ALL THINGS WPC
ince becoming dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business in 2013, Amy Hillman led the school through incredible innovation and success. For example, you would not be reading W. P. Carey magazine today without her guidance and commitment to engaging with our alumni around the world. Work on the inaugural issue of this magazine began within two months of the start of Dean Hillman’s tenure.
That same year, she presided over the opening of McCord Hall, our graduate facility that boasts state-of-the-art classrooms and meeting rooms, specialized industry space, and dedicated areas for master’s degree programs. The new building gave us vital room to grow — the next year we launched our master’s degrees in finance and global logistics. Our programs have proliferated each year since.
Today, we are one of the largest business schools in the country with more than 16,000 students across 60 graduate and undergraduate degree programs. Thirty of those programs are ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report, the most of any business school in the nation.
Dean Hillman also was vital in working with donors to meet W. P. Carey’s ASU Campaign 2020 capital goal of $150 million, which will help the school recruit world-class faculty, solve urgent global questions, and put a top-notch business education within reach of more students. Her leadership and vision have helped secure a future of continued excellence where we can accomplish our mission to educate tomorrow’s business leaders, take an entrepreneurial approach to learning, and conduct groundbreaking research to create positive change on a global scale.
Most of all, in a world that stereotypes business as being cold and detached, Dean Hillman exemplified our purpose to help make the W. P. Carey School a place where “Business is personal.” We are relieved to know she won’t be far away as she resumes her post as a professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
Thank you, Dean Hillman!
ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
- Amy Hillman becomes the first woman dean in the history of the W. P. Carey School.
- Opened McCord Hall, our graduate facility that boasts state-of-the-art classrooms and meeting rooms, specialized industry space, and dedicated areas for master’s programs.
- Launched Doctor of Business Administration degree in Shanghai.
- Launched Master of Science in Finance, Master of Science in Global Logistics, and Online Master of Science in Business Analytics degrees.
- Dean Hillman elected a fellow of the Academy of Management.
- 60-year anniversary of the business school at ASU. At this time, W. P. Carey offered 28 undergraduate majors, 14 MBA and master’s degree programs, and eight PhD programs. Our dvisory boards included 262 corporate partners.
- Forward Focus MBA launched to offer more access to an MBA program for students from nontraditional academic and professional backgrounds.
- Celebrated the school’s 100,000th living alumnus.
- Reengineered Part-time MBA program as “Professional Flex MBA,” offering a combination of on-campus and online courses.
- Ranked Top 25 for both undergraduate and full-time MBA programs for the first time in U.S. News & World Report.
- In partnership with KPMG, launched a new Master of Accountancy — Data & Analytics track to prepare a new generation of accountancy professionals for the new realities of analytics.
- Secured second major gift from the W. P. Carey Foundation, with $15 million going to enhance career management resources and $10 million to attract and retain top faculty across disciplines.
- Announced dual-degree Executive MBA partnership with EGADE business school at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, with the program launching in January 2021.
- Ranked Top 25 in 30 undergraduate and graduate business programs and disciplines by U.S. News & World Report, the most Top 25 rankings of any business school.
- Dean Hillman named vice president-elect of the Academy of Management.
- Total enrollment across programs reached 16,679 students. Undergraduate student population had grown by 21% in four years.
- W. P. Carey offers 34 undergraduate majors, five MBA platforms, 12 specialized master’s degree programs, and eight PhD programs.
- Our advisory boards continue expanding, including 367 corporate partners.
- Announced Fast-track MBA, a 12-month MBA program for students with previous master’s degrees in a specific business discipline.
- Dean Hillman named to the list of “Most Admired Leaders” by the Phoenix Business Journal.
- Dean Hillman selected as a Strategic Management Society fellow.
- W. P. Carey School reaches ASU Campaign 2020 fundraising goal of $150 million.