Dear Friends,
This past year has been an exciting one for the UIC College of Business Administration. We established new partnerships with prominent Chicago-area businesses such as Cobra Electronics Corporation and Allscripts, reconnected with members of our alumni, and added exemplary scholars to our faculty. We expanded our global presence through the success of programs such as our Corporate MBA, which recruited more than 350 students from China, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea, as well as our participation in high-profile events such as the Chicago/London Conference on Financial Markets organized by the UIC International Center for Futures and Derivatives. Following you will find a sampling of our recent accomplishments
• The college moved a significant step closer toward establishing a permanent home for itself when the University of Illinois Board of Trustees gave project approval for the renovation of Douglas Hall on the east side of the university’s campus. This renovation will give the CBA access to a state-of-the-art learning environment that will enable the college to deliver more effectively its high-quality education.
• The University of Illinois at Chicago earned its maintenance of accreditation in business from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Less than 5 percent of the world’s business schools have achieved AACSB accreditation, which involves a process of rigorous internal review and evaluation.
• UIC also earned its maintenance of accreditation in accounting from AACSB, making it one of 171 programs worldwide to receive this honor. To realize accounting accreditation, an institution must satisfy 15 standards specific to the discipline of accounting and show that it delivers a high-quality education that meet the needs of the profession.
• Professor Anthony Pagano was selected for the Fulbright Scholar Program in Panama during the spring 2010 semester. He will be lecturing in supply chain management and logistics at Santa Maria La Antigua University and will be conducting research in ocean transportation economics at the Panama Canal Authority.
• The Graduate Management Admission Council’s Management Education Research Institute has agreed to fund fully a new study titled “The Role of the MBA Degree and Other Human Capital Factors in Mitigating the Effects of Managerial Stereotyping on Career Outcomes” that is being conducted by professors Jenny Hoobler and Sandy Wayne and PhD student Grace Lemmon.
• Pax Neuroscience, Inc., a startup venture founded by Liautaud MBA students Christopher Shoemaker, David Miller and Aben Cooper, took first place in the 2009 LES Foundation International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition.
• MS in MIS student Abhishek Mohite was selected by the Illinois Technology Foundation as one of Illinois’ 50 for the Future in Technology. The 50 for the Future is an annual program that honors the state’s most promising technology students.
• Later this month, the college will host the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Annual Industry Studies Conference, which draws scholars from a wide range of disciplines who present findings from cutting-edge research related to issues of immediate interest to industry and public policy.
• Our renowned faculty had their work published in a number of prestigious journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Econometrica, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and Journal of Product Innovation Management.
These achievements underscore the strength and viability of the CBA community. Our faculty produced significant research that generated local and national media coverage and had a profound impact on the worlds of business and academia. Our future business leaders used the knowledge and real-world experience garnered through our innovative curriculum to excel both in and out of the classroom. And our alumni continued to be outstanding ambassadors for the college and shining examples of what someone with an education from the CBA can accomplish.
In closing, I want to extend my congratulations to our graduates. They are a talented group that is poised to transform the economy, commercialize pioneering new innovations, and effect positive change in the global marketplace. Their success symbolizes why the CBA remains a college on the move.
Best Wishes,
Stefanie Lenway
Dean,
UIC College of Business Administration
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