* Accountancy
* CIS
* Eco/Finance
* Law
* Management
* Marketing
* International Business
* ORQM
* Real Estate
* Statistics

Zicklin Women in Business

The Zicklin Women in Business is a student graduate club at the school. Academic and social events are held year round to support the student members and to provide networking opportunities. Since its inception in 2001, this student group has held many events, including hosting speaker panels and organizing a team and raising money for the Revlon 5K Walk/Run

ee also

*List of United States business school rankings
*List of business schools in the United States
*Baruch College
*City University of New York
*Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

References

External links

* [http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/ Zicklin School of Business]
* [http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ Baruch College]
* [http://www.geocities.com/baruch_fin_eco_society/ Finance and Economics Society Bernard M. Baruch College]
* [http://www.investmentbankingclub.com/The Investment Banking Club Bernard Baruch College]