Touro University hopes to start business program this January

Touro University hopes to start business program this January
By Jenna V. Loceff, Business Journal Staff Reporter
September 21st, 2009

Touro University on Mare Island in Vallejo is set to open a business school in January, according to Jesus Mena, the university’s director of external relations.

The school has been accredited and was supposed to open this semester but didn’t due to a lack of enrollment.

But, said Mr. Mena, “We are hopeful and optimistic. We have started an aggressive marketing plan.”

Dr. Krishan Rana, the chairperson and professor in the business and management department, said the school will have all upper division classes so as not to compete with the community colleges.

“We are trying to get the community college graduates and give them the professional training they will need.”

There will be three areas of study. These areas were chosen when Touro officials put together questionnaires and took them to the community colleges. It was determined that there is a high demand for the concentrations.

The degrees are in health care management, global business and strategy management and security and risk management.

Dr. Rana came to Touro a year ago from the California Maritime Academy. He initiated this program.

“It is my baby,” he said. It took a full year to get accreditation and he is excited for the first cohort, which will have a minimum of 20 students.