Rutgers Apps Receive Priority Scholarship Consideration
Prospective students who complete applications for the Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick by Jan. 20 will receive priority consideration for scholarships. This opportunity is for those who are applying for the Full-Time MBA program at Rutgers.
Tuition for the full-time program for New Jersey residents is $12,406. Tuition for out of state residents is $21,329.50. The Graduate Admissions Office offers scholarships for the Full-Time MBA program. Applicants must meet requirements of each scholarship at the time of admission.
Rutgers Distinguished Professor Reappointed
Rutger’s Business School, Newark and New Brunswick professor Miklos Vasarhelyi has been reappointed as the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting. Both Vasarhelyi’s research and teaching have brought national prominence to Rutgers Business School’s accounting programs. Representatives of KPMG and Rutgers Business School administrators highlighted Vasarhelyi’s accomplishments as a scholar, researcher and teacher during a luncheon celebrating the formal reappointment.
KPMG LLP is an audit, tax and advisory firm. It is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International’s member firms have 145,000 professionals, including more than 8,000 partners, in 152 countries. KPMG delivers a globally consistent set of multidisciplinary services based on deep industry knowledge.
Rutgers Names Chair in Entrepreneurship
Professor Ted Baker has been selected to fill the new George F. Farris Chair in Entrepreneurship at Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick. The Rutgers University Board of Governors approved the creation of the endowed chair and the appointment of Professor Baker as the first holder of the chair.
Baker was the founding executive director of The Entrepreneurship Collaborative at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management in Raleigh, North Carolina. The collaborative, known as TEC, is a center of research, education as well as a service provider to the entrepreneurship community.
Rutgers Students Win First at Biopharm Comp.
A team of Rutgers Business School MBA students were awarded first place at the third annual Biopharmaceutical Case Competition. The winners were announced at the end of the competition on Nov. 14, 2014.The Rutgers Pharmaceutical club hosted the competition.
The club establishes, fosters and encourages relationships among RBS MBA students, alumni and industry professionals in order to grow the pharmaceutical network necessary to secure internships and full-time positions and build successful business careers. It also strives to ensure that Pharmaceutical Management students acquire superior knowledge regarding the pharmaceutical industry and the industry’s unique business practices and processes.
Rutgers Business School Names New Dean
Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick has appointed Dr. Lei Lei as dean of the school. Dr. Lei will begin her role in the position Jan. 1, 2015. Lei follows Glenn Shafer who has led RBS as dean since 2011.
A combination of Dr. Lei’s accomplishments as an academic leader, her acuity as a scholar and teacher, deeply engaged with business challenges facing communities locally and globally, were among the key qualities that led to her selection.
Rutgers Ranked by LinkedIn and Washington Monthly
Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick, has been ranked by both Washington Monthly and LinkedIn. Rutgers landed among the best schools for students interested in pursuing careers in marketing and finance, according LinkedIn and one of “America’s Best-Bang-for-the-Buck Colleges” by Washington Monthly.
LinkedIn ranked Rutgers no. 16 among the best schools in the U.S. for marketing and no. 22 among the best schools for students with ambitions of going into careers in finance. These rankings put Rutgers ahead of Penn State, Columbia University, Duke University, University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Emory University.
