Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

Infobox_University
name = Bennett S. LeBow College of Business


motto = Learn Here, Lead Anywhere
established = 1891
endowment =
faculty = 100
dean = George Tsetsekos, Ph.D.
students = 3,300
undergrad =
postgrad =
city = Philadelphia
state = Pennsylvania
country = USA
campus = University City Campus
affiliations = Drexel University
website = [http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/ www.lebow.drexel.edu/]

The Bennett S. LeBow College of Business, also called LeBow College of Business, is one of the primary and oldest colleges of Drexel University. The College offers degree programs in business for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, as well as executives.

History

Established with the founding of Drexel the business program, then called the Business Department, has been in continuous operation since 1891 under different names. In 1896 the Business Department became known as the Department of Commerce and Finance, and in 1914 it became the Secretarial School. In 1922 the Secretarial School once again became known as a business school being named the School of Business Administration. In 1945 the School of Business Administration formed one of the first Colleges at Drexel and became known as the College of Business Administration. In 1974 the College underwent another transformation becoming the College of Business and Administration. [cite web|title=Drexel's colleges and schools, 1891-present |url=http://www.library.drexel.edu/archives/history/colleges.html |publisher=Drexel University |accessdate=2007-11-06]

The College of Business and Administration lasted until 1999, when the program was named after alumnus Bennett S. LeBow after he made a contribution of $10 million dollars to the University in what was "the largest [public contribution] by an individual donor in the University's 108-year history."cite web| date =1999| url =http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/drexelink/story.asp?ID=279&vol=5&num=9| title =Drexel Receives $10 Million Gift from Alumnus Bennett S. LeBow| publisher =Drexel University| accessdate =2006-09-13]

About

There are more than 3,500 students enrolled at LeBow, 72 percent of whom are undergraduates. The College has more than 100 faculty members and has more than 30,000 alumni. [cite web|title=LeBow: About LeBow: Facts|url=http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/About/Facts.php |publisher=Drexel University |accessdate=2008-01-13] The classes run in four quarters of 10-week terms. As a part of Drexel's co-operative educational program students have the opportunity to get up to 18 months of full-time, paid employment before they graduate. LeBow's interdisciplinary curricula are accredited by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. [cite web|title=AACSB International: Bennett S. LeBow College of Business |url=http://www.aacsb.edu/members/Omd/Profile_page2.asp?LinkId=12214&CallingPage=InstLists |publisher= AACSB |accessdate=2007-11-06]

Programs

Undergraduate

LeBow offers three undergraduate programs: the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), the Bachelor of Science in Business and Engineering (BSB&E), and the Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSECON). Students earning their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration can choose one concentration of business to study. Business concentrations range from accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general business, international business, legal studies, management information systems, and marketing and operational management. Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Business and Engineering can also choose a specific business concentration to study.

Graduate

LeBow offers several graduate programs from MBAs to Ph.D.s. The College allows students to earn their MBA full-time, part-time, or in conjunction with an M.D. degree. There are two Ph.D. programs available through LeBow.

The College offers the One-Year MBA and the Two-Year MBA for full-time students. In addition to the full-time MBA's offered there are 8 part-time MBA programs: the Professional MBA, the Executive MBA, the LEAD MBA, the MBA Anywhere, the LEAD MBA in Malvern, the Corporate MBA at DuPont, the Corporate MBA for Lockheed Martin, and the Corporate MBA in Pharmaceutical Management. All of the part-time programs are specifically designed people who do not have the ability to attend Drexel on a full-time basis, or do not reside in the area. Along with the full-time and part-time MBA programs LeBow offers a combination MD/MBA degree allowing students to attend medical school while dually earning an MBA. This is designed for physicians who want to manage corporate medical practices and hospitals.

There are two Ph.D. programs available: one for Business and one for Economics.

Other

LeBow also has 5 "centers of excellence" which are resource centers for students to rely upon in their chosen major. [cite web|title=LeBow Centers of Excellence |url=http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Centers/index.php |publisher=Drexel University |accessdate=2008-01-13] Centers available are The Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology, Center for Corporate Governance, The Sovereign Institute for Strategic Leadership, Center for Teaching Excellence, and the Center for Research Excellence.

Rankings

According to "BusinessWeek", the LeBow College of Business' part-time MBA programs rank 10th in the nation.cite web| date =2006| url =http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/About/Recognition.php| title =LeBow: About LeBow: Recognition| publisher =Drexel University| accessdate =2006-09-12] During October 2007, LeBow College of Business' Executive MBA was ranked by "Financial Times" as one of the Top 20 MBA programs in the nation. [cite web|date= October 22, 2007|title=Financial Times Ranks the Drexel Executive MBA Among Top 20 in the Nation |url=http://www.drexel.edu/news/headlines/financial-times-ranks-the-drexel-executive-mba-among-top-20-in-the-nation.aspx |publisher= Drexel University| accessdate=2007-10-25] During the same month, LeBow's undergraduate program was ranked one of the Top 3 programs for entrepreneurs in "Entrepreneur" magazine, [cite web|date=2007 |title= Top 50 Top Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2007: Top 25 Undergraduate Colleges|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges/undergrad/0.html |publisher=Entrepreneur |accessdate=2007-10-25] and its graduate program for entrepreneurs was ranked in the Top 10. [cite web|date=2007 |title= Top 50 Top Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2007: Top 25 Graduate Colleges|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges/grad/0.html |publisher=Entrepreneur |accessdate=2007-10-25] LeBow also appears on The Princeton Review's list of "Best 290 Business Schools," released October 9, 2007.

Notes

References

*cite web|date=|title=Drexel University's LeBow College of Business |url=http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/ |publisher=Drexel University |accessdate=2008-08-27

External links

* [http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/ Bennett S. LeBow College of Business]