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2005 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE
University of Florida
Warrington College of Business — Internet MBA (one-year option); Internet MBA (two-year option)
Address: 134 Bryan Hall
PO Box 117152
Gainesville, FL, 32611-7152 32611-7152
E-Mail: floridamba@cba.ufl.edu
Web links: http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu/FutureStudents/
internet.asp

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TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $254,750

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Implemented wireless networking in all college areas. Refurbished three MBA classrooms with state-of-the-art technology. Upgraded 20 network servers, increasing performance and increasing storage capacity by 4.2 Terabytes. Increased technical support staff for faculty, staff, and students by over 100%. In addition, a new college facility dedicated to accounting (5 technology classrooms and fully networked student areas for team work) was opened.

CAREER SERVICES

Do distance MBA students have access to the career-development office?
No
     At what point?
     n/a


Estimated percentage of distance students that change careers during their studies

n/a

If a full-time program is offered, are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus, alongside full-time students, for summer internships?

No

If a full-time program is offered, are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus, alongside full-time students, for full-time jobs?

No

Are distance students included in resume drops before recruiters visit campus?

No

Web link: Career services

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni?

Yes

Are current distance MBAs given access to the alumni database?

Yes

The B-school has awarded 294 distance MBA degrees and n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,789 living MBA alumni, and 92 MBA clubs throughout 10 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past academic year, 19% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50 and a mean gift of U.S. $1,625. the school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since June 2004, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $85,674,172.

 
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