Henry W. Bloch School of Management

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Henry W. Bloch School of Management

• Transforming talent for Kansas City and beyond

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Our Home - UMKC
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• ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
• The Bloch School is part of the University of
  Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), a public teaching
  and research university that is home to 12 other
  schools.
• UMKC is one of four universities within the UM
  (University of Missouri) system.
• UMKC enrolls 14,400 students from all 50 states
  and 62 countries around the world.
• UMKC has eight sororities, nine fraternities and
  more than 300 student organizations.
• UMKC has three new state-of-the art residence
  halls on campus.
• UMKC offers 16 NCAA Division I sports teams and
  recently added a brand new soccer stadium.

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Our Home (continued)
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• SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES at UMKC
• College of Arts Sciences AS is the original
  school of the University and is now the largest
  on campus, housing humanities, natural sciences
  and social sciences departments.  
• Conservatory of Music and Dance The Conservatory
  has earned national and international recognition
  through its innovative programming that advances
  the arts and creative expression as fundamental
  to fulfilled lives.
• School of Biological Sciences Students can
  choose a bachelors of science in biology, a
  bachelors of art in biology or a bachelors of
  science in medical technology.
• School of Computing and Engineering SCE offers
  students exposure to the latest computing and
  engineering trends in computer science,
  electrical, civil and mechanical engineering,
  split into two departments - the Department of
  Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and
  the Department of Civil and Mechanical
  Engineering.

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Our Home (continued)
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• SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES at UMKC (continued)
• School of Dentistry Dentistry has produced
  dentists, dental specialists and dental
  hygienists for more than a century. The Schools
  state-of-the-art dental clinic allows students to
  apply their skills to the community during third
  and fourth year. 
• School of Education The school offers a variety
  of disciplines, outstanding faculty and a
  partnership with the Kansas City Missouri School
  District to prepare teachers to succeed in
  diverse urban settings.
• School of Law The only law school in Kansas
  City, the school provides challenging and
  rewarding legal education both inside and outside
  the classroom.
• School of Medicine In six years, medical
  students can attend class year round and earn
  their B.A./M.D. degrees through innovative
  curriculum. The Schools faculty offers a strong
  core education in M.D. training through course
  study and clinical skills and research.

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Our Home (continued)
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• SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES at UMKC (continued)
• School of Nursing Nursing is one of the most
  sought after professions in the American health
  care system. The School offers students an
  environment rich in opportunities for practice
  and professional development through clinical
  practice, community service and nursing research.
   
• School of Pharmacy The only public school of
  pharmacy in Missouri, the School of Pharmacy has
  offered the best pharmacy education, with
  outstanding professional and graduate programs
  and pharmaceutical research, for 120 years.
• School of Graduate Studies The School of
  Graduate Studies provides students outstanding
  training and education in more than 50
  post-graduate degrees.
• University Libraries With five total libraries,
  University Libraries are Kansas Citys
  comprehensive public research libraries.

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Bloch Our Purpose
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• The Bloch School develops purposeful
  entrepreneurial
• and innovative leaders to meet changing global
• demands, and advances knowledge and practice
  through
• excellent teaching, scholarship, outreach and
  service.
• The Bloch School aspires to be Kansas Citys
  nationally
• preeminent school of management focusing on
• entrepreneurial and innovative thinking as the
• foundation for transforming talent and achieving
• sustainable growth in for-profit, public and
  nonprofit
• enterprises.

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Bloch Fast Facts
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• About the School
• Founded in 1953
• Endowed by Henry W. Bloch (co-founder, HR Block)
  in 1986
• Accredited by both AACSB (Association to Advance
  Collegiate Schools of Business) and NASPAA
  (National Association of Schools of Public
  Affairs and Administration)
• Changed name to Henry W. Bloch School of
  Management in 2010 to better reflect our
  commitment to transform talent in the for-profit,
  nonprofit and public sectors
• More than 60 teaching faculty
• Endowed faculty chairs and professors 13
• Alumni 14,500
• Total students (as of fall 2014) 1,882
• Graduate enrollment 627
• Undergraduate enrollment 1,255

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Investing in Our Future
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• In September 2011, the Bloch School received a
  32 million gift, the largest outright in UMKC
  history, from its namesake, Henry W. Bloch.
• The gift funded the construction of a
  state-of-the-art building to house the schools
  graduate, executive and entrepreneurship
  programs.
• Active learning classrooms to support co-creation
  and team learning
• Design-led innovation lab for brainstorming,
  ideation, prototyping, and simulation
• Behavioral research lab
• Finance lab featuring real-time financial
  market conditions and trading activities
• Atrium and ampitheater

