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Leavey Creates New Council of Grad. Students in Biz
The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University has created a new Council of Graduate Students in Business (CGSB). This council is made up of student representatives from all graduate programs. These representatives will work with faculty and staff in order to provide graduate students with an outstanding experience.
The council will meet monthly in order to address and discuss areas such as communication, community building, career support, teaching, and technology. Current students are encouraged to contact the council (cgsb@scu.edu) or any representative with questions, concerns, ideas or kudos.
Meet the council:
Smith Alums Recall Their Favorite MBA Courses
When alumni look back on their graduate school experience there will undoubetly be a course or two that stick out from the rest. MBAs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are no differnet, with many of the offered courses leaving profound and lasting impacts on students. Here are a few view points for former Smith MBAs, giving testimonial to their favorite classes for their time at Smith: Continue reading…
Former Master Sergeant Earns Mason EMBA
After a successful twenty-year military career filled with service and performance awards, Dennis N. Wagner can proudly add George Mason School of Business MBA graduate to his résumé. Wagner was one of the first few students to receive the Outstanding Student Award for the Executive MBA Online Program, a new program that graduated its first class in 2013. Continue reading…
GGU Holds Express Admissions Event
Golden Gate University will hold an Express Admissions event for prospective students. The event will be held Oct. 8, 2014 from noon until 2:00 p.m. The event is open for graduate, undergraduate and international students.
During the event, attendants will be able to speak with the Golden Gate University staff. Admissions professionals will be available to answer all question about returning to school. Question on how to transfer credit, finance your education and how to apply will all be answered during this information event.
Sloan Plans Annual Diversity Weekend
MIT Sloan School of Management will hold its third annual Diversity Weekend October 2 through October 3, 2014. The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for prospective minority students to get a sense of what life is like as an MIT Sloan student.
The event is a collaboration between the MIT Sloan Admissions Office, minority MBA students and organizations on campus. Current students help to plan the program and are serving as personal hosts for attendees by providing overnight accommodations.
Lucas to Hold Grad Program Showcase
The Lucas Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University will be holding a Graduate Programs Showcase on November 9, 2013. The event will feature sessions on programs, admissions, financial aid and career services.
The featured programs include:
Kellogg Names Its 2015 McGowan Fellow
The following article was first sourced from the piece “Business That Helps” on Kellogg’s news & events site.
Rhett Braunschweig has been named the Kellogg School of Management’s 2015 McGowan Fellow. The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund works with 10 top-tier MBA programs to honor students who have demonstrated academic excellence and social leadership. The fellowship grants full-tuition scholarship to Braunschweig, and pairs him with a mentor to help him develop his skills and mindset for using business to address social issues. Continue reading…
Haub Alum Offers Insight for Prospective Students
Haub School of Business alumni Amanda Sapio offers an insight into a class at Haub for prospective and current students. Sapio writes gives her input in the June 2014 issues of the Haub School Review.
Sapio writes:
“Students who register for Essentials of Management, taught by Tim Swift, Ph.D., are in for an experience that deviates significantly from the conventional management class. The class integrates service learning and academic coursework with a weekly volunteer requirement, in-class discussions, journal entries and various other assignments,” wrote Sapio. “Swift, an assistant professor of management, focuses on management concepts, best-practices and theories to help his students understand organizational processes within the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.”
Rutgers Alum Returns for SCM Meet & Greet
Rutgers Business School alumnus Valerie Linteau, who majored in Supply Chain Management, returned to Rutgers on September 17, 2014 for the Supply Chain Management Meet & Greet and look for more Rutgers talent. She returned as a career employee of Kuehne + Nagel to represent the company.
The event is cosponsored by the Department of Supply Chain Management & Marketing Sciences, and Career Services, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick.
REGISTER: Golden Gate University Professor Set to Host Webinar
On September 24 from noon to 1 PM, Nathaniel Henderson, Professional MBA director and management professor at Golden Gate University, will discuss both MBA and Professional MBA programs in an online webinar, providing key insights into each program. Continue reading…
Babson Named Among Nation’s Top Entrepreneurship Schools By Two Publications
Babson College has been recognized by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as the No. 2 graduate school in the nation for Entrepreneurship Education. Continue reading…
USC Marshall Makes Top 50 in Net Impact’s Guide to Grad Schools
Net Impact’s 2014 “Business as UNusual” guide ranked the Marshall MBA in the top 50 schools for Social Impact Programs (tied for 28th) and Environmental Sustainability Programs (tied for 31st). Continue reading…
Former NBA Commissioner Awarded Columbia’s 2014 Botwinick Prize
David Stern, the recently retired former commissioner of the National Basketball Association, was awarded the Columbia Business School’s 2014 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 9 at Uris Hall. Continue reading…
Current LBS Student Named “Rising Star” in Financial Times
Financial News names Brendan Callan, a current London Business School student, among the most exciting young talents in the world of trading and technology.The 35-year-old is European chief executive of Forex Capital Markets (FXCM).
“I’m flattered to be on the Financial News list of 40 under 40. I think it’s largely a recognition of FXCM’s success in Europe over the past few years. It’s a story I’m proud to be a part of,” says Mr. Callan
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Smith School Named in Net Impact Rankings
Net Impact named the Robert H. Smith School of Business as 20th in Social Impact and 30th in Sustainability among MBA programs in the 2014 “Business as UNusual” rankings. Continue reading…
Columbia Chief of Staff of Dean’s Office Named
Binu Nair has been named Chief of Staff of the Dean’s Office of Columbia Business School. Nair began her new position at Columbia September 8, 2014. Nair will be responsible for a variety of strategic, administrative and operational functions for the faculty, staff, students, alumni and senior administrators of Columbia Business School. She will also aid both government and community leaders.
Nair will be joining Columbia after spending a year and a half as a strategy and planning consultant at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business in New York. While at Fordham, Nair worked in conjunction with their dean’s office, development office and board of overseers to carry out benchmarking, strategic planning, and development activities.
Welcome Back: Smith School MBAs Start New Semester
A committee of returning MBAs led by Jen Long, Robert H. Smith School of Business vice president of student affairs, planned a two-week incoming MBA orientation that ended with a Washington Nationals baseball outing. Continue reading…
Haas Ranked No. 5 by Financial Engineer
The Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley was ranked no. 5 in the Financial Engineer’s 2015 MBA program rankings. The Financial Engineer’s rankings are the most comprehensive rankings for graduate business programs in the United States.
The rankings were calculated by a weighted average of each of six components. The six components are:
- 30% Mean GMAT Scores
- 25% Mean Starting Salary and Bonus
- 15% Mean Undergraduate GPA
- 15% Acceptance Rate
- 10% Full Time Graduates Employed at Graduation
- 5% Full Time Graduates Employed 3 Months after Graduation
