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BA program ranks internationally
owry Mays positioned at 67 among world's business colleges
Risha Bryan
Battalion
exas A&M University’s Lowry
,ys masters of business adminis-
ion (MBA) program has been
ked among the top 100 MBA
grams worldwide. According to
lidon’s Financial Times, the
ry Mays College of Business
Meed 16th among state-supported
pitutions and 67th overall, sur-
Notre Dame, Brigham
ng University, Michigan State,
n State and other prestigious in-
lational programs.
“We feel especially gratified
that, in the first international rank
ing in which we were included, our
fairly young program has held its
own with the best of the best,” said
Dan Robertson, director of the pro
gram at the business school.
This ranking differs from U.S.
reviews such as Business Week
and U.S. News and World Report
because international and domes
tic programs are considered. The
Financial Times compares world
wide business communication, as
does the Wall Street Journal in the
United States.
The Financial Times bases its sur
veys on students’ career progression
and salary increments three years af
ter graduation. Survey factors in
clude salary increases, career place
ment and international mobility.
“The Financial Times review
tests where the rubber meets the
road,” Robertson said. “Rather than
surveying initial career placement,
this survey examined management
positions held later down the road.”
Other factors considered in the
survey include the quality of the
schools’ study abroad programs
and research.
The Lowry Mays MBA program
encourages students to study abroad
and provides flexible options for in
ternational studies. This improves
students’ resumes by meeting the
current demand of top U.S compa
nies for international experience.
“Based on the number of U.S.
schools in the top 100, it cannot be
claimed that the Financial Times
report is U.S.-biased,” Robertson
said. “The Mays College of Busi
ness MBA ranked comparably with
its international competitors as it
did with U.S. institutions.”
Robertson said he expects the
ranking to have a positive impact
on future admissions. He predicts
this recognition will help attract
and retain quality students from
around the world.
“It’s great to see other people
appreciate our programs,” said Dr.
Ron Douglas, provost and execu
tive vice president for academic af
fairs. “The MBA degree is difficult
to obtain and this recognition will
assist our students in getting future
jobs. Also, the ranking will help at
tract students to the program.”
See Rankings on Page 2A.
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■ Walter Wendler remem-
•aeli sa ws stepping off the train at
will cor® station on the corner of
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ppointiiiack’s is today. It was 1970,
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oncessooked around and took in
he atmosphere as the dust
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fcde up a significant portion
if the 15,000 students, there
jrere few women on campus
Id sigrt^ on thjp walls;of
fiildings read, “Rick Perry
■ Junior Yell."
■The campus I thift
■ndler, now vice chancel-
or for planning and system
Itegration, recalls is a
®fld away from the Texas
rM of today.
jOther colleges took no
lice of the changes A&M has
idergone.
■ The University of Ne-
)raska-Lincoln (UNL)
gbdeled a new report,
tailed “A 2020 Vision,” on
M's Vision 2020 plan,
e goal of Vision 2020 is
'or A&M to be considered a
bp 10 national public uni-
■sity by 2020.
I Two years ago, then-UNL
■ancellor James Moeser
■ne to College Station for
he A&M-Nebraska football
ne, Wendler said. Moeser
A&M President Dr. Ray
Bowen discussed begin-
ing a program similar to
l&M’s Vision 2020 at UNL.
Be conversation resulted in
■wen’s traveling to UNL to
Stare A&M's success with
g^L administrators.
“I think it was very help-
(for UNL),” Wendler
id.
gThe Omaha Wbrld-Her-
praised Vision 2020 ear-
ier this year and reported
it UNL turned to A&M as
odel for avoiding prob-
pis with UNL’s project,
ich to some seemed “un-
ilistic.”
“It was a very fine com
pliment to the whole group
involved in Vision 2020,”
Wendler said. “It confirmed
the process of a plan that was
to be successful.”
According to the World-
Herald, UNL’s report set a
goal to reach premier status
i among public universities by
0)19, Lfjg school’s 150th an
niversary^
Long-term planning
processes, such as Vision
^Q2p are not newfto A&M.
Long-term plaits powered
A&iYLs exponential growth
from a small military college
to the respected research
University it is today.
Former University Pres
ident Gen. Jame^Earl Rud-
dpr created the Urst plan,
“Aspirations Studk” in the
early 1960s. j/
The Aspirations Study
was designed to coincide to
with the 100th anniversary
of the college.
The study set goals that
drastically changed the face
of A&M. Women were to
be admitted on a “full and
equal” basis, the Corps of
Cadets became optional,
graduate studies increased
and the school’s name was
changed from Texas A&M
College to Texas A&M
University.
Wendler said the changes
were a necessary step to save
the University.
“(A&M) was literally
dying on the vine,” he said.
“People didn’t want to
come here.”
Rudder accomplished
most of the planned changes.
He originally wanted to
change the name to Texas
State University, and he
pushed for a law school.
“The University was rad
ically transformed in 10
years,” Wendler said.
Only four years after the
completion of the Aspira
tions Study, the “Target
2000” plan was created. Un
der Target 2000, A&M fo
cused on building a capital
campaigns fund and other
fund-raising issues.
See Vision on Page 5A.
