FeaturesEller College Recognized in Recent Rankings
According to the 2004 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” the Eller MBA is ranked #35, up from #49 the previous year, and 18th among public institutions. For the 15th consecutive year, Eller was recognized as a Top-5 MIS program, this year tied for 4th in the “Information Systems” business specialty. The Karl Eller Center/McGuire Entrepreneurship Program continues its prominence on the national scene, recently being named the #2 program nationally by Entrepreneur magazine. The Entrepreneur ranking is the only of its kind in that it ranks entrepreneurship exclusively and does not consider other school disciplines, areas of focus, or reputation factors.
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New Name for Eller College
Following approval by the Arizona Board of Regents this spring, the Eller College of Business and Public Administration has officially been renamed the Eller College of Management. This change gives the College a shorter name with which to brand itself going forward and is broad enough to represent the many diverse areas of management education that the College offers.
With the new name comes a new simple, technology-forward look and feel to create a consistent, relevant brand. Moving forward, we will market the Eller College of Management and the Eller MBA, including these new logos. The new identity will be phased in over the next several months.
Eller Launches Action Learning—Internationally
Assisting a Bolivian organic Andean grain manufacturer, working with an Ecuadorian company in the organic shrimp industry, developing Mexican technologies for market—these are a selection of the exciting international opportunities that Eller MBAs are participating in this summer. Eller is partnering with World Resources Institute’s New Ventures project, a sustainable enterprise program that brings together corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and business schools to accelerate change in business practices, primarily in Central and South America. The New Ventures project links environmental entrepreneurs with investors, providing our students with experience in three key components of the Eller experience: entrepreneurship, global perspective and social responsibility. Twelve Eller MBAs are currently working on these business projects.
MBA Students/Faculty Recognized for Excellence
Three Class of 2004 MBA students were recently celebrated at convocation ceremonies for their leadership and community service:
- Todd Egle, outgoing MBA Student Association President, received the Roy H. Johnson Leadership Award for being “a tireless advocate for students of the Eller MBA Program.”
- Karena Zornow was elected by her classmates as their graduation speaker. As one classmate put it, “Karena is definitely one of the first people you would want to put on your team. She has the ability to get along with almost everyone, is funny, smart, hardworking, and is a great public speaker.”
- Keith Baron received the Tom Rogers Community Service Award for his dedication not only to international service, through the Peace Corps and summer internship in Kazakhstan, but his commitment to the Tucson Urban League. As Keith says, “I think the measure of a people is how they give of themselves to others; the measure of a man is the same.”
For the second consecutive year, Price Fishback, Professor of Economics, was honored with the MBA Distinguished Faculty Award. This award is chosen by students and according to them, Professor Fishback embodies the tools of a true teacher: patience, understanding and the desire to make learning a contented journey.
Student Profile: Karena Zornow, MBA 2004
Karena Zornow’s accomplishments are many. Elected by the Class of 2004 as their graduation speaker, Karena exemplifies a successful Eller MBA. She is poised, polished and the consummate professional, not to mention a former Division I basketball player and captain of the University of Vermont’s women’s basketball team, as well as an accomplished amateur golfer. Prior to arriving at Eller, Karena held a variety of positions in consulting, market research, and financial services. She pursued dual concentrations at Eller—Management Information Systems and Marketing—while also serving as a teaching assistant for two undergraduate courses in business communications and new product development. Karena accepted a position with E&J Gallo Winery as a Business Analyst and will be starting later in the summer. Best of luck Karena!
Eller MBA Preview Weekend—A Big Success
The inaugural Preview Weekend event, held in mid-April, showcased part of what gives the Eller MBA its distinctive community feel. Twenty-three prospective class of 2006 students visited Tucson from 10 states and two foreign countries to get a first-hand look at the “Eller Experience.” The collective efforts of 13 faculty, six alumni and numerous staff members led to a conversion rate of 86%—with all but one of the prospective students committed to attend Eller.
Prospective students took part in a day and a half of activities, including panels with alumni, students and faculty, covering everything from what to expect in the classroom to planning career pursuits. The event proved to be a successful professional and social experience for the students, and we plan to bring even more top candidates to Tucson next year to experience the Eller MBA first-hand.
An Experienced Eller MBA Staff Team
Theresa Craw started in May as our new Assistant Director of MBA Admissions. She recently relocated from Seattle where she completed her MBA at Seattle University and worked as Director of Marketing with Virginia Mason Medical Center. Theresa’s main focus will be managing our internal admissions operations.
