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Join David Stewart, Senior Director of Graduate Programs, at the Drexel University LeBow College of Business's EMBA Technology Conference, held on January 19, 2011, in Sacramento. Discover how our top-ranked part-time MBA program has grown and adapted amidst evolving technology and competition. With over 400 graduate students and innovative partnerships with local healthcare leaders, we outline our journey and passion for experiential learning. Gain insights into our unique curriculum, flexible options, and how we anticipate future growth despite economic challenges.
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY LEBOW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SACRAMENTO EMBA Technology Conference Presented By David Stewart, Senior Director of Graduate Programs in Business John Morris – Technological Innovator and Industry Leader January 19, 2011
Drexel Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies and Technology Review
How are we since BusinessWeek top 10 part-time MBA program recognition from 2007- 2011? • We are good! • Competition is good • Technology is very good • Having attended the last session, I am eager to know how our tech platform agnostics are doing? • Judging from our expanded audience, we are all eager to learn more.. Thanks Barry!
Drexel Sacramento at Glance • January 2009 – 27 students in Sacramento where everyone thought we were a furniture company • January 2012 - we have 400+ graduate students and celebrated our 100thCalifornia Center graduate • We will break even this year even with the worst US economy since the depression in less than 4 years. • September 2012 - Our accelerated evening MBA is averaging 60 students a year. Our full-time MS Finance will triple in size from 10 in 20011 to 30 in 2012 while maintaining our 610 GMAT average score. • Working with leaders from Kaiser Permanente, Sutter, and UC Davis – Drexel will launch a healthcare MBA concentration.
Drexel Sacramento TipsIf you have to negotiate space in CA, do it during the worst economy in decades!
Drexel Sacramento Tip • If you are even thinking of expanding to Sacramento, a New York Times 2012 article listed it as one of the nation’s worst flooding risks. • I here Atlanta, Dallas and Denver are great though!
30 SECOND RECAP FOR THOSE ALREADY ADDICTED TO THEIR TABLETS -- • Drexel is good! • Drexel Sacramento is good • Drexel Online is booming • Technology is very good It is my pleasure to pass the torch to a technology leader who helped create our success in Sacramento through technological innovation.
The Drexel LeBow Difference • Experiential Insight • Sophisticated simulations & Case competitions • Faculty with real-world experience • Custom career plans and co-curricular programming • More Choices • Concentration for focus on your interests • Additional electives ─flexibility for designing a specialty • Flexible Core coursework from the LeBow Centers of Excellence • Entrepreneurial Thinking • It’s not just a concentration • Entrepreneurship
Why The Drexel LeBow MBA? AACSB-accredited One of only 4% of business schools worldwide One of only 25% in the U.S.
SAMPLE Term Format FF = Face to face V = Videoconference OL=Online Executive Speakers and assorted student skills enhancement opportunities are interwoven throughout each term. Many are captured for student viewing post lecture. *BUSN 505 & 506 are 1.5 credits each, 90 minutes a session, and distributed over the term.