The UM School of Business (now named the School of Business Administration) was founded in 1929 under President Bowman Foster Ashe. Ashe lured national recognized economist John Thom Holdsworth of Pittsburgh to teach economics and to later serve as the School’s dean. In the 1940s the School expanded its undergraduate offerings to include majors in accounting, commerce, finance and political science. The School started its full-time MBA program in 1948.
In 1973, the school established one of the first Executive MBA programs. In 1979, the school added a health care specialization to its Executive MBA offerings with what is now the Executive MBA in Health Sector Management and Policy program. In the late 1970s, the School gained a permanent facility with the completion of the George W. Jenkins Building and the Elsa and William H. Stubblefield Memorial Classroom Building.
Courses in architecture were first offered at the University of Miami as early as 1926, however programs in architecture and the allied arts did not survive the effects of the Great Miami Hurricane, and the Great Depression. Architectural engineering courses resurfaced under the auspices of the School of Engineering in the late 1940s following World War II, and by 1983, during President Thaddeus "Tad" Foote's administration, the Department of Architecture became independent from the School of Engineering developing into the School of Architecture proper. New campus quarters established at Building 49 (Dickinson Drive) and part of first floor of the adjacent Eaton student residences. The first Dean of the School was John Thomas Regan (1983-1989).
The University of Miami Press published its first book, 'Atlantic Coral Reefs' by F. Walton Smith, in 1948. The Business Services of the university took over the operation in 2002, but new titles have not been published since then. There are 315 University of Miami Press publications listed in Richter's online catalog.
Planet Kreyol was founded in 1993 at the University of Miami as the Haitian Student Organization and later renamed as Planet Kreyol. Their mission is to promote cultural awareness while servicing the community and preserving the ancestry of Haiti.
The Pep Club was established in 1950 to promote student enthusiasm at the University. Its Hail to the Spirit student magazine was devoted to furthering school spirit.
The Office of University Relations includes the divisions of Media Relations, Medical School Public Relations, Video Services and the Publications Department. Earlier titles for this office include the News Bureau and the Public Affairs Office. The periodic changes in office titles and functions are a reflection of shifts in the emphasis of university activities and the constant evolution of technology. Office files include information that dates from the University of Miami's inception, in 1926, through the mid-1980s.
The Office of the Registrar is charged with the overall responsibility for activities relating to course registration, students' academic records, course scheduling and enrollment and academic systems maintenance.
