Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business

Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business
Established 1922
Type Private
President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
Dean Pamela McCoy
Location Chicago, IL
Website http://www.luc.edu/quinlan

Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business encompasses the undergraduate, graduate, and executive-level business programs of Loyola University Chicago in downtown Chicago, Illinois, with campuses and partnerships in Rome, Italy; Beijing, China; and Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As a top 3 MBA program[1] and the No. 1 undergraduate business school in Chicago,[2] Quinlan is the city's only Jesuit business school and was founded in 1922 to help working-class employees move from the factory floor to the front office. In 2012, it was named for Michael R. Quinlan, the University's two-time alumnus, who worked his way up from the mailroom to the boardroom of McDonald's as chairman and CEO.[3]

While Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business has earned a superior reputation as an academic institution in the traditional sense, its true distinctiveness is the commitment to educating responsible leaders who can strengthen our global business system. Loyola students are successful leaders in the private, government, and nonprofit sectors. Together, they form an extensive network of accomplished alumni. As successful leaders in a variety of industries, these students put theory into practice every day in Chicago and abroad.

Values

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business bases its curriculum on the concept of "responsible leadership," defining responsible leaders as those who are "accountable, ethical, and act with integrity" in the marketplace. The school prepares its students to implement decisions after thorough analysis, to exercise sound judgment within an ethical framework, and to treat employees, customers, and community members with respect.[4]

Four areas of focus define Loyola's Quinlan School of Business:

  1. Social Enterprise and Responsibility: Applying business methods to nonprofits and nonprofit passions to business; assessing corporate social responsibility.
  2. Emerging Markets: Fostering collaboration between advanced and emerging economies.
  3. Supply Chain Management: Producing and distributing goods efficiently, effectively, and ethically.
  4. Risk Management: Integrating corporate governance and compliance, business ethics, and financial, accounting, and operational risk.

Accreditation

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business. This is a prestigious honor that less than 5 percent of business schools earn.[5] This accreditation applies to both Quinlan's MBA in Healthcare Management and MS in Supply-Chain Management.

Endowment

The Quinlan School of Business sits on a healthy endowment—more than $67 million in total.

Schreiber Center

In fall 2015, Quinlan will open the doors on its brand-new, state-of-the-art building in downtown Chicago. The building, at State and Pearson on Loyola's historic Water Tower Campus, will be named the John and Kathy Schreiber Center, in recognition of a $10 million gift from the Schreiber family. John Schreiber earned his undergraduate degree from Quinlan in 1968.[6]

Graduate Programs

Pearson and Wabash, the heart of Loyola's downtown campus

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business offers several classic and specialized degrees, including the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration for Executives (EMBA), Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management (MBA-HCM), Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA), Master of Science in Finance (MSF), Master of Science in Human Resources (MSHR), Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications (MSIMC), and Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSSCM).[7] A number of dual degrees are granted, as well, including the MBA/JD (law), MBA/MSN (nursing), and MBA/MSP (pharmacology).[8] The Quinlan School of Business Graduate Program offers two graduate certificates: Business Ethics and Data Warehousing.[9]

Undergraduate Programs

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business offers programs in accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, information systems, management, marketing, operations management, and sports management. There is also a combined program that allows undergraduate students to earn a master's in business in five years.

Executive Education

Quinlan offers executive education courses for working professionals and organizations. These courses, taught by Quinlan business school faculty and expert practitioners, provide management and leadership skills training for emerging leaders and corporations, and focus on creating a transformational learning experience for participants.

For individuals, Quinlan offers a suite of certificate programs: Project Management, the mini-MBA, and Health Care Management. These open-enrollment programs are offered at the Begich Center for Executive Education, located on Loyola's downtown Water Tower Campus.

Custom programs are designed with a particular organization in mind and are customized to meet an organizations' specific needs and learning objectives. Custom programs can be conducted at the downtown Begich Center or on site at client facilities.[10]

Rankings

Top 3 MBA in Chicago; No. 1 undergraduate business program in Chicago (U.S. News & World Report, 2015)[11]

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business graduate program has been named a top 20 part-time MBA program in the nation by Businessweek. Its specialty master's programs are considered some of the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report: finance (top 20), marketing (top 20), accounting (top 30).[12] U.S. News also ranks Quinlan's MBA for Executives No. 25 in the nation.[13] Meanwhile, for three cycles in a row, the Quinlan MBA has been included in the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes list for its focus on ethics and social responsibility, ranking No. 16 in the world in 2011.[14]

Undergraduate Rankings

Graduate Rankings

Global Awareness

Loyola's Quinlan School of Business offers study abroad in Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean.[16] Countries represented in the Quinlan School of Business student body include Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.S., and Zambia. Faculty come from China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Korea, The Netherlands, and Turkey. The school also offers an Intercontinental MBA, giving graduate students the opportunity to study on four different continents in just 11 months.[17]

Student Life

Life in the Quinlan School of Business extends beyond the classroom. Loyola offers countless networking, internship, and workshop experiences to students. Both graduate students have the option of living on campus in Baumhart Hall, Loyola's downtown residence hall, located at the Water Tower Campus just off Michigan Avenue in the heart of the city. Students can also get involved with numerous clubs and organizations specific to their age and major. Graduate students can participate in many clubs, including the Graduate School Association, Graduate Marketing Association, Association of Loyola Entrepreneurs, Graduate School International Club, Human Resource Student Organization, and Graduate School Women in Business organization. Undergraduate students join many different organizations, including Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi, or Beta Alpha Psi. Some of the annual social events for students include an international Thanksgiving potluck, a holiday party, and the MBA Cup tournament. The school maintains an active Facebook page to keep students abreast of activities in and around campus.

The Michael R. Quinlan School of Business

Thank Q Card

On June 2, 2012, Loyola University Chicago announced that alumnus Michael R. Quinlan had given its business school a gift of $40 million. In honor of this gift, Loyola's business school was renamed the Michael R. Quinlan School of Business. Michael R. Quinlan, double alumnus of Loyola University Chicago and former CEO of McDonald's Corporation, also serves as chairman of Loyola's Board of Trustees. The gift is to support the school and will go into building Loyola’s business school endowment. A new facility for the business school is in the planning stages.

Alumni

Approximately 28,000 Quinlan alumni work throughout the world—17,000 in Chicago alone. Companies represented by Loyola graduate school alumni include American Airlines, Baxter International, Boeing, Chase, Eli Lilly, Exelon, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Motorola, Pfizer, Sara Lee Corporation, U.S. Cellular, Verizon, and Walgreens.

Notable Loyola business alumni:

Admission Process

Admission to Quinlan's graduate program is competitive. The process requires various steps through an online application. Students may apply to begin classes during any of Quinlan's four terms (fall, winter, spring, summer).

To apply to Quinlan's undergraduate program, specify your interest on your application.

References

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