The B-school offers EMBA students access to its career services office: No
The B-school allows its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs: No
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
The B-school has awarded 918 executive MBA degrees, and n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 5,700 living MBA alumni, and 8 MBA clubs, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
27 EMBAs will graduate in 2001, compared to 39 EMBAs that graduated in 1996.
During the past 12 months, 12% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $23,700,000
Significant changes since 1999:
The Enterprise Planning curriculum is new, concentrating on new ventures at non-profit organizations. Student teams consult with non-profits and make strategic level go/no-go recommendations to boards of directors. Estimated consulting values range from $10,000 to $30,000 per team. The ILLINOIS EMBA Class of 2002 recently completed seven such consulting engagements in various cities across Illinois (including Chicago).
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Tripled server capacity Category 5 ethernet established Access to Internet 2 Wireless networking IP-based Video conferencing 8 additional wired classrooms Access to multi-point video conferencing