MBA Programs in Philly That Don’t Require Work Experience
Not everyone comes from a traditional working background earns an MBA for the same reason. So, in the same ways that some MBA programs don’t require the GRE or GMAT score for their applications, some business schools are also willing to consider applicants with limited or no prior professional experience.
Business schools in the Philadelphia metro are no stranger to MBA programs that don’t require work experience. Continue reading…
St. Joseph’s University Haub School to Offer Healthcare Executive MBA through Team Effort
Beginning in March 2016, Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business (HSB), in collaboration with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), will offer an online executive MBA program for alumni of PCOM.
Dr. Stephen Porth, Executive Director of graduate business and Associate Dean at HSB said in a press release, “As physicians with an average of 10 or more years of experience, many of PCOM’s graduates no longer fit the profile of a traditional MBA student…This customized program allows them to earn their healthcare-focused MBA in an accelerated online format along with their peers.”
SJU Veterans Bootcamp Program Now Accepting Applications
The Haub School of Business is now accepting applications for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans. St. Joseph’s was accepted into the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) in early 2015. EBV is an entrepreneurial and small business education program at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. The program is run by Syracuse’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families. The first class for the program at SJU will begin the program in spring 2016.
The program is open to any interested post-9/11 veteran with a disability and an honorable discharge status. Those interested in attending the program can visit www.sju.edu/veterans. The deadline for the 2016 program application is December 18, 2015.
SJU New President and First Lay Leader Inaugurated
Last weekend, Mark C. Reed, Ed.D., was inaugurated as St. Joseph’s University‘s 28th president. The ceremony, which took place on Sept. 18 at the Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena, not only celebrated the inauguration of President Reed but also the history of the first lay leader at the university. During the ceremony, Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., D.D., Pennsylvania Congressman Bob Casey, Philadelphia’s mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. spoke to the ceremony attendance.
Before becoming president of St. Joseph’s, President Reed spent 15 years at Fairfield University, where he held various positions including senior vice president for administration and chief of staff, vice president for administration and student affairs, dean of students and interim vice president for university advancement. Reed has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Fairfield in the Department of Mathematics.
Haub Names Director of Initiative for Family Business and Entrepreneurship
St. Joseph’s University has named Meghan Juday the director of The Haub School of Business Initiative for Family Business and Entrepreneurship. The initiative was founded in 2012. It provides a program that is designed around the unique challenges and skills required to operate a family business and pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.
Judy is a fourth generation member of the 99-year-old family-owned business, IDEAL INDUSTRIES in Sycamore, Ill. She serves as the family council chair and corporate director of IDEAL INDUSTRIES and is also the founder of Family Business Strategy Group (FBSG), an independent consulting firm. She also serves as a member of a curriculum committee for the Loyola Family Business Center’s Stewardship and Governance Institutes in Chicago.
Haub Hosts Exec Ed. Open Class Visit
The Haub School of Business at St. Joseph’s University will be hosting an Executive Education Open Class Visit. The visit will be held Jan. 30 and will begin at 8 a.m. Prospective students are welcome to visit for as little as one hour, or stay for the entire morning. Visiting prospective students also have the opportunity to schedule their own one-on-one information session with a program representative.
During the class visit, prospective executive students will have the opportunity to audit and participate in the class they choose to visit. Classes open for visits begin at 8 a.m. and are held until 12 p.m. This class visit will give interested attendants the opportunity to network with current students and professors. Breakfast will be provided to those who attend and a program representative will also be available to answer any questions about the program or application process.
