Saunders College of Business (or SCB) (formerly known as The E. Philip Saunders College of Business) is one of eleven colleges at
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional ...
and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). As of fall semester 2018, Saunders College of Business encompasses nearly 11% of RIT's enrollment, home to more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs across RIT Global Campuses in Rochester, New York, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo, and China.
Saunders College works in partnership with RIT’s entrepreneurial Venture Creations incubator and Albert J. Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship to integrate business education with RIT’s technical and creative programs. Saunders College offers undergraduate (BS), Masters (MS), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs.
History
The college dates back to 1910 with the establishment of the food administration and home economics departments at RIT. In 1952, RIT acquired the McKechnie-Lunger School of Commerce in Rochester, which was renamed after E. Philip Saunders in 2006. The college's dean is Jacqueline R. Mozrall.
Hospitality and Tourism and Service Leadership programs were transitioned into the college from the College of Engineering Technology on July 1, 2019
Undergraduate programs
* Accounting
* Accounting BS/MBA
* Business Administration*
* Business Analytics*
* Digital Business*
* Entrepreneurship*
* Finance
* Hospitality and Tourism Management
* Human Resource Management*
* International Business
* Management
* Management Information Systems
* Marketing
* Supply Chain Management
* Business Exploration
* Business minors only
Graduate programs
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
* MBA
* Accelerated 4+1 MBA
Executive Education
* Executive MBA, on campus (EMBA)
* Executive MBA, online (OLEMBA)
Master of Science (MS)
* MS - Accounting
* MS - Business Analytics
* MS - Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
* MS - Finance
* MS - Global Supply Chain Management
* MS - Hospitality and Tourism
* MS - Management
Advanced Certificates
* Accounting and Financial Analytics
* Organizational Learning
* Service Leadership and Innovation
* Technology Entrepreneurship
Research facilities
Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Albert J. Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship was established in 2007. It was named for
Albert J. Simone, 8th president of RIT, in recognition of his contribution to academics and strong support of local business.
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) is located in the downtown business district at 40 Franklin Street (the historic Rochester Savings Bank).
Leadership Academy @ Saunders
The leadership academy fosters innovative leadership for bridging business and technology. The academy is available to high school, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni and employers.
Technology Management Center
The Technology Management Center focuses on three primary areas:
information technology management
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,
new product development
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, and
science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...
and
technology policy
There are several approaches to defining the substance and scope of technology policy.
According to the American scientist and policy advisor Lewis M. Branscomb, technology policy concerns the "public means for nurturing those capabilities and op ...
. The center does basic and applied research and develops new teaching material in the area of Technology Innovation.
Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
The Institute for Business Ethics and
Corporate social responsibility supports research and teaching at Saunders and focuses on the interdependent relationship between business and society.
Venture Creations
The Venture Creations incubator at RIT is a place where early to mid-seed stage companies can advance their concepts on the way to joining the ranks of profitable, viable businesses in New York State. Saunders students and faculty engage with VCI companies through Saunders Consulting Group, Capstone Projects, and provide additional real-world business exposure to the classroom.
Rankings
Undergraduate programs
''College Factual''#3 in the 2021 rankings of Management Information Systems degree programs and #5 for Best Value Colleges for Management Information Systems in the Middle Atlantic Region.
''
U.S. News & World Report'' #67 in the 2021 rankings of top undergraduate business programs.
Poets & Quants' #58 in the 2021 Best Undergraduate Business Programs and #28 in employment outcomes.
Graduate programs
''
Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings'', #54 in the 2019 THE/WSJ Business School Report: Two-Year MBA Degrees.
''
U.S. News & World Report'' #89 in the 2021 best business schools.
''
Poets & Quants'' #95 in the 2020-2021 U.S. MBA program rankings.
''Bloomberg Businessweek'' #93 on list of 2020-2021 best U.S. business schools with full-time MBA programs.
Online graduate programs
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Princeton Review
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'' #17 in 2021 top 50 online MBA programs
''
U.S. News & World Report'' #20 in 2021 online MBA rankings
Notable alumni
*
William A. Buckingham (1964) – retired Executive Vice President of
M&T Bank
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*
Daniel Carp
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(1973) – former Chairman and
CEO of the
Eastman Kodak Company
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*
Bal Dixit (1974) – Founder and Chairman of Newtex Industries, Inc.
*
Tom Curley
Thomas Curley (born July 6, 1948) is an American businessman and journalist who served as President of the Associated Press, the world's largest news organization.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from La Salle Universi ...
(1977) – President and
CEO,
Associated Press
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*
Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – served as 11th Director of the
National Reconnaissance Office
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*
Mike Rundle – co-founder,
9rules Network
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Kevin Surace
Kevin Surace (born July 12, 1962) is an American technology innovator, speaker, Broadway & Film producer and entrepreneur. He is the CTO of Appvance, creator of an AI-based software QA platform. He was Inc. Magazine’s 2009 entrepreneur of the ...
(1985) – CEO of
Appvance; 2009 ''
Inc. Magazine
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'' Entrepreneur of the Year; CNBC Innovator of the Decade
See also
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List of business schools in the United States
The following is a list of business schools in the United States. Business schools are listed in alphabetical order by state, then name. Schools named after people are alphabetized by last name. Accreditation bodies for business schools in the Unit ...
*
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional ...
References
External links
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Social Media DirectoryRochester Institute of TechnologyThe Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipInstitute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
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1952 establishments in New York (state)