Queen's School of Business
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The Queen's School of Business is located in Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With its first commerce program established in 1919, it is known to be the oldest and one of the most prestigious business schools in Canada. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its first dean, Lawrence Macpherson. The current dean at the Queen's School of Business is Dr. David Saunders, who also founded the MBA Japan Program in Tokyo when he was associate dean at the Faculty of Management of McGill University in Montreal.
Today, the Queen's School of Business offers a variety of business programs, including:
- Queen's Bachelor of Commerce
- Queen's MBA for Science and Technology
- Queen's Executive MBA
- Queen's-Cornell Executive MBA (joint program with Cornell University)
- Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates
- Queen's MSc in Management
- Queen's PhD in Management
The Queen's School of Business is fully accredited by the AACSB (United States), the Association of MBAs (United Kingdom), and the EFMD (Europe).
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[edit] Goodes Hall
Goodes Hall is the home of the Queen's School of Business. The building incorporates the former Victoria School, an 1892 schoolhouse designed by Kingston architect William Newlands. In 1992, the school became part of Queen's University, housing administrative offices for just over a decade. In 2003, the building was renovated and expanded to serve the needs of the School of Business, which had previously been housed in Dunning and Mackintosh-Corry halls. The new building was constructed to address the needs associated with growth in the School's undergraduate, professional and executive programs.
Located near the North-West corner of the main campus of Queen's University, Goodes Hall is fully equipped with the latest pedagogical equipment; such as wireless internet throughout the building, plasma message board screens, Ethernet ports in every room, LCD projectors, and video-conferencing cameras that allows video conferencing between discussion groups held around the country. Goodes Hall has a large amount of "BreakOut Rooms" which can hold 6-8 people for meetings, conferences or as a work-study room. There is a coffee shop, an IT support centre and a multimedia centre for photocopying, printing, and video-editing. Students have access to much of the equipment that is available for loan from the School of Business.
[edit] Queen's Commerce Program
The Queen's School of Business offers the commerce program for undergraduate students. Queen's Commerce is one of the most widely known and popular undergraduate business programs in North America and has earned a reputation for its limited enrollment and high quality of students.
In 2006, the average entrance grade of incoming students was 90.9%, with the cut-off point at 87%. As part of the application process, applicants submit a Personal Statement of Experience (PSE) which includes writing essays with strict wording limitations, and listing their extra-curricular, volunteer, and work experiences. Applicants are given offers of admissions based on a score where half is derived from the PSE and the other half from his/her grades. Most students entering the Queen's Commerce program are outstanding students from their own backgrounds. The class consists of students from all walks of life, including from families of government officials, royal families, athletes, and business owners. Out of a pool of 4300 applicants, only 300 are enrolled.
Commerce students of the Queen's School of Business are also members of the Queen's Commerce Society, a student-run body that operates within the faculty. The Society offers a wide range of activities and events where members can get involved, from formal activities that develop organizational, business and leadership skills to social activities.
The school says its "typical class profile" has a class size "maximum of 78." [1].
[edit] Rankings
- 2006 — Business Week ranked Queen's MBA first outside the U.S. (first in Canada)
- 2005 — Business Week ranked Queen's Executive MBA program 21st in the world (first in Canada)
- 2005 — Business Week ranked Queen's Open-Enrollment Executive Education 10th in the world (first in Canada)
- 2005 — Financial Times ranked Queen's Executive Education 16th in the world (first in Canada)
- 2005 — Financial Times ranked Queen's MBA program 75th (sixth in Canada)
- 2005 — Financial Times ranked Queen's Executive MBA program 68th (fourth in Canada)
- 2004 — Business Week ranked Queen's School of Business 1st outside the U.S. (first in Canada)
- 2004 — Environics Report on Executive Education ranked Queen's Executive MBA first in Canada
- 2003 — Forbes "Best Business Schools 2003" ranked Queen's School of Business 10th outside the U.S.
[edit] Some Alumni
- Don Thurston, MBA '62, President Selkirk Portfolio Management
- John Watson, MBA '70, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer EnCana Corporation
- Chris Clark, BCom '76, CEO of PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Cathy Williams, MBA '77, CFO Shell Canada
- Pam Arway, MBA '78, CEO American Express (Australia)
- Gordon Nixon, BCom '79, President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
- Jane Peverett, MBA '81, President and CEO of the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC)
- Alvin Hew, BCom '86, President and Managing Director of L’Oreal Taiwan Co. Ltd
- Jerry Del Missier, MBA '87, President Barclays Capital
- Bryan Pearson, MBA’88, BSc’86, President Air Miles
- Peng-Sang Cau, BCom '94, President Transformix Engineering
- Kris Dolinki, BCom '94, CEO Zoom Airlines
[edit] External links
- Queen's School of Business Website
- Queen's University Website
- Queen's Commerce Online Portal
- Queen's Commerce Society
