Schulich School of Business
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| Schulich School of Business | |
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| Motto | Global, Innovative, Diverse |
| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Public Business School |
| Dean | Dezsö J. Horváth |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada 43°46′23″N 79°29′55″W / 43.77306°N 79.49861°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports team | Schulich Bulldogs |
| Colours | Blue Green |
| Website | schulich.yorku.ca |
The Schulich School of Business is a business school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada operating under York University. It offers undergraduate and graduate programmes in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as well as a number of PhD and executive programmes. Originally known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies, it was renamed in 1995 after Seymour Schulich, a major benefactor who has donated more than $20 million to the school.[1].
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[edit] History
Prior to 1996, the Schulich School of Business was known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies at York University.
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Seymour Schulich Building
The Seymour Schulich Building, opened in August 2003, is a $102-million state-of-the-art complex. The building was jointly designed by Siamak Hariri and Robbie/Young & Wright Architects Inc. and was awarded Governor General's Medal in Architecture in 2006[2]. The Seymour Schulich Building and its Executive Learning Centre houses Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Executive Dining Room, Robert R. McEwen Auditorium, Tuchner's Restaurant, Timothy's World Coffee, and a multi-storey hotel, and a number of small lecture halls.
[edit] Miles S. Nadal Management Centre
Management programmes are held in downtown Toronto at the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre which is located in the Ernst & Young Tower of the Toronto Dominion Centre. The closest subway stations to the downtown location are King, Union and St. Andrew's on the Yonge-University-Spadina line.
[edit] Programmes
[edit] Graduate
The Schulich School of Business offers a number of graduate programmes:
Master of Business Administration
International Masters of Business Administration is an MBA program with a strong emphasis on International Business.
Schulich offers a joint Executive MBA program with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
- MBA/LLB
MBA with Bachelor of Laws
Master of Business Administration, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Arts
Master of Public Administration
[edit] Undergraduate
Schulich offers two undergraduate programmes:
- BBA
- International BBA (iBBA)
The undergraduate programs (BBA and iBBA) enroll about 380 students (280 for BBA and 100 for iBBA) from an average of 4500 to 5000 applicants per year. Applicants must also submit a Supplementary Information Form that includes a summary of the organizations, sports teams, volunteer or paid work etc that the applicant has been involved in. There are three essay type questions on the Supplementary Information Form. Two reference letters are also required. While the minimum acceptable grade fluctuates every year based on the quality of applicants, the school currently recommends that applicants have an average in the 90s. All undergraduate applicants must take at least 6 U and M courses, but cannot take more than 2 M courses in the same discipline. Applicants must also take Grade 12 English (U) and Grade 12 Advanced Functions and either Grade 12 Data Management or Grade 12 Calculus (Calculus Recommended). In 2008-2009, the iBBA programme will be in its 9th class, and the BBA programme will be in its 31st. Similar to the graduate programme, students are not required to specialise in a discipline.
[edit] Organisational relationships
Schulich maintains a number of relationships with other leading business schools.
[edit] Kellogg School of Management
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Schulich offer a joint EMBA.
[edit] S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
In February 2009, Schulich officially launched a new joint MBA programme, the Schulich India MBA, with the S P Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, India.[3]
[edit] L'Université Laval
L'Université Laval and Schulich offer a joint programme established to graduate bilingual and bicultural managers.
[edit] International Exchange
Schulich maintains student-exchange relationships with over seventy business schools in over forty-five countries such as Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.[4]
[edit] Notable faculty
- Cyril Bouquet, 2004 Richard Farmer award for best dissertation at the Academy of International Business.[5]
- Dezsö Horvath, Dean and 2004 Academy of International Business "Dean of the Year"[6]
- Alan Middleton, the first inductee into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends in the Mentor category
- Gareth Morgan, pioneer in the field of organizational behavior and change management. Co-creator of the Burrell Morgan framework[7]
- Henry M. Kim, a prominent North American Information Systems Professor.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Naveen Dargan, director of several energy trusts including CCS Income Trust and Trinidad Energy Services
- Rob McEwen Chairman and CEO of US Gold Corporation and Lexam Explorations. Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp
- Dennis Fotinos, President & CEO of Enwave
- Richard E. Waugh, President and CEO of Scotiabank
- David Wilson, Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
[edit] Student clubs
Each of these organisations solicits membership from newly admitted students during Club Week, the first week of classes. Very often there is a nominal fee of $20 for membership, which helps to cover the costs of many of the events that each organization holds throughout the academic year. Such events include guest speakers, field trips, case competitions, wine and cheese functions and much more. The executive committee for each association is elected towards the end of every academic year for leadership in the following year.[8]
The following is a list of both graduate and undergraduate clubs at Schulich:
- Accounting Society
- AIESEC (Association Internationale Des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales)
- Arts and Media Management Club
- Bright Ideas Group
- Business Law Association (BLA)
- Corporate Social Responsibility Society (CSRS)
- Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (EVCC)
- The Insider Media Group
- International Business Club
- The Latin America Business Association (LABA)
- LGBT
- MBA/LLB Joint Program Students Association
- Net Impact - New Leaders for Responsible Business
- The Nonprofit Management Association
- Open Arms Committee (International Student Liaison)
- Organizational Behaviour Association
- Schulich African Business Association (SABA)
- Schulich Case Analysis Club [1]
- Schulich Charity Association (SCA)
- Schulich East Asian Business Association (SEABA)
- Schulich Finance Association
- Schulich Financial Engineering Association
- Schulich Financial Services Society (SFSS)
- Schulich Golf Club
- Schulich GongShow Society
- Schulich Bulldogs Hockey Club
- Schulich Health Care and Biotechnology Forum
- Schulich Information Technology Association (SITA)
- Schulich Marketing Association (SMA)
- Schulich Real Property Students' Association
- Schulich Toastmasters
- Significant Others of Schulich (SOS)
- South Asian Business Club (SABC)
- Supply Chain Management Club (SCMC)
- Undergraduate Consulting Club (UCC)
- Undergraduate Strategy Group (USG)
- Women In Leadership (WIL)
- York Business and the Environment Group
- York Entrepreneurship Society
- York Investment Club (YIC)
- York Marketing Association
- York University Finance and Industry Club (YUFIC)
- York University Cricket Club
[edit] Rankings
[edit] Global
- 1st in the world [9] as ranked by the Aspen Institute's biennial survey, Beyond Grey Pinstripes in 2009. The ranking measures MBA programmes against four criteria: "relevant courses," "student exposure," "for-profit impact," and "faculty research"
- 12th in the world[10] in the 2009 MBA rankings by The Economist, up three spots from previous ranking. The ranking measures full-time MBA programmes against four criteria: "[opens] new career opportunities", "personal development/educational experience", "increase [in] salary", and "potential to network."
