New MBA Jobs: JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and More
It’s always good to see when MBA jobs flourish, with lots of MBA employment opportunities around the United States. Check out just a few of these exciting new MBA jobs at firms like JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, General Mills, and more below. Continue reading…
Ryan Patel Returns for Paul Merage Alumni Day, and More – Los Angeles News
Take a look at the latest news coming out of business schools in the Los Angeles metro.
New Accreditation Earned – Mount Saint Mary’s University News
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the country’s only organization which provides specialized business accreditation for all degree levels, recently offered accreditation to business programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles.
ACBSP evaluates a variety of factors to determine which programs qualify for accreditation, including leadership, quality of academic programs, faculty credentials, strategic planning, educational support and more. According to ACBSP Chief Accreditation Officer Steve Parscale, “this accreditation is evidence that Mount Saint Mary’s is committed to providing the highest quality of business education for their students.” The Certificate of Accreditation was presented by Parscale at the annual ACBSP Conference 2018 in Kansas City, MO in June.
You can read more about the ACBSP and Mount Saint Mary’s degree programs here.
Merage Alumnus Patel Discusses the Importance of Global Diversity at 2018 Alumni Day – UCI Paul Merage School of Business Newsroom
Ryan Patel, graduate of UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business‘ Fully Employed MBA program, recently returned to his alma mater to serve as keynote speaker for Merage’s annual Alumni Day.
Today a world traveler and global business executive, Patel has worked at major including frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, where he served as Vice President of Global Development. During his tenure Patel was responsible for the chain’s expansion from 95 locations to 270, across 23 countries. Since his graduation from the Merage FEMBA program in 2008, he has become a frequent contributor on CNN and in 2017 was named as one of nine executives changing the world with their brands by Inc. Magazine.
Patel served as Keynote speaker for Merage’s Alumni Day this year, commenting on the power of influence and the importance of it to a leader. More than 120 guests attended the alumni event, listening to Patel’s commentary on the importance of diversity for building a global team. “Embrace different cultures and integrate shared values for optimal results,” Patel advises students.
Ryan Patel, speaking with at his alma mater, on 2018 Alumni Gathering Day / Photo via Chris Lee
Patel also reflected on his own experiences at UCI and the ways it informed his career path. “Throughout my time at UCI, I was able to interact with so many people from various industries and backgrounds … this created a great foundation for understanding how to work with and manage diverse teams as a future board director and during my tenure as vice president of global development at Pinkberry” he comments.
Read more about Ryan Patel and the UCI Paul Merage School of Business here.
Studios Welcome Entertainment Finance Students – LMU Newsroom
Throughout the most recent academic school year, finance students at the Loyola Marymount University College of Business Administration had the opportunity to benefit from strong ties between their university and the entertainment industry through a series of visits to major film studios.
The idea was developed by Mark Sgriccia, MBA (’08), Vice President of Worldwide Content Operations and Strategy at Lionsgate, who wanted to attract top talent from LMU MBA students for employment at the studio. After pitching his idea to LMU Associate Professor of Finance David Offenberg, Ph.D., the idea grew into planning a number of visits at studios like Universal Pictures, Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox.
Throughout the year, students had the chance to gain valuable insights and advice from top executives and LMU alumni. Patty Saienni (’98), vice president of accounting and financial reporting at Twentieth Century Fox,” commented on the LMU students and their visit to the studio. “I am very impressed!” she said. “Students asked good questions and were motivated. Studio employees were excited to have LMU students visit Twentieth Century Fox and you could clearly see the students were excited to be here.”
Read more about studio visits at LMU here.
Finding the Best Real Estate MBAs in Los Angeles
Over the past few years, MBA programs and courses in real estate have seen continued growth, as both interest and need have become undeniable throughout the country. With property values and real estate often having a tremendous impact on the overall economic health of the nation, educating and placing top talent in this sector can be vital. But how can you turn a valuable MBA into a lucrative career in Los Angeles real estate?
Although a business focus on real estate is nothing new, the idea of MBAs concentrating in the industry as part of their degree has been getting increasingly more popular. It is somewhat difficult to find MBA programs that offer specializations in the field, even though 2017 saw more than $5 billion invested into real estate technology—a massive increase since the Great Recession. Startups like Airbnb and WeWork area also changing the way the real estate industry overlaps with entrepreneurship and technology, making it even more important for a workforce of talented individuals helping to guide the industry going forward.
Los Angeles, long at the center of discussions about urban development and city planning, features some of the country’s most vital real estate business program. Take a look at the three of the best Los Angeles real estate MBA programs below.
Marshall School of Business – USC
USC’s Marshall School of Business allows students in the full-time MBA program specialize their degree in real estate through electives that focus on topics like investment, finance, valuation, law, development, and the economics of real estate markets. This degree will prepare students for a variety of careers in the Los Angeles real estate field, pairing a focus on the unique aspects of the real estate field with the acknowledgement that success in the real estate field relies still relies on fundamentals like management, marketing, strategic planning, and economics.
The USC MBA in real estate is unique in the student’s ability to tailor the curriculum to their own career and educational needs, acknowledging the wide variety of roles within Los Angeles real estate, such as investment and asset management, consulting, valuation, asset management, and more.
Below are just a few Graduate Real Estate courses offered for MBA students at Marshall:
- Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets. This course, which includes lectures, assignments and a project, looks at residential and commercial mortgages as well as mortgage-backed securities and markets.
