John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics

John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics

Wattis Business Building, home of the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics
Motto	"Goddard Means Business"
Type	Public
Established	1966
Dean	Doris Geide-Stevenson (Interim)
Academic staff	54
Undergraduates	2,400
Postgraduates	360
Location	Ogden , Utah , USA
Campus	501 acres (WSU)
Endowment	over $14 million
Mascot	Waldo (WSU)
Website	John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics

John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics at Weber State University prepares students for careers in business and economics. The Goddard School attracts students from across the nation and around the world. More than 2,400 students are enrolled in undergraduate programs in accounting, business administration [with emphases in business administration, finance, management (with human resource management track), marketing, and supply chain management], economics, and information systems & technologies; and more than 360 students pursue degrees in the Master of Accounting program and the Master of Business Administration program. The school was named for John B. Goddard^[who?] following his more than $6 million gift in 1998.

Graduate programs

The Goddard School's MBA is currently (2010) listed in the Princeton Review's 301 Best Business Schools.

• 98 percent of the class of 2009 was placed within three months of graduation.
• The 2009 graduating class had mean starting compensation of approximately $65,000.

Undergraduate program

The following majors are offered:^{[citation needed]}

• Accounting
• Business administration
• Business economics
• Economics
• Finance
• International business economics
• Marketing
• Management information systems
• Supply chain management

Notable alumni

• Jerry Moyes (B.S. business sdministration, 1966) – founder, CEO, and chairman of the board, Swift Transportation

See also

• List of business schools in the United States

References

External links

• Official Goddard School Web Site

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