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Merage Student AssociationRankings Discussion
Gary Lindblad, Asst. Dean and Director, Full -time MBA
Tony Hansford, Executive Director, FEMBA
Debbie Moysychyn, Executive Director, EMBA /HCEMBA
Agenda
• Rankings overview
• Full –time MBA Rankings – driver of reputation
– Review of national rankings
– Merage strategy
• How students and alumni influence rankings
• Discussion
• The importance of…
– Quality and reputation of the University and Merage School
– Our four MBA Programs
– Our students and alumni from all programs
– Rankings (perception and reality)
• We’re all stakeholders: students, alumni faculty, staff, corporate community…
Rankings Overview
Full-time MBA Rankings
• Business Week: started “it” all in 1988; published every other year; based on student satisfaction, recruiter assessment and “intellectual capital”
• U.S. News & World: annual ranking based on quality of program (assessed by peers and recruiters), quality of students (GMAT, GPA), and placement success (% employed, starting salary)
• Wall Street Journal: annual ranking based on quality of program and of students as assessed by recruiters
• Financial Times: annual ranking based on career progression, placement success, diversity, and research
Full-time MBA Rankings
• Business Week- recently modified its ranking to Top 30, “U.S. Second Tier Programs” (8), and “U.S. Programs Also Considered for Ranking” (30).
• US News- (March/ April) #53 in 2007, #38 in 2006, #49 in 2005, #47 in 2004
• Wall Street Journal- We were most recently ranked #42. They quit doing their ranking this year.
• Financial Times- (January) #31 in US, #49 globally
MBA Program Model
Great Students Great Education Great Jobs
The Merage MBA Value Proposition:On the move from good to great.
• Distinctive- Unique, small, high quality program with thematic approach: Strategic Innovation, Information Technology, Analytical Decision Making
• Quality- through continuous quality improvement in each phase of our program
• Reputation- Being known for our themes, our experiential learning, and our innovative, career-ready students
MBA Program Model
Great Students-Distinctive
-Quality
-Reputation
Great Education-Distinctive
-Quality
-Reputation
Great Jobs-Distinctive
-Quality
-Reputation
Great Students -what do we mean?
• Academic background
• Work experience
• Personal and professional strengths
• Leadership experience and aspirations
• Goals and career plan
• Passion, drive, and focus
• Fit with the Merage School
Great Education
• Faculty quality
• Courses and curriculum
• Co-curricular experiences
• Greater UCI learning community- not a commuter experience
• In-touch and responsive MBA Program Services and administration
Great Education - What are we doing to drive continuous improvement in this area?
• Curriculum Innovation Committee
• Themes guiding curricular innovation
• “Edge” course as an example
• Experiential learning opportunities
• Centers of Excellence
Great Jobs
• Last year 92% employed by 90 days after graduation, 81% at graduation
• $alaries were up
• Improving career training and opportunities every year
• This year…
Great Jobs
Alignment of Great Students, Great Education, Great Jobs means:
– you know yourself and understand your options
– you decide on your focus
– you’re prepared to compete for jobs in your chosen focus
– you’re educated to bring sustainable value (growth) to your employer or business
MBA Program Model
Great Students Great Education Great Jobs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Alignment>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What can students do to help?
• Participate in Merage as a student and alum
• Viral Marketing
– communicate effectively with the external community about Merage
– Refer your friends and colleagues to Merage MBA programs
• Communicate with faculty and staff: what’s working well? areas that can be improved? Offer new ideas.
• Hire Merage MBA students and alumni
• Complete rankings surveys • We’re all stakeholders - Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff,
Corporate Community…
Questions?