John Cook School of Business

Saint Louis University
John Cook School of Business

John Cook School of Business, seen from the central mall.
Type	Private
Established	1910
Parent institution	St. Louis University
Dean	Ellen F. Harshman
Students	1700+
Location	Midtown, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. 38°38′15″N 90°14′09″W / 38.63738°N 90.23577°W / 38.63738; -90.23577Coordinates: 38°38′15″N 90°14′09″W / 38.63738°N 90.23577°W / 38.63738; -90.23577
Campus	Urban
Website	business.slu.edu

John Cook School of Business is the business school of Saint Louis University, a Jesuit, Catholic university located in St. Louis, Missouri. The business school was founded in 1910 and is the oldest business school west of the Mississippi River and 15th oldest in the United States. The John Cook School of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the premier accrediting agency for degree programs in business—in which it earned accreditation in 1948. Less than 5% of business schools worldwide have earned accreditation. The student body includes more than 1,700 undergraduates and graduates. It is named after John M. Cook, Chairman and C.E.O. of PRG-Schultz International, Inc.

Through a comprehensive curriculum including studies in Arts & Science, all business disciplines, as well as advanced courses in a specific concentration.

John Cook School of Business offers five graduate business programs. Additionally, graduates have the option of pursuing joint degrees. MBA dual degrees are offered with the Law School and the Medical School.

The center is dedicated to supply chain management education and workshops and affiliated with leading companies and organizations such as NCMA, APICS, CSCMP to name a few.

The school offers a variety of executive education programs, namely the Executive Masters of International Business [EMIB] program. It is a 21-month program in which students are exposed to several areas of business coursework.

As of 2012, the business school offers a certification program in ethics and compliance management. Successful completion of the course and final exam will result in the Certified in Ethics and Compliance Management (CECM) credential.

In 2000, the business school opened John and Lucy Cook Hall. The building is large and houses a 280 seat auditorium. The school is home to the Boeing Institute of International Business, U.S. Bank Advancing Women in Leadership Program, Emerson Ethics Center, Smurfit-Stone Center for Entrepreneurship, Simon Center for Regional Economic Forecasting & Center for Supply Chain Management.