Advertising Supplement College of Business only getting better with maturity tier numerous hardships, .1 eouple ot mime changes and 7 s years <>f ups and clowns, the ( ollege ot Business Ad ministration o looking healthier than ever. Ihis year marks the business school's 7 bt h anniversary on the University's campus- In its lifetime the t BA has grown from claiming only ,i smattering of students to ha\ mg 2,S00 business majors in P’S1). In addition to the increase in stu dent interest, the C BAs physical structure has grown from the still standing Commerce Hall (renamed College of Business Administration) to a conglomerate of impressive buildings, the most recent being the Earle A. Chiles Business Center. In 11>00, the University catalog announced the addition of a School of Commerce, which uas organized by then University prest dent hrank Strong. However, there was one small problem in terms of the validity of the program: the School of Commerce ecus not recog nized by the l diversity Board ot Re gents as an established program. I herefore, no student could feasible graduate with a degree in the field After Strongs tenure as president of the University, Prince I ucien C ampbell took over, t ampbell did much to establish the l niversitc s curricula as it is today, with us liber al arts core and excursions into pro fessional training. Included in Campbell's vision tor the University was a detailed plan tor establishing .1 Department of ('om mercial .uul liuluvtn.il Vrvn- I In board accepted l ampBell’s proposal, hut divided to make this department one part of an independent Si hool of ( ommerce. I lie si hool was officially openeil in |une of HM4 ami was 1I1 reited hy Harry B. Miller, who re ifiveii a yearly salary of SJAOO. In BUI, after the nation as well as the University had grown and al tered its ilireetion, the name of the Si hool of t ommerce was 1 hanged to the Sehool of Business Ailmmistra non. I his change reflected the unde tuahle faet that the nation was traits forming from an agriculturally Based economy to one that was centered upon indust r\. C apitalism yy as then in its infancy, and it soon Became apparent to tw eryone that adcaiued education in fields such as finance, aivounting and foreign trade would Be impera live tor survival in the modern age I he l Diversity yy.is one of the first institutions to recognne this need. Indeed, the school yy.n one of the first in the country to offer a com mere t curric ulum at all. 1 he undergraduate program at the Si hool of Busines- Administration was accredited in BU ’, and yy.is one of the first to rev eive accreditation from the American A emhiy of t oi legiate Si hools of Business. I lie grad uate program and the accounting program were accredited 111 B*tv and 1AS9, respei lively . Since its Birth in B*H, the Liillege of Business Administration has sur vived hardships and Bouts with dev _ 'll t ..uru» I*h,.|. /»»/>; l he tirsf building /«>r business sehool coltc^ijns u.is L'ommcrcc ll.ill. lonstruitcJ in 11>2 /. Ph *«,. b\ Mm lUfUkn / /»«.• nn the l.irle \. Chiles business i inter, established in ll>St' .it .1 eost ot > I.-' million. astation, including two World Wars, tin- Depression years and a stil'se cjuent dei line in tinani tal health. today, however, the (BA is thriving. Besides the 2,500 students in the undergraduate program, the I urn t.. BUSINESS, Page 4B EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS ,:MlO College of Business Administration Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence 1914-1989 Liberal Arts major Business minor I'hc breadth and bat kground of a liberal arts ( urriculum. plus knowl edge of how a business functions, is a combination recruiters look tor! To learn about the program and its pre requisites contai t Don l.ytle. Director. I 'ndergraduate Programs. 271 (filbert Hall, x t.-Ti2li The 3/2 Program A iive-vear B.A. MBA. It's best to start planning for this program when you're a Irishman. For students who have demonstrated they ( an meet a challenge! For infor mation ( .ill the (lradn.ite School ol Management. \ tjSBtOti. J.D./M.B.A. Program A four year program in Law and Business. (Jain perspective on each field; prepare yourself tor the issue of the lH‘M)s: environmental choices and pressures. Information, (iraduate School of Management, \ ti-;Lt(M).