The College of Business has a renowned history of preparing the young men and women of today to become the effective and socially responsible business and community leaders of tomorrow. With programs in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, and marketing, we provide our students with the educational tools necessary to compete in the ever-changing world of business.
Bill Locander Named Dean of the College of Business
Dr. William Locander , the Davis Chair of Leadership Studies and founding director of the Davis Leadership Center at Jacksonville University , has received appointment to the position of Dean of the Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans.
Read more about Dr. Locander...
McGowan Scholarship awards first Loyola Student
Loyola University New Orleans is proud to announce its first recipient of the McGowan Scholarship, which provides selected universities with scholarships to help students who wish to purse a business education.
Jennifer Moreale, a junior economics major, was selected by a faculty committee to receive the scholarship. read more….
MBA students compete to strengthen New Orleans community
Two students from Loyola University New Orleans' Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program have advanced to the final round of the 2008 JPMorgan Chase Community Development Competition to develop space for New Orleans ' Preservation Resource Center 's Rebuilding Together initiative .
The competition, a real-world learning experience, gives a team of students an opportunity to partner with a New Orleans nonprofit organization to develop a real estate project that is feasible, sustainable, and helps build and strengthen the local community. read more...
23rd Annual Business Alumni Luncheon Photo Gallery
View photos from the recent Annual Business Alumni Luncheon, which featured guest speaker, Robert Cerasoli, Inspector General, City of New Orleans.
This year the alumni board honored Robert A. “Bobby” Savoie, G’81, College of Business Alumnus of the Year and H. Jude Boudreaux, B’00, College of Business Young Alumnus of the Year.
Loyola's AMA Case Team again reaches the finals
Loyola’s AMA Case team again reached the final eight in the AMA National Case Competition. This is an annual national competition conducted by the American Marketing Association where student teams are challenged to prepare a marketing plan for a sponsoring company facing an actual problem. read more...
Loyola MBA grad co-founds national finance technology company
Loyola University New Orleans 2007 MBA graduate Paul Ellis is a founding member and currently vice president of The Receivables Exchange (TRE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The New Orleans Exchange (NOE). read more . . .
Business Ethics Chair receives $25,000 Grant
Legendre-Soule Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University New Orleans, Nicholas Capaldi, Ph.D ., has received a $25,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation to write a book on America's Spiritual Capital , to be completed January 2009. read more...
Executive Mentoring Program
Loyola College of Business freshmen today have a major advantage over freshmen at other business schools-the opportunity to interact with and learn from experts in their chosen fields-thanks to the Executive Mentoring Program. Read more about the program...
Internships
Because some experiences are impossible to gain in the traditional classroom setting, the College of Business requires students to perform an internship in order to gain relevant career-related experiences, reinforce classroom study through a comparison of theory and practice, and pursue the study of specialized business topics in their field of interest in a professional setting. Click here for College of Business Internship information.
College of Business Student Publication Program
The College of Business Student Publication Program was inaugurated in the fall semester of 2001. Student publications as of January 2007 are listed here. Dr. Walter Block is the driving force behind this success.
College of Business students are only United States finalists in world competition
A team of three undergraduates from Loyola was selected as one of six finalists in the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition, which is sponsored by Singapore Management University. read more ...
Distinguishing Features
AACSB Accreditation
Loyola’s undergraduate and graduate programs in business have received
the prestigious accreditation of AACSB International— the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business, the International Association for Management
Education. Accreditation requires meeting exacting standards on program quality,
teaching excellence, continuous improvement, doctoral status of faculty, and
recognized faculty research. Loyola’s College of Business is one of only 405 business
schools worldwide accredited by AACSB. Why AACSB Accreditation? (Click logo for flash presentation)
U.S. News & World Report’s List of Best Business Programs
College of Business placed 149 of only 166 business schools worldwide which made the ranking,
based upon a survey of officials at undergraduate business programs accredited
by the AACSB.
2001 Louisiana Quality Award
This prestigious award recognizes quality leadership in profit and nonprofit
Louisiana organizations that meet criteria benchmarks, instill quality awareness
and practices, and make quality achievements in Louisiana. Since the establishment
of the award in 1995, there have been only eight recipients. Loyola’s
College of Business is the first educational institution to receive the distinction.
Student Opportunities
College of Business students have the opportunity to study abroad in several different countries and must complete an internship which gives them valuable working experience as well as makes them more marketable after graduation.
Contact information:
Loyola University New Orleans
College of Business
6363 St. Charles Ave., Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-864-7944