- 49th [11] in the 2009 Financial Times MBA rankings, down one spot from previous ranking and 49th over a three-year average (2007 - 2009). The ranking measures MBA programmes against graduates' current weighted salary, graduates' increase in salary, percentage of graduates employed in three months, and number of faculty publications.
- 11th [12] according to the Wall Street Journal 2007. The ranking measures full-time MBA programmes from a recruiters' perspective. The ranking specifically measures "the recruiters intention to return and hire a school's graduates over the next two years."
- 4th [13] non-US, in the "non-US, two-year program" category according to Forbes magazine. The "survey ranks schools based on return on investment--meaning compensation five years after graduation minus tuition and the forgone salary during school".
- 3rd [14] in the 2007-2008 Aspen Institute's Global Rankings in a research survey and "alternative ranking of business schools" that "spotlights innovative full-time MBA programs" leading the way in the integration of issues concerning social and environmental stewardship in to the curriculum.
- 8th [15] in the world for financial services according to the Wall Street Journal 2007. The ranking measures full-time MBA programmes from a recruiters' perspective. The ranking specifically measures "the recruiters intention to return and hire a school's graduates over the next two years."
[edit] National
- 1st [10] in the 2009 MBA rankings by The Economist, up three spots from previous ranking. The ranking measures full-time MBA programmes against four criteria: "[opens] new career opportunities", "personal development/educational experience", "increase [in] salary", and "potential to network."
- 1st [12] according to the Wall Street Journal 2007. The ranking measures full-time MBA programmes from a recruiters' perspective. The ranking specifically measures "the recruiters intention to return and hire a school's graduates over the next two years."
[edit] External links
- Schulich School of Business
- Graduate Business Council
- Undergraduate Business Council
- York University
- Virtual tour of the Seymour Schulich Building
[edit] References
- ^ "School Overview". York University. http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/ssb-extra/school.nsf. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/ssb-extra/ssb.nsf/allnewsitems/059
- ^ "Schulich Establishes New MBA Program in India". Schulich School of Business. http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/SSB-Extra/ssb.nsf/15c673a4c1af4b5b852571950055e9ae/23f5361c16aec15c8525755b004ddf03!OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ "International Relations". Schulich School of Business. http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/ssb-extra/IntnlStud.nsf/docs/International+Relations+Welcome. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Award". Academy of International Business. http://aib.msu.edu/awards_farmer.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Dean of the Year Award". Academy of International Business. http://aib.msu.edu/awards_deans.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Gibson Burrell and Gareth Morgan (1979). Sociological Paradigms and Organizational Analysis. Heinemann: London. ISBN 043582130X
- ^ http://www.schulich.yorku.ca/ssb-extra/school.nsf/docs/Clubs+and+Publications
- ^ "Beyond Grey Pinstripes - Global 100". Aspen Institute. http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/rankings/index.cfm. Retrieved 2009--10-22.
- ^ a b "Which MBA - MBA Rankings". The Economist. http://www.economist.com/business-education/whichmba/. Retrieved 2009--10-15.
- ^ "Global MBA rankings in 2009". Financial Times. http://rankings.ft.com/exportranking/global-mba-rankings/pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ a b "Recruiters' Top MBA Picks". Wall Street Journal. http://www.careerjournal.com/reports/bschool07/20070917-alsop-mbrank.html. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "The Top Non-US Business Schools". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2005/08/15/cz_05mba_nonusslide.html?thisSpeed=20000. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Beyond Grey Pinstripes - The Global 100". Aspen Institute. http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/rankings/index.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Recruiters' Top MBA Picks - International Ranking". Wall Street Journal. http://www.careerjournal.com/reports/bschool07/20070917-table-international.html. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
Coordinates: 43°46′23″N 79°29′55″W / 43.773187°N 79.498551°W
