COB Timeline
1936
Jan 6, 1936
Department of Commerce founded at East Carolina Teachers College
(2 instructors and 25 typewriters in old Austin Building attic)
Jan 6, 1936
Department of Commerce founded at East Carolina Teachers College
(2 instructors and 25 typewriters in old Austin Building attic)
1940’s
Moved to Flanagan BasementÂ
Unit renamed the Department of Business Education
(8 Faculty Members)
1950’s
Moved to new Rawl Building
Renamed the Department of Business
Moved to new Rawl Building
Renamed the Department of Business
1960’s
Became the School of Business
1965 – Awarded first BSBA degrees
1967 – One of the first two programs in NC to received national AACSB accreditation
Became the School of Business
1965 – Awarded first BSBA degrees
1967 – One of the first two programs in NC to received national AACSB accreditation
1970’s
1974 – Small Business Institute (SBI) Established
1976 – MBA program earned AACSB accreditation
– Largest professional school at ECU with 55 faculty and approximately 2,088 students
– GMAC membership by ECU School of Business
– One of only four programs in NC to have both GMAC and AACSB accreditation
1974 – Small Business Institute (SBI) Established
1976 – MBA program earned AACSB accreditation
– Largest professional school at ECU with 55 faculty and approximately 2,088 students
– GMAC membership by ECU School of Business
– One of only four programs in NC to have both GMAC and AACSB accreditation
1980’s
1982 – Reorganized by department,
allowing students to choose from
concentrations in Accounting,
Decision Sciences, Finance,
Management and Marketing
1983 – Bureau of Business Research established
– Center for Economic Education established
– Commerce Club founded
– Open 1st Microcomputer Lab at ECU
1984 – Business Advisory Council formed
1987 – Moved to new 163,729 sq ft
General Classroom Building
1989 – Master of Science in Accounting degree program approved
– Professional Programs added
1990’s
1992 – 5-year BSA/MSA established
1995 – External Affairs Division created
1997 – 5-year MD/MBA established
– COB Summer Study Abroad Program established
1992 – 5-year BSA/MSA established
1995 – External Affairs Division created
1997 – 5-year MD/MBA established
– COB Summer Study Abroad Program established
2000’s
2000 – MBA begins online offering
2003 – Name change to College of Business
2006 – COB Opens Career Center
– Decision Sciences renamed
Management Information Systems
2008 – Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series launched
2000 – MBA begins online offering
2003 – Name change to College of Business
2006 – COB Opens Career Center
– Decision Sciences renamed
Management Information Systems
2008 – Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series launched
2009 – Leadership and Professional Development program launched with $500K endowment from RBC Bank
2011 – Risk Management and Insurance program established
2012 – COB establishes Living-Learning Community
2011 – Risk Management and Insurance program established
2012 – COB establishes Living-Learning Community
Students in Business Living-Learning Community
2015 – Inaugural Business Leadership Conference
– School of Hospitality Leadership moves to COB
– $5M Miller gift to establish School of
Entrepreneurship
– School of Hospitality Leadership moves to COB
– $5M Miller gift to establish School of
Entrepreneurship
2017 – $500K ECU Innovation Corps National Science Foundation Grant
– Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge launch
– New COB Student Technology Center opens
– COB recognized with Milestone 2 award
– Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge launch
– New COB Student Technology Center opens
– COB recognized with Milestone 2 award
2018 – MSOE receives $2M gift for Isley Innovation Hub
2019 – MSOE announces $1M ECU RISE29 Golden Leaf grant
– Launch of the BS Entrepreneurship degree
– MSOE receives $1M gift for establishment of Crisp Small Business Center
2019 – MSOE announces $1M ECU RISE29 Golden Leaf grant
– Launch of the BS Entrepreneurship degree
– MSOE receives $1M gift for establishment of Crisp Small Business Center
