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College of Business History

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  • Founding of St. Procopious College in Pilsen Neighborhood of Chicago

    Founding of St. Procopious College in Pilsen Neighborhood of Chicago

  • Rev. Eldephonse Wittman, O.S.B., bookkeeping instructor, succeeds Fr. Neuzil as rector

  • St. Procopius Abbey purchases Morris Neff farm, 104 acres, in Lisle, Il

    St. Procopius Abbey purchases Morris Neff farm, 104 acres, in Lisle, Il

  • Groundbreaking for Lisle campus

  • Benedictine Hall is dedicated

    Benedictine Hall is dedicated

    Two programs were offered: a classical and a commerical (the earliest form of the business program

  • Commercial program integrated into college prep (classical) program

  • First English language catalog printed

  • Enrollment at St. Procopius reaches 205 students

  • First typewriter on campus

    First typewriter on campus

  • St. Procopius Alumni Association formed

  • School faces losses in enrollments and income due to Great Depression

  • Fr. Francis Sindelar travels over 9000 miles throught U.S. to solicit alumni support for school

    Fr. Francis Sindelar travels over 9000 miles throught U.S. to solicit alumni support for school

  • 5 instructors added to faculy; bookkeeping added to seminary courses

  • First Economic Club meeting

  • State of the art charts and maps purchased for Economics classes

  • New class added: Accounting and Dynamics

    New class added: Accounting and Dynamics

  • Students promote investing in defense bonds to help war effort

  • Enrollment reaches 201, first time over 200 since before WWII

    Enrollment reaches 201, first time over 200 since before WWII

  • Groundbreaking for first freestanding residence hall, Jaeger Hall

    Groundbreaking for first freestanding residence hall, Jaeger Hall

  • College reoorganizes to gain accreditation from North Central Association

  • New Economics professor hired

  • First computer on campus acquired by Richard Shonka

    First computer on campus acquired by Richard Shonka

  • Institute for Management conducts first classes.

    This program for managers is supported by sponsoring corporations who enroll students in the four year evening school

  • Groundbreaking for Scholl Hall

  • SPC goes fully coeducational

  • Abbey members vote to accept BOT recommendation to change name to Illinois Benedictine College

  • discussions about adding Business Economics major being

  • Test for graduate studies in business offered

  • First evening classes for business and economics offered

  • Business and Economics becomes newest, largest department

  • Accounting major approved

  • New Business Club formed

    New Business Club formed

  • First graduate program, an MBA, announced

  • Institute for Management at IBC becomes credit granting institution

  • New Economics club formed

  • First MBA classes begin

  • Accounting career awareness program started

  • 4 new Economics concentrations offered

  • teaching shortage in Eoncomics

  • Department name formally changed from Economics to Economics and Business

  • First graduate degrees, through MBA program, conferred

  • Economics Department expands

  • Business Economics plans to add International course

  • 2nd Annual Business Bangquet held

    2nd Annual Business Bangquet held

  • Business and Computer Science become most popular majors

    Business and Computer Science become most popular majors

  • Graduate programs in Management and organization behavior, organizational development added

  • Marketing course added

  • New majors in business and econ added

  • Mgmt Information Systems confers first graduate degree

    Mgmt Information Systems confers first graduate degree

  • Grant received for new institute for international marketing

  • Course in Japanese business and culture added

  • IBC Small Business Institute wins 2nd award

  • European exchange program for Business majors

  • Dual degree program for International Business with German university

  • MBA program goes online

  • MBA program expands to China

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