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:
During the last three years, SMU Cox School Technology Services has installed a theatre-quality multi-media projection system in the Georges Gallery, one of the business school's largest classrooms. The classrooms have been upgraded with wireless capabilities and multi-media equipment. The Cox Wireless network, which launched two years ago, enables students and staff access to networking capabilities throughout the Cox School without having to hardwire their laptop computers to a wall jack. Several additional servers were added to the network, providing more storage space for data and applications. Faculty and classroom computers were also upgraded for faster processing and greater storage capacity.
CAREER SERVICES
Do part-time MBA students have access to the career-development office? Yes
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At what point?
At any time
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| Estimated percentage of part-time students that change careers during their studies | n/a |
If a full-time program is offered, are part-time MBAs permitted to interview on campus, alongside full-time students, for summer internships? No
If a full-time program is offered, are part-time MBAs permitted to interview on campus, next to full-time students, for full-time jobs? Yes
Part-time students included in resume drops before recruiters visit campus? Yes
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
B-school offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.cox.smu.edu
Current part-time MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding, n/a of which were part-time MBA students. It has 8,616 living MBA alumni, and 48 MBA club(s)in 15 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 25% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $336. As of Jan. 2002 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is $108,000,000 (U.S.)
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Wynn Hartley
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