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2003-04 Student
Exit Survey reports sent
Percept Research shipped full Student Exit Survey
reports to participating members during the first
week in September, the first time members received
reports before the Executive MBA Council Conference.
Please come to the conference with any feedback and
questions about the reports. Representatives of the
council’s Center for Research will
present aggregate findings from both the Student Exit Survey and the
Program Survey at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 31.
If you have not received your report, or you would like to request an
additional peer comparison, please contact Brian Mahoney at brian.mahoney@perceptresearch.com.
Members
complete Program Survey
The council’s Center for Research
is pleased to report that 100 percent of Executive
MBA Council members participated in this year’s
Program Survey. The directory includes 281 programs
from 189 members schools, which represents about
a 10 percent increase from last year.
As a benefit of renewing
council membership and
completing the survey,
all schools will receive a copy of the Program Survey standard report.
Percept Research completed the fielding of this year’s Program
Survey in August and will deliver the full reports to all members by
Oct. 1.
Board
approves new academic members, corporate members,
and strategic partners
In September, the Executive MBA Council
Board of Trustees approved the following schools
as new academic members of the council:
- University of California at Davis
- INCAE, Costa Rica
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- Virginia Poly Tech
The board also approved the following organizations
as new corporate members of the council:
- Business Week
- Responsive Learning Technologies
In addition, the board welcomed two new strategic
partners of the council:
- AMBA, the Association of MBAs from the United
Kingdom
- ANAMBA, Associacao Nacional de MBA, a newly
established Brazilian association that works to
enhance the quality of local MBA programs and to
audit the quality standards of members schools
Executive
MBA Marketing and Admissions Program set for
April 3-6, 2005
Save the date now for next year’s
Marketing and Admissions Program, set for April 3-6,
2005, at the Georgetown University Conference Center
in Washington, D.C.
This intensive, three-day program focuses on positioning, branding, and competitive
marketing analysis. It also covers admissions issues, including corporate sponsor
management, the GMAT, financing, interviewing, and the selection process to
name a few.
The popular program offers an opportunity to spend time with people who really
understand what you do—people who share your passion for executive education,
who grapple with the same issues, and who perhaps have solutions to some of
your most difficult marketing and recruiting challenges.
Registration for the Executive MBA Marketing and Admissions program will begin
Dec. 1, 2004 at http://www.gmac.com/gmac/CareerDevelopment.
Questions or for more information, contact:
Maury Kalnitz
770.352.0854
maury@embac.org
Donna Blackburn
404.651.1042
Blackburn@gsu.edu
Workshop
offers expertise to faculty
Now is the time to take inventory of your
faculty professional development needs. Tap into
our expert resource by providing the Teaching Effectiveness
for Faculty workshop on your campus.
Dr. Harvey Brightman, retired Regents Professor of Decision Sciences at Georgia
State University, co-director of Georgia State University’s Master Teacher
Program, winner of numerous teaching and service awards, and trainer of more
than 500 faculty from more than 150 colleges, will cover many key topics. Participants
will leave with a better understanding of discovery learning techniques, presentation
clarity, and course design and objectives.
Schedule the course on your own campus for a full day to two-and-a-half days.
Whether your faculty member is an academic newcomer, seasoned veteran or somewhere
in between, this workshop will help your faculty enhance their academic value
and empower them for long-term success.
For more information or to schedule a workshop, contact:
Maury Kalnitz
Phone: 770.352.0854
maury@embac.org
Many
ways to travel to regional meetings
 John
Fraser, director of the Executive MBA Program at
the University of Iowa (left on motorcycle), and
Merle E. Giles, director, Executive MBA Programs,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (right
on motorcycle), took to the open road this summer.
They arrived by motorcycle to the Executive MBA July Midwest Regional Meeting
at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. The
meeting attracted 33 members from 19 schools and organizations, also pictured
here.
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