The College of Business has launched a new MBA curriculum including concentrations and graduate certificates. “Our MBA program, with the added daytime, one-year accelerated format, meets the market demand for rigorous, flexible, and global management education,” says Jim Brodzinski, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business. The MBA program emphasizes global connections, including one term with select universities from around the world. Flexible […]
Small businesses employ slightly more than half of Americans, and the college is reaching out to future entrepreneurs. The new minor in entrepreneurship will give students greater insight into cultivating their ideas and growing and maintaining them in a global business market. The college’s program keeps Valpo competitive with other universities and colleges that have begun entrepreneurship programs of […]
The new academic year began with three new faculty members. Professors Sanjeev Jha, Ph.D., Matthew Luth, Ph.D., and Anton Lewis, Ph.D. ’11 all arrived on campus to bolster the college’s already sterling reputation. Professor Jha earned a Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2009 and had been an assistant professor of […]
A Valpo business degree remains one of the most prestigious in the nation thanks to a recent announcement by a global accrediting agency. Valpo’s College of Business remains in the top 5 percent of business schools worldwide after retaining its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The global group ranks the College among […]
Five years ago, a CoB student wondered out loud why Valparaiso didn’t have a student-managed investment fund. With his and other current and former students’ help, it appears to be on its way to becoming reality. Teams of students currently are researching investments and soon will make presentations to a board made up of graduates […]
Capitalizing on the innovative culture of the University and paralleling recent growth across Valpo’s academic program offerings, the College of Business has proposed adding an aviation program set to begin in fall 2017. “Having a program in aviation will bring the College of Business a multitude of opportunities in a very dynamic business sector. Along […]
As the 2016–2017 year began with renewed vigor, the College of Business welcomed new finance professors John Steele and Sailu (Lulu) Li to strengthen the College’s already exceptional reputation. John Steele, lecturer in finance, earned his MBA with a concentration in finance from Indiana University in 1980. He also received a global education through his […]
As the 2016–2017 year began with renewed vigor, the College of Business welcomed new finance professors John Steele and Sailu (Lulu) Li to strengthen the College’s already exceptional reputation. John Steele, lecturer in finance, earned his MBA with a concentration in finance from Indiana University in 1980. He also received a global education through his […]
A devoted teacher and cutting-edge researcher, Sanjay Kumar, Ph.D., associate professor of information and decision science, joined the College of Business faculty in 2014 along with his wife Jiangzia Liu, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting. He has since made a second home at Valpo — he embraces the Valpo ethos, shares his love for teaching, […]
Enrollment in Valparaiso University’s MBA program in the 2010-2011 academic year has increased 35 percent over last year, the largest year-over-year increase in the program’s history. “Valparaiso University has a reputation for quality and the MBA program is no exception,” said Bruce MacLean, director of Valpo’s graduate programs in management. “Students are coming to Valpo […]