Owen Fast Facts

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Is the home of several highly regarded research centers, including the Financial Markets Research Center, eLab, Owen Entrepreneurship Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies?
Students won three prominent case competitions in 2005, taking home the top prize from the Thunderbird Innovation Challenge, the Key Bank Minority Case Competition, and the International Operations Case Competition at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon?
Offers a Law and Business program, which gives Owen students an opportunity to take interdisciplinary courses at Vanderbilt Law School in subjects such as bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance?
Offers an MBA with a health care specialization, a unique, groundbreaking program that combines the Owen core business education with active learning through real-world health care experience?
Is one of the few academic institutions to host a Directors College, a concentrated workshop designed for directors of major corporations, sponsored by the NYSE?
Has been cited as "at the cutting edge" in incorporating environmental responsibility into the MBA curriculum and has "significant activity in teaching social conscience," according to the World Resource Institute/Aspen Survey?
Walker Management Library was ranked the #1 B-school library by The Princeton Review for its extensive holdings, excellent research support, electronic business resources, and first-class customer service?
Has the #1-rated e-Commerce Club in the country, as identified during a competitive analysis from Case Western Reserve University?
Was one of the first business schools to switch to a wireless campus, and is one of the first to integrate smartphone technology into the B-school learning environment?
Is one of only two B-schools to have had MBA students win the Graduate Business Foundation (GBF) Student Leadership Award two times in the 14 years the award has been given? In 1996, Jody Handler won for her vision and formation of 100% Owen, a club dedicated to volunteerism. The 2004 winner is John Owens who is recognized for his views on leadership and innovation.