Fox School of Business and Management

Last updated

Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management
WTP B20 Audrey 1.jpg
Alter Hall on Montgomery Avenue and 13th Street
Type Business School
Established1918
Dean Larry W. Hunter
Academic staff
225 Full-time
Students6,500
Undergraduates 5,400
Postgraduates 1,100
Location
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
Campus Urban
Colors Cherry and White    
Website www.fox.temple.edu
The logo of Temple Fox School of Business.jpg
Fox School of Business and Management

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management is the business school of Temple University. Located in Philadelphia, the Fox School offers several Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs (full-time MBA, part-time MBA, international MBA, executive MBA and online MBA); several other master's degree programs; and several Ph.D. programs, including in accountancy, finance, marketing, international business, entrepreneurship, management of information systems, risk management and insurance, strategic management, and tourism/sports. The school has some 6,500 students, 155 full-time faculty, and over 42,000 graduates, of which about two-thirds live and work in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is the largest business school in the Philadelphia region and one of the largest in the world.

Contents

Established in 1918, it was named in honor of Richard J. Fox in 1999. [1] The MBA program began in 1942. The school has been accredited by the International Association for Management Education (now the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)) since 1973. The PhD in Economics program was established in 1976.

Alter Hall

The main entrance to Alter Hall. Fox School of Business - Temple University (53564372998).jpg
The main entrance to Alter Hall.

The Fox School opened an $80 million, 200,000 square foot facility named Alter Hall in April 2009. The seven-story building was constructed using smart classroom design components and features a trading room and business simulation center, along with one of the longest stock tickers in the United States. [2] [3]

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Company Overview of Planalytics, Inc.: Richard J. Fox". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alter Hall construction". Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  3. ↑ Dinan, Michael (January 12, 2009). "Temple University Classes to Stream Live with Sonic Foundry's Mediasite". tmcnet.com. TMCnet. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

39°58′49″N75°09′21″W / 39.980287°N 75.155825°W / 39.980287; -75.155825

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.