New York City MBA Programs that Do Not Require Work Experience
Test scores, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal essays, and photo documentation to prove you really spent that spring semester abroad building a pop-up nonprofit in Sumatra… It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that the application process for many elite MBA programs is daunting at best—and vexing at worst. For prospective students sweating over which school best suits their academic, financial, and professional needs, a major concern is not being able to account for work experience many simply can’t afford to snag straight out of undergrad. Continue reading…
Hofstra Launches New Center for Entrepreneurship
Hofstra University has launched its brand new Center for Entrepreneurship. The new center will be directed by Mark Lesko. Lesko, who will become the executive dean of the center, currently serves as the executive director of Accelerate Long Island, a group that brings research institutions together with local business communities to create new economic ventures. Lesko has also served as a federal prosecutor and the supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven.
As the executive dean of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Hofstra, Lesko will continue his work to connect Hofstra University with the local business community to fund startups, commercialize research and expand Hofstra’s entrepreneurial impact on the community. In order to expand Hofstra’s entrepreneurial reach, the school will also expand the entrepreneurship curriculum and will coordinate business plan competitions to help fund student startup ideas.
Zarb Online MBA Ranked by Princeton Review
The Online MBA program at the Zarb School of Business has been ranked no. 15 in the nation by the Princeton Review. This is the first time that the publication has ranked online MBA programs. The rankings rate the top 25 online MBA programs at 80 different schools. The Zarb online MBA is the only program in the metropolitan New York area to make the list.
The rankings were based on information that the Princeton Review received from surveys of administrators, students and graduates of online MBA programs. The surveys focused on five core areas, which included, academics, selectivity, faculty, technical platforms and career outcomes. The scores for each of the core areas were weighted and the score was combined to complete the final score for the program.
Zarb Hosts Upcoming Information Events
The Frank G. Zarb School of Business will be hosting three upcoming information events for prospective students this month. The events will be held June 18, June 25 and June 27. The information sessions on June 18 and 25 will be held online during a webinar from 6pm to 7pm. The information session on June 27 will be held from 11am to 1pm on the Zarb School of Business campus at Hofstra University. The webinars will be open to all prospective online MBA students and the information session held on campus will be open to all prospective graduate business students.
The MBA webinars will focus on the online MBA at Zarb. The Zarb online MBA was the first online MBA program offered among AACSB accredited universities in the New York metro area. The online MBA program was designed for experienced business professionals who are looking to focus their education in strategic management. The program features case study analysis and an intensive business core curriculum. The program is taught 100 percent online and features a 48 credit curriculum.
Hofstra Students Place Second at Investment Competition
A group of Hofstra University students took second place at this year’s Adirondack Cup stock picking challenge. The Challenge is a six-month contest sponsored by a boutique mutual fund company that was co-founded by an alumnus from the Zarb School of Business. For the challenge, students from 18 different colleges and universities in the Northeast, managed a hypothetical stock portfolio valued at $1 million. The goal of the competition is to give students the opportunity to test investment ideas and management concepts for portfolios.
Adirondack Research & Management Inc. sponsors the competition. Adirondack Research & Management Inc. is the Advisor to The Adirondack Small Cap Fund (ADKSX), an SEC registered no-load mutual fund established in 2005. During the competition, the Hofstra team posted a 35.38 percent return during the competition.
Zarb Partners with The Progressive School to Provide IT Education
Last year, the Zarb School of Business began working with The Progressive School in Long Island to create The Next Generation Computer Programming Academy. The program helps to teach teach computer coding to third- to eighth-grade students. Graduate students and upperclassmen in the Hofstra Information Technology Association work with the students using tiny, low-cost portable computers, called Raspberry Pi, to teach basic programming skills.
The partnership between Zarb and The Progressive School is funded by a grant from OpenLink, a Uniondale financial software company. The grant helped to purchase 30 new computer monitors for the school and also helps to fund stipends for the Hofstra student instructors.
