Anderson School of Management (University of New Mexico)

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Anderson School of Management
at the University of New Mexico
Established 1947
Dean Craig G. White
Academic staff
 103 (total)
50 (tenured and tenure-track)
53 (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 established in the state of New Mexico.

History

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 was 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 50 tenured or tenure-track faculty members today. The current dean is Craig G. White.

Academics

The Anderson School offers undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees and four master's degree programs: The Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Executive MBA (EMBA), The Master of Science in Information Systems and Assurance (MS-ISA), 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.[2]

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.[3]

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; the MBA/Pharm.D. (MBA/Doctor of Pharmacy); 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).[4]

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.[5]

The Anderson School offers several scholarships to its students. In the 2012-2013 academic year, 131 undergraduate students applied for scholarships; 53 students received awards totaling $51,500. 155 MBA/MACCT students applied for scholarships; 97 students received awards totaling $191,030.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10][10][11]

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.[12]

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 Business Plan Competition, with over $100,000 in annual prizes and additional venture capital funding for student teams who compose the strongest technology and entrepreneurial 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.[13]

Anderson MBA marketing have won the Cadillac National Case Study Competition in 2005 and 2006, and placed second in 2007.[14][15]

Senior-level BBA marketing students won Project Acceleration: The Subaru Impreza Collegiate Challenge[16] in 2007.[17]

Rankings

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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] In March 2011 Anderson was, according to US News, one of the top 10 business schools with the highest three month job placement rates among full-time 2010 M.B.A. graduates. US News

Enrollment

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.[21] Other data reported on 2011 indicates that 53.6 percent of Anderson MBA students are women.[22]

Paul R. Jackson Student Center at Anderson

Student life

Organizations

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.[23]

Events

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.[24]

Anderson hosted the first Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Day in the spring 2008, where prominent Hispanic business leaders spoke.[25]

Alumni

Anderson alumni include James G. Ellis (BBA, 1968), dean of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business,[26] and Gene E. Franchini (BBA, 1957), lawyer, judge, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice.[27]

References

  1. ↑ John W. Flores (September 28, 2000). "Ethics in Business Nominees Announced". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Graduate (MBA) Concentrations | Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico". Mba.mgt.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Undergraduate (BBA) Concentrations | Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico". Bba.mgt.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  4. ↑ http://masters.mgt.unm.edu/curriculum/dual-degrees.asp
  5. ↑ Linton, Jonathan D. (2004). "Perspective: Ranking Business Schools on the Management of Technology". Journal of Product Innovation Management. Mount Laurel, NJ: Product Development & Management Association (21): 416–430.
  6. ↑ http://masters.mgt.unm.edu/funding/scholarship-info.asp
  7. ↑ "New Mexico RCFL". Nmrcfl.org. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Center for Information Assurance Research and Education (CIARE) | Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico". Ia.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  9. ↑ "Director Mueller Announces New Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories in Los Angeles and Albuquerque". Federal Bureau of Investigation. April 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  10. 1 2 "NSA and DHS Announce the 2007 Designation of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education". National Security Agency. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  11. ↑ Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Archived August 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "UNM College of Fine Arts: IFDM Program". Finearts.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  13. ↑ "UNM Small Business Institute (SBI) at Anderson | Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico". Sbi.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  14. ↑ "EdVenture Partners Congratulates Top Performers". June 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Scholastic Achievement Awards, Spring 2007". EdVenture Partners (2008). Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  16. ↑ "Scholastic Achievement Awards, Fall 2007". EdVenture Partners (2008). Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  17. ↑ "UNM Marketing Students Compete to Make Pitch to Subaru". The Albuquerque Tribune. December 7, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  18. ↑ "MBA Drive for Social Value: Five Trends Boosting Social Benefit Content at U.S. Business Schools". The Bridgespan Group. Apr 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  19. ↑ "Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2007-2008: Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship" (PDF). Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (2007). Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  20. ↑ "Top 10 Business Schools for Hispanics". "Hispanic Business Magazine". Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  21. ↑ "Best Business Schools: Which schools have the most full-time minority students? The least?". U.S. News & World Report. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  22. ↑ "Best Business Schools: Which schools have the most full-time female students? The least?". U.S. News & World Report. 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  23. ↑ "Anderson Student Organizations | Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico". Mgt.unm.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  24. ↑ "Briefcase". Albuquerque Journal. April 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  25. ↑ "Hispanic Businesses Spotlighted; Hispano Chamber, UNM Join For Anderson School Event". Albuquerque Journal. April 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  26. ↑ "Probation Officers, Big Hearts, And Ties To N.M.". Albuquerque Journal. May 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  27. ↑ "4 Join School's Hall Of Fame ; Anderson School Honors Nominees". Albuquerque Journal. January 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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