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Cornell/AEM Business Management Certificate

May 28 - July 17, 2008

Faculty

This program features faculty from the Department of Applied Economics and Management (AEM), a large and diverse department in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). The department's general business degree program is accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), making it one of only two accredited undergraduate business programs in the Ivy League. AEM was recently ranked one of the top five undergraduate business programs in the United States by BusinessWeek. AEM degree graduates have higher placement rates and starting salaries than the average business major.

The "Cornell/AEM Business Management Certificate" program is led by Professors Rich Curtis and Pedro David Pérez.

Rich CurtisRich Curtis

Rich Curtis teaches AEM's challenging core "Finance" class. He complements discussions of finance theory with applications to corporate, investment, and personal financial decisions. He received the 2001 CALS Professor of Merit Award, the 2003 Panhellenic and Interfraternity CALS Faculty Appreciation Award, and the 2005 CALS Innovative Teacher Award.

Read the September 20 BusinessWeek article about Professor Curtis and the AEM program.
 

Pedro David PerezPedro David Pérez

Pedro David Pérez teaches AEM’s “Introduction to Business Management” and “Principles of Entrepreneurship and Business” classes. His expertise is in the areas of general management and internationalization processes. His work has been featured at the Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society meetings, among other venues.