University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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-en.,W 'i AS awww FAR LEFT: Dean Hutton pauses to flash his well known smile at the camera. LEFT Mrs. Xymona Kulsrud has most of the answers for business students right at her fingertips. BELOW: There is a rush for the door after classes let out. dy'

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Business What's the foundation for the young executive? What does the future hold for the College of Business Administration at the University of Tulsa? Dr. Clifford Hutton, the new Dean of the College, says that the Col- lege will be imbued with the spirit of helpfulness, friendli- ness, and practicality which is found in the southwest section of the United States. The College's big thrust will be to form a partnership with the business community and to provide them with the type of young executive material they need. It is hoped to create a two-way interchange in which the university and business corporations can help one another. From a small beginning in 1938, the College has achieved a national reputation, and has no difficulty attracting good students. The members of its student body come from coast to coast and from about 25 foreign countries. Its graduates are spread over the spectrum of America's top 500 companies and many of the smaller ones as well. The undergraduate curriculums of the College of Business Administration are designed to provide a broad general education plus a foundation in the entire field of business plus the opportunity for a limited amount of specializa- tion in a particular field of business. Emphasis is placed upon developing the student's analytical abilities in prep- aration for a lifetime of learning, rather than upon merely describing current practices in business or simply training the student for a first job. h I ll T ere are no 'pat answers to the business problems of today. The dynamic and increasingly complex nature of business calls for the skill and analytical insight of profes- sionals attuned to the need for keeping pace with the rapidly changing needs of society. The College of Business believes it is more important to know how to find an answer for a particular problem at a particular time than to know all the proven solutions of the past. The University's Xerox Sigma 6 computer is housed in Business Administration Hall. Students have direct access to this sophisticated computer system for special class exercises and games or for individual research projects in their particular field. Six majors are offered in the undergraduate field: manage- ment, marketing, accounting, finance, economics, and management science. The graduate school has two de- grees, Master of Business Administration and MBA-Law in which the student graduates with both an MBA and law degrees. In the fall of 1977 classes will begin leading to a degree of Master of Science in Accounting. In addition to its primary goal of academic excellence, the College annually offers seminars of interest to Tulsa busi- nessmen. These seminars offer business executives and professional people the opportunity to learn of the new and innovative trends in business. The College also participates in the Small Business Insti- tute Program in which students and faculty counsel with owners and executives of small businesses - answering questions and attempting to give solutions to individual problems. The College will continue its Distinguished Lecture series for top executives - which consists of one-day or half- day meetings with a distinguished business executive or professor. These series are open to the student body of the College. The College of Business Administration will play a major role as the University moves toward its goal of further academic excellence.

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RIGHT AND CLOCKWISE: Students compare schedules in the Business college office. Mrs. Kulsrud laughs during a discussion with one of her students. Two business students wait in the hall for their next class,