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Quinlan Announces Date for Schreiber Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
According to a press release, a ribbon cutting ceremony for the John and Kathy Schreiber Center, the new home of Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business, will be taking place next week. Hosted by John P. Pelissero, Interim President, Loyola University Chicago, and Kevin Stevens, Dean, Quinlan School of Business, the event will be taking place at 16 E. Pearson Street on Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 10:45AM to 11AM. Continue reading…
Smith School Kicks Off New Semester With Week of Orientation
It’s that time of year again, prospective MBAs: Back to school time at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. At Smith, incoming full-time MBAs don’t even have to wait long to meet employers and learn what kind of talent they want to hire — in fact, they get to do it before the books even open. Continue reading…
Robinson Receives $1 Million from Hospitality Industry Leader
Regynald G. Washington, the CEO of Hojeij Branded Foods and a premier leader in the food services industry, has provided a $1 million endowment for the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. The endowment will provide scholarships for graduate students, enhance the school’s global experience offerings, and provide increased access to teaching technologies. In recognition of the donation, the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration’s graduate program will be named the Regynald G. Washington Master of Global Hospitality Management. Continue reading…
Questrom Welcomes Dr. Howard Thomas as Visiting Professor
The Questrom School of Business at Boston University will welcome Dr. Howard Thomas, Ph. D. as the Ahmass Fakahany Distinguished Visiting Professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Thomas, a strategic management and management education author and scholar, will help to advance and expand the global education programs at Questrom. The initiatives that Dr. Thomas will aid with include hosting focused Jam sessions within major global conferences and developing webinars to address specific Jam findings in praetorship with the Financial Times.
The Jam is a series of 10 discussion forums, held over 60 hours, that features live discussions and comment postings by VIP guests and forum participants. Dr. Thomas will also help to develop research on how deans use the Jam as a platform for leading discussion on strategic options and how educators can close the gap between industry and academia. The next online global conversation that will focus on shaping global business education is planned to be held in the first half of 2016.
GI Bill Now Accepted to Cover Exec Education Costs at Columbia
The Columbia Business School has recently announced that student veterans are now able to use their GI Bill to cover the costs of the Columbia Executive Education program. The request to include funding for executive education programs by Columbia was approved by The New York State Department of Veterans Affairs. Previously, the GI Bill could only be applied to degree granting programs in New York state. The approval of the coverage expansion will give students the opportunity to complete the Certificate in Business Excellence programs at Columbia.
Columbia offers students several different Comprehensive Management Programs at the executive education level. These programs include, Advanced Management, General Manager Leadership, Columbia Essentials of Management and Mastering Management. The school also provides several other executive education programs as well as programs designed for specific organizations.
Here’s a Few UIC Liautaud Classes You Can Still Register Into Before Classes Start
Are you an incoming MBA student to the Liautaud Graduate School of Business who is still working on putting the final touches on your Fall ’15 schedule? First off, quit procrastinating, that kind of behavior will catch up with you in business school! Any way, lucky for you, Jasmin Aßmann from the University of Illinois Chicago Liautaud Loop blog put together a list of two-credit courses available next semester. MBA students may include up to three of these courses in their elective options.
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George Mason Names Carolyn Grimsley Real Estate Development Program Director
According to a press release on the school website, Carolyn Grimsley has been appointed as the director of the Master’s in Real Estate Development program at George Mason University’s School of Business.
Grimsley began her career in the private sector doing market research, financial modeling, and transactional work in commercial real estate, first as a commercial broker in the DC Metro before moving in-house to support the portfolio expansion plans of a national franchisor. Continue reading…
MBA Alum Attributes Success to Scheller
Terri Nagel, a 2014 graduate of the Evening MBA Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller School of Business, accepted a position in the Procurement Leadership Development Program at Johnson & Johnson a few weeks after graduating from business school. In her role, she supports medical and professional education for Johnson & Johnson’s North American segment of the company’s medical device sector. Continue reading…
Full-Time MBA
Program Structure
The Lehigh Full-time MBA begins with a mandatory weekend orientation held within a week of the start of classes in the fall. Students may complete the Lehigh full-time MBA program in as few as 16 months, beginning in the fall and ending in the spring of the next academic year.
Full-time and part-time MBA students take classes together, primarily in the evenings. Students can work towards their degree through both on-campus and online courses. Online courses are offered through Lehigh’s Office of Distance Education and incorporate a mix of real-time course streaming and conferencing as well as recorded video lectures.
