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 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.
RBS Ranked No. 1 in MBA Employment
Rutgers Business School‘s Traditional Full-Time MBA program has been ranked no. 1 in MBA employment in the Big Ten according to U.S. News & World Report. Rutgers was ranked no. 7 in the nation with more than 95 percent of full-time graduates employed three months after graduation.
Graduates benefit from Rutgers Business School’s strong relationships with New York and New Jersey companies and a strong economy in the New York metropolitan area, which has the highest GDP in the nation. Rutgers strong alumni base of over 30 thousand business school graduates, also helps students connect at companies.
New Leader of Marketing Dept. at Rutgers
Professor Ashwani Monga is the new leader of the marketing department at Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick. The marketing department has recently been separated from supply chain management after being combined five years earlier. Monga is leading the task of re-establishing the department.
At the University of South Carolina, Monga received several awards for his teaching, and his research on consumer behavior is widely recognized in the field of marketing. His work has appeared in leading academic publications, including the Journal of Consumer Research and the Journal of Consumer Psychology. He also sits on the editorial review board of several journals and serves as an associate editor at the Journal of Consumer Psychology.
Rutgers Prof’s Book Wins Award
Rutgers Business School professor Nancy DiTomaso’s book The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality without Racism hasreceived the 2014 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
DiTomaso, who teaches organization management and is also vice dean for faculty and research at Rutgers, was among five finalists whose works were selected from more than 70 nominated books. The award was announced during the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems on August 15, 2014 in San Francisco.
