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Park University announced today its appointment of five new faculty members who have begun teaching this summer or will begin their employment in the fall for the 2007 and 2007-2008 academic years.
Thomas Bach, Ph.D., has been announced as the new assistant professor of history. In his new role, Bach will continue Park Universitys commitment to community among all peoples of the world by expanding the offerings of the departments European Social and Intellectual history courses. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 1994, his master of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee in 1998, and his Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 2005. Bach specializes in early Modern European Social History with a minor in Modern European (German) Intellectual History. Most recently, he was an instructor of the graduate course, History of International Relations, at Syracuse University.
John Cigas, Ph.D., is slated as the 2007-2008 visiting associate professor of computer science. During his time at Park University, Cigas will work in the concentrations of informational and systematic technology which will enhance Parks vision of providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society. He received his bachelor of science degree from Rockhurst College in 1982, and both his master of science degree and Ph.D. from the University of California- San Diego in 1983 and 1988, respectively. Most recently, Cigas held the position of associate professor of computer science and mathematics at Rockhurst University, where he was also the system and network administrator.
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Work of MBA student photographers on display LENS 2007 contest winners celebrated
The prize-winning photographs from LENS 2007 will be on display at the Rotman School of Management through April 18.
LENS 2007 is the second annual competition featuring photos taken by students enrolled in the Rotman Schools two- and three-year MBA programs. This year, 167 entries were submitted for consideration by 35 students. Ten winners were chosen and celebrated at a March 19 reception at the school.
First prize was awarded to Mike Graham (MBA 2008) for his photo Down the Tower Stairs taken at Ronneberg Castle, Ronneberg, Germany. Michelle Lozano (MBA
The University of Alabama announced plans to offer an executive MBA degree in Huntsville starting in July 2008.
The degree will be offered through a cooperative agreement with the University of Alabama in Huntsville on the Huntsville campus, the school said Monday.
Courses will be taught primarily by faculty from the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the Culverhouse College of Commerce and the degree will be given by UA.
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Charles M. Harper, retired chairman and chief executive of ConAgra Foods, has given the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business one of the largest cash gifts in its history, the University announced today.
In recognition of the gift, the business school building on the Universitys campus in Chicagos Hyde Park neighborhood has been named the Charles M. Harper Center.
Harper, who received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1950, requested that the amount of his gift not be disclosed.
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New Delhi: More than anything else, students who will graduate in 2008 from the six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) want to become management consultants.
Thats the finding of the Nielsen Campus Track B-school Survey 2007, a survey of 349 students from the IIMs who will graduate in 2008.
Although the survey covered more students from other business schools, research firm The Nielsen Co., which conducted the survey, said the findings it released on Thursday were based only on the responses of 349 students from the IIMs. It declined to give details on the number of students surveyed from other
Loan Volume Decline Equals More Pink Slips
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday; employment in the mortgage finance industry fell to 494,700, which is lower than one month and one year earlier. Based on a report also released on Friday, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) projected the number of mortgage originations this year will fall once again. Based on this trend it is likely that a record number of originators will be forced out of the mortgage origination field in 2007.
According to the MBAs report mortgage volume will continue to decline throughout 2008. Total originations in 2007 are projected to
The convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has seen 259 students, their diplomas by Dr. JJ Irani, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Lucknow and Director of Tata Sons. He, furthermore, the convocation address. He congratulated the students and wished them good luck. Mr. Irani also provides information on how the Indian society, age and the transformation is the name of the game. It has also affected the role of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility for sustainable enterprises.
235 students from 22 Lot 2 and 21 students in the Lot of the Post Graduate Program in Management and 21
Students seeking master’s of business administration degrees at the University of Missouri-Rolla have a problem. Or, rather, they need one.
Teams of MBA students at UMR will be attempting to solve a real-world business problem during the spring semester of 2008. Administrators and faculty members in the MBA program are currently soliciting such problems from businesses of all kinds.
After competing to find the best solutions, the top two student teams from UMR will visit the company that submitted the winning problem and present their findings.
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One of the most significant trends sweeping the Indian management education domain is the significant importance being attached to prior work-experience of MBA candidates.
Overwhelming percentage of students at IIMs and other top-schools are candidates with some prior work experience.
In the fresh data shared by IIM-L with MBAUniverse.com, a whopping 89% of candidates admitted to the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) have some prior work experience. Significantly, just a year ago, only 50% of the batch admitted to PGP 2007-2009 were candidates with work-experience.
Informs IIM-L, “The total number of experienced students in 2007-2009 batch were 122 (50.41%) which has increased
All 425 master's programs in business accredited by AACSB International were surveyed in fall 2007 and early 2008 (383 responded, of which 127 provided the data needed to calculate rankings based on a weighted average of the indicators described below). All 425 schools appear in the directory.
Quality Assessment (weighted by .40)
Peer Assessment Score (.25)In the fall of 2007, business school deans and directors of accredited master's programs in business were asked to rate programs on a scale from "marginal" (1) to "outstanding" (5). Those individuals who did not know enough about a school to evaluate it fairly were asked to
Executive PG Program (PGP-EXE) 2007-2008
One year, full-time residential program in management at the Icfai Business School, Hyerabad
(Begins on: May 1, 2007 / Ends on: April 15, 2008)
EBAT 2006: December 24, 2006 (10 am - 1 pm) at 104 test centers all over India
Eligibility: The program is open to graduates in any discipline, with executive level work experience of three years or more after graduation.
Selection: Based on performance in the Executive Business Aptitude Test (EBAT) 2006 and Interview.
GMAT scores are also accepted (IBS GMAT Code: 7061).
Some categories of applicants are exempted from EBAT.
For prospectus & application (Rs.1250) by cash/DD(DD favoring
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