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"The College of Business at FSU is able to educate more citizens across Florida, and the nation, with our accredited and highly regarded online programs," said Patrick F. Maroney, FSU's Kathryn Magee Kip Professor and associate dean for graduate programs .
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FSU's College of Business offers Floridians accredited online grad programs By Bayard Stern An increasing number of Floridians are interested in getting a master's degree in business, but have full-time jobs, families or don't live near a campus. One Florida State University professor is well aware of this difficulty and is quick to point out that the FSU College of Business can meet this need. "The College of Business at FSU is able to educate more citizens across Florida, and the nation, with our accredited and highly regarded online programs," said Patrick F. Maroney, FSU's Kathryn Magee Kip Professor and associate dean for graduate programs in the college. 
Maroney, a faculty member since 1981, says that in addition to being recognized as one of the oldest and largest insurance programs in the nation, FSU's undergraduate program is ranked among the top 10 in the country by U.S. News & World Report. He coordinates the online graduate program in risk management and insurance, as well as the Professional Master in Business Administration program. The College of Business offers a master's of management program in risk management/insurance, that is the nation's first fully accredited online graduate program of its kind to be offered at a major university. Also offered are the new online MBA concentration in real estate finance and analysis and hospitality and tourism. Insurance has been a hot topic among Floridians since the spate of hurricanes and tornadoes that have ravaged the state since 2004. Maroney thinks that more Floridians should be better educated about the insurance industry. The Risk Management/Insurance Program in the College of Business is developing ways to help Florida's younger citizens become more educated about the necessary and ever more scrutinized insurance industry. "We're trying to provide benefit to the citizens of Florida in several ways," Maroney said. "Our mission at the college includes teaching, as well as theoretical and applied research. We are also working to provide a service component to Floridians with educational tools. Some of our applied research and the materials we've developed are designed to educate high school students, in particular, about insurance issues with interactive materials we've developed." Maroney explained that educating young people about how the insurance industry works is important because it is so relevant to their lives. It also is a viable career option that many teenagers don't think about. The Risk Management/Insurance Program has produced the educational DVD "Introduction to Insurance and Financial Planning." It is designed for educators to help them teach students about topics that are rarely found in curriculums, such as auto insurance, homeowners insurance, life and health insurance, and financial planning.
"This is something that can be used by high school teachers and perhaps community college teachers to give students a good background, understanding and a frame of reference about insurance," Maroney said. "These issues can be somewhat complicated at times, and students don't really think about how the industry affects them." Maroney believes that teaching about the insurance industry in terms of its viability as a career choice also is important. "It's a clean industry, it doesn't pollute," he said. "There are good career opportunities available. I think most folks don't generally think about a career in insurance, but it has some fairly high-paying jobs, especially for a service industry, and that's a plus when you're talking about the Florida economy.
Insurance has been a hot topic among Floridians since the spate of hurricanes and tornadoes that have ravaged the state since 2004.
Founded in 1950, the FSU College of Business is one of the youngest business schools and is recognized as one of the nation's 10 largest business schools. The college's undergraduate program is ranked in the Top 25 by both U.S. News & World Report and BusinessWeek. It is FSU's second largest academic unit on campus with an enrollment of more than 6,300 students, and boasts a distinguished faculty of 115, including a Francis Eppes professor, three university named professors, seven Eminent Scholars and 30 endowed professorships. Maroney thinks that more Floridians should be better educated about the insurance industry. The Risk Management/Insurance Program in the College of Business is developing ways to help Florida's younger citizens become more educated about the necessary and ever more scrutinized insurance industry. "We're trying to provide benefit to the citizens of Florida in several ways," Maroney said. "Our mission at the college includes teaching, theoretical and applied research. We are also working to provide a service component to Floridians with educational tools. Some of our applied research and the materials we've developed are designed to educate high school students, in particular, about insurance issues with interactive materials we've developed." Maroney explained that educating young people about how the insurance industry works is important because it is so relevant to their lives. It also is a viable career option that many teenagers don't think about. The Risk Management/Insurance Program has produced the educational DVD "Introduction to Insurance and Financial Planning." It is designed for educators to help them teach students about topics that are rarely found in curriculums, such as auto insurance, homeowners insurance, life and health insurance, and financial planning. "This is something that can be used by high school teachers and perhaps community college teachers to give students a good background, understanding and a frame of reference about insurance," Maroney said. "These issues can be somewhat complicated at times, and students don't really think about how the industry affects them." Maroney believes that teaching about the insurance industry in terms of its viability as a career choice also is important. "It's a clean industry, it doesn't pollute," he said. "There are good career opportunities available. I think most folks don't generally think about a career in insurance, but it has some fairly high-paying jobs, especially for a service industry, and that's a plus when you're talking about the Florida economy." For more information about the College of Business, please go to www.cob.fsu.edu.
For more information contact:
Suzanne Barwick, Director of Marketing & Public Relations; (850) 544-4752 office; sbarwick@cob.fsu.edu |