"We did analysis, we wrote reports, we made recommendations and presentations based on our analysis, and that's exactly what I'm doing today. The work we did there was real, and I know it gave me at least a year's head start in my career". - Rebecca Carlson, '05 Quick Fact No. 29 LSBE's placement rate for MIS majors in 2003-2004 was 92% with an average salary of $39,692. Eighty percent of the graduating majors were employed in Minnesota.

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Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Labovitz School Of Business And Economics (LSBE)

1. LSBE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International), the premier business school accrediting agency in the world.
2. LSBE offers approximately 55 scholarships each year.
3. Virtually every LSBE courses is taught by faculty members who have a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field.
4. LSBE offers a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree, a Bachelor of Accounting Degree, and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with majors in Finance, Healthcare Management, Human Resources Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Organizational Management.
5. Most upper division business courses are taught in the same building, which allows our students to form strong peer relationships.
6. The average upper division class size is 42 students; most major classes have 35 students.
7. LSBE encourages students to become involved in a variety of active learning experiences, including internships, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, and a variety of real-world business activities through the LSBE Center for Economic Development.
8. Five LSBE faculty members have received the prestigious all-university Horace T. Morse Alumni Teaching Award.
9. The new Labovitz School of Business and Economics building, which will open in the spring of 2008, will offer the latest technologies and classroom design, ample student, staff and faculty spaces; it will be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the state.
10. LSBE annually sponsors "Professor for A Day," an event to which alumni and successful entrepreneurs are invited to help lecture classes, engage in panel discussions, create networking opportunities, and provide lectures on important business topics.