Schulich School of Business
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The Schulich School of Business is York University
's business school
located in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as well as a number of PhD
and executive programs. Originally known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies (FAS), it was renamed in 1995 after Seymour Schulich
, a major benefactor who has donated $15 million to the school. Although the Schulich School is a faculty of York University
, it operates under a separate budget and its own dean
.
Primarily located at the Seymour Schulich Building in Toronto, Ontario, the school maintains an executive education centre in Toronto's Financial District
in the downtown Toronto and a satellite campus
in Hyderabad, India. The School also operates representative offices in Beijing
and Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Seoul, South Korea; and Moscow, Russia. Schulich offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business degrees that lead to careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, and has more than 21,000 alumni working in approximately 90 countries. Schulich pioneered Canada’s first International MBA
(IMBA) and International BBA (iBBA) degrees, as well as North America’s first cross-border executive MBA degree, the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA
. Schulich’s Executive Education Centre provides executive development programs annually to more than 16,000 executives in Canada and abroad.
, the school underwent a series of changes that created the present-day Schulich School of Business.
and Robbie/Young & Wright Architects Inc. and was awarded the Governor General's Medal in Architecture in 2006. The Seymour Schulich Building and its Executive Learning Centre houses Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Executive Dining Room, Robert R. McEwen Auditorium, Tuchner's Eatery (restaurant/bar), Timothy's World Coffee, a multi-storey hotel, and a number of small lecture halls.
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.
Campus, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) and the inaugural class began in January 2010. During the first 7 months of students study in Hyderabad to develop a strong foundation in business management fundamentals. In August, students travel to Toronto to as part of the curriculum to attain international education during Year 2 at Schulich's main campus. For the next eight months (two terms), they develop more specialized expertise as they tailor their MBA studies to meet career goals.
In 2010–2011, the iBBA program will be in its 11th class, and the BBA program will be in its 33rd.
Kellogg School of Management
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
L'Université Laval
International Exchange
The following is a list of both graduate and undergraduate clubs at Schulich:
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
's business school
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
located in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as well as a number of PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
and executive programs. Originally known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies (FAS), it was renamed in 1995 after Seymour Schulich
Seymour Schulich
Seymour Schulich, CM is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. -Biography:Schulich graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in 1961 and an MBA in 1965. He earned a Chartered Financial Analyst designation through the University of Virginia in 1969.He is married to Tanna and they live in...
, a major benefactor who has donated $15 million to the school. Although the Schulich School is a faculty of York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, it operates under a separate budget and its own dean
Dezsö J. Horváth
Dezsö Joseph Horváth, CM is a Canadian businessman and educator. He is the current dean of York University's Schulich School of Business. Outside of the academia, he serves as a board member of various corporations, including Dofasco, Inscape Corporation, and Westport Innovations.-Education:In...
.
Primarily located at the Seymour Schulich Building in Toronto, Ontario, the school maintains an executive education centre in Toronto's Financial District
Financial District, Toronto
The Financial District is a business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, within the downtown core. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York . It is the main financial district in Toronto, and is the financial heart of Canada...
in the downtown Toronto and a satellite campus
Satellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area, and is often smaller than the main campus of an institution....
in Hyderabad, India. The School also operates representative offices in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Seoul, South Korea; and Moscow, Russia. Schulich offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business degrees that lead to careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, and has more than 21,000 alumni working in approximately 90 countries. Schulich pioneered Canada’s first International MBA
International Masters of Business Administration
A International Masters of Business Administration is a Masters of Business Administration degree with a keen focus on International Business...
(IMBA) and International BBA (iBBA) degrees, as well as North America’s first cross-border executive MBA degree, the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA
Kellogg School of Management
The Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...
. Schulich’s Executive Education Centre provides executive development programs annually to more than 16,000 executives in Canada and abroad.
