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London Business School Launches Dubai Entrepreneur Mentor Scheme
Aspiring entrepreneurs at London Business School can now benefit from a new mentoring scheme launched in Dubai. This new programme follows a successful 18-month run with the School’s MBA students in London.
Launched at an event in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) by Kamalini Ramdas, Professor of Management Science and Operations and Deloitte Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the ‘Entrepreneurship Mentor in Residence’ scheme gives entrepreneurial students and alumni access to year-round mentorship from four successful business personalities in the region.
Three former alumni – Genny Ghanimeh, Mohamed Nassar and Tommy Wakefield Smith – join Aman Merchant to sit the School’s first Dubai-based mentoring panel. Students, who currently have remote access to London-based mentors, will now have direct access to mentors up to twice a month for one-on-one consultations.
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Booth Students Attend Kilts Marketing Week
University of Chicago Booth School of Business students who attended Kilts Marketing Week absorbed eight days of presentations by industry leaders and faculty members, including Brian Niccol ’03, president of Taco Bell, and Mark Hoplamazian ’89, president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corp. These industry bigwigs commented on how marketing is more than a path to the top marketing position at a company; increasingly, it’s a path to becoming a CEO. Continue reading…
VSB Partners with Greater Philly Senior Exec Group
The Villanova School of Business‘s office of Graduate Programs has partnered with the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group to create a mentorship program. This program will be for students pursuing Master of Science in Finance. GPSEG will assist VSB’s Graduate Career Management office in providing senior level mentors for MSF students.
Mentors will give students an insight to the industry in which they work and provide the student mentees with information about their particular company and experience. The mentors will also deliver resume feedback, provide tips and contacts to help students with professional networking and give direction on opportunities that could help the students reach their professional goals.
Stillman Rated Best by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review has rated the Stillman School of Business a “Best Business School.” This is the eighth year in a row that Stillman has received this honor. Only those schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) are considered for this award, a distinction earned by only a few of the world’s business schools.
Ratings are based on review of institutional data and an 80-question student survey that focuses on academic experience, admissions selectivity, career preparation as well as quality and accessibility of professors. Reasons for student satisfaction at the Stillman School of Business is the school’s ethics-centered education, caring faculty and its vibrant learning centers.
Rutgers-Camden Holds MBA Info Sessions
Rutgers School of Business, Camden will be holding two upcoming information sessions for its MBA program. The first will take place Nov. 25, 2014 at The William G Rohrer Center at the Camden County College in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This event will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second information session will take place Dec. 4, 2014 at the Cherry Hill Public Library. This event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The foundation of the MBA program at Rutgers University–Camden is a rigorous academic curriculum that provides every student with extensive knowledge in all disciplines of business. This program aims to prepare students for a successful career by providing a stimulating learning environment in a small-class setting. The program will help students to enhance their analytical thinking capabilities and develop a global and strategic view of a dynamic fast- changing world.
Full-Time One Year MBA
Lehigh University’s 1-MBA Program Structure
The 1-MBA program merges opportunity, rigor and speed for professionals ready to pivot in their careers and reach new levels. The program is uniquely designed to be completed in one year. The unique curriculum includes foundational courses that will prepare students in the business fundamentals. These courses are followed by courses taught from the stakeholder perspective. Societal shift courses are interwoven throughout the program and are designed to enable students to grapple with macro-level issues and challenges that affect businesses on a global scale, such as, artificial intelligence, climate change, and rapid urbanization.
The Consulting Practicum introduces students to advanced consulting skills and provides knowledge, training, and development through activities and experiences. The EXTERNSHIPseries company projects are designed to fully immerse students with hands-on experiential learning. Mentoring teams focused on your professional goals and career aspirations are assigned to you at the onset of the 1-MBA Program. They will personally serve as mentors and assist you with professional development opportunities. Your successful completion of the 1-MBA and exploring your next step professionally is a major priority of your mentoring team. Additionally, there are varying opportunities for Professional Development to ensure students get the most out of their MBA experience.
A select, limited number of the student cohort in the 1-MBA Program can opt to participate in class online through our unique ClassroomLIVE experience. The integrated, web-based learning environment delivers programs in real-time from classrooms on Lehigh’s campus direct to students in their homes. Students interact live with professors and other students during the class as it’s actually taking place on campus. ClassroomLIVE provides students from far away regions the opportunity to complete most of the 1-MBA Program online without having to relocate.
