McIntire School of Commerce: Centers

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Center for Business Analytics (CBA), launched in spring 2014 with funding and sponsorship from various advisory board firms, the CBA’s mission is to establish McIntire as a leader in Business Analytic education, research, and professional innovation. Specific goals of the CBA are:

• Expand the undergraduate Business Analytics Track
• Establish an Analytics Track in the M.S. in Commerce Program by 2015
• Sponsor Course Projects, Panels, Workshops, and Colloquia
• Establish a Business Analytics Scholars Program and Analytics Club
• Community Outreach - Connect students and industry partners for recruiting purposes

Current CBA advisory board members are: * Amazon Web Services * Capital One * Cap Tech * ComScore *Deloitte * Ernst & Young * Hilton Hotels & Resorts * IBM * Kate Spade *McKinsey & Company * The Great Courses

Center for Global Commerce prepares students for long-term success providing an increasingly global perspective as well as globally oriented functional and cross-cultural business skills. In addition, the School must attract and engage a globally diverse student population, build globally focused intellectual capital, and develop partnerships with other leading business schools and global companies throughout the world.

The Center leads the planning and implementation of a sustained, integrative, and comprehensive global strategy for the School. The Center focuses on the following:

• Strengthening global curriculum and academic programs - the Center supports faculty in the development of essential new global curricula and teaching materials as well as the School’s study abroad programs. The Center also administers a financial aid program for students requiring assistance to study abroad.
• Fostering global scholarship and research – the Center actively encourages and funds globally oriented scholarship on such crucial topics as global financial markets and cross-cultural consumer research. The Center plays a primary role in facilitating relationships with global business enterprises and global academic institutions. 
• Broadening community engagement – the Center actively promotes the School’s global perspective and capabilities, reaching out to students, academics, professionals, and other key members of the global business community.

The Center for Growth Enterprises serves to advance the understanding of growth companies and to create a world-class program focused on the strategic, finance, and management issues associated with growth enterprises and the factors that drive wealth-creating organizations and economic expansion. The Center sponsors two speaker series, “Money Talks” and “Conversations on the Lawn,” as well as the School’s annual symposia and fall forums.

The Center for the Management of Information Technology promotes research and education on topics related to the management and application of information technology within organizations. To this end, the center functions as the nexus for an interdisciplinary network of practitioners and academicians.  CMIT objectives include:

• To research the development, implementation, and utilization of information systems and technology in organizations;
• To promote interaction between practitioners and the academic community;
• To facilitate the continuing education and development of faculty;
• To provide training, development, and continuing education for practitioners engaged in the management of IT; and
• To create an effective link between the business community and the resources of the University of Virginia, including practitioner access to students, faculty, special programs, and research publications.

The Galant Center for Entrepreneurship, founded in 2008 through initial funding from Mark E. Galant (McIntire ‘80), is dedicated to advancing the study and practice of entrepreneurship. Through the Galant Center, McIntire will develop innovative curricula, engages in significant research, and executes meaningful events serving the University community. Experiential learning is an important element of the Galant Center. Through center-sponsored activities, students bring to life their own start ups and are  exposed to new venture leaders who share both their successes and the obstacles they have faced in entrepreneurial endeavors. The Galant Center collaborates with the UVA Entrepreneurial Society, the Entrepreneurship Group at McIntire and other University groups to showcase speakers, promote on-grounds start ups, and develop programs that engage McIntire alumni and students in the world of entrepreneurship. McIntire alumni serve a key role in the Galant Center through roles  as guest speakers, competition judges, and event attendees.

The McIntire Center for Financial Innovation advances our understanding of finance through research and programs focused on corporate finance and capital markets. It encourages the development of high-quality research and education that can ultimately benefit finance practitioners and students. The center also seeks to promote the collaboration of faculty and executives, including alumni, both in and out of the classroom. In the process, world-class scholars and practitioners team up to pursue and communicate new insights into the workings of financial markets. 

The PricewaterhouseCoopers Center for Innovation in Professional Services seeks to advance the collective knowledge of professional services in three integrated ways: by sponsoring small, faculty-driven, student centric programs throughout the academic year, which are integrated into the McIntire curriculum, required for students, and open to all University members; by actively engaging students, faculty, and targeted practitioners interested in sharing ideas on best practices within professional services through these student-centric programs; and by disseminating program outcomes and other relevant content to a broader audience.