History
Prior to 1996, the Schulich School of Business was known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies at York University. Before the establishment of the Seymour Schulich Building on the Keele campus at York University, the program was run from a York University building. In 1995, following a major monetary donation from a Canadian billionaire Seymour SchulichSeymour Schulich
Seymour Schulich, CM is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. -Biography:Schulich graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in 1961 and an MBA in 1965. He earned a Chartered Financial Analyst designation through the University of Virginia in 1969.He is married to Tanna and they live in...
, the school underwent a series of changes that created the present-day Schulich School of Business.
Seymour Schulich Building
The Seymour Schulich Building, opened in August 2003, is a $102-million complex. The building was jointly designed by Siamak HaririSiamak Hariri
Siamak Hariri,OAA, RAIC, RCA, is internationally recognized as one of Canada's leading architects. Born in Bonn, Germany, Siamak was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University...
and Robbie/Young & Wright Architects Inc. and was awarded the Governor General's Medal in Architecture in 2006. The Seymour Schulich Building and its Executive Learning Centre houses Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Executive Dining Room, Robert R. McEwen Auditorium, Tuchner's Eatery (restaurant/bar), Timothy's World Coffee, a multi-storey hotel, and a number of small lecture halls.
Miles S. Nadal Management Centre
Management programs are held in downtown Toronto at the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre which is located in the Ernst & Young TowerErnst & Young Tower
The Ernst & Young Tower is one of the towers that forms part of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The former Toronto Stock Exchange building, now housing the Design Exchange museum, is embedded within the 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.
India Campus
The Schulich School is currently constructing a campus in Hyderabad, India. The campus, to be named the Schulich GMRGMR Group
GMR Group is a major infrastructure company in India which is headquartered in Bangalore. The company was founded in 1978 by Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao The core business areas of the company include airports, energy and highways; apart from having presence in the agriculture and aviation sectors...
Campus, is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education
All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development...
(AICTE) and the inaugural class began in January 2010. During the first 7 months of students study in Hyderabad to develop a strong foundation in business management fundamentals. In August, students travel to Toronto to as part of the curriculum to attain international education during Year 2 at Schulich's main campus. For the next eight months (two terms), they develop more specialized expertise as they tailor their MBA studies to meet career goals.
Graduate Programs
The Schulich School of Business offers a number of graduate programs:- PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
- Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - MBA - Master of Business Administration
- IMBAIMBAIMBA can refer to:* Institute of Molecular Biotechnology* International Masters of Business Administration* International Mountain Bicycling Association* Gaming slang for game imbalance...
- International Masters of Business Administration is an MBA program with a strong emphasis on International BusinessInternational BusinessInternational business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
. - EMBAEMBAEMBA may refer to:*Executive Master of Business Administration degree*Eastern Marching Band Association...
- Schulich offers a joint Executive MBA program with the Kellogg School of ManagementKellogg School of ManagementThe Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...
at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... - MBA/J.D.Juris DoctorJuris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
- MBA with a Juris Doctor in partnership with Osgoode Hall Law SchoolOsgoode Hall Law SchoolOsgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
at York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university.... - MBA/MFAMaster of Fine ArtsA Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
/MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
- Master of Business Administration, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Arts - MPAMaster of Public AdministrationThe Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...
- Master of Public Administration - M.Fin - Master of Finance
Overview
Schulich offers two undergraduate programs:- BBABachelor of Business AdministrationThe Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
- Bachelor of Business Administration - iBBA - International Bachelor of Business Administration
In 2010–2011, the iBBA program will be in its 11th class, and the BBA program will be in its 33rd.