Curriculum
The 1-MBA is a 47-credit hour program that begins with a variety of foundational courses that prepares students in the business fundamentals. These courses are followed by courses taught from the stakeholder perspective. Societal shift courses are interwoven throughout the program and are designed to enable students to grapple with macro-level issues and challenges that affect businesses on a global scale.
The Consulting Practicum introduces students to advanced consulting skills and provides knowledge, training, and development through integrated activities and experiences. Our EXTERNSHIPseries company projects transition you to substantive, practical experiences wrestling with real company projects – enabling you to gain the hands-on experience employers are seeking in the graduating MBA students they recruit. Throughout the 1-year program, the Consulting Practicum’s EXTERNSHIPseries projects are designed to fully immerse you with hands-on experiential learning.
Careers
Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics has a dedicated Director of Career Services for Graduate Programs. 1-MBA students have full access to the following Career Services resources as a collaboration between the Center for Career and Professional Development and the Graduate Programs Office: career coaching and advising, career education, digital tools, and events and resources to connect with alumni and employers.
Tuition & Financial Aid
The 1-MBA tuition cost is $64,750, which is payable in four semester payments.
College-awarded, merit-based scholarship and financial aid is available. Applicants must receive an offer of admission in order to be considered. Merit-based scholarship and financial aid is awarded based on academic performance and in some cases, work experience. The University’s Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping students attain a Lehigh University education, no matter your financial circumstances.
1-MBA scholarship options include:
• Dean’s Scholarship – Full-tuition scholarship plus a $10,000 stipend
• Director’s Scholarship – $5,000 to full-tuition scholarship
• Asa Packer Entrepreneurship Award (APSEA) – Full-tuition scholarship plus an $18,000 stipend
• Lehigh University Alumni Scholarship – $25,000 scholarship
• United Nations Scholarships – 3 full-tuition scholarships to UN staff members
• U.S. Military Scholarship – Current military or veteran members of the United States Armed Forces
• Nanovic ‘60G Endowed Fellowship Fund
• Yellow Ribbon Program
• Global Village Scholarship
Admissions
Applicants must have a minimum of two years of full-time professional work experience to apply to the 1-MBA.
Students wishing to enroll in the 1-MBA Program must submit an application with an application fee of $75. Also required are an essay, resume, GMAT or GRE scores, official transcripts from all universities attended, and two letters of recommendation. Applicants must also participate in an admissions interview.
Applicants who hold an academic doctorate, juris doctorate, or medical doctorate will automatically be exempt from having to submit GMAT/GRE scores (must be equivalent to a U.S. Doctoral degree from an accredited university). Applicants to the program may be considered for a waiver of the GMAT/GRE requirement if one of the two following conditions are met: 10 years of full-time professional experience or a master’s degree combined with a minimum of six years of full-time professional experience. The nature of the professional experience, previous academic record, and other professional distinctions will all be considered in the review process and not all applicants will qualify for a test exemption. Waiver applicants must submit all application requirements except GMAT/GRE scores by completing an application through the Online Application System. The GMAT/GRE waiver request will be reviewed by the MBA Admissions Committee.
In addition to the above, international students must also provide TOEFL or IELTS scores.
Application deadlines are as follows:
Early Decision – October 19
Priority – January 4
Final – April 15
Part-Time FLEX MBA
Lehigh University Flex MBA Program Structure
The Lehigh FLEX MBA creates an environment that challenges its students to think in unaccustomed ways. Students are taught how to be clear and concise, yet critical thinkers, and also how to evaluate alternative strategies and action plans associated with the myriad of challenges evident in prototypical and non-prototypical business enterprises.
Students can opt to participate on campus or online each day through our unique synchronous ClassroomLIVE experience, depending on what their schedule that day dictates. ClassroomLIVE delivers programs synchronously in real-time from classrooms on Lehigh’s campus to students, in their homes, at their workplaces, or while traveling. Students interact with professors and other students during the class as it’s actually taking place in real-time on campus. It’s the ultimate, convenient hybrid learning environment.
Curriculum
The Lehigh FLEX MBA is a 36-credit program that is completed at a part-time, personalized pace, on campus or online through ClassroomLIVE technology, or through a culmination of both to fit your busy schedule. The core is comprised of 21 credits; the remaining 15 credits are electives, from which a student may choose to specialize in a concentration area if desired. Concentrations areas include Business Analytics, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Project Management and Supply Chain Management. A concentration does not need to be declared at the time of application.
