Established 1923 Number of students 2,541 Parent organization Santa Clara University | Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley Founded 1923 | |
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Motto in English For the Greater Glory of God Type Private Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Academic staff Total: 142 (Fall 2012) (80 full-time / 62 part-time) Administrative staff Total: 42 (Fall 2012) (37 full-time / 5 part-time) Motto Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin, For the Greater Glory of God) Endowment 840 million USD (parent institution) Notable alumni Rebecca J. Jacoby, Howard Charney, Mike Saviage, Barry O´Sullivan Similar Santa Clara University, Graziadio School of Business, Rady School of Management, SDSU Fowler College o, Haas School of Business | ||
The SCU Leavey School of Business is a private academic institution at Santa Clara University. It is one of the professional schools of Santa Clara University. The School of Business was founded in 1923 and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later. The Leavey School of Business is located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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History
Academics
The Leavey School of Business, which serves over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, has six academic departments including Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management and Information Systems.
Centers & Institutes
"Centers and institutes in the School of Business provide scholars and organizations an interdisciplinary approach to business issues."
Ranking
Bloomberg BusinessWeek rated the Santa Clara University School of Business Evening MBA program 71st among part-time programs in the U.S. for 2015.
For 2017, the undergraduate business program was ranked tied for 63rd in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked it 51st in the U.S. for 2016, and in 2013 ranked its macroeconomics sub-specialty 4th in the nation among undergraduate business schools.
Leadership
The Leavey School of Business is led by Caryn Beck-Dudley, professor of Management, appointed dean August 1, 2015 after Dean Starbird resigned.
Previous deans and their tenure:
Lucas Hall
Lucas Hall is among the newer buildings on the Santa Clara University campus and is home to the Leavey School of Business. Construction began in May 2007 and the building was formally dedicated on September 14, 2008, in honor of Donald L. Lucas, veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist.
At approximately 86,000 square feet (8,000 m2), the facility is two and a half times the size of the former home of the Business School, Kenna Hall. The three-story building contains 12 classrooms (two dedicated to executive education), 102 faculty offices, 16 team project rooms, six large executive-style conference rooms, and a 100-seat seminar room. The center core of the facility contains the Dukes Business Services Center and the Cadence CyberCafe.
Notable Alumni
See also: List of Santa Clara University people
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