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Creighton University Registration Open for Level I & II CFA® Boot Camp 2012

Intensive program prepares students for all three levels of the CFA® exam

OMAHA, NE (PRWeb)March 20, 2012: Registration is now open for Third Annual CU Boot Camp, a rigorous four-day review for financial analysts and investment professionals planning to take the challenging Level I and II CFA® exam required to earn the prestigious and respected CFA® designation. The intensive review covers all three levels of the candidate curriculum and takes place on the Creighton University campus in Omaha, Neb. Read More

Creighton Graduate Program in Finance Ranked Among Best of its Kind

Eduniversal names Master’s in Security Analysis and Portfolio Management #32 worldwide

OMAHA, NEB. (January 25, 2012): In its ranking of the best master’s and MBA programs around the world, Eduniversal has named Creighton University’s Master’s in Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (MSAPM) one of the best finance programs in the world, ranking it at the number 32 position.

Creighton received this honor by scoring well on the three ranking criteria used by Eduniversal: the reputation of the program, salaries of students’ first jobs after graduating, and their overall level of satisfaction.

The Eduniversal ranking further underscores the quality and prestige of Creighton’s programs. The university has been ranked the #1 university in the Midwest by US News & World Report for the past nine years. The magazine also named Creighton the #21 best business school for finance in 2011. READ MORE.

Creighton University to Offer Webinar on the Ethics of End-of-Life Care

February event continues online series covering hot topics in health care ethics

OMAHA, NE (January 24, 2012): As part of its ongoing series of webinars on hot topics in the bioethics field, Creighton University will host a complimentary webinar titled “No Place for Dying: Hospitals and the Ideology of Rescue.” The webinar will be presented by Helen Stanton Chapple, PhD, RN, MA, CT, a Creighton faculty member who teaches in the online Master of Science in Health Care Ethics program. Chapple is also a past president of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and current chair of the ADEC Credentialing Council. READ MORE.

Creighton Students Invited to Visit China to Develop Global Business Outlook

MS in Information Technology Management students given the opportunity to examine the country’s business and IT practices in person

OMAHA, Neb. – (Jan. 11, 2012): As China’s economic power grows, businesses must be prepared to develop a global perspective for their plans and operations. As part of Creighton University’s Master of Science in Information Technology Management (MSITM), available in an on campus or online format, students may elect to travel to China for two weeks to learn more about the country’s people, culture, economy, businesses, and ethics, with the goal of expanding their ability to think globally. The next trip is scheduled for the summer of 2012. READ MORE.

Creighton University Ranked #1 University in Midwest by U.S. News & World Report

2012 listings mark the ninth consecutive year Creighton receives top honor.

OMAHA, NEB. (October 17, 2011): Creighton University is proud to announce that it has been ranked the best regional university in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s 2012 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” for the ninth year in a row. This marks the 25th straight year the University has been placed at or near the top of the magazine’s regional rankings READ MORE.

Creighton University Releases Details of Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium

School of Law to welcome prominent ADR experts to fifth annual Works-in-Progress Conference.

OMAHA, NEB. (September 29, 2011): The Werner Institute of the Creighton University School of Law has announced more details of the Association of American Law Schools Works-in-Progress conference taking place November 4 and 5, 2011, on the Creighton campus in Omaha, Nebraska. A major meeting for scholars in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the conference offers them the opportunity to share thoughts, research, and feedback about current ideas and projects. The Werner Institute is looking to build on the previous Works-in-Progress conferences by putting together another thought-provoking event that will contribute to the ADR scholarship created at law schools throughout the country READ MORE.

Creighton University Explores Community-Based Partnerships to Combat Health Care Disparities

Webinar is offered as part of a faculty-led fall webinar series on Health Care Ethics.

OMAHA, NE (September 28, 2011): Creighton continues its complimentary fall webinar series on “hot topics” in health care ethics, offered as part of its online Master of Science in Health Care Ethics program. The upcoming October 18th webinar, “New Approaches to Health Inequalities: Research, Ethics, and Community Partnerships,” will focus on the ways that research partnerships between scientists and community members can help alleviate disparities in the quality and availability of health care in the United States READ MORE.

Second Webinar in Creighton's Health Care Ethics Series Focuses on Reasoning

Faculty member to discuss difference between legal and ethical decision-making.

OMAHA, NE (September 6, 2011): Creighton continues its complimentary fall webinar series on “hot topics” in health care ethics, offered as part of its Master of Science in Health Care Ethics program. The upcoming September 20th webinar, the second in the new series, is titled “The Difference Between Ethical Reasoning and Legal Reasoning.” Attendance is free and open to all READ MORE.

Dispute Resolution Programs at Creighton University Receive Top Honors by U.S. News & World Report

U. S. News & World Report ranked Creighton University School of Law among the top tier of more than 200 law schools nationwide offering COURSES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The findings were published in the magazine's 2011 assessment of America's Best Graduate Schools. Creighton tied at #15 with Stanford University READ MORE.

"U.S. News & World Report Ranks Creighton University's Finance Department Among Nation's Top 25".

Creighton University has been ranked the number 21 business school for finance by U.S. News & World Report, alongside the most stellar academic institutions in the realms of business and finance nationwide.

The recently published 2011 listing, in which colleges and universities are subject to a variety of stringent criteria--including peer assessment, placement success, mean starting salary and bonus, and mean GMAT scores--names Creighton's business programs in finance among the top 25 in the U.S. for the first time  READ MORE.