Admissions
The Schulich School of Business maintains a highly selective admission standard for its undergraduate programs. The BBA and iBBA programs together enroll around 380 students (280 for BBA and 100 for iBBA) from an average of 4500 to 5000 applicants per year. Students applying to the BBA/iBBA program must have a low 90s average to remain competitive; the cut-off line for undergraduate applicants in 2010 stood at 90.5%, with the overall average for incoming undergraduates being 92.7%. Applicants must also submit a Supplementary Information Form that includes a summary of the organizations, sports teams, volunteer or paid work that the applicant has been involved in. There are three essay type questions on the Supplementary Information Form. Two reference letters are also required. 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).Academics
Similar to the graduate program, students are not required to specialize in a discipline. However, students can choose each of one or two specialty areas such as: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Organization Studies or Operations Management & Information Systems, and Strategic Management. iBBA students are also required to complete one semester of study abroad at one of Schulich's partner schools and to take a foreign language course every year. The most popular specializations include Accounting, Finance and Marketing.Organizational relationships
Schulich maintains a number of relationships with other business schools.Kellogg School of Management
- The Kellogg School of ManagementKellogg School of ManagementThe Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, downtown Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. Kellogg offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in China, India, Hong Kong, Israel,...
at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and Schulich offer a joint EMBAEMBAEMBA may refer to:*Executive Master of Business Administration degree*Eastern Marching Band Association...
.
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
- In February 2009, Schulich officially launched a new joint MBA program, the Schulich India MBA, with the S P Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, India.
L'Université Laval
- L'Université Laval and Schulich offer a joint program established to graduate bilingual and bicultural managers.
International Exchange
- Schulich maintains student-exchange relationships with over 70 business schools in over 45 countries such as Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU), HEC Paris, ESADE, IE, ESSEC, CEIBS, Macquarie, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, and Copenhagen Business School.
Notable faculty
- Dezsö HorvathDezsö J. HorváthDezsö Joseph Horváth, CM is a Canadian businessman and educator. He is the current dean of York University's Schulich School of Business. Outside of the academia, he serves as a board member of various corporations, including Dofasco, Inscape Corporation, and Westport Innovations.-Education:In...
, Dean and 2004 Academy of International BusinessAcademy of International BusinessAcademy of International Business is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3000 members in about 72 countries. Membership is open to organizations as well as individuals...
"Dean of the Year" - 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 managementChange managementChange management is a structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at helping employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment....
. Co-creator of the Burrell Morgan framework - Joyce Zemans, CM, head of the Arts & Media MBA program is a member of the Order of Canada, previous head of the Canada Council for the Arts, and recipient of the Diplôme d’honneur by the Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA)
- Moshe MilevskyMoshe MilevskyMoshe Milevsky is an Associate Professor in Finance at the Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada. He graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from Yeshiva University in 1990 and worked as an actuarial intern at TIAA-CREF in New York. He then continued his education and...
, Associate Professor in Finance, inducted as a Fields InstituteFields InstituteThe Fields Institute is an international centre for research in mathematical sciences at the University of Toronto. The institute is named for University of Toronto mathematician John Charles Fields, founder of the Fields Medal...
Fellow in 2002
Notable alumni
- Naveen Dargan, director of several energy trusts including CCS Income TrustHazcoHAZCO Environmental Services is a Canadian Environmental Services and Demolition Services Contractor.-Services & Projects:HAZCO's services include Environmental remediation, Facility decommissioning & Demolition, Waste management, Environmental construction, Environmental technologies including...
and Trinidad Energy Services - Rob McEwenRob McEwenRob McEwen, CC is a Canadian businessman. He is the Chairman and CEO of US Gold Corporation and Minera Andes Inc., Chairman of Lexam VG Gold Inc. and was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp Inc., which is the world’s second largest gold producer based on market capitalization...
Chairman and CEO of US Gold CorporationUS Gold CorporationUS Gold Corporation explores for gold and silver in the Americas and is advancing its El Gallo Project in Mexico and its Gold Bar Project in Nevada towards production....
and Lexam Explorations. Founder and former Chairman and CEO of GoldcorpGoldcorpGoldcorp Inc. is a gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Goldcorp has 16 operations and development projects in 6 countries across the Americas.... - Anna M. Ewing, Executive VP and CIO at NASDAQ OMX
- Dennis Fotinos, President & CEO of EnwaveEnwaveEnwave is a private corporation jointly owned by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and is one of the largest district energy systems in North America...
