Isenberg School of Management

Isenberg School of Management

Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Logo of Isenberg School of Management
Former names
 School of Management (1982-1997)
School of Business Administration (1947-1982)
Type Public Business school
Established 1947 (1947)
Endowment $27 million (2014)
Dean Mark Fuller
Academic staff
 118
Administrative staff
 65
Students 4800
Undergraduates 3400
Postgraduates 1400
72
Location Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
42°23′12″N 72°31′29″W / 42.38667°N 72.52472°W / 42.38667; -72.52472Coordinates: 42°23′12″N 72°31′29″W / 42.38667°N 72.52472°W / 42.38667; -72.52472
Campus Urban/Suburban
Affiliations University of Massachusetts Amherst
Website www.isenberg.umass.edu

The Isenberg School of Management is the business school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the flagship campus for the University of Massachusetts system, located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The Isenberg School is accredited by the AACSB[1] and has undergraduate and MBA programs ranked in the top 40 and top 20 respectively. The school's undergraduate business program was ranked by BusinessWeek in 2014 as the 36th best program in the country, and the 14th[2] best among public universities.[3] The Isenberg School was rated 11th overall (6th among publics) on BusinessWeek's 2014 Employer Survey which measured recruiter perceptions of which programs turned out the best graduates. At the MBA level, U.S. News and World Report ranked the full-time program 74th overall, and 41st among publics for 2015;[4] the part-time MBA 16th overall, and 9th among publics in 2015;[5][6] and the online MBA 12th overall, and 11th among publics in 2015—and the largest online MBA among the top 25 institutions.[7] The Financial Times ranked the online MBA #11 worldwide, and #7 among US schools.[8]

The school offers seven undergraduate majors along with MS, MBA and Ph.D. programs. As of the 2014-2015 academic year, there were approximately 3500 undergraduate students and 1300 graduate students enrolled in the Isenberg School of Management.[9] Isenberg students have wide access to campus resources including over 30 student organizations in the Isenberg School itself, and many more across campus. The school also has a dedicated Chase Career Center, a career and professional development resource tailored especially for the needs of business students. Today, there are nearly 50,000 Isenberg alumni worldwide in over 70 countries, many of whom are involved in the school in a variety of ways.[10] The school prides itself on being a competitive business program at an affordable cost to students.

History

The Isenberg School of Management building on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus.

Business courses were first offered at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in the early years of the twentieth century, expanding rapidly during the 1930s and 1940s in response to student demand. The Board of Trustees established the School of Business Administration in 1947, and within seven years, it was conferring graduate degrees, including doctorates after 1967. The school was accredited at the undergraduate level by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in May 1958, and in March 1959, the Board of Trustees authorized the establishment of four academic departments within the school: Accounting, General Business and Finance, Management, and Marketing. In September 1967, a program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration was introduced.

In 1964, the school moved to its current building in the heart of the UMass Amherst campus. In 1983, the School of Business Administration changed its name to School of Management. The Isenberg School of Management was named after Eugene Isenberg in 1998.[11] Gene was Chairman and CEO of Nabors Industries[12] at the time, a world leader in gas and petroleum drilling. Gene's gift with his wife, Ronnie, was the largest contribution from an individual in UMass Amherst's history. The Isenberg's gift facilitated the school's campaign to build its 42,000-square-foot Harold Alfond Management Center addition, and established several endowed chairs for the campus.

Academics

Business school rankings
U.S. undergraduate business
Bloomberg Businessweek[13] 36[3]
U.S. News & World Report[14] 51
U.S. MBA
Bloomberg Businessweek[15] 66 (Part-time)[16]
U.S. News & World Report[17] 74 (full-time)[18]

16 (part-time)[5]
12 (online)[19]

Worldwide MBA
Financial Times[20] 11 (Online)[8]

Undergraduate programs

Graduate programs

MBA program

Isenberg offers full-time, online and part-time programs for its AACSB-accredited MBA degree. Isenberg also awards M.S. degrees in Accounting and Sport Management.[21]

The full-time MBA is a two-year residency program at the UMass Amherst flagship campus. The first-year curriculum focuses on core business disciplines with thematic strength in business analytics, organizational problem solving, and change management; the second year includes consulting/practicum projects, as well as elective courses that allow students to build a focus in areas such as Finance (in areas such as investment management, risk and compliance), Marketing (analytics and public policy), Healthcare Administration, Sport Management, or Entrepreneurship. Isenberg also offers Dual MBA/MS degrees in six disciplines: Public Policy and Administration, Sport Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The part-time MBA can be taken in face to face satellite locations in Boston, Shrewsbury or Springfield, as well as fully online.

