University of Mississippi School of Business Administration
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School of Business Administration
The School of Business Administration at the University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
is a leading 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...
in the South
Southern United States
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Overview
The School of Business Administration was established in 1917, was the first business program in MississippiMississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, and was the first in the state to receive AACSB accreditation in 1946. With more than 3,100 total (undergraduate and graduate) students in 2007, the University of Mississippi's School of Business Administration has more than 25% of the undergraduate enrollment at the University and is the largest business school in the state.
The School was the first in the state of Mississippi to have an accredited MBA program, and its first MBA degree was awarded in 1946. The School successfully launched its first online degree program, the Ole Miss Professional MBA, in January 2006.
Formerly housed in Conner Hall, the School moved to its current location in Holman Hall in 1997.
The Risk Management and InsuranceInsuranceIn law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
program in the Department of Finance was ranked in the top five in the country in 2004 [1].
- The Department of Management Information Systems has been a world leader in Group Support Systems research [2][3].
- The MBA program has been ranked third in terms of the most competitive students by the Princeton Review
Undergraduate degree programs
- Banking & FinanceBankA bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
- EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- Management Information Systems
- Managerial FinanceFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
- MarketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
- Marketing CommunicationsMarketing communicationsMarketing Communications are messages and related media used to communicate with a market...
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- Risk Management & InsuranceInsuranceIn law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
Master of Business Administration
Since 1946, when the first MBA degree was awarded at The University of Mississippi, the MBA Program has earned a reputation for producing capable and qualified graduates. The MBA program offering, made available as both a full-time MBA offering as well as a part-time, Professional MBA offering, is known for its emphasis on practical knowledge and real-world experience while maintaining a high level of academic rigor. The MBA Program is designed to give students the competitive edge in a global and technologically intensive business environment. The MBA curriculum is designed to develop effective decision-making skills in an environment that emphasizes practical applications and real-world experience to produce highly capable graduates with marketable skills. A diverse student body from all regions of the country, as well as many other countries, is an important resource of the program. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees find the program to be well suited to their needs.
The MBA Program is designed to produce graduates who possess:
• An understanding of today’s global business environment that has both breadth and depth.
• Analytical competence and the ability to apply analytical techniques to practical business problems.
• An understanding of the concepts, language, and cultures of business.
• The ability to anticipate and deal with change.
• The ability to make decisions that span disciplines.
• The ability to understand and mobilize technology.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
• Leadership experience and competencies in persuasion, negotiation, motivation, and cooperation.
• The ability to work well in teams.
• An appreciation of the value of diversity and ethical behavior.
Past Deans
- James Warsaw Bell - 1917-1941
- H. B. Brown - 1943-1949
- McDonald K. Horne Jr. - 1949-1950
- Clive Dunhan - 1950-1965
- Ben B. McNew - 1969-1979
- M. Lynn Spruill - 1980-1984
- Rex L. Cottle -1985-1991
- W. Randy Boxx - 1991-1999
- Michael Harvey - 2001-2003
- Brian Reithel - 2003-2007
- Ken Cyree - 2008-present
External links
- Banking & Finance