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The Villanova School of Business consistently is ranked among the country’s best business schools by publications like BusinessWeek, U.S.News & World Report, and the Financial Times. We strive to deliver a world-class education that prepares students for the social, environmental, and ethical complexities of modern-day business.
VSB 2010 Rankings
BusinessWeek
Best Undergraduate Business Schools
• Top 20 in the nation • #13 in the nation for “Overall Academic
Quality” • #7 for “Overall Student Satisfaction” • A+ in the Teaching Quality and Job
• #14 in the nation for accounting
U.S.News & World Report
• Villanova University is ranked #1 Master’s University in the
North region Best Business Programs by Specialty
• #24 in the nation for accounting
Wall Street Journal
Executive MBA
• #1 for classmates’ contributions to the learning experience
PARADE Magazine
College A-List for Undergraduate Business Schools
• Among the top seven schools in the nation for business and accounting
Financial Times
Executive MBA
• #34 among U.S.-Based programs • #11 among U.S.-Based programs in career progression
Aspen Institute Global 100
The Villanova MBA
• #55 worldwide in the Aspen
Institute’s prestigious Global 100 list of business schools, which recognizes schools that have demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental, and ethical issues into their
MBA programs
BusinessWeek
The Villanova MBA
• Consecutively ranked among the top 10 in academic quality
Students Take on Madison Avenue
more than 25 marketing anD communication undergraduate students recently traveled to New York City to participate in the third annual Ad Agency Tour, sponsored by the Clay Center at VSB and Villanova University Career Center. Participants spent the day at three top creative agencies connecting their classroom learning to the real-world marketing business.
The trip to the Big Apple began at Agent16, an advertising and branding agency known for the non-traditional marketing of companies like Zappos.com and Twentieth Century Fox. Agency president Robert Manni graduated from Villanova University in 1976, and Gabrielle Pettineli VSB ’10 recently joined the company as assistant media buyer.
Peter Knobloch VSB ’75, CEO of media communications agency RJ Palmer, hosted the group for a media summit. The undergraduates were introduced to the fundamentals of the media business, including a glimpse into sales operations. The participants then listened to a presentation by Turner Entertainment and Sports, CNN, Cartoon Network, and CNN Digital Sales.
Students also had the opportunity to participate in a panel Q&A session with younger employees from both RJ Palmer and Turner, who explained the duties of their current positions, their inspiration for entering the media business, and how they took their first steps.
EUE Screen Gems, located in the heart of midtown Manhattan,
Vincent Laraia (standing far left), Director at RJ Palmer, spoke with undergraduate students about career opportunities during the Ad Agency Tour in New York City.
was the final stop on the agency tour. In addition to touring the Rachael Ray Show television studios, students learned about the company’s multi-level production facilities and entertainment services for all types of media.
At each agency, students heard about the hiring process in the advertising world and had the opportunity to meet with key employees responsible for client services, media planning and buying, creative, and human resources.
VsB selects Googled for read to Lead 2010
the ViLLanoVa schooL of Business Read to Lead program, now in its third year, is an integral part of the innovative undergraduate curriculum. Its goal is to connect and inspire VSB freshmen around a common, highly relevant business theme through the collective reading of one book. This year’s selection, Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, by best-selling author Ken Auletta, will serve as a foundational thread, weaving together concepts from the first-year Business Dynamics course.
Googled provides students and faculty with a common ground on which to base discussions, projects, and analyses of topics including innovation, responsible leadership, global expansion, and human resources. It also provides undergraduate students with new opportunities for discussions with high-level corporate leaders. Googled author Ken Auletta will be visiting VSB to discuss the book with Business Dynamics students during the spring 2011 semester. “We chose Googled because the story is exciting, engaging, and extremely relevant to the business atmosphere in our world today,” said Melinda German, associate dean for undergraduate programs. “Googled provides all of our students with a shared case study to help them learn important lessons in business during their freshman year.”
VSB extends its appreciation to the public accounting firm Ernst & Young, sponsor of VSB’s Read to Lead program.
Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, by Ken Auletta, is VSB’s 2010 Read to Lead Book.