The FLEX MBA program begins with a mandatory weekend orientation and ends with a capstone course that draws upon the student’s knowledge acquired during the FLEX MBA core curriculum experience. In-class teams closely resemble cross-functional corporate teams where each person has a different and valuable set of knowledge, skills and experience. By combining industry projects, high-level class discussions, case analyses, and a computer simulation competition, the FLEX MBA core exposes students to rigorous theoretical analysis while providing hands-on, simulated real world business experiences.
On average, it takes a student about 3.5 years to complete this part-time MBA program. A student can choose to go at a faster or slower pace depending on their work or personal schedule.
Careers
Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics has a dedicated Director of Career Services for Graduate Programs. FLEX MBA students have full access to the following Career Services resources as a collaboration between the Center for Career and Professional Development and the Graduate Programs Office: career coaching and advising, career education, digital tools, and events and resources to connect with alumni and employers.
Tuition & Financial Aid
The Lehigh University FLEX MBA tuition cost is $38,700 for the full 36-credit program. The current cost per credit hour is $1,075. Tuition for the MBA & Engineering Joint degree program is $1,500 per credit hour and for the MBA & Educational Leadership Joint degree program is $825 per credit hour.
If your graduate tuition at Lehigh University is reimbursed to you by your employer, you can request a deferment of payment. This option allows students to obtain a record of their final course grade before tuition payment is due; some employers require final course grades before tuition reimbursement will be disbursed. Lehigh University offers a graduate tuition payment plan for the fall and spring semesters.
College-awarded, merit-based scholarship and financial aid is available. Applicants must receive an offer of admission as a regular student in order to be considered. Merit-based scholarship and financial aid is awarded based on academic performance and in some cases, work experience. The University’s Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping students attain a Lehigh University education, no matter your financial circumstances.
Admissions
Applicants must have at least two years of full-time professional work experience to apply, and Lehigh notes that students average eight years of work experience upon matriculation in the program.
FLEX MBA applicants must submit an online application form and a $75 application fee, a current resume, recent GMAT or GRE test results, official transcripts from all universities attended, and two letters of recommendation submitted through the online application.
Applicants who hold an academic doctorate, juris doctorate, or medical doctorate will automatically be exempt from having to submit GMAT/GRE scores (must be equivalent to a U.S. Doctoral degree from an accredited university). Applicants to the program may be considered for a waiver of the GMAT/GRE requirement if one of the two following conditions are met: 10 years of full-time professional experience or a master’s degree combined with a minimum of 6 years of full-time professional experience. The nature of the professional experience, previous academic record, and other professional distinctions will all be considered in the review process and not all applicants will qualify for a test exemption. Waiver applicants must submit all application requirements except GMAT/GRE scores by completing an application through the Online Application System. The GMAT/GRE waiver request will be reviewed by the MBA Admissions Committee.
Lehigh notes that applicants are strongly recommended to request admissions interviews, although interviews are not required for admission.
The Lehigh FLEX MBA 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.
Application deadlines are as follows:
Summer – May 1
Fall – July 15
Spring – December 1
Lehigh University College of Business and Economics
History
For more than 100 years, Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics has been home to a thriving academic community, one that has launched the careers of students who are both critical thinkers and pioneers in industry.
That commitment to scholarship has always been an integral part of our culture and has long been a core component of our curriculum, which is highly collaborative and cross-disciplinary in nature.
Lehigh’s MBA program first received accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 1953. Today, Lehigh offers a flexible, on-campus and online FLEX MBA program and a one-year, full-time 1-MBA program. In addition, Lehigh offers a Joint MBA degree in Engineering and Educational Leadership.
Location(s)
Located one hour from Philadelphia and one hour and 30 minutes from New York City, Lehigh’s campus in Bethlehem, PA offers courses on three campuses: the Asa Packer campus, the Murray H. Goodman campus and the Mountaintop campus. MBA courses primarily meet in the Rauch Business Center on the Asa Packer campus. Some courses also meet on the Mountaintop campus in Iacocca Hall, Ben Franklin TechVentures and Building C., Lehigh’s newest learning space.
Facilities
Rauch Business Center houses ClassroomLIVE distance learning enabled learning environments, computer labs and many of the Lehigh University College of Business and Economics’ business research centers. These include the Value Chain Research Center, the Financial Services Laboratory, the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise, the Murray H. Goodman Center for Real Estate Studies and the Small Business Development Center.
Opened in 2010, the CBE’s Dexter F. Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation is located adjacent to the Rauch Business Center in the Wilbur Annex. MBA students may also access the Small Business Development Center at Lehigh’s nearby Goodman Campus. Graduate students also have the option to live on campus in numerous provided locations.
