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The UNCP School of Business is located within the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and has three departments:
Contents
- Undergraduate Degrees
- Graduate Degrees
- Faculty
- Endowed professorships
- Special activities
- Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship
- Publications
- Office of Economic and Business Research
- References
Some programs are offered fully online. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The university, and the School of Business, has nearly doubled in size in the past eight years. As of December 2006, 593 students had declared their intent to pursue an undergraduate degree in business and were in good standing, and 61 were pursuing the MBA.
Undergraduate Degrees
The UNCP School of Business offers two undergraduate degrees:
Graduate Degrees
A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is offered by the UNCP School of Business as either a full-time day program or as a part-time evening program.
Faculty
The UNCP School of Business currently has thirty full-time faculty positions and 27 adjunct faculty. The use of adjuncts allows the three departments to offer more courses and bring a practitioner perspective to the students’ education.
Endowed professorships
Special activities
Special activities in the School of Business at UNCP include:
Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship Center is funded with a gift from Pembroke native and Los Angeles commercial real-estate developer Jim Thomas and his family's foundation. Thomas was born in Pembroke, North Carolina and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He maintains close ties to his home community. Located off-campus in COMtech near the UNCP Regional Center for Economic, Community, and Professional Development, the Thomas Center is designed to assist small businesses in the region. It applies the talents of UNCP's faculty to the business community and serves as a training ground for students.
Publications
UNCP School of Business is a partner in the scholarly journal, the International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management (IJSSM) published by Inderscience.
Office of Economic and Business Research
The Office of Economic and Business Research (EBR) is intended to provide data to assist in regional economic progress. The target audience includes local area businesses and new firms that are relocating to the region. Publication include “The Economic and Social Impacts of The University” demonstrating the positive economic and social impact of UNCP for the region and state.