Curriculum
The Lehigh Full-time MBA is a 36-credit program comprising a core curriculum of 21 credits and 15 elective credits. The core courses are Introduction to the Organization and Its Environment, Managing Financial and Physical Resources, Managing Information, Managing Products and Services, Managing People, and Integrative Experience. This last course serves as the capstone for the core and entails a team-oriented business simulation.
Students may use their elective courses to pursue a concentration in one of six fields: Corporate Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Project Management and Supply Chain Management. However, students are not required to pursue a concentration, and Lehigh notes that many MBA students select their electives simply to broaden the scope of their MBA coursework.
Class Profile
The Lehigh Full-time MBA class of 2013 was 67% male and 33% female. Students in the class of 2014 had an average undergraduate GPA of 3.32 and an average GMAT score of 623, with an average of 6 years of work experience. International students comprised 6% of the class of 2013.
Careers
Lehigh MBA students and alumni have full access to Lehigh University’s Career Services office, which provides individualized job and internship counseling, mock interview preparation and resume writing workshops. The office also hosts a September career fair.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Lehigh charges tuition by the credit hour. For the 2014-2015 academic year, the cost per credit hour is $1,050. With 36 credits in total, tuition for the Lehigh MBA is $37,800 for both full-time and part-time students. Lehigh also notes that there is a $100 course access fee for all online courses. Tuitions for the MBA dual-degree programs in Engineering and Educational Leadership amount to $1,340 and $810 per credit hour, respectively.
Full-time Lehigh MBA students are eligible for financial aid through Teaching Assistantships, Graduate Assistantships, Research Assistantships and Business Analyst positions.
Teaching and Graduate Assistants are required to work at least 20 hours a week and support CBE faculty with undergraduate teaching, class preparation, and other academic functions over the course of the nine-month academic year. These students receive a tuition waiver for up to nine credit hours per semester, equivalent to the cost of full-time enrollment in the MBA program. In addition, they receive stipends – and are eligible for a health insurance subsidy.
Research Assistants are required to work at least five hours each week providing research support to CBE faculty. These students may receive stipends for their work. Finally, MBA students are eligible to work as Business Analysts at Lehigh’s Small Business Development Center, providing support to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Lehigh Valley region. These students must work with the Graduate Programs Office to determine their financial compensation.
Full-time international MBA applicants are required to submit the new Internet-based TOEFL score before they are eligible for financial aid. The minimum required score is 28 on the speaking section and 20 on the listening section. Additionally, international students may be required to take an English as a Second Language Test of Presentation and Spoken Skills (TOPSS) upon arriving at Lehigh.
Admissions Procedures
Applicants must have at least two years of full-time work experience to apply, and Lehigh notes that students average six years of work experience upon matriculation in the program. Applicants must also submit either GMAT or GRE scores, unless they hold Ph.D., JD or MD degrees or international equivalents to these degrees. While Lehigh does not stipulate a minimum GMAT score, it notes that the majority of MBA students scored at the 70th percentile or above on the combined exam. The school looks especially closely at applicants’ scores on the quantitative section of the test.
International students must take the TOEFL exam, with a recommended minimum score on the Internet-based exam of 94. The recommended iBT subscores are as follows:
Reading: 25
Listening: 20
Speaking: 24
Writing: 25
International applicants who have completed degrees in the U.S., the UK, Australia or Canada may be exempt from the TOEFL. However, international applicants are not exempt from the TOEFL if they have only studied in a non-English speaking country, even if the language of instruction at their academic institution was English.
International students must also provide an original or notarized financial guarantee demonstrating sufficient funds to pay for their first year of study. This guarantee can be a copy of an original bank statement or a bank letter and must demonstrate that the student has at least $35,270 in funds on hand. Lehigh notes that this is merely the minimum an international applicant must demonstrate to qualify for admission, as the actual cost of the program will be greater.
Lehigh notes that applicants are strongly recommended to request admissions interviews, although interviews are not required for admission.
Lehigh MBA applicants must submit an online application form and application fee, a current résumé, GMAT or GRE test results (GRE scores are only valid if the exam was taken after August 1, 2011), official transcripts from all universities attended, and two letters of recommendation submitted through the online application.
The Lehigh application also includes an essay question, asking applicants to provide a summary of their career objectives and relevant work experience, their chosen field of graduate study, and the leadership experience and skills they plan to contribute to their peers at Lehigh.
