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Michael Mensah, Ph.D.,
Dean
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The Kania School of
Management has continued to build on its student-centered excellence since
achieving AACSB International accreditation of its undergraduate and graduate
programs in 1996. We remain the only school in our region with this level of
accreditation in both programs, but we are different in other important ways as
well. As a Jesuit business school, our academic excellence emphasizes values,
and, increasingly, our students deal with social responsibility, ethics,
sustainability, and social justice themes as part of their development of
critical thinking and decision making skills. We have also continued to
strengthen our global emphasis in academic work by enabling faculty and
students to participate seamlessly in a variety of international programs in
South America, Europe, and Asia. As indicated in our mission, we continue to
educate our students to grow into successful business leaders who serve their
communities well.
The Kania School is located on one of the most technologically equipped
campuses in the nation, and we have taken advantage of this environment to
improve existing programs and create exciting new ones. In the past two years,
for example, we have successfully introduced the Business Administration
undergraduate major, which will serve the needs of adult and professional
learners better than ever. Additionally, in fall 2005, we begin implementation
of a new flexible MBA program which will empower graduate students to build
personalized programs which focus on their career goals.
We invite you to explore our many programs, including our unique Business
Leadership Program, which we deliver in our state of the art facilities in
Brennan Hall. We support our courses with the latest business tools, including
the latest software suites such as the SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Planning
package. We also value very highly the contributions of our corporate
supporters who serve as visitors, executives in residence, and mentors to our
students.
The next five years (2005-2010) will bring many exciting developments. We will
continue to sharpen our focus on Jesuit inspired management skills in a global
business context. To further facilitate excellence in business scholarship by
our faculty and students and to support classroom instruction, we plan to build
a stock trading and research laboratory in Brennan Hall. The trading lab will
also house business research databases such as Compustat. On the global front,
we will develop our relationships with certain international universities,
especially in China, into full fledged faculty and student exchange
partnerships. These initiatives, along with other planned developments, will
provide our students with values and realistic skills, and make them even
better prepared to achieve and serve.
We invite you to join our exciting Kania School of Management Team as student,
faculty, staff, or supporter.
Michael Mensah, Ph.D.
Dean
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