- Denise Pickett, President & CEO of American ExpressAmerican ExpressAmerican Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
Canada - John S. Hunkin, Former CEO of CIBC
- Craig KielburgerCraig KielburgerCraig Kielburger, CM, MSM, OMC is a Canadian activist for the rights of children. He is the founder of Free The Children and co-founder of Me to We. On February 20, 2007, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.-Early life:Kielburger was born in Thornhill,...
, Founder of Free The ChildrenFree The ChildrenFree The Children is an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children." It specializes in sustainable development in countries of Kenya, Ecuador,... - Grant Rasmussen, Former President & CEO UBS Canada
- Alan G. McNally, Former Chairman of Harris BankHarris BankBMO Harris Bank is a subsidiary of Montreal-based Canadian bank Bank of Montreal. Today the bank holding company is formally named BMO Bankcorp, Inc....
- Eileen Mercier , Chair of Ontario Teachers' Pension PlanOntario Teachers' Pension PlanThe Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan , commonly referred to as Teachers, is the organization responsible for administering pensions for public school teachers of the Canadian province of Ontario. The OTPP also invests the plan's pension fund, making it one of the largest and most powerful investment...
Board - Paul Tsaparis, President & CEO Hewlett-PackardHewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
(Canada) Co. - Richard E. WaughRichard E. WaughRichard E. Waugh , born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian banking executive. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Scotiabank. In 2007, he was appointed by government officials to offer views at the summit talks regarding business prospects in Latin America. He holds an...
, President and CEO of ScotiabankScotiabankThe Bank of Nova Scotia , commonly known as Scotiabank , is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. It serves some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world and offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial,... - Robert J. Gemmell ,Former President & CEO of CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
Global Markets Canada Inc. - David Wilson, Chairman of the Ontario Securities CommissionOntario Securities CommissionThe Ontario Securities Commission is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario...
- Vikas KohliVikas KohliVikas Kohli is an Indian musician and producer best known for founding Fatlabs.-Fatlabs:Fatlabs is home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2003. Kohli is best known for his ability to work with multiple genres. Vikas has produced punk, jazz, hip-hop, soul, country, pop,...
, Founder of FatlabsFatlabsFatLabs, is a Canadian home recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2003 by Vikas Kohli. The studio is known for its ability to work with an assortment of genres.- Mission Istaanbul :...
Recording StudioRecording studioA recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - Colleen Johnston, Group Head Finance and Chief Financial Officer at TD Bank Financial Group, named one of 2009’s “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” by US Banker magazine.
- Janice Fukakusa, CFO and CAO of Royal Bank of CanadaRoyal Bank of CanadaThe Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,...
- Todd Skinner, President and CEO of HSBCHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
Financial Canada - Jerome Dwight, President & CEO of BNY Trust Company of Canada, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York MellonBank of New York MellonThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company formed on July 1, 2007 as result of the merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation...
- Dean Orrico, President & CEO of Middlefield Capital
- Edmund HoEdmund HoEdmund Ho Hau Wah, GCIH, GML, GCM was the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. He is now the vice-chairman of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference....
, Vice-Chairman of 11th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Former Chief Executive of MacauChief Executive of MacauThe Chief Executive of Macau is the head of the government of Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and a former Portuguese overseas province.Under the Basic Law of Macau, the CE's role is:...
. - Ellis Jacob, President & CEO of Cineplex EntertainmentCineplex EntertainmentCineplex Entertainment LP , is the largest film exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,351 screens. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec...
