Farmer School of Business

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The Farmer School of Business
Farmer School of Business.jpg
MottoProdesse Quam Conspici
Motto in English
To Accomplish Rather Than To Be Conspicuous
TypeUndergraduate and graduate business school
Established1932
Parent institution
 Miami University
Dean Jenny Darroch [1]
Academic staff
220
Undergraduates 4,790 (Oxford, 2021)
Location
Oxford
,
Ohio
,
USA
Campus2,000 acres (810 ha)
Affiliations AACSB
Website http://miamioh.edu/fsb/index.html

The Farmer School of Business (FSB) is the business school at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, offering on-campus undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as online graduate programs. The school and the Department of Accountancy are accredited by AACSB International. The FSB places an emphasis on experiential learning, international study and leadership development to prepare students to become leaders in the workplace and the community. [2] [3]

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History

The building originally used for the School of Business, Laws Hall, was located across the street on Oxford's campus. Although Laws was the official home, not all departments in the school were ever housed in the same building until the opening of the Farmer School. [4] With the growth of the program and a need for more space and better facilities to distinguish itself, Farmer began the transition into creating the new Farmer School of Business.

Departments

The Farmer School of Business is home to seven departments: Accountancy, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Capital Management & Leadership, Information Systems and Analytics, Marketing, and Supply Chain & Operations Management, offering 11 majors and 13 minors between them. [5]

Graduate programs

The Farmer School offers seven master's programs, including two that can be completed simultaneously with undergraduate degrees. [6]

Centers

The Farmer School houses several centers:

William Isaac and Michael Oxley Center for Business Leadership

Center for Supply Chain Excellence

The Center for Supply Chain Excellence works with the Supply Chain and Operations Management program. [7]

Center for KickGlass Change

The Center for KickGlass Change is an interdisciplinary center working to increase cultural intelligence and provide societal change programming to Miami University students. [8]

Center for L.I.F.E.

L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith and Entrepreneurship) was established at Miami University in 2018, led by the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Center for Real Estate Finance and Investment

A new center at the Farmer School focused on real estate and the finance and investment opportunities involved in it.

Building

Farmer School of Business
Farmer School of Business
General information
TypeAcademic
Architectural style Georgian architecture
Location Oxford, Ohio
Address800 E. High Street
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°30′39.4″N84°43′45.8″W / 39.510944°N 84.729389°W / 39.510944; -84.729389
Construction startedDecember 10, 2004
CompletedNovember 7, 2009
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area210,000 square feet
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
Architecture firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Moody Nolan, Inc.
Services engineerHeapy Engineering
Awards and prizesLEED Certification

Construction

The building took 30 months to complete and was finished ahead of schedule and under budget. [4] On December 10, 2004, the university's board of trustees voted unanimously to approve the site of the building on High Street, where Reid Hall (residence) was located until its demolition in 2006. Eleven different sites were considered for the home of the business school, including Bishop Woods. A 4,500 person petition was signed and kept the building from being placed over the top of one of the university's oldest and most protected woodlands, which is located rather central to the academic buildings on campus. [9] The building was dedicated at 2 p.m. on November 7, 2009, in a ceremony outside the building.

Financial Contributions

University Financial Reports from the years 2006 and 2007 mention the planning for the Farmer School of Business as a package that included several other construction endeavors put into place by the university. In February 2007, the university issued $83.2 million in general receipt bonds, which were put not only toward the Farmer School but also the renovation of several other residence halls and buildings on the Oxford Campus, as well as the construction of the university's Voice of America campus in West Chester, Ohio. [10] In the 2006 university report, $6.7 million was granted through the Love and Honor alumni group from a 1969 graduate, William Mayhall, to support the Farmer School of Business. [11]

The Farmer Website states that 80% of the building's financial backing was through donors and individual or corporate contributions, most notably from Richard T. Farmer, founder of Cintas Corporation. The combined total of all contributions from private donors reached $50 million.

Front landscape of the FSB, from High Street. FrontLandscapeFSB.JPG
Front landscape of the FSB, from High Street.

Building Aspects

At 210,000 square feet, the building contains 12 case classrooms, 8 “cluster” rooms, 3 “standard” rooms (one with capabilities to be used as a mock trial room), 3 seminar rooms, 1 trading room, 1 small auditorium (150 persons), 1 large auditorium (500 persons), and 4 teaching labs. There are also 136 faculty offices to house all six Oxford departments. In addition to these rooms and offices, there are also three major centers in the Farmer building. The Thomas C. Page Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Armstrong Interactive, [12] and Center for Business Excellence are all located in the 800 E. High building.

Also a major part of the building is the student commons, which is located on the main level. This area is a place for congregation and meetings among students with power outlets and seating and tables. There are also 13 break-out rooms which can be reserved by students or classes. Student organizations also share a suite in the building. The Forsythe Library and Technology Center is located on the main level near the Taylor Auditorium, which is used as a quiet library-like setting for individual study and printing and tech services. [13]

The building also has a dining services location, Dividend$. A café-like location, Dividend$ offers students take-out food for breakfast and lunch during the week. The location serves a la carte items through the university's culinary center as well as four major divisions. [14]

The Farmer School of business was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York City and Moody Nolan of Columbus. In order to keep with the university's, the building was built with red brick and copulas.[ clarification needed ] [15] It was the first building of the Oxford campus to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) certification. [4]

Rankings

In the 2021 Poets & Quants Ranking of Undergraduate Business Programs, the Farmer School ranked 39th among all U.S. undergraduate business schools and 17th among public universities. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Murphy, Kate (October 10, 2016). "Miami U. gets $40M gift from Farmer family". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Farmer School of Business, Miami University". AACSB . Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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  5. ↑ "FSB Departments".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Graduate Programs".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Center for Supply Chain Excellence".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Center for KickGlass Change".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Site Selected for Miami School of Business" Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine , Miami University News Releases, December 10, 2004, accessed November 17, 2010.
  10. ↑ Annual Report 2007, Miami University, June 30, 2007, accessed November 1, 2010.
  11. ↑ Annual Report 2006, Miami University, June 30, 2006, accessed November 1, 2010.
  12. ↑ ‘’Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies’’, Miami University, 2010, Accessed November 17, 2010.
  13. ↑ “Building for a Better Future”, Miami University Farmer School of Business, 2010, Accessed November 17, 2010.
  14. ↑ “Great Spaces: Dividend$ at Miami University” Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine , Food Management, November 1, 2009, accessed November 1, 2010.
  15. ↑ “Farmer School of Business Building a Doorway to the Future”, Miami University Campaign for Love and Honor, Fall 2009, accessed November 1, 2010.
  16. ↑ Allen, Nathan (2021-01-12). "Poets&Quants For Undergrads | Wharton Finishes First For Fourth Straight Year In Poets&Quants Undergraduate B-School Rankings". Poets&Quants for Undergrads. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
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