Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise

In 2011, the College announced an undisclosed contribution from Carol Jenkins Barnett ('79) in honor of her husband, Barney Barnett ('65). The funds would be used to establish the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise. This gesture came shortly after Richard W. "Bill" Becker ('65) gifted $5 million to the School for the construction of a new undergraduate business building. Construction of the Becker Undergraduate Business Building and the Graduate and Executive Building is scheduled to begin late 2012 or early 2013. Like the Barnett Residential Life Center, these two buildings will also be designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern[11] Undergraduate students at the Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise study in one of three programs: Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics. The School also allows students to focus on career tracks in Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Sport Management. The Barnett School also offers the Master of Business Administration to full-time students in its 16-month accelerated program, as well as part-time students in the form of evening and Saturday classes. The Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise was accredited by AACSB-International in 2013.