-I would like to see more continued learning as an alumnus. This continued learning is important to me personally and professionally and would help keep a connection with the school.

-I felt the program overall was an excellent experience for me and my personal and professional growth was substantial. My cohort was exceptional and I have a significantly increased network as a result of the program. I’m very pleased to have made the investment in my future.

-When I looked at schools, I thought the international business focus was somewhat specialized and I was considering a conventional 'unspecialized' MBA. In retrospect, I would have wasted my money dearly; the conventional MBA is a dinosaur and the people coming out of it are getting skills that are nostalgic, quaint remnants of a post-WWII era United States. In the program, I visited businesses in Europe, Latin America, India, China, and UAE and learned their methods while also working and applying them here in the US on a company that I founded while in school, using a global team that I formed using what I learned. If you can think of a better EMBA experience, let me know.

-The Thunderbird EMBA program is not for everyone (e.g., overly competitive Wall Street types). However, it is the only option for executives with a global mindset and a strong sense of ethics who are committed to finding mutually beneficial solutions to global business problems.

-A strict code of behavior should have been established and followed. Unfortunately, this didn’t exist or wasn’t enforced and many of my cohort members acted like drunken imbeciles during most of the program; being completely disrespectful of other people.

-Career services for EMBA students needs to be improved. It is not current and little effort made to place students with companies. This is especially important given the high percentage of EMBAs that are completing program on their own w/o company support. Also, some disciplines were missing (ethics, law, sustainability, business intelligence) and some disciplines could use improving (finance and accounting, leadership).

-There appeared to be a bit of an adversarial relationship between the cohort and the administration. Expectations among the cohort were high. The dialogue between the students, the administration, and the board could have been more open.

-Although there were occasional snags and inconveniences, the administration did a great job with the logistical challenges of our cohort - especially since half of us traveled to campus every other weekend from out of state. Some members of my cohort felt disconnected from the rest of the campus (especially out-of-state commuters), but there were multiple opportunities for involvement for those who chose to actively pursue them.

-Thunderbird seems very focused on improving the program on a regular basis. The only area I can see that could be improved would be some of the actual classroom facilities. Some of the rooms are state of the art but others are dated with poor learning environment design.

-Across the board, I was thoroughly satisfied with the classroom experience. There was a mindful selection of case studies and assigned projects resulted in engaging classroom discussions and constant opportunities for learning. The curriculum was masterfully structured, with opportunities for students to build upon what they previously learned and an ideal balance of quantitative and qualitative analysis. My only minor complaint is that a few professors could benefit from updating some of their readings and case studies.

-Thunderbird seems very focused on improving the program on a regular basis. The only area I can see that could be improved would be some of the actual classroom facilities. Some of the rooms are state of the art but others are dated with poor learning environment design.

-The school should drop the text-books and give all the EMBA students iPads as part of their tuition so all reading online and portable and shareable. I’d like to see better food catering on campus for busy EMBA students paying top dollar. There should also be more community building for spouses (given how much support they need to provide their EMBA spouses), and more interaction with other MBA programs and business programs there to foster greater sense of overall, wider Thunderbird community.