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Education
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• UndergraduateB.B.A. (Bachelors of Business
  Administration)B.S.A. (Bachelors of Science in
  Accounting) Emphasis areas accounting,
  enterprise management, entrepreneurship,
  finance, marketing
• GraduateEMBA (Executive MBA)
• MBA (Master of Business Administration)
• Full-time and part-time options
  availableM.P.A. (Master of Public
  Administration)E.M.P.A. (Executive Master of
  Public Administration)M.S.A. (Master of Science
  in Accounting)M.S.F. (Master of Science in
  Finance)M.E.R.E. (Master of Entrepreneurial Real
  Estate)

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Education (continued)
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• DoctoralIph.D. (interdisciplinary) PhD in
  Public Affairs and AdministrationPh.D. in Global
  Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Executive Education (non-degree)
• The Executive Education Center serves the Kansas
  City community and
• beyond as a thought leader, career builder and
  business builder by providing
• leadership development programs for executives,
  management teams and
• the organizations that employ them.
• Collaborative Custom Corporate Education programs
  to solve challenges facing organizations.
• Non-disruptive Management Short Courses
  for business professionals to gain and/or enhance
  knowledge on relevant business concepts

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Student Snapshot
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Fall 2014 Enrollment Numbers
Other includes the MERE (12) non-degree (17)
Ph.D (8)
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Centers and Institutes
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• Executive Education Center
• The Bloch Executive Education Center offers
  high-level non-degree programs for local and
  global
• organizations or individuals looking to
  strengthen organizational transformation
  initiatives, build
• leadership capabilities, or enhance functional
  skills.
• Lewis White Real Estate Center
• Bringing the art and science of real estate to
  life, the Lewis White Real Estate
• Center (housed within IEI) is the only
  comprehensive center for formal real
• estate education in the Kansas City area. The
  Center provides a strong hands
• on learning experience in Kansas Citys urban
  laboratory
• L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs
• Welcome to the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban
  Affairs at the UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of
• Management. Part of the Bloch School's Department
  of Public Affairs, the Institute supports
• research and teaching directed at improving our
  understanding of the factors affecting the fiscal
• and social sustainability of urban regions.

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Centers and Institutes (continued)

• Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership
• MCNL is a leading nonprofit academic center with
  an extensive array of community-based programs
  and services. The Center applies the resources
  and talents of the University and community to
  the challenges facing the nonprofit sector. In
  2011, the Center celebrated their 20 year
  anniversary.
• Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and
  Innovation
• The Regnier Institute inspires and nurtures
  entrepreneurs and innovators through
• transformational education and research. Its
  experiential learning programs give every student
  on
• campus the opportunity to start and grow a
  business before graduation.

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More Points of Pride
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• Bloch's nonprofit management emphasis area in the
  MPA program is ranked No. 15 in the world by US
  News and World Report.
• The Bloch Schools accounting program CPA pass
  rate has been ranked among the top 5 in the
  nation in the category of medium-size programs by
  the NASBA (National Association of State Boards
  of Accountancy) CPA Candidate Performance Book.
• The Bloch MBA entrepreneurship emphasis was named
  the 2012 national model program for others to
  emulate by the United States Association of Small
  Business and Entrepreneurship.
• UMKC is ranked No. 1 in the world for innovation
  management research (driven by Bloch
  entrepreneurship faculty).
• The Bloch School is home to internationally
  renowned faculty, including the No. 1 scholar in
  the world for innovation management and founder
  of Harvard Universitys National Center for
  Educational Leadership.

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About Kansas City
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• A UNIVERSE of KNOWLEDGE in a CITY of OPPORTUNITY
• Vibrant urban laboratory rich in the arts, life
  sciences, and home to some of the top
  organizations in the world, including the
  Kauffman Foundation, HR Block, Garmin, Hallmark,
  Sprint, American Century and many others
• Home to nearly 2.2 million people within 18
  counties and more than 50 communities
• Home to the KC animal health corridor, the
  Greater KC area is the national leader in the
  animal health and nutrition industry.
• Ranked among the Wall Street Journals Top 7
  most innovative cities in the U.S.