Iowa Ledger (2021) - Tippie College of Business

OLD CAPITOL
1914
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1895
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Class of
1898
2022 &
SCHAEFFER HALL STEPS
How we got here .
The University of Iowa has always been
a leader in providing opportunity to all
individuals. The university has proudly
accepted qualified students from all
races and sexes since its founding on
February 25, 1847. In fact, Iowa was the
first public university in the country
to accept women.
It was less than ten years after its
founding that the first business class was
offered—political economy (an early form
of macroeconomics), which was taught as
part of a moral philosophy course in the
Liberal Arts history department.
As the century turned, the demand for
business education grew. In 1908, the
university added “commerce” to the School
of Political Science. In 1921, the school
gained college status and its first dean,
Chester A. Phillips, for whom Phillips Hall
was named.
One hundred years ago, enrollment at
the College of Commerce was around 100
students. Today that number has grown
to around 4,000 students. The college’s
name changed again in 1959, exchanging
the word “commerce” with “business
administration” to reflect the breadth of
business studies offered. A few years later,
in 1961, the degree shifted from Bachelor of
Science in Commerce (BSC) to Bachelor of
Business Administration (BBA). You can see
reflected in our alumni notes on page 30.
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