| Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico |
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| Established | 1947 |
| Academic staff | 80 (total) 42 (tenured and tenure-track) 38 (adjunct and non-tenure track) |
| Undergraduates | 981 |
| Postgraduates | 474 |
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Website | mgt.unm.edu |
The Anderson School of Management (Anderson) is the business school of the University of New Mexico (UNM). Anderson was the first professional school of management that was established in the state of New Mexico.
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The school was founded as the College of Business Administration in 1947 under Dean Robert Rehder. It has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1975. UNM the third university to gain professional AACSB accreditation for both their bachelor's and master's degree programs management programs. In 1974, the school was named for Robert Orville Anderson, a New Mexico oilman and longtime CEO of the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).[1] The school was the first at a state college or university in New Mexico to be named in honor of a prominent citizen.
The school has grown from 15 tenured or tenure-track faculty members when it was established to 42 tenured or tenure-track faculty members today. The current dean is Douglas M. Brown, former New Mexico State Treasurer, President/CEO of Talbot Financial Services, principal of Brown and Brown Ventures, LLC, and former regent of the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Charles Crespy was named dean of the Anderson School in August 2004. During Crespy's tenure, professors were asked to teach additional classes to maintain a ratio of tenured faculty and undergraduate students in the classroom. The school was received a six-year extension of its accreditation for business administration and accounting from the AACSB and in December 2005.[2] During the period, the school administration began a "mobile initiative" to encourage student computer use in classrooms, offering students discounts on laptop purchases, on-site service for some models, and free laptop checkout for students who could not afford their own computers. The school also began to provide high-speed wireless Internet access at the school.[3]
In the summer 2006, faculty members held a no-confidence vote on Crespy, which narrowly passed with 23 of 42 voting faculty approving.[2] Following this, the University initiated an audit looking into outside employment by faculty members. Some faculty felt that the audit was a result of the no-confidence vote and may have been a retaliatory tactic.[4] Auditors focused on outside management consulting work exceeding policies established by the university.[5] Auditors found that in 2006, three Anderson faculty members may have violated university policy regarding the number of days allowed for work outside the department, though calculations were based on the amount of money earned rather than on the number of extra work days reported. Auditors noted that all three faculty members had met or exceeded expectations on their previous performance evaluations and that all of the extra work appeared to have been satisfactorily completed. They also noted that all extra compensation had been approved by university management.[5] The UNM Board of Regents subsequently approved a clarified policy on work outside the university. The new version keeps limits on outside work but gives faculty members greater freedom if the extra work they do is performed within the university, giving them the opportunity to earn more money.[5] In February 2007, Crespy resigned as dean. \
The Anderson School offers undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees and three master's degree programs: The Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Executive MBA (EMBA), and the Master of Accounting (MACCT). BBA and
MBA students may select from ten concentrations: Accounting, entrepreneurship, financial management, information assurance, international management and international management in Latin America, information systems management, management of technology, marketing management, operations management, organizational behavior/human resource management, and policy and planning. Students may also choose not to pursue a concentration.[6]
BBA students may select from ten concentrations: Accounting, finance, human resource management, interdisciplinary film and digital media (IFDM), international management and international management in Latin America, information systems management, marketing management, operations management, entrepreneurial studies, or organizational leadership. [7]
The Anderson School offers several dual-degree programs for students who wish to pursue a second advanced degree in conjunction with the MBA. MBA dual degree programs are offered with the Juris Doctor (JD) with the School of Law (MBA/JD), the Master of Engineering programs in manufacturing engineering and electrical or computer engineering (MBA/MEME and MBA/ME) with the School of Engineering; and the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (MBA/MA) with the UNM Latin American Studies Program. The School also offers a dual-degree program with the School of Law with the Master of Accounting (JD/MACCT).[8]
Anderson’s MBA program in Management of Technology was ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. in a 2004 study published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management.[9]
The Anderson School offers several scholarships to its students. In the 2008-2009 school year, Anderson awarded more than 160 scholarships and fellowships totaling in excess of $500,000 to its graduate and undergraduate students.[10] In May 2008, the $15,000 Edward L. Romero Scholarship program was established for graduate students in entrepreneurial studies. The scholarship was named for former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Edward L. Romero.[11]
In April 2008, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that was awarding the nation's 15th Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) to New Mexico, with the University of New Mexico as one of several partnering institutions and agencies.[12] The New Mexico RCFL is a computer forensics laboratory and training center supporting local, state, and federal criminal investigations. The Anderson School's Center for Information Assurance Research and Education, established in 2006, is involved with the laboratory.[13][14] The CIARE was designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security in spring 2007.[15][16][15]
The Anderson School organizes an annual conference entitled Fostering Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship in the Americas (FIBEA).[17]
The Anderson School is part of the UNM Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media Program, along with the College of Fine Arts and other UNM programs.[18]
The Anderson School's Endowed Chair in Economic Development, currently held by Dr. Suleiman Kassicieh, oversees a wide range of economic development initiatives within the school, including the UNM Technology Business Plan Competition, with offers $40,000 in annual prizes and additional venture capital funding for student teams who compose the strongest technology business plans.
The UNM Small Business Institute (SBI) at Anderson, established in 1978, connects with Albuquerque-area businesses with graduate and undergraduate students who provide free consulting work under the guidance of the faculty. The institute works with around 25 businesses a semester.[19]
Anderson MBA marketing have won the Cadillac National Case Study Competition in 2005 and 2006, and placed second in 2007.[20][21]
Senior-level BBA marketing students won Project Acceleration: The Subaru Impreza Collegiate Challenge[22] in 2007. [23]
For 2011, Anderson was not ranked by any major ranking institution. In April 2009, the Bridgespan Group ranked the Anderson School tied for third in the nation in the number of courses specifically related to managing social sector organizations.[24] In 2007, the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education rated the Anderson School 18th in the world among business schools for demonstrating significant leadership in integrating social and environmental issues into its MBA program.[25] In the same year, Hispanic Business magazine included Anderson School one its list of "top ten U.S. business schools for Hispanics" based on its total graduate and Hispanic enrollment, faculty, student services, retention rate and reputation.[26]
According to data reported in 2011 by U.S. News & World Report, 50.7 percent of Anderson MBA students are minorities, the 17th highest proportion of minority MBA student enrollment in the United States.[27] Other data reported on2011 indicates that 53.6 percent of Anderson MBA students are women.[28]
Several student organizations are active at Anderson, including the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity (Beta Tau Chapter) Fraternity, the American Indian Business Association (AIBA), DECA, the Association of Graduate Business Students (AGBS), the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), the Beta Alpha Psi Honors Fraternity for Financial Information Professionals, Delta Sigma Pi (Gamma Iota Chapter), the Finance Management Association (FMA), the Graduate and Professional Association (GPSA), the Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA), the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Net Impact, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Student Contracts Management Association.[29]
Anderson's "Distinguished CEO Lecture Series" has featured lectures from CEOs, including New Mexico native and Anderson alumnus Michael S. Gallegos Gallegos also sponsors the $25,000 first-place prize for the UNM Technology Business Plan Competition, an Anderson initiative which seeks to foster high-tech startup firms and high-wage job creation in the state.[30]
Anderson hosted the first Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Day in the spring 2008, where prominent Hispanic business leaders spoke.[31]
Anderson alumni include James G. Ellis (BBA, 1968), dean of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business,[32] and Gene E. Franchini (BBA, 1957), lawyer, judge, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice.[33]
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