Faculty
The College of Business and Economics employs 80 faculty members in total, including 15 in Accounting, 20 in Economics, 19 in Finance, 20 in Management and 12 in Marketing.
Student Body
Lehigh University enrolls approximately 330 students in the College of Business and Economics Graduate Programs.
MBA Degree Offerings
Lehigh offers the following MBA programs: the 1-MBA (one-year, full-time program), the FLEX MBA (flexible, on-campus and online hybrid program) and the Joint MBA in either Engineering or Educational Leadership.
Smeal Ranked by Businessweek
The Penn State Smeal College of Business’s MBA Program has been ranked no. 2 in return on investment according to the latest Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. Businessweek based its return on investment measure on the cost of the program, two years of foregone wages and the average salary increase students experience after graduating. In a similar assessment of MBA years-to-payback conducted by Forbes in 2013, Smeal was ranked No. 7.
Smeal was ranked no. 40 overall in Businessweek’s most recent MBA assessment. It was also ranked no. 16 among public business schools. The publication’s final rankings were based on the results of student and employer surveys and a measure of faculty research.
Zarb Ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the full time MBA program at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business among the best in the nation. This ranking is one of only three business schools in the New York City metropolitan area to make the list this year.
This is the first time Hofstra has been included in the 2014 Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. Hofstra has been ranked no. 79. The other New York City metro business schools that were ranked are Columbia University and New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Georgetown MBAs in McDonough Military Association Honor Fallen Veterans
MBA students in the Georgetown McDonough Military Association (MMA) traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at one of the graves to honor veterans. Arlington is a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose 624 acres have been buried the dead of the nation’s conflicts beginning with the American Civil War, as well as the departed from earlier wars. Continue reading…
Columbia Awards Botwinick Prize in Biz Ethics
Columbia Business School has awarded the 2014 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics to David Stern, the commissioner emeritus of the National Basketball Association.
The Botwinick prize is given to a business leader who has displayed exceptional professional and ethical conduct. The prize is organized by the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, the umbrella for leadership and ethics research and activities at Columbia Business School.
BBC Director Finds Audience at Cass Business School
Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC and Baron Hall of Birkenhead, shared his experience leading global organizations with an audience at Cass Business School.
The veteran BBC journalist and former CEO of the Royal Opera House took part in an hour-long interview with Professor Laura Empson, Director of Cass’s Centre for Professional Service Firms.
Titled ‘Leadership and Change in the Public Eye,’ the interview was the latest in a series of discussions organized by Professor Empson with senior leaders of professional services firms.
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Rohrer MBA App Deadline Approaching
The application deadline for the 2015 Spring MBA programs at the Rohrer School of Business is Dec. 1, 2014. This deadline is for all MBA programs offered in the spring 2015 including, online, on campus and specializations.
All of the MBA programs will begin on Jan. 20, 2015 with the exception of the online MBA module 3 program, which will begin on Jan. 6, 2015. The MBA specialization programs that are offered in the spring are accounting, finance, management, management information systems and supply chain and logistical systems.
Smith Moves Up In This Year’s Bloomberg Businessweek MBA Ranking
In Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2014 ranking of full-time MBA programs, The Robert H. Smith School of Business has climbed up from 24th to 17th MBA program in the country. The rankings are compiled after taking into account a number of categories that measure strength of education as well as which programs best prepare MBAs for their careers. Continue reading…
SFSU Offers EMBA Info Session
The San Francisco State University College of Business is offering an information session and sample class to prospective executive MBA students. The event will be held Nov. 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the SF State downtown campus.
During the information session, prospective students can learn about the school’s fast track, 22-month cohort program. Prospective students will have the opportunity to speak with an adviser to help answer individual admissions questions, and will share tips about the application process plus admission guidelines.
Smeal Names New Members to Board of Visitors
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named four new members to its Board of Visitors. All four new members are alumni of the Smeal College of Business. The Smeal Board of Visitors was founded in 1989 to provide advice and counsel to the dean and other Smeal administrators
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Stern Holds First Diversity Case Competition
NYU Stern School of Business held its first Diversity Case Competition Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. The Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students hosted the competition, in association with The Management Consulting Association, The Graduate Finance Association, OutClass, Stern Women In Business and Stern Investment Management and Research Club. The event was open to all Stern students.
For the event, students worked in teams of 3 or 4 to develop business strategies related to serving diverse customer demographics and employees. The competition was sponsored by a number of firms including AT Kearney, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, JP Morgan, Prudential, Verizon, and Viacom. The winning team received a $1500 cash prize.
