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Johnson School Recognized as a CFA Program Partner
October 16, 2007 | Ithaca, NY - The Johnson School at Cornell University is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a CFA Program Partner by CFA Institute. The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program sets a standard for developing the skills, standards, competence, and integrity of financial analysts, portfolio managers, investment advisers, and other investment professionals worldwide. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the Johnson School curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations.
Through this partnership, Johnson School students will obtain access to CFA Institute textbooks, journals, webcasts, and other educational resources. They may apply for a student scholarship to waive the registration fee and a portion of the enrollment fee. Students also benefit from professional development events held in conjunction with CFA Institute member societies, the local membership bodies for CFA Institute candidates, charterholders, and members.
The Johnson School curriculum already covered the topics in the CFA's Candidate Body of Knowledge ®. Through coursework in the MBA core, immersions, and electives, including the Cayuga MBA Fund class, and a three credit CFA review class offered in the spring, students are able to prepare and sit for the CFA Level I, Level II, or Level III examinations.
"The commitment of the Johnson School's Parker Center for Investment Research to graduate education in investment research and asset management is evident in the impressive resources it provides for enrolled students - the $13 million student-managed, faculty-supervised Cayuga MBA Fund, a state-of-the-art trading room, and extensive research opportunities for students and faculty alike," said Bob Johnson, CFA, managing director of the CFA Institute education division. "Its status as a CFA Program Partner institution will be an additional asset to Johnson School students' professional portfolios."
"We are pleased to enter into this partnership with CFA Institute. The CFA designation is highly regarded in the field of investment management and the partnership signals to students pursuing this track that they are getting a rigorous, real-world education at the Johnson School," said Lakshmi Bhojraj, director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at the Johnson School.
About the Johnson School
Founded in 1946, the Johnson School is Cornell University's graduate school of management. Consistently ranked as one of
the top graduate schools of business, the Johnson School builds upon Cornell's depth and breadth of distinguished
research and teaching, and its vast, worldwide network of alumni, faculty, and colleagues. The school's
"performance learning" approach offers students defined frameworks and analytical tools, combined with expert
feedback to solve real problems in real organizations. Deliberately small and extremely selective, the Johnson
School maintains an intense, collaborative community, where students develop teamwork and networking skills that
foster innovation and deliver results. Programs include one- and two-year MBA degrees, an Executive MBA and the
Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA, which offers interactive videoconferencing sessions across the U.S. and Canada.
For more about the Johnson School please visit: www.johnson.cornell.edu.
About CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global membership association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) and
Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes
research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and
performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Institute has more than 95,000 members,
including the world's 79,000 CFA charterholders, in 134 countries and territories, as well as 135 affiliated
professional societies in 56 countries and territories. In 2007, CFA Institute celebrates the 60th anniversary
of "the founding of a profession." CFA Institute has offices in Charlottesville, Va., London, Hong Kong, and
New York. More information may be found at www.cfainstitute.org. (Bloomberg users can find CFA Institute at 497458Z).
