School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
additional financial database resources made available to faculty and students
critical production servers moved to a clustered server environment with 1.2 terabytes of storage (SAN)
new building with a full range of technology available in all classrooms; 3x high-tech IS labs for hands-on training and research
financial trading room
CAREER SERVICES
Do distance-learning MBA students have access to the career-development office? No
Estimated percentage of distance-learning students that change careers during their studies
5%
If a full-time MBA program is offered, are distance-learning MBAs permitted to interview on campus, alongside full-time students, for summer internships? No
If a full-time MBA program is offered, are distance-learning MBAs permitted to interview on campus, next to full-time students, for full-time jobs? No
Distance-learning students included in resume drops before recruiters visit campus? No
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for distance MBA alumni? No
Current distance-learning MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 13,777 MBA degrees since its founding, 146 of which were distance-learning MBA students. It has 13,228 living MBA alumni, and 48 MBA club(s) throughout 12 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 14% 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. $288. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $41,699,276
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Richard Magjuka
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