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Welcome to UND College of Business
and Public Administration

The College of Business and Public Administration at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks is dedicated to Creating Business Leaders...One Degree at a Time. We have an atomosphere of learning and scholarship, which serves students, faculty, the business community, government organizations,and society.

Accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the UND College of Business and Public Administration is one of only about 450 institutions around the world, to receive such accreditation. This accreditation is received through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review process and UND prides itself in maintaining this accreditation.

Our faculty members, consisting of 30 tenured, 27 tenure-track, and 13 non-tenure members, plus administrators, have a strong commitment to help our graduates become not just managers, but leaders in the global economy. Our faculty have received international recognition with publications in many prominent journals. A partnership with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology's College of Management has been established. Further, close to 100 international students are enrolled in the College of Business and Public Administration. The offering of a minor in Chinese Studies demonstrates our school's commitment to international education.

Degree offerings in the UND College of Business and Public Administration include 14 undergraduate majors in eight departments and in four graduate programs.
Majors are: Accountancy; Airport Management; Aviation Management; Banking and Financial Economics; Business Economics; Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Industrial Technology; Information Systems; Management; Managerial Finance and Corporate Accounting; Public Administration; Occupational Safety and Environmental Health; other offerings include a Minor in Information Systems; Minor in International Business; Minor in Chinese Studies - Culture and Business; a degree in Business Education; and a track in Entrepreneurship. Master degrees offered by the college faculty include: Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Industrial Technology; Master in Public Administration; Master of Science in Career and Technical Education.

Student Life. The UND College of Business and Public Administration has over 20 business and public administration clubs and honor society associations. Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society is one of a select group of chapters, available only in business schools with the AACSB International accreditation. With an enrollment of 13,034, UND is a mid-sized university in the community of Grand Forks, with a population of about 50,000. Our safe and friendly Midwestern setting provide a welcoming environment in which to study and learn.

Cost. In recent years tuition rates at U.S. colleges and universities have escalated sharply. When comparison shopping, students find that UND remains a bargain. UND's current tuition rates and other enrollement information may be access at http://business.und.edu.

Dennis J. Elbert
Dean

Program Features
 

Facilities
New features include an investment center (see below), a marketing research center, and a remodeled Office of Academic Advising.
 
Experience
Students have real-life exposure to government services, entrepreneurship assistance, and business counseling.
 
Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship Program prepares students for new venture creation and management through a major or a nine to fifteen credit track.
 
International
Featured are a Chinese Studies minor and an exchange partnership with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
 
Finance, Banking
Two key foundations of career preparation - Finance and Banking - are among the strengths of the UND College of Business and Public Administration program.
 
Faculty
Our faculty are recognized both nationally and internationally for their applied research, expertise, and consulting in multiple countries.
 
Facts and Figures

Enrollment (Fall 2003)
Undergraduate
Graduate
(International students)

Placement Percentage
2000-2001

UND Business Alumni
As of May 2003

Department
Accountancy
Economics
Finance
Technology
Information Systems and Business Education
Management
Marketing
Political Science and Public Administration

Accreditation
AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
NAIT (National Association of Industrial Technology)

Research and Outreach
GRO (Governmental Rural Outreach)
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
Center for Innovation
SBDC (Small Business Development Center)
Bureau of Governmental Affairs

Partnerships
China
Norway
Taiwan

1,777
1,665
112
82


97.2%


18,012

Wall Street
On The
UND Campus

At the University of North Dakota College of Business and Public Administration, the state-of-the-art A. Kirk Lanterman Investment Center allows students to gain financial research and investment analysis experience right on the campus. Real-time financial market data for some 165,000 equities quoted on over 137 exchanges around the world, plus complete information on fixed income instruments, foreign exchange, money markets, and commodities are available in the center. A data wall inside the center (left) provide summary market data. Outside the room (left-bottom), a ticker tape displays current market information, and news headlines. Television monitors, both inside and outside the center, provide constant information from sources such as CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg, and other news and information providers.

http://business.und.edu

Contact Us:
     College of Business & Public Administration
     P.O. Box 8098
     Grand Forks, ND 58202
     Phone: (701) 777-2135

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