TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,800,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school implemented a wide-scale computer refresh, which included all faculty, staff, and lab machines. The school added a wireless network. An additional LEDJet was installed to promote internal Babcock events and updates on Financial Markets and global news. Seven new high-speed copier/printers were installed. Renovations were made to the Charlotte facility to create six more student study areas and multiple network data jacks. Two electronic whiteboards with projectors were installed. The school purchased and installed a NAS (network attached storage) to allow more network storage. A Capital Markets Trading Room (24 workstations, teacher's desk with full classroom multimedia capabilities was added with Trans-Lux wallboards and LED-Jet displays. The school purchased three software packages to be run from the trading room only. A multimedia classroom was added (Charlotte). A total of six servers were purchased. The school added one new IT staff employee (for a total of six).
CAREER SERVICES
Do part-time MBA students have access to the career-development office? Yes
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At what point?
After the first year
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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 part-time MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
www.mba.wfu.edu/WINindex.htm
Current part-time MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 5,127 executive MBA degrees, and 5,127 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,958 living MBA alumni, and 8 MBA clubs throughout 2 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 26% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $200, and a mean gift of U.S. $1,367. 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. $37,085,598
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Patricia Divine
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