- Carol Wilding, President & CEO of Toronto Board of TradeToronto Board of TradeThe Toronto Board of Trade is Toronto's chamber of commerce, the largest local chamber of commerce in Canada, representing more than 10,000 business and individual members with about 500,000 employees across Canada and annual revenues of more than $200 billion .It is a non-profit organization with...
Student clubs
Each of these organizations solicits membership from newly admitted students during Club Week, the first week of classes. Very often there is a 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.The following is a list of both graduate and undergraduate clubs at Schulich:
- Accounting Society
- Achieving Professional Excellence (APEX) Conference
- AIESEC YorkAIESECAIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
(Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales) - Arts and Media Management Club
- Business Law Association (BLA)
- Business Technology Management Association (BTMA), formerly known as SITA
- Corporate Social Responsibility Society (CSRS)
- Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (EVCC)
- Health and Biotechnology Forum (HCBF)
- The Insider Media Group
- Latin America Business Association (LABA)
- LGBT
- MBA/LLB Joint Program Students Association
- Media Arts & Culture Club (MAC)
- Net Impact - New Leaders for Responsible Business
- The Nonprofit Management Association
- Open Arms Committee (International Student Liaison)
- Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) York University
- Schulich Association of Management and Organizational Studies (SAMOS), previously known as OBA
- Schulich African Business Association (SABA)
- Schulich Business & Policy Association (SBPA)
- Schulich Case Analysis Club
- Schulich Case Society (SCS)
- Schulich Charity Association (SCA)
- Schulich Consulting Club (SCC)
- Schulich Debate Society
- Schulich East Asian Business Association (SEABA)
- Schulich Finance Association
- Schulich Golf Club
- Schulich Health Care and Biotechnology Forum
- Schulich Marketing Association (SMA)
- Schulich Protégé Program
- Schulich Real Property Students' Association
- Schulich Toastmasters
- Significant Others of Schulich Association(SOSA)
- South Asian Business Club (SABC)
- Supply Chain Management Club (SCMC)
- Women In Leadership (WIL)
- York Finance Club
- York Marketing Association
- York University Cricket Club
Global rankings
- 9th worldwide in the 2011 MBA rankings, by The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, up one spot from the previous list. The ranking measures full-time MBA programs on four criteria: "[opens] new career opportunities", "personal development/educational experience", "increase [in] salary" and "potential to network."
- 49th worldwide in the 2011 Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
MBA rankings, up five spots from the previous list and 51st over a three-year average (2009–2011). The ranking measures MBA programs against graduates' "current weighted salary", "increase in salary", "percentage of graduates employed in three months", and "number of faculty publications."
- 18th worldwide in the 2010 MBA rankings, by CNN/ExpansiónCNN ExpansionCNN Expansion is a vertically integrated news portal resulting from the merger of news channel CNN and the business magazine Expansion, with its content mainly targeting businessmen and entrepreneurs of business in Mexico and Latin America....
, up three spots from the previous list. The CNN/Expansión Best Global MBAs ranking, established in 2006, rates leading MBA programs from around the world using a broad range of criteria, including "academic quality", "return on investment" and "global value."
Specialized rankings
- 2nd in the world as ranked by the Aspen InstituteAspen InstituteThe Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies. The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." The...
s biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools, Beyond Grey Pinstripes in 2011. The ranking measures MBA programs that are integrating issues of social and environmental stewardship into curricula and research. It used four criteria: "relevant courses", "student exposure", "for-profit impact" and "faculty research."
- 9th in "The Best International B-Schools of 2010" section of Bloomberg Businessweeks global MBA survey, upgraded from "Second-Tier" ranking in 2008. The ranking measures MBA programs against graduates' "intellect capital", "selectivity", "Pre- & Post-MBA pays", and "job offers."
- Joint 31st in North America in the 2010 QS Top Business Schools rankings, up 29 places from the previous list. "The QS Global 200 Top Business Schools - MBA Employers Choice research captures the preferred set of business schools each responding employer wishes to recruit from, either now, in the recent past, or in the near future."