University at Buffalo School of Management

2 Buffalo Business Spring 2017 MBA, undergraduate programs climb in rankings The School of Management has vaulted 13 places in Bloomberg Business- week's ranking of the nation's best full-time MBA programs, coming in at No. 47. Among public universities, the School of Management is No. 22. The school also fared particularly well in the employer satisfaction component of the survey with a rank of No. 27 overall. "This ranking mirrors the outstand- ing feedback we get from the employers who hire our graduates," said Paul Tesluk, dean of the School of Management. "It shows that we are producing gradu- ates who possess the skills and attributes most valued by businesses throughout the world." Bloomberg Businessweek focuses on how well MBA programs prepare their graduates for success in their jobs. Components include an employer survey (35 percent), an alumni survey (30 percent), a student survey (15 per- cent), job placement rate (10 percent) and starting salary (10 percent). Of more than 16,000 business schools worldwide, the School of Management is one of only about 775 schools accredited by AACSB International and the only school in the Buffalo Niagara region to make the Bloomberg Businessweek ranking. In addition, the school was again ranked as one of the country's best undergraduate business programs in the 2017 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report. Tied at No. 77, the school is up three spots from last year and ranked higher than any other business school in the State University of New York system. Among public business schools, the School of Management is ranked No. 48. "Innovations like our Undergraduate Learning and Community Center and our Undergraduate Honors program are going a long way to enhance the quality of our student experience and our global reputation," said Tesluk. "It's always nice to see these efforts reflected in the rankings." Based on a survey to deans and senior faculty at ac- credited schools, U.S. News asks participants to rate the quality of all programs they are familiar with on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). In both rankings, the School of Management has earned a spot in the top 10 percent of accredited business programs. x Startups Management entrepreneur honored at Forbes Under 30 Summit Lindsay Macaluso, a UB MArchitecture/MBA stu- dent, was recognized at the 2016 Blackstone Launch- Pad Under 30 Showcase, part of the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston, for her startup MemoryFox, a cloud- based platform for capturing, securing and sharing fam- ily oral history. Macaluso founded the company with fellow UB MBA Chris Miano. The pair received an all-expenses- paid trip to attend the summit, where they pitched the Blackstone Charitable Foundation for additional prize funding and were featured by Forbes throughout the conference. "When we think about the many people and departments from across campus that have helped Lindsay and Chris along the way, it is a testament to the support system that is quickly developing for our UB entrepreneurs," says Tom Ulbrich, an assistant dean in the School of Management and executive director of its Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Blackstone LaunchPad at UB. MemoryFox began as a concept for the 2016 Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition, where Macaluso and Miano finished as semifinalists. During the past year, the team has taken full advantage of the entrepreneurial ecosystem at UB, earn- ing third place in this year's Buffalo Student Sandbox contest and participating regularly in the Blackstone LaunchPad. x Macaluso and Miano at the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

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