Bad news for the Bears
A&M's freshman forward Jesse King, goes up
for a basket against Baylor's Terry Black Tuesday
CHAD ADAMS/The Battalion
night in Reed Arena. The Aggies won 73-69 to
break a nine-game losing streak.
Men snap nine-game
losing streak Tuesday
By Doug Fuentes
The Battalion
The Texas A&M men’s basketball team finally
flashed its potential Tuesday, and with it, brining an end
to a losing streak.
The Aggies took advantage of Baylor miscues and
used a balanced attack to hold off a late run by Baylor
to post a 73-69 victory at Reed Arena.
The victory was the first for the Aggies (7-15, 1-9
in Big 12) in conference play, snapping the team’s
nine-game losing streak.
Five A&M players reached double digits in scor
ing, led by A&M freshman forward Nick Anderson,
who had 14 points. Freshman forward Jesse King had
13, sophomore guard Bernard King had 11, and ju
nior guard Andy Leatherman and freshman forward
Nolan ButterfraS each chipped in 10 points.
“I felt like if we kept working in practice and play
ing hard, somewhere, something good would happen
for us,” said A&M men’s basketball coach Mejvin
Watkins. “Baylor definitely put up a fight, but we were
able to hold on.”
The Aggies made the important plays down the
stretch, as Baylor (14-6, 3-6) clawed back to make a
game of it in the final minutes.
Baylor guard Terry Black pulled the Bears within
three points with 47 seconds left when his dunk made
it a 67-64 game.
The Bears then had a chance to pull closer as Black
and Greg Davis had Bernard King trapped at mid
court.
But King was not flustered as he stepped through
the double team and hit Jesse King under the basket
with a pass.
He made the bucket and was fouled, giving the Ag
gies a 69-64 lead with 35 seconds left, shutting the door
on Baylor’s chances.
The assist was the ninth of the game for Bernard
King, matching his season high.
“At times, we like to put Bernard at point because he’s
our best passer,” Watkins said. “I think he sees the floor
better than any of our kids. We do want to use him as a
scorer, but today he assumed the role of making plays.”
A&M was in position to win the game at the end
thanks to a strong first-half performance.
The Aggies used their inside game, along with ac
tive defense, to put Baylor in a 36-23 halftime hole.
See Basketball on Page 3B.
Wolf Pen area to expand this summer
By Rob Munson >
The Battalion
Plans for new development projects
in the College Station Wolf Pen Creek
district could begin as early as Summer
2001. •
Since 1988, a master plan for the
Wolf Pen Creek area has been in place.
The city of College Station established a
tax increment finance district that di
rectly benefits the Wolf Pen Creek Cor
ridor, the land surrounding Wolf Pen
Creek and bordered by Texas Avenue,
Earl Rudder Freeway, Harvey Road and
Colgate Circle.
As an increment tax district, the Wolf
Pen Creek region receives all taxes from
all commercial developments in the area
adjacent to the creek. These tax revenues
go directly into a fund for improving
Wolf Pen Creek.
Phase I of the Wolf Pen Creek Mas
ter Plan was the construction of the Wolf
Pen Creek Amphitheater. Phase II will
be an extension of George Bush Drive
East across Harvey Road to Dartmouth
Street, a complete rechanneling of the
creek, and new hiking and biking trails.
Currently, George Bush Drive ends at
Harvey Road. When the road is extend
ed, an arched bridge will be constructed
over the creek.
The planned recreation trails will run
along Wolf Pen Creek’s banks from
Texas Avenue to Earl Rudder Freeway.
In addition, parking lots will be con
structed near the corner of Holleman
Drive and Dartmouth Street. Lamps wilf
be placed along the trails to create safep
conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.'
The third component of Phase II, d
drainage renovation, will be integral to
the project as a whole, said Mark Smith"
College Station public works director.
Smith said erosion and poor drainage
have caused problems along the creek
See Wolf Pen on Page 2A.
Bicycle theft continuing problem on campus
By Amanda Smith
The Battalion
Bicycle theft continues to alarm
crime prevention officials on the
Texas A&M campus, where some
students ride their bikes on their
commute to and from classes.
Bob Wiatt, University Police
Department (UPD) director, said
the crime-prevention unit tries to re
duce bicycle theft every semester.
“It seems like they are ripping
off bikes right and left,” Wiatt
said. “When we do recover bikes,
we often do not know who they
belong to.”
During the 1999-2000 fiscal
year, 303 bikes were reported
stolen on campus, compared with
.374 bikes in the 1998-99 fiscal
year and 257 bikes in the 1997-98
fiscal year.
a
It seems like they
are ripping off bikes
left and right.”
— Bob Wiatt
UPD director
Bert Kretzschmar, a UPD
crime prevention specialist, said
UPD will engrave students’ dri
ver’s license numbers on their
bikes, so that bikes may be posi
tively identified if stolen.
“Any police officer in the
country can run a driver’s license
and tell who the owner is,” Kret
zschmar said. “UPD will have
bike-engraving days at the MSC
by Rudder Fountain periodically
throughout the semester. If a par
ticular organization or group wish
es, UPD will make special
arrangements to accommodate
them. It’s a free service.”
Students can reduce the risk of
having their bikes stolen by pur
chasing locks called U-bolt locks,
Kretzschmar said.
“Most bike thefts are thefts of
See Theft on Page2A.