Isenberg Fellows Residential Academic Program (RAP)

The Isenberg Fellows RAP is divided into two different groups. Students of the Business in Society Fellows will explore how businesses operate in and impact a community. It will highlight the social responsibilities that businesses have, including ethics and community service. The other group is called the Diversity & International Business Fellows, and these students will learn about the global and diversity issues that businesses are facing today.[22]

Isenberg Honors Residential Academic Program (RAP)

The Isenberg Honors RAP has similar features and benefits to the Fellows RAP, but is specifically geared toward students who are both a member of the Isenberg School of Management and also the Commonwealth Honors College. Students will live together with other members of the RAP and also take a year-long seminar led by the Isenberg School of Management Undergraduate Dean.[23]

Research

Researchers at the business school are leading a three-year project that is creating infrastructure and logistics planning models for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[24][25]

Research Centers

The Isenberg School of Management host numerous Research Centers including;[26]

Student Clubs & Organizations[27]

Students have over thirty organizations to choose from at the Isenberg School. Each student organization is paired with a faculty advisor and receives support from the entire Isenberg School community.

  • Accounting Association
  • ADS
  • AH&LA
  • American Marketing Association
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Business Law Club
  • CMAA
  • ESD: Eta Sigma Delta
  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Finance Society
  • FBMA
  • INFORMS
  • Investment Club
  • Isenberg Honors Council
  • Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group
  • Isenberg Management Association
  • Isenberg Marketing Club
  • Isenberg Operations & Information Club
  • ITCC
  • IWiB
  • Jewish Leaders in Business
  • MEMA
  • Minutemen Equity Fund
  • NABA
  • Net Impact
  • Networking Club
  • NSMH
  • OUT@Isenberg
  • Real Estate Club
  • ULead
  • UMASSM
  • UMass Real Estate Club
  • WISM

Donor programs

The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship,[28][29] endowed in 2014 by Douglas and Diana Berthiaume as part of a $10 million gift, plays a central role in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation across the UMass Amherst campus and throughout the region and state. Headquartered in the Isenberg School of Management, the center serves as a hub of a cross-campus network of scholars, innovators, and entrepreneurs, with a three-fold mission of supporting research, education, and practice, all targeted at facilitating the transformation of ideas into business realities.

People

Prominent Isenberg alumni

Armed Forces

Notable Faculty

Retired

Current Endowed Professors and Chairs

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accreditedmembers.asp
  2. ↑ "Isenberg's Growing National Reputation Reflected in New Undergraduate Rankings". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Undergraduate Business School Programs". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings
  5. 1 2 "Part-time MBA: US News Grad School Ranking". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/part-time-rankings
  7. ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/mba/rankings?int=da9048
  8. 1 2 "Financial Times Rankings: Online MBA Ranking 2015". Financial Times. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/glance/FS_gla_01.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/alumni/Get_Involved/
  11. ↑ "UMass business school gets new name, direction". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  12. ↑ "A Very Rich Adieu for Nabors CEO". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  13. ↑ "The Complete Ranking: Best Undergraduate Business Schools". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  14. ↑ "Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  15. ↑ "Best Business Schools 2015". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  16. ↑ "Part-Time MBA Programs". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Best Business Schools". U.S. News & World Report. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  18. ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings
  19. ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/mba/rankings?int=da9048
  20. ↑ "Global MBA Ranking". Financial Times. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  21. ↑ MBA & Masters degree programs at Isenberg
  22. ↑ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/undergrad/For_Prospective_Students/Living_Options/Isenberg_Fellows_RAP/
  23. ↑ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/undergrad/For_Prospective_Students/Living_Options/Global_Business_RAP/
  24. ↑ "World Cup: Modeling System-Wide Infrastructure and Capacity Planning in Qatar". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Isenberg Researcher's Infrastructure Models Will Support Future World Cup Tournament". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  26. ↑ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/Research_Centers/
  27. ↑ "Student Clubs & Organizations at Isenberg School of Management". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Milford: Waters Corp. CEO gives $10 million to UMass". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Waters CEO Douglas Berthiaume and his wife give $10M to UMass Amherst". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Wheaton names Dennis Hanno as new president". Wheaton College. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  31. ↑ "David G. Fubini, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration". Harvard Business School. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Paula J. Caproni, Lecturer of Management and Organizations". University of Michigan Business School. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  33. ↑ "MAJOR GENERAL BRIAN G. NEAL". United States Air Force. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Major General Mark MacCarley". United States Army. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

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