{"id":207156,"date":"2017-09-20T19:54:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=207156"},"modified":"2017-10-20T19:55:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:55:35","slug":"njbiz-readers-give-feliciano-school-of-business-programs-high-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2017\/09\/20\/njbiz-readers-give-feliciano-school-of-business-programs-high-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"NJBIZ Readers Give Feliciano School of Business Programs High Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When NJBIZ launched its first-ever Reader Rankings awards in July, thousands of readers voted to rate the best of the best in New Jersey in everything from health care to higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Montclair State\u2019s Feliciano School of Business scored high marks for its Accounting and MBA programs with NJBIZ readers. Both placed in the top three out of 25 New Jersey schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to receive these awards,\u201d says Feliciano School of Business Dean Greg Cant. \u201cThe NJBIZ Reader Rankings acknowledge the success of our relentless dedication to transforming today\u2019s students into tomorrow\u2019s business leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for this endorsement and support,\u201d says Accounting and Finance Department Acting Co-Chair Ronald Strauss. \u201cOur commitment and focus is to prepare our students to meet the highest standards of the global accounting profession. The NJBIZ validation is an inspiration to our faculty and students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Strauss, in recent years the department has introduced a number of program changes designed to enhance its graduates\u2019 professional success. \u201cFirst and foremost, we now offer an accounting major, which has been complemented by a five-year BS\/MS accounting program that offers increased course flexibility \u2013 including the opportunity to earn a forensic accounting certificate within the MS in Accounting degree,\u201d he explains. \u201cThese initiatives reflect the dedication of our faculty, all of whom are CPAs and\/or PhDs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Feliciano School of Business MBA Director Nicole Koppel is also delighted with the award. \u201cWe are very proud to be recognized for our top-quality MBA programs that meet the needs of today\u2019s business professionals,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The School offers students \u2013 many of whom are working professionals \u2013 convenient and flexible MBA weeknight, online, hybrid and executive program delivery options. Numerous concentrations, in everything from business analytics and digital marketing to project management and human resource management, give students the tools and knowledge they need to advance their careers and compete successfully in an increasingly global marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur flexible MBA programs are designed to develop our students\u2019 talents, skills and global exposure through engagements with the business community, outstanding research and internship opportunities, and a nine-to-ten-day international capstone experience that explores the challenges and potential of global economies,\u201d says Koppel.<\/p>\n<p>The School, which also offers undergraduate concentrations in Finance; Hospitality Management; Marketing; Real Estate; International Business; and Sports, Events and Tourism Marketing; as well as a BA in Economics degree, is home to the innovative Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship, which provides students from across the University with real-life entrepreneurial experience.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accounting and MBA programs voted among the best in New Jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":207157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207158,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207156\/revisions\/207158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}