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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Program in Technology, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship - Overview

RPI's Lally School of Management and Technology

The Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a business school inside a prestigious research university, and so offers a strong interdisciplinary education to its nearly 200 graduate students. Students in the Lally School have access to students and faculty members within RPI's School of Architecture, as well as the Rensselaer Technology Park and the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship. The school also provides 3 concentrations for IT majors and dual-degrees with the Schools of Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science. The main topics of instruction in the school are in the areas of technological entrepreneurship, management of information systems, finance, new product development, and productions and operations management.

Lally School has also been well-recognized for its programs. "Eduniversal" presented it with the 4 Palmes Award-North America as an internationally known Top Business School, and the "Princeton Review" included it on their list of the Best 294 Business Schools of 2011.

Research Possibilities through Lally School's 3 Research Centers

The Lally School of Management and Technology houses 3 research centers: the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, the International Center for Financial Research, and the Center for Global Business and Political Economy. The Severino Center uses education, outreach programs, and support systems to develop skills in the practices and principles of entrepreneurship. Resources from the Severino Center are primarily directed at business initiatives specifically developed around novel or advanced technologies.

The International Center for Financial Research (ICFR) fosters and supports research in the areas of capital markets, corporate finance, financial engineering and intermediation, and risk analytics. In addition, the ICFR provides workshops and short training programs for existing professionals and hosts distinguished speakers and presenters in several colloquia series.

The Center for Global Business and Political Economy supports research and innovative curriculum related to the global political economy and the interdependency of business. Recent research completed through the center involves projects on behavior in multinational teams and case studies that addressed business practices in Argentina, Egypt, and Sri Lanka.

Master's Degrees with a Concentration in Technology, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers a collaborative and interdisciplinary Master of Science (MS) degree in Technology, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (TC&E) that can be completed in only 1 academic year. The program provides students with an advanced understanding of technology, business management, and business law relevant to commercializing technology, through a unique collaboration between the Lally School of Management, 11 other departments at Rensselaer, and Albany Law School.

The Technology, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship concentration is also available through a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, which offers a broader education in business fundamentals than the core MS program.

The master's degree program requires students to complete 30 credit hours of coursework from a list of approved courses. Examples of courses available within the program include: "Business Implications of Emerging Technologies," "Creating and Managing and Enterprise," and "the Severino Center Series on Entrepreneurship." Graduates of the 2 programs have found employment in the areas of business venture funding, technology transfer, intellectual property management, and corporate strategy in marketing or innovation.

Lally School's Active and Well-Recognized Faculty Members

Many of the faculty members within the Lally School of Management and Technology have received recognition from professional organizations and their peers for their contributions to education, leadership, and industry. Associate Professor Gina O'Connor has been recently recognized by the Journal of Product Innovation Management in their study of the top 25 scholars in the field of innovation.

Faculty member interests vary widely, but research areas include behavioral perspectives of the entrepreneurial process, innovation as a business function in companies, and international political and economic developments.

Financial Aid Opportunities at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been ranked 30th on the "US News and World Report's" list of Great Schools, Great Prices. Even so, the university offers a wide range of financial aid opportunities, including the Rensselaer Grant, Rensselaer Leadership Award, and Rensselaer Merit Scholarship.

Graduate students enrolled in the Lally School of Management and Technology may also be qualified to receive one of 5 scholarships unique to the school, including the Reinert-Rader Fellowship in Financial Technology or the Raymond A. and Ina C. Best Scholarship for Tau Beta Pi Members.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- the Nation's Oldest Technological University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), located in Troy, New York, was founded in 1824 to instruct students in the relevant and applicable purposes of science. Now, nearly 200 years later, the university offers more than 145 rigorous programs to students from around the world. The university also strongly encourages interdisciplinary study, interactive learning environments, and campus-wide leadership opportunities.

RPI is considered the oldest technological university in the nation, but is also currently ranked one of the best universities for its educational innovations in the classroom, laboratory, and studio. The ''US News and World Report'' named it among the top 50 in the nation for 10 years in a row. Rensselaer alumni have been integral to national and technological development, and have garnered professional positions with such prestigious clients as Boeing, GE Energy, and IBM.