College of Business
October 18, 2008
Tentative Schedule
9 a.m. Admissions Information Session at the Festival Conference and Student Center. [Directions]
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Academic Presentations
11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Residence Hall Sample Room
Noon and 1:30 p.m. Campus Tours
College of Business Student Organizations
Academic Presentations
All Academic presentations are located in classrooms on the first floor and ground floor of Zane Showker Hall.
10:30 A.M.
- Accounting
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- Finance
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Quantitative Finance
11:30 A.M.
- Accounting
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- Finance
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Quantitative Finance
College of Business Quick Facts
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,100
- 57% Male, 43% Female
- 70% Virginia Residents
- 30% Non-Virginia Residents
- Full Time Faculty Members: 122 (No Courses Taught by Graduate Students)
- Average Class Size
- Lower- Level courses: 38
- Upper-level courses: 26
Academics
- Students on President's List: 3.7%
- Dean's List: 17.1%
- Average Time to Graduate: 4.5 years
- Students Doing Internships for Academic Credit: 15%
- Students with:
- Double Majors: 8.6%
- Double Degree: 3.5%
- Minor(s): 13.5%
- Graduates with Employment within six months of graduation: 94%
- Location of First Job
- Mid Atlantic: 79%
- Norhteast: 12%
- South: 6%
- West: 2%
- Midwest: 1%
List of the College of BusinessStudent Organizations:
Some student organizations are honorary societies recognizing academic achievement. Others are special-interest groups, emphasizing a specific business discipline. Many are open to any CoB majors who have an interest in enhancing their connections to the world of business during their undergraduate students.
You can benefit in the following ways from being an active member of a student organization in the College of Business:
- learn about your profession through events such as on-campus speakers and business tours;
- network with peers and alumni with similar interests and/or experience in a particular profession;
- gain leadership experience as an officer or committee chair;
- enhance your resume with active participation in organization activities; and
- interact with representatives from some of the major firms recruiting on the JMU campus.
Business Fraternities
- Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
- Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity
- Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity
- Pi Sigma Epsilon Business Fraternity
Honor Societies
- Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society
- Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
- Epsilon Chi Omicron Business Honor Society
- Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society
- Mu Kappa Tau Marketing Honor Society
- Omicron Delta Epsilon
Major-Specific Organizations
- Association of Information Technology Professionals
- Club Managers Association of America
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Environmental Business Club
- Financial Management Association
- Institute of Management Accountants
- Madison Economics Club
- Madison Investment Fund
- Madison Marketing Association
- National Society of Minorities in Hospitality
- Professional Convention Managers Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Students in Free Enterprise