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Encyclopedia > Moore School of Business
Moore School of Business
Moore School of Business logo
Motto
Established 1919
Type Public
Endowment US$28,610,629
Dean Joel A. Smith, III
Faculty 159
Undergraduates 3,108
Postgraduates 699
Location Columbia, South Carolina USA
Campus Urban
Mascot Gamecocks
Website mooreschool.sc.edu

The Moore School of Business is a public, coeducational, post-secondary school located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Administered by the University of South Carolina, the school offers bachelor, masters and doctorate degrees in business related study areas with a specialty in international business. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (931x134, 9 KB) Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1760-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... A Gamecock is a special cock bred and trained for cockfighting. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities; co-ed is a shortened adjectival form of co-educational. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1760-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N... The University of South Carolina (also known as USC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Globalization (or globalisation[1]), is an umbrella term for a complex series of economic, social, technological and political changes that have been identified since the 1980s. ...

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History

The University of South Carolina began efforts to open a school of commerce as early as 1914. USC founded the school in 1919 and dean George Olson firmly established the school by the early 1920s. The school grew with the university. In 1958, the school established the Masters of Business Administration program. By 1963, AACSB gave the school full accreditation. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - is the USA based body which awards accreditation following a review of the quality of Scotts site can be found at Degree programmes delivered by Management Schools. ...

Darla Moore has donated $70 million to the school and the Moore School of Business is named in her honor.
Darla Moore has donated $70 million to the school and the Moore School of Business is named in her honor.

The Professional Masters of Business Administration (PMBA, but then called MBA-ETV) started in 1970. The PMBA program allows people in South Carolina to receive an MBA by taking part-time classes at remote locations and over the internet. Then in 1974 the school established its Masters of International Business (MIBS). National publications hold the program in high esteem and the program continuously garners high rankings in international business. Image File history File links MooreDarla. ... Image File history File links MooreDarla. ... Darla Dee Moore (born August 1, 1954) is the partner of the private investment firm, Rainwater, Inc. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...


In 1998, Wall Street financier and USC graduate Darla Moore donated $25 million to the business school. In her honor the school was renamed Darla Moore School of Business. The first name was dropped shortly thereafter and the school is now officially called The Moore School of Business. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... View up Wall Street from Pearl Street NYSE and Broad Street view from Wall Street Wall Street is the name of a narrow street in lower Manhattan running east from Broadway downhill to the East River. ... Darla Dee Moore (born August 1, 1954) is the partner of the private investment firm, Rainwater, Inc. ...


In 2001 Joel A. Smith III, a former Bank of America Executive was appointed to be the dean of the Moore School. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Typical Bank of America consumer banking center Bank of America (BofA) NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 , based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the third largest commercial bank in the United States, measured in assets, and the third-largest company in the world by the 2006 Forbes Global 2000. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ...


The school combined its MIBS and MBA programs to form the IMBA program in 2002. The same year, the school started offering a specialization in international business for undergraduate students as a major. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


On April 23, 2004 the Business School announced another gift by Darla Moore. She donated $45 million with the challenge to the University to match that sum. The funds are dedicated to a complete renovation of the Hipp-Close building and to increase the school's endowment. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Hipp-Close complex is home to the Moore School of Business
The Hipp-Close complex is home to the Moore School of Business

Today approximately 3,000 students learn at the MSB, making it the second largest college at the University of South Carolina. Over 2,500 are enrolled in undergraduate programs and almost 500 students are working on their graduate degree.[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (457x640, 124 KB) Summary Author: User:Thunder8 Date: July 8, 2006 A photo of the Hipp-Close building on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Colubia, SC, USA. Home to the Moore School of Business Licensing I, the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (457x640, 124 KB) Summary Author: User:Thunder8 Date: July 8, 2006 A photo of the Hipp-Close building on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Colubia, SC, USA. Home to the Moore School of Business Licensing I, the... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...


Facilities

The eight-story, 408,000-square-foot (37,904 sq. meters) complex of H. William Close and Francis M. Hipp buildings contain The Moore School of Business. The offices for all of the academic departments are housed in the school, as well as the administration, development, alumni, executive program, and career offices.


The Elliott White Springs Library, located on the second floor of the Francis M. Hipp buildings contains specialized holdings in the fields of business and economics.[2] These holding include: reference materials, periodicals, books, and annual reports. Also located in the library are the reserve materials for all business and economics courses. In addition to these print sources, the Business library offers access to computer based information through an online search service and in the form of CD/ROM based systems.[3]


Academics

Rankings

Academics Rankings
Scope Publication Year Rank Category
National U.S. News & World Report 2006 #1 Undergraduate international business
(first for the 9th year)
#40 Overall undergraduate business
#2 Graduate international business
(16th year in a row in top 2)
#68 Overall graduate
Forbes magazine 2000 #49 Return on investment for MBA
BusinessWeek 2004 Top 60 Business School Ranking
World Latin Trade 2005 #5 The Best MBAs for Latin Americans
The Economist 2004 #94 Which MBA?, MBA Ranking

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Programs

Undergraduate

Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process of maintaining, auditing, and processing financial information for business purposes. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. ... Generally, Risk Management is the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organisation, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities. ... Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. ... It has been suggested that Product marketing be merged into this article or section. ... Information Systems is the discipline concerned with the development, use, application and influence of information systems. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Graduate

  • International MBA
  • Professional MBA
  • Master of Accountancy
  • Master of Arts in Economics
  • Master of Human Resources
  • Master of Taxation

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

Doctorate

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration
  • Ph.D. in Economics

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Student organizations

The American Marketing Association is a professional association for marketers. ... Beta Alpha Psi or ΒΑΨ is an international honorary fraternity for accounting, finance, and MIS students. ... Beta Gamma Sigma or ΒΓΣ is an honor society for business students and scholars. ... ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi) is a co-ed professional business college fraternity in the United States of America. ...

Noted faculty

  • Jeffrey S. Arpan, D.B.A.D.
  • Timothy W. Koch, Ph.D.
  • Gregory R. Niehaus, Ph.D.
  • Rodney L. Roenfeldt, D.B.A.
  • Kendall Roth, Ph.D.

External links

References and Notes

  1. ^ Moore School of Business Historical Highlights
  2. ^ http://www.sc.edu/library/pubserv/business.html
  3. ^ USC Building Information Page on the Hipp-Close Building

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The Moore School of Business is part of the University of South Carolina and provides South Carolinians as well as students from all over the world with an education in business.
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