Leavey School of Business
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The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business twenty years later. Located in Silicon Valley - the global center of information technology - the school fuses its Jesuit heritage with the vibrant energy and innovation present in the region. By virtue of its location, the school regularly places graduates with technology companies and counts many area executives among its alumni.
The Leavey School, which serves over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, has six academic departments including Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations and Management Information Systems. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Master of Business Administration, Executive Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Science in Information Systems.
The MBA program at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business is ranked #12 among the top 15 MBA part-time programs in the country, and the Executive MBA program is #21 nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Graduate Schools” publication. (Source: [1])
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[edit] Mission statement
"Santa Clara University's Business School develops men and women for competence, conscience, and compassion who can provide leadership in technologically advanced and rapidly changing global environments.
The development of competence is reflected in our commitment to teaching excellence and the scholarly research necessary to animate instruction and foster the creation of knowledge. The development of conscience is enhanced through an emphasis on reflective inquiry that is both professionally rigorous and ethically sound. Compassion is at the intersection of competence and conscience, and is fostered through an appreciation of multiple perspectives and a recognition of the human being as part of every equation." (Source: Santa Clara University)
[edit] History
- 1851 Santa Clara College established
- 1923 School of Business and Administration established
- 1953 Business School accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- 1957 Executive Development Center established
- 1959 MBA program created
- 1963 Graduate program recognized through AACSB accreditation
- 1975 Combined JD/MBA program created
- 1983 Dedication of the Dorothy and Thomas Leavey School of Business
- 1999 Executive MBA program created
[edit] SCU Business Index (SCUBI)
Debuting in February 2002, the SCU Business Index surveys managers and executives of a myriad of Silicon Valley businesses to better understand the business climate and likely employment availability over the next six months. The complete index and survey methodology is available at The Survey Company's website.
According to the Leavey School, "this monthly business indicator, the only one of its kind for the Silicon Valley region, is a composite index that every month tracks business conditions in Silicon Valley companies and their markets, as well as trends in job availability in the region, by polling the region's executives and managers."
[edit] Capital campaign
The Campaign for Santa Clara (2001-December 2006) has raised $343 million of its $350 million dollar goal as of December 2005. Among the many campaign goals are $32 million for academic chairs, $100 million in scholarship money, and a new $40 million building for the Leavey School.
At close to 85,000 square feet, the new building (pictured at right) will provide business programs with 2.5 times the space currently enjoyed at Kenna Hall. This space will include 11 tiered classrooms, 100 faculty offices, 16 breakout rooms, 6 conference rooms, and space for business institutes and the university's Center for Science, Technology, and Society. Construction methods and materials are LEED certified and meet strict environmental standards. The structure will include a sub-grade parking garage and will be located on the north side of campus adjacent to the award winning Arts and Sciences Building. [2]
