Creighton University

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In 1920, the Creighton College of Commerce, Accounts and Finance was opened in direct response to the educational needs of World War I veterans. In 1956, the name was changed to the College of Business Administration. In 2007, 870 students were enrolled in the College of Business Administration, including 630 undergraduates and 240 graduates. The college has awarded nearly 10,000 degrees and is now called the College of Business.

• Anthony R. Hendrickson, Ph. D., serves as dean of the College.
• There are five endowed chairs in the College of Business. They are:
  • The John P. Begley Endowed Chair in Accounting, held by Mark Taylor, Ph.D.
  • The Robert B. Daugherty Endowed Chair in Managerial Ethics, held by Robert H. Moorman, Ph.D.
  • The Jack A. MacAllister Endowed Chair in Regional Economics, held by Ernest P. Goss, Ph.D.
  • The Jack and John McGraw Chair in Information Technology Management, held by Ravinder Nath, Ph.D.
  • Union Pacific Endowed chair in Accounting, held by Jack Krogstad, Ph.D.
• Thirty-seven full-time faculty members provide instruction in accounting, economics, finance, information systems and technology, management and marketing.
• Faculty members have received Fulbright and other fellowships, including being named scholars-in-residence at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congressional Budget Office.
• The college has the highest number of finance faculty who are Chartered Financial Analysts, according to the CFA Institute.
• Nearly 100 business professionals join Creighton students in the classroom as guest lecturers through the Real Returns program.

• Creighton business students come from 25 states; 60 percent come from outside of Nebraska.
• The college’s 2009 freshman class had an average ACT score of 26.1; the average score nationwide is 21.
• Ranked in the top two percent of business schools in the world, the college is helping students meet their life goals. From Nike internships, to Ivy League graduate school placements and study abroad opportunities in developing countries, there are many opportunities for success.
• The college has been host to graduate fellows from western Asia through the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
• The college offers 3,000 local and national internship opportunities annually.

• Placement rates at graduation are at 70 percent, well above the national average. Within six months, 98 percent of graduates are placed. In addition, 85 percent of graduating seniors had at least one internship during college.
• All accounting graduates from 2003 to 2009 were employed or were accepted to graduate school upon graduation.

• The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The Accounting Department is also accredited by the AACSB.
• The college offers a four-year undergraduate degree program, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), and four graduate degree programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA); Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MSITM); the dual Master of Business Administration/MS-Information Technology Management; and the Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (MSAPM).
• The college brings business and science together through its multi-disciplinary Bioscience and Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) which involves students of business, law and medicine who gain hands-on experience in commercializing medical innovations. The newly launched Professional Science Master’s program, known as the MBA for scientists, brings business acumen to the laboratory.
• The Creighton University College of Business is one of the few business schools in the country to offer a Master of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management degree.
• The Anna Tyler Waite Leadership Scholars Program is a four-year program that offers undergraduate students in the College of Business the opportunity to study leadership and to practice being leaders in the college setting. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers a concentration in leadership.
• The College of Business, in conjunction with the Graduate School, Werner Institute, and Schools of Law and Pharmacy and Health Professions, offers combined master’s degree programs in law, pharmacy, international relations, and negotiation and dispute resolution.
• The College of Business has one of the world’s first online Master of Securities and Portfolio Management (MSAPM) programs. The program is recognized by the Certified Financial Analysis (CFA) Institute as an educational partner for preparing students to take the CFA exam while earning a degree from an accredited university.
• The Creighton University College of Business now offers a social entrepreneurship track with both a major and minor. The track is in addition to the entrepreneurship program. While it is rooted in business, it also embraces Creighton’s Jesuit values.
• The College of Business offers a Pre-Healthcare program, one of a few in the nation, for students who wish to pursue a business degree while also completing requirements for admission to a health sciences professional program to study medicine, dentistry or occupational and physical therapy.
• The college has a number of other innovative programs and centers:

The college is taking the lead in e-commerce education, and the Joe Ricketts Center in Electronic Commerce and Database Marketing is at the heart of the school’s e-commerce initiatives.