Welcome from the Dean

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Roger L. Jenkins
Dean and Professor of Marketing

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Welcome to the Farmer School of Business! We thank you for your interest in our school, and invite you to explore our many offerings.

In keeping with the primary mission of Miami University, the Farmer School’s major focus is on undergraduate education, complemented by select graduate programs. Students interested in pursuing one of our eight undergraduate majors typically begin the majority of their business coursework in the fall semester of their sophomore year, and then apply for admission to the school during spring semester. Advisors help prospective business students choose among course offerings and evaluate possible majors.

In BusinessWeek’s 2009 survey of the nation’s best undergraduate business programs, the Farmer School was ranked 18th overall and 6th among those offered by public universities and colleges. Ours was the highest-ranked undergraduate business program in Ohio.

A survey of accelerated MBA programs recently conducted by the Wall Street Journal ranked our 14-month MBA program 9th in the world and 3rd among such programs in the U.S. This recognition is a real tribute to the vision and hard work of our faculty.

We are very proud to be recognized for what we feel are the school’s strengths:

  • Commitment to excellence in teaching, with accessible faculty who are experts in their fields;
  • An emphasis on experiential learning, international study, and leadership development;
  • A strong entrepreneurship program;
  • An ever-expanding network of relationships with business and organizational leaders, which enables us to bring outstanding speakers to campus;
  • Active recruitment of our students by several hundred employers, who also value our students as summer interns. Within six months of graduation, 86 percent of the Class of 2008 was employed full time or enrolled in graduate school.

On the graduate level, our previously mentioned 14-month MBA stresses the integrated nature of business functions and experiential learning. In addition, we offer our new Professional MBA, with classes in the evenings and on weekends for working managers; our highly ranked Master of Accountancy; and our Master of Arts in Economics, whose graduates are eagerly recruited by the nation’s top Ph.D. programs as well as by the government and private sector.

Our aspiration is to continue moving our program “from good to great,” ensuring a culture of excellence and innovation in all the initiatives and programs of the Farmer School.

Our move this past summer into a new facility brings all aspects of the Farmer School under one roof for the first time in many years. Innovative classroom design and the latest technology support a transformation in the way students and faculty members teach and learn. We are grateful to the generosity of visionary donors -- including Richard and Joyce Farmer -- whose $50 million in private gifts made this $65 million project possible. Visit the photo gallery for images of the exterior and interior of the new building. Please take this opportunity to explore our web site and learn why Miami University’s Farmer School of Business may be the right choice for you.

Please feel free to contact us with your comments and questions at deanofbusiness@muohio.edu.

Warm personal regards,

Roger L. Jenkins
Dean and Professor of Marketing

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