A Letter from the Dean...
programs of any size. And, we just learned our Distance MBA program is ranked 18th, up from 25th last year, by US News & World Reports.
Our PGA Golf Management program continues to be one of the best in the country. And, as you know, the University Golf Course is now part of the College. Alumni tell me all the time that the Golf Course never looked so good—thanks to Mike Hammond and Pat Sneed.
In February, 2017, the College will undergo a re-accreditation visit by the AACSB. Always of interest to the peer review team is the PGA Golf Management Program which is always a bragging point for us.
At the university level, the Infinite Impact campaign is now a billion dollar campaign. If you would like to make a contribution to the capital campaign, please know that you would be making an impact on the PGA Golf Management program through a designated gift.
Finally it is with both sadness and pride that we say goodbye to Adam Scott. Adam has been such an integral part of the success of the PGM program and he will be sorely missed. But, speaking on behalf of the entire College, we are extremely proud to see him become the new director of the PGA Golf Management Program at UCCS. Adam has definitely put his mark on our program and we are better for it.
Next time you are in town, please stop by the Dean’s office. I love to get to know our alums and find out where you are.
Dr. Sharon Oswald
Dean, College of Business
This has been another great year for the College of Business. The College enrollment grew by 24 percent this past fall, compared to 4 percent for the university, and more than any other college on campus. Total enrollment for the College of Business is over 2700, the highest in recent history.
Last spring, we officially opened the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (CEO) in a newly remodeled space on the first floor of McCool. The center is “home base” for our 130 student-run businesses. The build out of the center was made possible through generous gifts from our donors and a grant from the Appalachian Regional Authority. Currently we are in the planning stages for a Phase 2 of the CEO-- a cutting edge business behavioral research lab to be housed on the second floor of McCool. In addition to providing space for students and faculty to conduct applied research, the lab will be available for intensive market testing and branding of products developed by our budding entrepreneurs.
Last year the Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy was ranked third in the nation for both undergraduate and graduate accounting programs (with 15 or fewer faculty) by the Commerce Clearing House Public Accounting Report and among the nation's best for