W. Paul Stillman School of Business

Stillman School of Business

Type	Private
Established	1950
Parent institution	Seton Hall University
Dean	Joyce Strawser
Undergraduates	891
Postgraduates	165
Location	South Orange, New Jersey
Website	www.shu/business

The W. Paul Stillman School of Business, is a post-secondary degree-granting institution concentrating in business within Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. It educates both undergraduate and graduate students. The W. Paul Stillman School of Business is an affiliate member of AACSB.

The Stillman School was founded in 1950 and welcomed its first class in the Fall of 1950, when it also granted its first baccalurate. The school's namesake is W. Paul Stillman (1897–1989), deceased banker and insurance executive. Mr. Stillman received six honorary degrees and led several banking and insurance companies. He was former chairman and chief executive of First National State Bank, one of New Jersey's largest; a director of its successor, First Fidelity Bank, and honorary chairman and life director of First Fidelity Bancorporation. In 1938, he was named to the board of directors of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company and in 1946 became its chairman and chief executive. The bank, insurance company, and himself provided a combined $1 million gift to Seton Hall University in 1973 to found the W. Paul Stillman School of Business Administration.

The Stillman School offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration. In addition to these degrees offerings, the school also offers several dual degree programs in collaboration with other institutions of the university. These include:

The undergraduate program working towards a Baccalaureate degree in Business is an intensive program which includes 45 credits of business core curriculum and a 15-24 credit concentration. Students take a wide range of courses in technology, history, economics, and ethics. Concentrations include:

The Leadership Honors Program at Stillman is offered to a small select group of undergraduates admissions. Approximately twenty incoming Stillman Students are accepted each year on a competitive basis. Requisite skills include outstanding academic service, extra curricular activities and prior demonstration of leadership roles in high school and community clubs, organizations, and sports. Leadership students have distinct course requirements in addition to the normal business curriculum. Each class of leadership students attends many first and second year courses as a group. There is a community service requirement in addition to the overall University service requirement. Leadership students are afforded unique international travel opportunities and participation in executive mentoring programs.