The E. Philip Saunders College of Business (or SCB) is the business school of Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1952, RIT acquired the McKechnie-Lunger School of Commerce in Rochester, which was renamed after E. Philip Saunders in 2006. As of winter quarter 2007, the E. Philip Saunders College of Business encompasses 7% of RIT's enrollment, or around 1,119 students.[1] The college's dean is Ashok Rao.
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The Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) established in 2007, enhances earlier Entrepreneurship activities on RIT's campus, including the RIT Venture Creations Incubator. It was named for Albert J. Simone, 8th president of RIT, in recognition of his contribution to academics and strong support of local business. The Albert J. Simone Center was recognized by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top Innovation & Design School" programs in the world for graduating the innovators companies hunger for.
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.
The mission of the Institute for Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility is to support research and teaching at Saunders that focuses on the interdependent relationship between business and society. We raise awareness of the role of business as a member of society and the importance of ethics as an essential component of decision making.
For five consecutive years, the E. Philip Saunders College of Business undergraduate programs have ranked in the top 5% of all U.S. business schools, according to U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges from 2004-2011. The college also placed #58 in BusinessWeek's third annual rankings of top undergraduate business programs.[2] E Philip Saunders College of Business also has an "outstanding graduate business school," according to The Princeton Review.[3] The New York-based education services company has selected the school for inclusion in the 2008 edition of its book, "Best 290 Business Schools".[4] In the U.S. News 2011 ranking, Saunders College is tied for #67 among best graduate business programs. Both undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by AACSB International.[5]