Quick Facts
One of a few information systems departments in a school accredited by AACSB and have a B.S. program accredited by ABET.
AIS Research Rankings listed VCU #46 in research in the Americas for the period 2020-2022.
Rankings based on Association for Information Systems’ (AIS) List of High-quality Journals. Journals used: ISR, MISQ. Period: 2020-2022, http://www.aisresearchrankings.org, Accessed date: March 31,2023.
Financial Management Association (FMA) is the premier international organization for any students with an interest in corporate finance, banking, and investments. The goal of this organization is to facilitate interactions between industry professionals, students, and faculty and share the most up to date information about finance related jobs and/or internships. Activities include conferences, speakers, field trips, fundraisers, socials, and other trips and projects.
Majors: All business majors
Requirements: Any VCU undergraduate student may sign up for membership, assuming the student has been enrolled at VCU for at least one semester. Freshman and sophomore students (those with two years remaining) are preferred.
Join a cohort learning community that connects via weekly online courses. The lockstep curriculum in this pathway begins each fall, and allows you to complete the program in two-years. You'll have the chance to engage with your learning cohort during three required on-campus residency weekends that take place in August.
‘Why’ is probably the most important message that an organization or individual can communicate as this is what inspires others to action.
SIMON SINEK
We Know Business is Transdisciplinary.
Business is not a field; it’s a series of disciplines that bring success to every field. Our research and teaching intersect with a broad range of industries.
We Believe in Access to Opportunity.
It’s not just about diversity; it’s about opportunity. It’s about giving people a key to a room that many didn’t even know existed.
We Support the Whole Student. For Their Whole Life.
Providing the knowledge, skills and experiences to fully prepare students by reaching them earlier and strengthening lifelong learning and connections.
Opportunity Creation is Contagious.
Our students create opportunities for themselves, the businesses they work for and the communities where they live.
We’re Building a Community of Opportunity.
We’re focused on building not just a school but a connected community that brings together committed students, dedicated faculty, engaged alumni, adjacent departments, local businesses and the forward-thinking supporters who make it all possible.
We Know Business is Transdisciplinary.
Business is not a field; it’s a series of disciplines that bring success to every field. Our research and teaching intersect with a broad range of industries.
We Believe in Access to Opportunity.
It’s not just about diversity; it’s about opportunity. It’s about giving people access to a room that many didn’t even know existed.
We Support the Whole Student. For Their Whole Life.
Providing the knowledge, skills and experiences to fully prepare students by reaching them earlier and strengthening lifelong learning and connections.
Opportunity Creation is Contagious.
Our students create opportunities for themselves, the businesses they work for and the communities where they live.
We’re Building a Community of Opportunity.
We’re focused on building not just a school but a connected community that brings together committed students, dedicated faculty, engaged alumni, adjacent departments, local businesses and the forward-thinking supporters who make it all possible.
Our Common Purpose
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UNLIMITED ASPIRATIONS: A business education is the key to the halls of accomplishment across every field of endeavor. It can help anyone with the drive to succeed to create opportunities for themselves, the businesses they work for and the communities where they live. |
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TOGETHER WE CAN … Remove the barriers to high quality business education and give access to every individual with the aptitude and drive to achieve and succeed. |
| OPPORTUNITY ACCESSED: The VCU School of Business has a proven record of making access to a business education more accessible, making real-world learning more real, making opportunity creation more creative and establishing connections between faculty and students that are more connected. | |
TOGETHER WE CAN … Apply our creativity, ingenuity and resourcefulness to make sure everyone has the opportunity to achieve success in their career and life. |
| CREATION OF VALUE: We have the opportunity to remove the limits for anyone who has the talent and drive to achieve, to create opportunities, pathways and programs so that students are supported and successful, and to continue to innovate on the research, curriculum and programs in service to the whole student before, during and after they leave our halls. | |
TOGETHER WE CAN … Create a school, culture curriculum, programs and extracurricular learning opportunities that are informed by transdisciplinary research and that benefit the whole student before, during and after they leave our halls. |
‘Why’ is probably the most important message that an organization or individual can communicate as this is what inspires others to action.
SIMON SINEK