CAREERS
The B-school offers EMBA students access to its career services office? Yes
The B-school allows its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
School policy:In order to participate in activities sponsored by the Career Development office, EMBA students must complete an Eligibility Declaration Form which details the extent of their corporate sponsorship.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
The B-school has awarded 527 executive MBA degrees, and 41,653 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 37,481 living MBA alumni, and 68 MBA clubs throughout 30 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
80 EMBAs will graduate in 2003, compared to 75 EMBAs that graduated in 1998.
During the past 12 months, 19% 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. $1,382. 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. $188,302,569
PROGRAM CHANGES
Significant changes since 2001:
Orientation takes place in Chicago for all students from all three campuses (240 executives). The GSB offers elective courses that all students complete in Chicago at the mid-point in their program.
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $11,654,074
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The GSB portal was introduced in the summer of 2002. The portal provides a user friendly interface to faculty to upload course materials. For the students, the portal offers a one stop shop for student services including:
Course materials, Threaded discussions, Career Services
Student Facebook, Student policies, Helpful technology tips and standards
A new E-mail system, implemented in the summer of 2002, for faculty, students and alumni has the capacity to handle a very high volume of mail each month. The system supports the E-mail-4-Life program for our alumni.
The GSB introduced the Web-based MBA and PhD programs online application submission system in the summer of 2002. The system provides the capability to compose and submit applications for any of the various MBA and PhD programs, including Full time MBA, Evening MBA, Weekend MBA, and PhD Programs. Applicants can follow on-line the status of their application from submission to announcement.
The GSB completed this summer its Services and Technology Strategy. The GSB will embark in an aggressive journey to upgrade the technology and web-based capabilities offered to students, staff and faculty; including campus wide calendaring, enhanced directory information, improved course material management, on-line self-service course packets.
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