Kogod School of Business

Infobox_University
name = Kogod School of Business
established = 1955
type = Private
faculty = 56 full-time [ [http://www.american.edu/trustees/overview.html :: AU : Board of Trustees ] ]
dean = Richard M. Durand
students = 825 (undergraduate)/ 448 (graduate)
city = Washington
state = District of Columbia
country = USA
campus = Urban
nickname =KSB
website =http://kogod.american.edu/The Kogod School of Business, commonly known as simply Kogod, serves as the undergraduate and graduate business school at American University in Northwest Washington, DC. Kogod is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduate enrollment hovers near 475 and undergraduate around 850. The student body is noted for its large international population.

History

Founded in 1955 as the School of Business Administration, the School was the first business school in Washington, DC and housed in the McKinley Building.

In 1979, Robert Kogod, a major real estate developer and president of the Charles E. Smith Companies, made a major donation to rename the school the Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod College of Business Administration.

In 1999, the school moved into its current location, formerly the John Sherman Meyer Building, vacated by the Washington College of Law. The building received a major renovation, and the school changed its name to the Kogod School of Business.

American University's Kogod School of Business is expanding. The present Kogod building will be connected to an existing classroom structure next to the current Kogod building. The existing classroom structure will be completely renovated with an additional story and a new facade. Construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2007, and the goal is to complete the expansion for the Fall 2008 academic term.

In 2002, under the leadership of Benjamin Ladner and Myron Roomkin, the school gave an honorary doctorate to Lawrence Small. [http://www.american.edu/media/speeches/lawrsmall.htm]

Beginning in the fall of 2007, Kogod began offering many Graduate courses in a hybrid format - a combination of traditional (face to face in a classroom) and online meetings.

Deans

* Herbert Striner, 1975–1981
* William H. Peters, –1989
* F. Doug Tuggle, 1990–1996
* Stevan Holmberg, 1996–1998
* Myron J. Roomkin, 1998–2004
* William DeLone (acting), 2004–2005
* Richard Durand, 2005—

Organization

Department of Accounting
Department of Finance
Department of International Business
Department of Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Information Technology

Center for Information Technology and the Global Economy

The Center for Information Technology and the Global Economy (CITGE) facilitates collaborative research in which corporate partners, students, and faculty create knowledge that significantly advances both theory and practice for IT management in the global economy. Through CITGE, academics and practitioners leverage their different perspectives and competencies to co-produce new management ideas and frameworks that help understand and solve complex organizational problems and phenomena related to managing IT.

CITGE currently involves several world-class scholars/experts in IT management and is sponsored by corporate partners including General Motors Corp., Marriott International Inc., and the World Bank.

Curriculum

Undergraduate

All undergraduates major in business administration working towards a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, but specialize in at least one of the following areas: accounting, finance, information systems and technology, international business, international finance, international management, international marketing, management, marketing and real estate.

Kogod also allows other University students to select an abbreviated study in business through a minor. Non-business majors are required to complete between 18 and 22 credit hours in either business administration, finance, information systems and technology, marketing or real estate.

Graduate

Several graduate level degree programs include Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Information Technology Management, and Master of Science in Taxation. Also available are joint MA/MBA programs with the School of International Service and joint MBA/JD and LLM/MBA programs with the Washington College of Law. The Wall Street Journal ranked the Kogod School of Business in its 2004 “Top 50 MBA Programs.” The Wall Street Journal also ranked the Kogod School of Business in its top 51 regional programs in 2007. http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MB_07_Scoreboard.pdf

The Kogod MBA offers career tracks (formerly known as concentrations) which include Accounting, Asset Management, Commercial Banking, Consulting, Corporate Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, the Global Emerging Market, International Business, International Trade and Global Supply Chain Management, Investment Banking, Leadership, Marketing, Real Estate, and Taxation.

tudy abroad

Traditionally, AU students go abroad during their junior year. Because of the intensive placement of upper level coursework beginning in their junior year, many Kogod students are unable to participate in the regular AU Abroad programs, with the exception of the Brussels program, which offers an international marketing focus.

The majority of Kogod students who study abroad go through exchange programs in France atEAI Tech of Centre for Education and Research in Management Sophia-Antipolis.

Kogod Finance Group

The Kogod Finance Group was founded in the Fall of 2002 by Alex Stavros with the mission of providing American University students the opportunity to get hands on financial management experience. This mission consists of three goals: financial education, career development, and philanthropy. The KFG Investment Fund was launched soon after with an initial $25,000 of capital. The Kogod Finance Group began managing the fund with a growth strategy centered around the strong housing market and defense industry.

Since its inception, the Kogod Finance Group has helped its members to begin careers at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, FBR Capital Markets and Stifel Nicholas. [2]

Washington Initiative

Launched in 2002, The Washington Initiative offers students an opportunity to their business skills to a local non-profit organization in exchange for one credit. Past non-profits include the DC Central Kitchen, IRS Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program, Facilitating Leadership in Youth, and the Hoop Dreams SCholarship Fund.

Road Scholars

The Road Scholars program brings a small group of Kogod students to major cities where they visit businesses, interact with executives and network with alumni. Launched in 2003, previous destinations include Seattle, Washington in 2004 and Atlanta, Georgia in 2005.

ee also

*List of United States business school rankings
*List of business schools in the United States

External links

* [http://kogod.american.edu Kogod School of Business]
* [http://www.kogodfinance.org Kogod Finance Group]

References