“Examining the X-Factor” panelists spoke to undergraduate students about careers in sports marketing.
the Business of extreme action sports
VsB hosteD 125 stuDents for the second annual Business of Sports Conference, titled “Beyond the Big Leagues.” Jay Wright, Villanova University’s men’s basketball head coach, kicked off the conference and was followed by a keynote address by Chris Stiepock, X Games vice president for content, marketing and sponsorships, who was a member of the original team that developed the X Games.
During a day of appropriately extreme presentations, student participants received an up-close look at the career possibilities that come from thinking “outside the box.” The conference began with a panel presentation titled “Examining the X-Factor,” featuring panelists Jamie Bestwick, BMX athlete; Ryan McGuinness, senior manager for marketing, Global X Events and Development at ESPN; Gary Ream, president and partner in Sports Management Group, Inc.; and Chris Stiepock.
Students were able to attend one of two breakout sessions on how to find career success in the highly competitive industry of sports marketing. The sessions were conducted by experts including Frank Boulton VSB ’73, principal owner and CEO of the Long Island Ducks, and featured panelists from sports organizations including the Camden Riversharks, the New Jersey Spartans, World Team Tennis, the Philadelphia KiXX, and Sports Talk Show Host Joe DeCamara from “The Fanatic.”
Ed Wasielewski A&S ’95, president of EMG Sports, provided closing remarks while students had the opportunity to participate in an engaging and interactive networking session with all conference participants and representatives from Comcast-Spectator, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Flyers, and Harmelin Media.
Dean’s Advisory Council
the ViLLanoVa schooL of Business is pLeaseD to welcome three new members to the Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC). Composed of representatives from the regional and national business communities, members of the DAC provide professional expertise, advice, and feedback to the dean in an effort to enhance the educational mission of VSB.
Members serve three-year terms and visit campus each semester to meet with the dean. The council helps develop corporate relationships on behalf of VSB, assist with corporate recruitment and internships for students, and provide support for VSB students, alumni, and strategic initiatives.
Dean’s advisory chairman
WiLLiam k. Bacic VsB ’78
Chairman, New England Managing Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP Boston, MA
new Dean’s advisory council members
James r. BoyLe VsB pa ’14
President John Hancock Financial Services Boston, MA
gerarD s. Larocca VsB pa ’14
Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer Barclays Capital New York, NY
eDmonD J. WaLters a&s ’83
Founder and CEO eMoney Advisor, LLC Conshohocken, PA
Church Management Graduates Inaugural Class
graDuates of VsB’s masters of science in Church Management (MSCM) program celebrated a milestone this May when the 16 students became the program’s first degree recipients.
The two-year online program was designed to educate church leaders and managers to address management issues from a faith-based perspective. “Our mantra is that the church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to use its resources effectively,” says Charles Zech, PhD, MSCM program director and VSB professor of economics. “Sometimes that stewardship responsibility requires students to use business-management techniques.”
Zech began the program to help churches use their resources more effectively and to be better stewards of the resources they have. Based on his experience, he says “most church workers don’t have a background in business. They advance through the ranks, or they have a degree in theology or religious studies or
Professors James Klingler and Charles Zech celebrate with VSB’s inaugural Masters of Science in Church Management graduates.
social work or education, and at some point they find themselves in a managerial situation for which they’re not prepared.”
The first MSCM graduating class comes from a variety of backgrounds. Some graduating students run retreat centers, while others work in parishes or congregations.
social media for mBa graduates alumni association
the ViLLanoVa mBaaLumni association WouLD Like to invite all MBA alumni to become members of the MBA chapter. The Villanova MBA Alumni Association exists to offer networking opportunities to MBA alumni by providing a social community focused on service and professional development. Several events are planned for the upcoming months, including networking happy hours and new student receptions. Information regarding membership as well as upcoming events can be found on the Villanova University MBA Alumni group on Facebook and the Villanova School of Business MBA Network group on LinkedIn.
Villanova Business wins marcom platinum award
the ViLLanoVa schooL of Business was recently awarded the MarCom Platinum award from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals (AMCP) for the redesign of Villanova Business.
The MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals. Administered and judged by the AMCP, the competition is the largest of its kind in the world. Winners span from marketing sole proprietors to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies.
Chosen from more than 5,000 entries, the Platinum Award is presented to those judged to be the most outstanding and that have exceeded the high standards within the marketing and communications industry.
