People and Places: January 24, 2023
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![]() ![]() New ProgramsThe Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta has launched a fully online version of its Evening MBA program. Designed to offer access, flexibility, and convenience to working professionals, the program has no required in-person residencies. Current Emory Evening MBA students already have the option to take core courses either online or on campus; while the new program allows students to complete their entire degrees online, students in the evening programs will be able to choose on-campus or online delivery options on a course-by-course basis. The online courses are offered through Goizueta’s Global Classrooms technology. Students can take anywhere from 24 months to six years to complete the Evening MBA program. NEOMA Business School in France has announced three new iLearning courses based on storytelling techniques used in the film and television industry. Students acquire knowledge through a gamelike format that requires them to interact with course content before they can progress. Each course casts participants in a specific role, such as chief digital officer. The new courses, which equate to 30 hours of class time, focus on organizational challenges such as digital literacy, change management, and data management. Centers and FacilitiesThe University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, has officially opened the new Mathison Hall for the Haskayne School of Business. The four-story, 33,000-square-foot structure attaches to the school’s existing building and unites business students in one home on campus. Funding for the project, which cost 90 million CAN project (about 67.2 million USD), was anchored by a lead gift of 20 million CAN (15 million USD) from Calgary business leader Ronald P. Mathison. Among the building’s key features are 12 technology-enhanced classrooms that promote student collaboration; collaboration spaces where students can study, socialize, and do group work; a floor dedicated to graduate students, which includes academic classrooms and career services offices; and event facilities. The building also includes the Viewpoint Circle for Dialogue, a round 80-person room that has ventilation to allow for Indigenous smudging ceremonies. The building is designed to be eligible for LEED platinum certification. CollaborationsThe School of Management (SOM) at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide opportunities for students to travel between institutions and for faculty to collaborate on research projects. Among IIM’s offerings will be entrepreneurship programs that encourage students to launch new enterprises, while the SOM will provide an array of programs dedicated to social innovation, responsible management, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, has partnered with corporate training organization Strategyzer to create an executive education program to help organizations develop new growth ideas. The seven-week program, which launches in March, includes five days of face-to-face sessions on IMD’s campus as well as virtual team coaching sessions. Strategyzer’s founder and CEO, Alex Osterwalder, will join IMD as a visiting professor to support the partnership. He will co-direct the program with Cyril Bouquet, a professor of strategy and innovation at IMD. In the program, corporate teams of three will work together to develop new products and services through art innovation tools and real-life customer experiments. The Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, has announced a partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechique University (UM6P) in Ben Guerir, Morocco. The new arrangement expands on an existing partnership between Queen’s University’s Faculty of Arts and Science and UM6P’s Faculty of Governance, Economics, and Social Science. The new arrangement will enable two students in Smith’s commerce program to spend a semester in Morocco each year, while Smith welcomes two students from UM6P. Grants and DonationsPrairie View A&M University in Texas will receive a donation of nearly 1.2 million USD from ConocoPhillips to support development of student skills in engineering and business analytics. The multiyear contribution will include 300,000 USD to provide scholarships for students pursuing the analytics minor in the College of Business and funding for more professors, tutors, and mentors; 200,000 USD to increase enrollment in and provide scholarships to the Summer Bridge Program for business and engineering students; and nearly 500,000 to support the College of Engineering lab. Additional annual support from ConocoPhillips will provide the university with funding for scholarships, programs, and faculty. Purdue University’s reimagined School of Business in West Lafayette, Indiana, has received a 4 million USD commitment from aerospace manufacturer Raytheon Technologies. The money will go toward funding the Raytheon Technologies Chair in Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE), a position that will support the intersection of STEM and business. Purdue’s recently inaugurated IBE program is a foundational component of the new School of Business. The gift is an extension of Purdue’s longstanding relationship with Raytheon Technologies. If you have news of interest to share with the business education community, please send press releases, relevant images, or other information to AACSB Insights at [email protected]. |