The Campaign for the School of Business
Goal: $30 million from private sources
Excellence
The school is fully accredited by The Association for the
Advancement
of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premiere accrediting
body for business schools. It is positioned and ready to reach
the next level of global education excellence. In 2003, VCU became
one
of the first six universities in the nation to gain accreditation
for its undergraduate program in Information Systems from the
Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Ours
is the only accredited
IS program in Virginia and the only accredited IS program in
the nation to be located in a business school.
Vision
To be nationally recognized as the leading technologically focused
business school in the commonwealth of Virginia.
Mission
To prepare students for successful careers and lifelong learning
by providing management education firmly grounded in technology,
interdisciplinary teamwork and global perspectives. Essential
to achieving this mission is striving to excel in teaching
and scholarly
research, and to build effective, value-based relationships
with the external community.
Campaign goal
The Campaign for the School of Business has one primary goal – make
the School of Business a top regional school that attracts
applications from students who apply to other top business schools
in Virginia
and is known as the best business school for Information
Systems and Technology Management in Virginia.
We will leverage
our strong bond with the School of Engineering to produce graduates
with an exceptional understanding
of the application and management of technology. This
synergy between
the programs
occurs
naturally since the School of Engineering seeks to produce
graduates with a heightened understanding of business.
The
co-location
of the schools of Business and Engineering on a new campus
southwest of
the Jefferson Hotel will radically change the culture
of the School
of Business. Proximity to student housing and dining
facilities will place the school in a more traditional campus
setting
and help to
build a sense of community.
To achieve this goal, the Campaign
for the School of Business will: |
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focus on issues that affect the quality of the VCU School
of Business academic experience, such as career services and
improved facilities. If we are going to compete for the best,
we have to be among the best.
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strengthen features that make the VCU School of Business
a valuable part of the Central Virginia region, such as centers
and institutes that directly support business and draw distinguished
faculty into collaborative research projects
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Our objective is to
raise $30 million in private support and $15 million in state support, with
$37 million
of these funds
to be
used to build a new School of Business building and
$7 million of these
funds to provide an endowment for professorships,
student career services and merit scholarships. We will build
relationships with students, parents, alumni and
the external business
community,
and, in partnership with these constituencies, conduct
a campaign that
will generate the necessary resources.
Campaign
results
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New School of Business building designed for modern business
education, located on a new campus designed to establish an
academic village culture.
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Academic and research collaboration with the School of Engineering
and development of informal relationships of business and engineering
students on a shared campus.
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Increased capability and reputation in teaching the application
and management of technology.
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Improved facilities that support better teaching and more
student participation in classroom instruction.
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Increased and improved student recruitment opportunities.
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Improved student services. |
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Increased placement opportunities and higher starting salaries
for graduates. |
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Improved rankings and improved recognition of the school’s
quality. |
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Improved economic growth and competitiveness for Virginia. |
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Increased ability to attract new companies to the region
and to enhance the growth of enterprises already here.
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New School of Business facility
The volunteer leadership of the Campaign for the
School of Business has specifically identified
the need for
a new facility
as a
top priority in the campaign. We are in the process
of planning a new
business building with strong input from the business
community.
The new state of the art facility
will: |
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better reflect the excellence of our programs
and students,
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attract more top quality students;
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help attract and retain the best faculty;
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offer state of the art classrooms and seminar space with
the latest technology;
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increase our competitiveness with other business schools
in the commonwealth and the nation;
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allow for more and improved executive education:
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offer space for additional centers and institutes, including
a career planning center, and;
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offer public and collaboration space to create a school that
is a community. |
Contact information
For more information about the School of Business and its fund-raising
priorities, please contact Doug Knapp, interim director of development
for the School of Business, at:
Phone: (804) 828-1595
E-mail: dgknapp@vcu.edu
Web site: http://www.bus.vcu.edu/
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