University of Mississippi School of Business Administration

School of Business Administration

The School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi is a leading business school in the South.

Overview

The School of Business Administration was established in 1917, was the first business program in Mississippi, and was the first in the state to receive AACSB accreditation in 1946. With more than 3,100 total (undergraduate and graduate) students in 2007, the University of Mississippi's School of Business Administration has more than 25% of the undergraduate enrollment at the University and is the largest business school in the state.

The School was the first in the state of Mississippi to have an accredited MBA program, and its first MBA degree was awarded in 1946. The School successfully launched its first online degree program, the Ole Miss Professional MBA, in January 2006. Formerly housed in Conner Hall, the School moved to its current location in Holman Hall in 1997.

• The Risk Management and Insurance program in the [http://www.olemissbusiness.com/finance Department of Finance] was ranked in the top five in the country in 2004 [1] .
• The [http://www.olemissbusiness.com/mispom Department of Management Information Systems] has been a world leader in Group Support Systems research [2] [3] .
• The MBA program has been ranked third in terms of the most competitive students by the [http://www.princetonreview.com/mba/research/rankings/rankings.asp Princeton Review]

  Undergraduate degree programs

  • Banking & Finance
  • Economics
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Managerial Finance
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Communications
  • Real Estate
  • Risk Management & Insurance

  Master of Business Administration

  Since 1946, when the first MBA degree was awarded at The University of Mississippi, the MBA Program has earned a reputation for producing capable and qualified graduates. The MBA program offering, made available as both a full-time MBA offering as well as a part-time, Professional MBA offering, is known for its emphasis on practical knowledge and real-world experience while maintaining a high level of academic rigor. The MBA Program is designed to give students the competitive edge in a global and technologically intensive business environment. The MBA curriculum is designed to develop effective decision-making skills in an environment that emphasizes practical applications and real-world experience to produce highly capable graduates with marketable skills. A diverse student body from all regions of the country, as well as many other countries, is an important resource of the program. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees find the program to be well suited to their needs.

  The MBA Program is designed to produce graduates who possess:
  • An understanding of today’s global business environment that has both breadth and depth.
  • Analytical competence and the ability to apply analytical techniques to practical business problems.
  • An understanding of the concepts, language, and cultures of business.
  • The ability to anticipate and deal with change.
  • The ability to make decisions that span disciplines.
  • The ability to understand and mobilize technology.
  • Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
  • Leadership experience and competencies in persuasion, negotiation, motivation, and cooperation.
  • The ability to work well in teams.
  • An appreciation of the value of diversity and ethical behavior.
  

  Past Deans

  • James Warsaw Bell - 1917-1941
  • H. B. Brown - 1943-1949
  • McDonald K. Horne Jr. - 1949-1950
  • Clive Dunhan - 1950-1965
  • Ben B. McNew - 1969-1979
  • M. Lynn Spruill - 1980-1984
  • Rex L. Cottle -1985-1991
  • W. Randy Boxx - 1991-1999
  • Michael Harvey - 2001-2003
  • Brian Reithel - 2003-2007
  • Ken Cyree - 2008-present

  ee also

  University of Mississippi

  External links

  * [http://www.olemiss.edu University of Mississippi]
  * [http://www.olemissbusiness.com School of Business Administration]

  References

  1. Largest undergraduate RMI programs. "Business Insurance" January 44, 2005, p. 12.
  2. Pervan, G. (1998). A review of research in group support systems: Leaders, approaches, and directions. "Decision Support Systems", 23, 149-159.
  3. Wong, Z. (2000). Group support system research in the 1990s: Leaders in research productivity. "Journal of International Information Management", 92(2), 53-61.