Davis Offers New Alumni Fellowship
UC Davis alumni who are planning to complete the Part-Time MBA program at UC Davis Graduate School of Management are now eligible for a new Alumni Fellowship program. The Aggie Pride Alumni Fellowship program is a scholarship award created to help fund alumni business education through promoting “Aggie Pride.” Recipients of the fellowship award can receive up to $3,000 toward their MBA education. Graduates of UC Davis are informally referred to as “Aggies,” reflecting the university’s 1905 founding roots as a land grant agricultural school.
To apply, applicants must write a short essay that describes how being a UC Davis graduate has had an impact on their career and how they will continue to promote “Aggie Pride” through completing their MBA degree at Davis. The scholarship is open to applicants seeking to begin their MBA studies in the fall 2015. Applications for the fellowship are due March 18. The deadline for applying for fall admission to the UC Davis MBA programs is May 20.
Davis Hosts Info Session and Application Workshop
UC Davis Graduate School of Management will be hosting a combined information session and application workshop. The event will be held March 25 at The Workshop Café. This session is designed to help prospective students to learn about our distinctive curriculum, student life as well as obtain inside information the admission process including application and interview tips from current students and admissions staff.
In order to complete a successful application for the MBA program at Davis, prospective students must complete an application online, provide a copy of their professional résumé, two professional recommendations, answer one essay and provide a personal introduction, a copy of transcripts from all undergraduate and other graduate work, GMAT or GRE test scores, and pay the $125 application fee.
Davis Partners with National Labs to Help Researcher Entrepreneurship
UC Davis Graduate School of Management has joined with Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Labs to help researchers to develop their entrepreneurial skills. The partnership is focusing on a joint goal of speeding the transfer of new technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace.
The labs and UC Davis received a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy office. The grant will go towards the launch of the pilot program called Lab-Corps. Christine Hartmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Lab-Corps principal investigator said that the idea of the program is to help lab scientists to become better entrepreneurs and to help move new technologies to the marketplace.
Davis Student Shares Experience at Mars Symposium
UC Davis School of Management MBA student Jennifer Hebets shared her experience at the Mars Symposium held at UC Davis Jan. 14, 2015. The UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health was launched during this symposium. The symposium was jointly organized with Davis and Mars, Incorporated in collaboration with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
The Innovation Institute for Food and Health was announced in September 2014. The idea was supported by a pledge of $40 million from Mars and $20 million from UC Davis over 10 years. The institute will advance new discoveries in sustainable food, agriculture and health, not just in the laboratory but, at all steps along the way to commercial use.
Davis Student Shares Class Visit Advice
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Student Ambassador, Chris Darby, shared some useful tips for prospective students who are planning to attend a class visit. Student Ambassadors are current students at Davis who help prospective classmates learn about the programs and opportunities offered at UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Darby shared these tips with the UC Davis blog. He writes,
“Here at the GSM we make sure to set each other up for success in our professional development, so if you’re thinking of applying, here are some tips for a successful class visit.
- Relax, you’re in good hands! Every single one of us at the GSM have been in your shoes and we all know how intimidating the application process can seem. Our team of Ambassadors wants you to get a feel for the program, and class visits are a candid way to see things from the student perspective.
- Ask questions – it’s what we’re here for! We want you to have the clearest picture possible of what the student experience entails. We want your first visit at the GSM to be as valuable as possible, so no detail is too small for us to talk about.
- Tell us your story! The Student Ambassadors all love meeting new people, and students at the GSM come from diverse backgrounds. We want to know yours! This helps us know you, and all the better to figure out how the GSM can help you achieve your goals.
- Tackle the visit with confidence! A class visit is a great way to put your best foot forward into a place where highly motivated professionals are sitting right next to you
- Stay in touch! Keep our contact information for that question that pops into your head three days later!”
Davis Holds MBA Class Visit
The next MBA class visit for the UC Davis School of Management will be held Jan. 14, 2015. Prospective students will attend the class Organizational Strategy and Structure. The class will be held from 12:10 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Gallagher Hall on the UC Davis campus.
The course that prospective students will be attending will cover strategic management of organizations, including analysis of industries, firm resources and capabilities and corporate strategy. The course focuses on strategy formulation, implementation and strategic decision-making, firm and industry life cycles and change, analysis of organizational design and structure including differentiation and integration.
