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History of the MBA-PM Program
1858
Business education begins with one course at the university. The
subject of political economy, an early form of macroeconomics,
is taught as part of the moral philosophy course in the history
department.
1900
The university creates the School of Political and Social Science,
including political science, history, political economy, sociology,
finance, and commerce.
1908
The university approves adding commerce to the title of the school,
creating the School of Political and Social Science and Commerce.
1921
The School of Commerce gains college status and is renamed the College
of Commerce.
1923
Only two years after its elevation to college status, the College
of Commerce is admitted as a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
1959
The college is renamed the College of Business Administration.
1961
The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program is established,
becoming the 65th such program in the country.
1966
The college offers its first off-campus MBA degree program in the
Quad Cities.
1977
The college initiates the Executive MBA Program for working professionals.
1993
The MBA program unifies its efforts under a new name, the School
of Management. The school institutes higher admission standards and
strengthens recruiting.
1994
The Evening MBA Program enrollment continues to grow rapidly through
the use of distance learning technology and the Iowa Communications
Network. The college opens new centers in Newton and Cedar Rapids.
2000
Tippie School of Management and Iowa State University College
of Engineering introduce Dual Master's Degree Program leading to
a UI MBA degree and ISU master's degree in systems engineering.
2002
The Executive MBA Program expands into Des Moines with classes offered
in the Stanley M. Howe Leadership Complex of the W.A. Krause Center
for Entrepreneurial Education.
International Executive MBA Program in Beijing offered (in conjunction with Purdue University) to help build China's agribusiness industry while strengthening ties between Iowa and the world's fastest growing economy.
2005
The first class of students graduates from the two-year Tippie International
Executive MBA Program in Hong Kong.
Evening MBA Program changes name to MBA for Professionals and Managers (MBA-PM) to better describe the nature of its students.
2007
The Business Solutions Center opens. MBA student teams work to solve
real business problems for area businesses.
2008
The University of Iowa becomes the credit- and degree-granting institution
for the Consortium of Universities for International Studies, which
provides an undergraduate study abroad opportunity as well as an
international MBA at the Consortium Institute for Management and
Business Analysis (CIMBA), headquartered in Asolo, Italy.
The Tippie College of Business celebrates 150 years of business education at the University of Iowa.
2009
The Tippie MBA program refresjes ots cirroci;i, amd launches career academies. The Finance, Marketing, and Strategic Innovation academies are designed to offer Full-time MBA students structured academic experiences as well as experiential learning opportunities that prepare them for their chosen careers.
Because of demand, the MBA-PM Program relocates to larger facilities in downtown Cedar Rapids.
2010
Tippie School of Management partners with the CFA Institute to help MBA finance students prepare for careers as Chartered Financial Analysts.
The John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center becomes the new home for the MBA-PM Program in Des Moines. In addition, the MBA-PM Program in the Quad Cities moves to space in the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport.
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