Bauer Participates in White House Convening for Women in Business
Latha Ramchand, the dean of the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, committed the school to a set of best practices to help women in business succeed in school and throughout their careers during a convening at the White House. Ramchand also committed the school to develop an experience that prepares business school students for future work environments. Continue reading…
As California Real Estate Markets Grow, Real Estate MBA Become More Popular
The California Association of Realtors (CAR), has reported that California real estate sales have increased in 2015 and predict that sales will continue to improve throughout the rest of the year and that prices will grow steadily over the rest of this year and the next. In June 2015, CAR released the 2015 California Housing Market Forecast. The report found that existing home sales for the year had reached 5,275, up from 4,940 in 2014. CAR also predicts that the numbers will continue to grow to at least 5,490 in 2016.
This increase in market sales and prices has made it more important than ever for real estate professionals to be as educated as possible in their field. An MBA in Real Estate from a California Business School can help you to become the educated and trained real estate business professional needed to succeed in the industry. There are several programs across the state that offer Real Estate as a concentration or specialization along with the MBA degree.
Bloomberg reported that in 2013, about 15 percent of business schools surveyed by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), reported having graduate and undergraduate degree programs with an emphasis on real estate. The number of programs has only increased since then. Bloomberg also reports that the number of programs offering a real estate-related program has risen by more than 30 percent over the last ten years.
Register for an Info Session About the UIC Liautaud MBA
For anyone wondering what it’s really like to be a UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business MBA student, you can visit the school August, 29th from 9:30 to 11AM for an information session about the school’s MBA program. The session will be sponsored by the UIC College of Business Administration and will take place in Douglas Hall Room 170. Continue reading…
George Washington Dean Discusses Women in Business at White House Event
Linda A. Livingstone, dean of the George Washington University School of Business, participated in a panel presentation hosted by the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Council of Economic Advisers. The panel, made up of leaders from the business and business school communities as well as other stakeholders, focused on opportunities for the business community and business schools to work together to adapt to the changing needs of the workforce by expanding opportunity for women in business.
According to a press release on the GWSB website, Livingstone joined representatives from more than 40 business schools in “committing to a set of best practices to build a business school experience that prepares women for the workforce of tomorrow.” Continue reading…
TD Ameritrade Awards UNT $50,000 Grant
TD Ameritrade Institutional has awarded a $50,000 grant to the University of North Texas College of Business as part of its NextGen Financial Planning Initiative. TD Ameritrade Institutional invited two representatives of the College of Business to the New York Stock Exchange to accept the award on July 22. UNT’s mascot, Scrappy, was invited to ring the closing bell as part of the visit. Continue reading…
Quinlan’s New Dean Kevin Stevens Discusses Plans For School’s Future
Last month the Quinlan School of Business introduced Kevin T. Stevens as the school’s newest dean. Stevens returns to Loyola from DePaul University where he served as professor of accounting, director of the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems, and director of global initiatives in the College of Business.
“Returning to Loyola as dean is an honor. The broad-based Jesuit education I received was instrumental in whatever success I have had in my career, and I am delighted to join a faculty and staff committed to the values-based leadership that business today is demanding,” said Stevens. Continue reading…
George Mason School of Business Gets Green Office Certified
According to a press release, The George Mason School of Business Office of Academic and Career Services was designated as a Green Office Certified by the university’s Office of Sustainability thanks to steps the school has taken to achieve climate neutrality and sustainability.
The Office of Sustainability created the Green Office Program, a certification process that recognizes offices on Mason’s campuses for reducing their environmental footprint through waste minimization, energy efficiency, water conservation and even the creation of wildlife havens and native plant gardens. Continue reading…
Forté Forums Scheduled in 12 Cities Beginning August 17th
This post has been republished in its entirety from original source clearadmit.com.
August is upon us, which means that it’s almost time for the Forté Forums. These free events are hosted by the Forté Foundation, a nonprofit consortium of leading companies and top business schools committed to advancing the role of women in business. Held in 10 U.S. cities and well as Toronto and London beginning on August 17th, they are designed to help women learn more about the value of the MBA.
Whether you are a college student looking to explore options for the future, have been in your job for a few years and are thinking about a change or are looking for a way to catapult yourself to the next level in your career, the Forté Forums are for you. Continue reading…
Mays Appoints New Director of Innovation Partnership
The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE) at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School has named Charles “Chuck” Hinton Jr. as its new director for I-Corps Programming. Hinton will be primarily responsible for promoting the Innovation Corps (I-CorpsTM) program from the National Science Foundation. I-CorpsTM is a set of entrepreneurial exercises that prepare engineers and scientists to extend their projects beyond the laboratory and thus increase the real impact of National Science Foundation-funded projects in basic research. Continue reading…
