Saunders College Of Business

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 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, new product development, and science and technology policy. 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

''Princeton Review'' #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
* Daniel Carp (1973) – former Chairman and CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company
* Bal Dixit (1974) – Founder and Chairman of Newtex Industries, Inc.
* Tom Curley (1977) – President and CEO, Associated Press
* Jeffrey K. Harris (1975) – served as 11th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
* Mike Rundle – co-founder, 9rules Network
* Kevin Surace (1985) – CEO of Appvance; 2009 ''Inc. Magazine'' Entrepreneur of the Year; CNBC Innovator of the Decade

See also

* List of business schools in the United States
* Rochester Institute of Technology

References

External links

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Social Media Directory

Rochester Institute of Technology

The Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

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Business schools in New York (state)
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Educational institutions established in 1952
1952 establishments in New York (state)