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• MBA Programs move up in national rankings

  Friday, Mar. 28, 2008 12:32 AM

  SANTA CLARA, CA - March 28, 2008 - Two well regarded MBA programs in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University moved up in the annual assessment of graduate business education, published by U.S. News & World Report. The Evening MBA program is #13 in the nation among degree programs for working professionals, up from #14 on last year's list. The newer Executive MBA program rose to #19, from #21 in 2007.

  "Both the Evening MBA and Executive MBA programs develop men and women who provide leadership in global organizations," said Barry Z. Posner, dean of the School of Business and professor of leadership. "These rankings are more evidence that our reputation is growing outside our region as well."

  Assistant Dean of Graduate Business Programs Elizabeth Ford agreed. "Employers throughout our region know the Santa Clara University MBA represents a real-world business education that enables our alumni to lead with confidence, as well as compassion," she said. "Our graduates are in demand, and the U.S. News & World Report guide acknowledges this."

  The Executive MBA program listing is especially sweet to School of Business leaders, as it comes as the School launches "the next generation" of the selective program. "We're moving from good to great," said Kirthi Kalyanam, faculty director of the Executive MBA, associate professor of marketing, and leader of the re-design team.

  The Evening MBA program was begun in 1959 and was in the first group of MBA programs to be accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB-International). The graduate business program has expanded to included the Executive MBA program, launched in 1999. In addition, the Leavey School of Business offers a M.S. in Information Systems, and began its Weekend Accelerated MBA program last fall.

  The list of the best MBA programs for working professionals was released in the magazine's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2009" guidebook published today and available online at www.usnews.com . The SCU School of Business has appeared in the top 20 every year since the publication began evaluating part-time MBA programs in 1995.

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• Executive MBA

  Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 12:58 PM

  SANTA CLARA, CA - February 21, 2008 - Announcing a new era of MBA education, officials at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business this morning unveiled a next generation design for its highly regarded Executive MBA program, recently ranked 21st in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

  "Business leaders told us they need men and women who not only have the tools for rigorous analysis, but can develop and lead teams around the world," said Kirthi Kalyanam, director of the Executive MBA program and leader of the design team. "Actually, what our design team has achieved is to identify what the next generation of EMBA programs should look like. Our new design introduces this new era in graduate business programs."

  Unique to the design is what the business school calls "Cutting Edge Immersion" experience. "This will bring students to Silicon Valley companies which are globally renowned for being on the cutting edge of business practices," noted Jennifer Taylor, director of Graduate Business Admissions for the school. "Students will work directly with key decision-makers, review the results, and debrief with corporate executives. Hence, we've shortened the learning cycle. The forward thinking management techniques taught will appear in someone's textbook several years down the road--but our students get to understand these management techniques both first-hand and first."

  Elizabeth Ford, assistant dean of Graduate Business Programs for the Leavey School, said the new design places greater emphasis on global competencies throughout the curriculum. "A key component will be an international experience in the opening term," she said. "Our faculty and students will travel and study in countries with emerging economies."

  The Executive MBA students admitted to the program through a highly selective screening process will begin the program in August 2008, and graduate 17 months later. For more information, contact the Graduate Business Admissions office (mbaadmissions@scu.edu or 408.554.4539) or visit www.scu.edu/emba .

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