- Urban Land Use-Feasibility Studies. This course consists of a team field study analysis of a prospective development site. Students will work together with a client to address issues like design, entity choice, deal structure, land use, economic analysis, and allows teams to interact with industry professionals throughout the process of developing their proposals.
- Real Estate Finance and Investment. This course consists of both cases and lectures, as well as assignments and exams to evaluate student’s understanding of valuation, projects, financing, and investment analysis. Students will also learn to use ARGUS 7.0, one of the top real estate investment software packages used throughout the industry.
Anderson School of Management – UCLA
The real estate MBA focus at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management has consistently been named among the best real estate programs in the country, let alone Los Angeles. The real estate concentration at Anderson trains students to join the industry through a strong education in real estate financing, investing, and entrepreneurial development. The concentration is integrated into the school’s overall MBA program, with the option for many real estate-centered electives, providing both theoretical and practical study in the most important aspects of the industry.
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The Anderson School of Management also recognizes that real estate is not just a matter of business, and encourages MBA students to seek classes in other departments at UCLA, including public policy, urban planning, architecture, engineering, taxation, and law.
Below are some popular electives available to Real Estate MBA students at Anderson:
- Urban Real Estate Financing and Investment. This course helps students to bridge the gap between theory and practice in real estate finance and investment, training students to use finance and economics to uncover insights about real estate markets and investments.
- Entrepreneurial Real Estate Development. This course looks at real estate through the lens of entrepreneurship, helping students identify market opportunity, product definition, and conceptual feasibility through work in an entrepreneurial environment.
- Public Policy Clinic: Land Use, the Environment and Local Government. Acknowledging the interdisciplinary nature of this field, this course will provide students with a solid education in the complicated connections between land use control, state and local government law, and environmental quality
The Paul Merage School of Business – University of California, Irvine
At the Merage School of Business‘ Center for Real Estate, students can earn an MBA Certificate in Real Estate and Urban Development, with a curriculum just as dynamic and diverse as the marketplace itself. The MBA certificate presents students with a holistic approach to real estate, using lessons from past trends and cycles within the industry to help students prepare for a career in this often volatile industry.
Students who have at least two years of study in a Merage MBA program are eligible to pursue this certificate after successful completion of certain prerequisites in real estate. After completing these courses, students can choose from a number of electives connected to the certificate, such as:
- Real Estate Capital Markets
- The Real Estate Development Process
- International Real Estate
- Applied Real Estate Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- Practicum in Mixed-Use Community Development
Los Angeles News: UC Irvine Female Faculty Recognized, and More
Let’s visit some of the biggest news stories coming out of business schools and MBA programs in Los Angeles.
Welcome New EMBA Director Joe O’Hannigan – Loyola Marymount Newsroom
The Loyola Marymount University College of Business Administration has recently named Joe O’Hannigan as the new associate dean and director for the school’s Executive MBA Program. With more than 30 years of experience in both higher education and international business, O’Hannigan will come to the College of Business Administration from Notre Dame, where he helped take the university’s Executive Education and EMBA programs to new heights.
“Our Executive MBA Program plays a valuable role in the community, bridging and strengthening both LMU and the business world with increasing recognition and impact,” O’Hannigan commented. “I can’t help smiling as I reacquaint myself with this wonderful institution; it’s this proud alum’s dream come true.”
Read more about Joe O’Hannigan and LMU’s Executive MBA here.
Entrepreneur and Scholar to be Honored by University – USC Marshall Newsroom
Kathleen Allen, Professor Emerita of Clinical Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC is the newest recipient of one of the University’s highest honors—the 2018 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award. A Ph.D. graduate from USC Marshall, Allen served as the university’s professor of clinical entrepreneurship at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies for 26 years before retiring in 2016. She is the author of a number of best-selling textbooks about entrepreneurship, including “Launching New Ventures,” which has been published in six languages and sold around the world. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Allen at the Academic Honors Convocation Ceremony in April.
Read more about Allen’s tenure at USC Marshall and the Lifetime Achievement Award here.
UC Irvine Merage in FT Global MBA Ranking 2018 – Financial Times
The Financial Times has recognized the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine as a stand out in their latest ranking of the best MBA programs in the world. According to data from the publication, the Merage School is the first business school in 20 years of FT’s rankings to have a majority (52 percent) of female faculty. This is significantly higher than the average rate of 28 percent for other ranked schools. The Merage MBA program has remained consistently ranked since the first listing in 1999, and since then has witnessed a steady growth of female faculty each year.
Find out more about the Financial Times’ annual ranking here.
UCI Merage School of Business Alumna Offers Pledge for Growing Campus
The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine (UCI Merage School of Business) recently announced a $1.5 million dollar pledge from Kristen S. Monson, an alumna of the college.
Monson’s gift will go toward naming the Grand Terrace in the Merage School’s new building.
UC Irvine’s Merage School Shoots Up 19 Spots in Latest Forbes Report
Forbes researchers ranked UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business 42nd in the country as part of its biennial ranking of MBA programs based their return on investment (ROI). Merage catapulted 19 spots above its 2013 ranking and came in 20th among public institutions.
To compile its rankings, Forbes surveyed the alumni of full-time MBA programs who graduated in 2010. To determine ROI, Forbes assessed total alumni compensation, including salary, bonuses and exercised stock options for their first five years out of school as compared to the cost of tuition, required fees and foregone compensation for the two years spent in business school. Continue reading…
