Kelley school gets increased ranking

The Kelley School of Business moved up in several national rankings recently, prompting professors to praise students and coworkers.\nThe new rankings are from Public Accounting Report. The report issued its 24th Annual Professors Survey Jan. 10.\nSchool of Business graduate programs moved up to sixth in the nation, from eighth last year. \nThe undergraduate program moved to ninth, up from eleventh.\nThe doctoral accounting program was ranked at eighth in the nation.\n"We have one of the top accounting programs in the country," said Joseph Fisher, chair of the accounting department. "The department delivers a high quality product in both teaching and research. Employers have also validated our programs; our placement rates exceed 90 percent."\nFaculty members said the new, improved rankings can be attributed to excellent teaching and students.\n"The faculty has been very productive in research and teaching," Fisher said. "Employers have aggressively pursued our students and are attempting to hire more. We have great faculty, students and school support. This combination seems to be working"