Saunders College of Business

Saunders College of Business
Motto Business Ready DAY ONE
Type Private
Established 1910
Parent institution
 Rochester Institute of Technology
Dean Jacqueline R. Mozrall
Academic staff
 30
Students 1,489
Postgraduates 346
Location Rochester, New York, USA
43°04′58″N 77°40′38″W / 43.0829°N 77.6772°W / 43.0829; -77.6772Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 77°40′38″W / 43.0829°N 77.6772°W / 43.0829; -77.6772
Website www.saunders.rit.edu


Saunders College of Business (or SCB) (formerly known as The E. Philip Saunders College of Business) is one of nine colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). As of fall semester 2016, Saunders College of Business encompasses nearly 11% of RIT's enrollment, home to more than 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs across RIT Global Campuses in Rochester, New York, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo, and China.

Saunders College works in partnership with RIT’s entrepreneurial Venture Creations incubator and Albert J. Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship to integrate business education with RIT’s technical and creative programs. Saunders College offers undergraduate (BS), Masters (MS), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.

History

The college dates back to 1910 with the establishment of the food administration and home economics departments at RIT. In 1952, RIT acquired the McKechnie-Lunger School of Commerce in Rochester, which was renamed after E. Philip Saunders in 2006. The college's dean is Jacqueline R. Mozrall.[1]

Undergraduate programs

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration*
  • Digital Business*
  • Entrepreneurship*
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • New Media Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management*
  • Business Exploration

* Business minors only

Graduate programs

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

  • MBA – Accelerated 4+1 (one-year option for business undergraduate students)
  • MBA – Fast Track (one-year option for non-business undergraduates students)
  • MBA – Full Time
  • MBA – Part Time
  • MBA – Accounting

Executive Education

  • Executive MBA, on campus (EMBA)
  • Executive MBA, online (OLEMBA)

Master of Science (MS)

  • Accounting
  • Computational Finance
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovative Ventures
  • Finance
  • Management – Global Management and Supply Chain Management
  • Management – Product and Service Development
  • Management – Leadership

Research facilities

Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Albert J. Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship was established in 2007. It was named for Albert J. Simone, 8th president of RIT, in recognition of his contribution to academics and strong support of local business.

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) is located in the downtown business district at 40 Franklin Street (the historic Rochester Savings Bank).

Technology Management Center

The Technology Management Center focuses on three primary areas: information technology management, new product development, and science and technology policy. The center does basic and applied research and develops new teaching material in the area of Technology Innovation.

Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

The Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility supports research and teaching at Saunders and focuses on the interdependent relationship between business and society.

Rankings

Undergraduate programs

U.S. News & World Report #64 in the 2018 rankings of top undergraduate business programs.[2]

U.S. News & World Report #77 in the 2017 rankings of top undergraduate business programs.[3]

Graduate programs

U.S. News & World Report #85 in the 2017 MBA rankings and #6 in employment.[4]

Poets & Quants #96 in the 2016 U.S. MBA program rankings[5]

Online graduate programs

Princeton Review #7 in 2017 top 25 online MBA programs[6]

U.S. News & World Report #31 in 2017 online MBA rankings[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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  2. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Recognition – Saunders College of Business :: RIT". Saunders College of Business. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ http://poetsandquants.com/school-profile/rit-saunders-college-of-business/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1011066/business/rochester-institute-technology-saunders-college-business?program=online. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/rochester-institute-of-technology-OBUS0505/mba. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "RIT Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  9. ↑ "RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability names lab in honor of Sudhakar 'Bal' Dixit". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Freedom Forum Profile".
  11. ↑ "Business Cards of Graduates of the Imaging and Photographic Technology program at RIT". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13.
  12. ↑ The University Magazine (Spring 2007). "RIT – Success Stories – For the best of the blogs, 9rules". Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  13. ↑ The University Magazine (Fall 2008). "RIT – University Magazine – Class Notes". Retrieved 2008-08-20.
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