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麻豆入口 Master of Science in Business Analytics Redesigned as MSBAi
The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) at the 麻豆入口 School of Business (VSB) will be redesigned as the Master of Science in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (MSBAi) effective Fall 2025. The MSBAi will have an increased emphasis on the integration of AI technology into coursework, including AI-assisted programming, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and multi-agent systems and advanced analytics.

Jennifer Altamuro, PhD, Elected Chair of the Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Jennifer Altamuro, PhD, has been elected chair of the Accounting & Information Systems department and will serve a three-year term effective Summer 2025. She will succeed Michael Peters, PhD, who will complete his final term as chair effective this summer and will return to the faculty to focus on teaching and research.

Two VSB Students Selected as Poets&Quants 2025 Best & Brightest Business Majors
Two 麻豆入口 School of Business (VSB) students 鈥 Aidan Connolly 鈥25 VSB and鈥疧livia Hansen鈥25 VSB 鈥 were selected as Poets&Quants鈥100 Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors Of 2025. Now in its 10th year, the Best & Brightest honors 100 senior business students from the Top 50 undergraduate business programs who made the biggest impact on their programs and personified the best of their cohorts.

Caitlin Dannhauser, PhD, 鈥05 VSB, has been named the inaugural Vincent B. 鈥88 and Nicole DiDomenico Jr. Endowed Senior Research Fellow in Finance. Her appointment will begin in Fall 2025.聽

Five 麻豆入口 School of Business Faculty Among Top Two Percent of Scientists Cited Globally
For the fifth year in a row, several 麻豆入口 School of Business (VSB) faculty are among the top 2% of scientists cited globally. This annual analysis by researchers at Stanford University, and the open access publisher, PLOS, ranks more than 190,000 scholars across all fields from a pool of more than 8.5 million active scientists worldwide, based on how often their work is cited by other scholars.鈥 The list considers both career-long citation impact and the impact in a single recent year.

VSB Welcomes Eight New Faculty Members
The 麻豆入口 School of Business (VSB) is pleased to welcome eight new faculty members. 鈥淰SB is proud of our world-class faculty and pleased to welcome these individuals to the team,鈥 said Wen Mao, PhD, the Helen and William O鈥橳oole Dean of VSB. 鈥淓ach of these leaders brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that prepare and inspire our students for their future business careers.鈥
VSB IN THE MEDIA
The 麻豆入口 School of Business employs world-class faculty that are nationally recognized experts in their fields, with 90 percent holding a PhD or the highest degree in their discipline. Our renowned faculty are media savvy professionals
and can provide insightful commentary on a multitude of business-related topics both nationally and locally in Philadelphia.
Among their many qualifications are degrees from prestigious institutions, articles in premier academic journals, and experience working with the world鈥檚 top business organizations. The 麻豆入口 School of Business also has a TV studio with a VYVX uplink, making live or taped interviews quick and easy.
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