Sellinger School of Business asks senior majors to fill out Business Week survey
Jacqueline Lovdahl
Issue date: 10/27/09 Section: News
Though there are several criteria that the publication takes into account, one of the most important factors of this process is the surveying of students. The publication asks senior business students to describe their learning experience throughout their Loyola career in the Sellinger School. Business Week relies heavily on both the feedback of students and the school's top corporate recruiting firms in determining program ranking.
"These surveys are important because rank is definitely linked to prestige - numbers matter, especially for students in the school selection process," says senior business major Andrew Nester.
In addition to these surveys, there are several factors that Business Week calculates into determining any business school's national ranking. The publication investigates the quality of the faculty, academic programs and facilities. They also gauge the academic quality of each business program by looking at SAT scores, student-faculty ratios, class size, the number of students participating in internships and the number of hours students spend on class work.
Business Week surveys Loyola's top corporate recruiting firms by asking them about the quality of the Loyola graduates. The publication compares Loyola business students to peer institutions and investigates the success rate of these students in advancing within their careers. The publication looks at the median starting salaries for graduates along with the number of graduates each program sends to top MBA programs.
More importantly than receiving national recognition, Sellinger uses this Business Week survey to improve their own program by taking into account what the students are saying. For example, Dean Leggio notes that several strides have been made to initiate more involvement with the Career Center. "[The Career Center] is always looking for ways to improve the presentation and style of our students. Last year we introduced a pilot program of practice interviews where we had a combination of alumni and local businesses come to our Career Center to practice with our students. We're always looking for different ways to grow - it's our goal to constantly build upon the number of employers that we have connections with," says Mary DeManss, Assistant Director and Recruiter Specialist of the Career Center.
"These surveys are important because rank is definitely linked to prestige - numbers matter, especially for students in the school selection process," says senior business major Andrew Nester.
In addition to these surveys, there are several factors that Business Week calculates into determining any business school's national ranking. The publication investigates the quality of the faculty, academic programs and facilities. They also gauge the academic quality of each business program by looking at SAT scores, student-faculty ratios, class size, the number of students participating in internships and the number of hours students spend on class work.
Business Week surveys Loyola's top corporate recruiting firms by asking them about the quality of the Loyola graduates. The publication compares Loyola business students to peer institutions and investigates the success rate of these students in advancing within their careers. The publication looks at the median starting salaries for graduates along with the number of graduates each program sends to top MBA programs.
More importantly than receiving national recognition, Sellinger uses this Business Week survey to improve their own program by taking into account what the students are saying. For example, Dean Leggio notes that several strides have been made to initiate more involvement with the Career Center. "[The Career Center] is always looking for ways to improve the presentation and style of our students. Last year we introduced a pilot program of practice interviews where we had a combination of alumni and local businesses come to our Career Center to practice with our students. We're always looking for different ways to grow - it's our goal to constantly build upon the number of employers that we have connections with," says Mary DeManss, Assistant Director and Recruiter Specialist of the Career Center.
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