School of Business - Clarkson University

Dear Student,
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School of Business
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Clarkson School of Business. We provide a valuable and interesting array of educational
opportunities for you which align with the challenges and opportunities that face the business leaders of today. Managing innovation,
the supply chain, customers, and flows of information and financial capital across global boundaries require a set of knowledge and
skills that you will develop. The proof is in the employment statistics of our graduates, who enjoy placement rates, starting salaries,
and career mobility and flexibility that are among the best in the nation.
Our curriculum has room for you to develop expertise in all of the traditional business disciplines: finance, accounting, marketing,
management, operations and information systems, but we also allow you to clearly see how those business functions fit together in the
real world, and help you create a balance of functional expertise with an understanding of the “big picture,” that is how the functional
parts of organizations must work together to create value and wealth. This combination of detail-oriented expertise with a broad
system-wide perspective is something that our employers helped us create. Our approach has proven to be effective and beneficial to
employers and has helped us to earn national rankings in both supply chain management and entrepreneurship.
You will find the strength of our curriculum is driven by the quality of our faculty. Faculty use active learning approaches to bring the
curriculum to life. Small-group discussions, real-life case studies, field projects, student consulting teams and simulation exercises are
examples of the teaching methods woven into courses. To extend and broaden learning and development beyond the classroom, you
will be required to have an international experience (either a traditional semester abroad or a short two to three week faculty-led trip),
and you are encouraged to participate in campus organizations and professional societies.
Our undergraduate School of Business programs are accredited by AACSB, the most prestigious national accrediting body for
business programs. Fewer than 25 percent of the nation’s business programs share this distinction, which is based on an institution’s
ability to deliver a comprehensive and unique business-related educational experience to its students.
I hope you enjoy your college education at Clarkson and encourage you to make the best of your experience here. This handbook has
been created to help answer questions you might have. If the information you are seeking isn’t in this booklet, see your advisor, consult
the references listed at the end, or stop by the Dean’s Office for assistance.
I look forward to attending your graduation. Best wishes for a successful college career.
Sincerely,
Timothy F. Sugrue
Dean
Timothy F. Sugrue • Dean
Clarkson University • PO Box 5765 • Potsdam, NY 13699-5765 • 315-268-2300 • Fax 315-268-3810/2301 • sugrue@clarkson.edu