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:Stern's new Career Center for Working Professionals works closely with eligible EMBA students, including those who are self-sponsored, lost their jobs or whose employers grant them access to career development services.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
The B-school has awarded 1482 executive MBA degrees, and 44,037 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 41,815 living MBA alumni, and 34 MBA clubs throughout 22 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
96 EMBAs will graduate in 2003, compared to 96 EMBAs that graduated in 1998.
During the past 12 months, n/a 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 received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. n/a
PROGRAM CHANGES
Significant changes since 2001:
A second start date/schedule (January) has been added, with classes meeting Friday and Saturday every other week. Eligible students also have access to Stern's new Career Center for Working Professionals.
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
NYU Stern has extensively upgraded its technological facilities and capabilities, offering MBA students a greatly enhanced educational experience. The wireless infrastructure has been expanded to all classrooms, student areas and most academic departments, allowing wireless access to Stern's network on laptops and PDAs.
All classrooms are equipped with video streaming capabilities, giving professors the option to have their lessons webcast live and digitally encoded in real time with a URL for future viewing by students. Virtually all faculty members have taken advantage of these resources. All classrooms have two-way interactive videoconferencing, allowing faculty to invite guest lecturers from another city or country into the classroom. Other features include newly upgraded classroom podiums with user-friendly consoles and DVDs, PDA syncing with student calendars, and high-speed Internet access across the entire Stern complex. State-of-the-art hardware has been installed in all computer labs.
Stern provides support for electronic course management systems such as Blackboard and Prometheus. Currently, 98% of the faculty is using a course management system to facilitate the teaching and learning experience. Features include the ability to hold online discussions, and conduct online surveys, quizzes and tests. Faculty also have access to student biographies, photographs and seating charts online.
The school's Virtual Business Library provides online access to the electronic business resources and services available through NYU's Bobst Library. Additionally, students and faculty have access to nearly 50 financial research databases.
NYU Stern is committed to continual upgrading and enhancing of its technological tools.
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