University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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ou may have noticed all the that went on last year across Speedway. Now you ' ll see the new College of Business and Public Administration build- ing is a result of it. The building was dedi- cated last spring and now is fully opera- tional. Although. there is more to this college that just a pretty face . The College of Business has very com- petitive requirements to be accepted into upper-division courses. In order, to enroll into junior and senior year courses students must complete at least 56 units, including all designated lowerdivi- sion requirements, which; a minimum of 12 units at the U of A and to main- tain a College designated minimum grade point average of 2.75 on all University course work. There are many areas that the college is proud of, but two areas standout. They are the Experimental Economics and the En- trepreneurship program. The Experimen- tal Economics has a faculty of experts that has given the school it ' s high honors. There is a very unique aspect of this college which is the Economic Science Laboratory (ESL); which, supports research in market dy- namics in a controlled laboratory setting . Now, the Entrepreneurship has just been designated by the Arizona Board of Re- gents as an official undergraduate major at the University of Arizona. The program provides a strong theoretical background along with a strong practical applications. culminating in the writing of a realistic business plan for a new business venture . There is a very diverse group of stu- dents in the business undergraduate pro- gram. There approximately 160 Asian Americans, 100 African Americans, 700 Hispanics, and 80 Native Americans. There is yet another unique aspect to this college. There is a BPA advisor, Larva Henderson who helps students be- come more successful in their academic pursuits. She works with students who g.p.a. fill below 2.0. These students re- ceive a letter asking them to make a con- ference appointment with her. She will then go on to assess their personal needs and then help them find campus groups that will be able to provide assistance to the student. An example, is the Aca- demic Learning Support Services. The department is there for the student and because of the student; so, the college is willing to work to make that student successful. One of the main emphasis in the col- lege is to provide the student with the abilities to adapt to the changing world. If they can achieve this goal then it is almost for certain that their career will be a prof- itable one. As you can see there is many offerings within the department and many people within the department trying to make a go a career in the world of business. anaiterStoncill thk.maKe s as welded by Thiltaives 0.thann 1 1.4.1. ma fallIMI Top: The newly built business build- ing across Speedway just opened this past spring ' 92. Photography by Greg Bag Above: The dedication for the build- ing was held during April. Photography by Greg Berg Right: The new buisness has many glass windows to give an open feel- ing. Photography provided by SPA The momentum of this nationallly recognized program carries beyond our borders into the international realm. stated Dean Kenneth R. Smith A 24 ACADEMICS

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.1: Above: This astronomy class is anxiously waiting for the signal to leave. Pbcography by Dawn Lively. Above: These two astronomy students seem to find the lecture today very interesting. Photograph) DawnLively COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 23 S1 41

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Public Administration received high honor TWICE people don ' t give the College of Business and Public Administration the attention it deserves. Almost everyone has heard of the world of business. but there is another part to this college and that is Public Administration which has much to offer. Now how do they differ from one another you may ask? The School of Business offers MBA ' s in profit management and B.S.P.A. and the School of Public Adminis- tration and Policy offers a MPA in non- profit management. This would be the main difference. The core classes are very similar and sometimes they may even be the same, but the Public Administration classes work on more qualitative aspects as opposed to the quantitative part that business focuses on. If you are going one to your masters in Public Administration there are six areas of specialization. There are Social Policy, Natural Resource Policy, Health and Ad- ministration and Policy, Criminal Justice Administration and Policy, Public and Non- profit Policy and Financial Management Policy. Once a person is accepted into graduate school they must maintain an even higher g.p.a. then as an undergraduate. which is a 3.0. A masters degree usually takes 2 years and requires 54 units which also in- cludes a paid internship during the summer. In the past two years four students have received the Presidential Management In- ternship. This entitles the student to a fed- eral job fortwo years. This is a very prestigous honor. It is also very rare for a school this size to receive four awards of this nature. This something that the College of Business and Public Administration is very proud of. Just remember that when they say the College of Business and Public Administra- tion they are talking of two very fine schools that make up one excellent college. -Jennifer Stanall College of BPA 25 A