We are thrilled to announce that Kristina Wagner is back at Eller now as our Associate Director of Admissions. Some of you may recognize her name since this is the same Kristina Wagner who was a member of our Career Development staff for three years. We are thrilled to have her back working on external admissions operations. Kristina earned her MBA from Thunderbird and her Master of Education from the University of Arizona. She most recently worked as a financial valuation consultant for Oracle Capital Advisors and was previously in investment banking in San Francisco.
Donald Piper relocated to Tucson this spring to become our Associate Director of Career Counseling and Development. Don was previously Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Drake, Beam Morin, Inc. where he helped counsel and find jobs for more than 5,000 professionals over the past ten years. He was active in the Research Triangle Park as a charter member of North Carolina Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs and a regular contributor to programs offered by The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, North Carolina State University’s Engineering Entrepreneurs, UNC’s Kenan-Flager Business School, and Duke’s technology transfer initiatives. Don has occupied management positions in two Fortune 100 companies (Masco Corporation and Fairchild Industries), a Big Four audit firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers), investment banking at Niederhoffer, Cross & Zeckhauser and Great Falls Group Ltd., and worked in venture capital for a number of early stage and emerging growth companies.
Alumni News
Celebrate Your Arizona Memories at Alumni Weekend 2004
Mark your calendars for Alumni Weekend, September 17-18, 2004! All MBA alumni are invited to attend. The weekend will be filled with opportunities to reconnect with classmates, visit with faculty in the classroom and cheer on the Wildcats to a victory over the Wisconsin Badgers!
You will receive your Alumni Weekend brochure and registration information later this summer. If you have questions regarding Alumni Weekend festivities, contact Trina Callie, Director of Special Projects, at tcallie@eller.arizona.edu.
Thanks for Your Feedback via our Alumni Survey
The results are in from our recent survey of MBA alumni with nearly 300 responses. Thanks to those of you who shared your thoughts and suggestions. We are carefully considering your feedback as we continue to develop new offerings and improve existing programs. You told us that you want to receive more timely news and information about current events, career development, and your fellow alumni. Over 40% of you have never visited the Eller website. As we embark on a redesign of both the Eller College and the Eller MBA sites, we will challenge ourselves to make it relevant to our alumni so you find it to be a valuable resource and visit regularly. Finally, over 90% of you are interested in being involved in Eller alumni chapters and having the opportunity to network with other Eller graduates. Stay tuned for more information as we start the process to make this happen!
Call for 2005 Award Recipient Nominations
Each year, the Eller MBA recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding alumni with our Alumni Achievement Awards. The Awards Committee invites you to submit nominations for these honors. Nominations for the 2005 Awards are currently welcome and will be accepted through the end of 2004.
To nominate an individual, send a letter that includes the nominee’s name and your reasons for making the nomination. Please also include your name, e-mail address and telephone number. Send nominations to Eller MBA Alumni Relations, PO Box 210108, McClelland Hall 210, Tucson, AZ 85721-0108.
Career Development Resources Now Available to Alumni
We are pleased to announce an expanded partnership with the leading career development tool, CareerLeader®, to offer our alumni a special $20 discount on these services. Recent graduates who used CareerLeader while at school have ongoing access to look up their final results at no cost.
To explore these services, visit our CareerLeader alumni homepage and take the “guided tour” found on this site. If you decide you want to use CareerLeader, just indicate that you are a graduate of our program on the ordering page and you will automatically receive a $20 discount off the cost of the program.
CareerLeader is the leading proven self-assessment program for business professionals, used by more than 100,000 Part-Time and business students at 250 universities and organizations worldwide since launched in 1998. CareerLeader assesses your unique pattern of business-related interests, work reward values, and abilities—three critical variables in finding the right career path—and makes specific career corporate culture recommendations. CareerLeader is an interactive, online program which allows you to work at your own pace and on your own time.
Get InvolvedIs Your Organization Hiring?
Some of our recent graduates of the Eller MBA Class of 2004 are looking for positions. If you or your firm have job opportunities, or if you know of someone who is looking for MBA-level candidates, please contact Simone Pollard at spollard@eller.arizona.edu. Simone will work with you to identify potential candidates who meet your hiring criteria.
Does Your Company Recruit Eller MBAs?
We are always interested in expanding our recruiter base and developing connections with additional corporations. If you are a hiring manager or can help put us in touch with the right person within your firm, please send us the appropriate name and contact information. Our Office of Career Development will follow up and establish a relationship. Please send your contacts to: mbaocd@eller.arizona.edu.
Help Us Increase the Value of Your MBA
We’d appreciate your help in our recruitment efforts to increase the size and quality of future MBA incoming classes. You can participate in several ways:
- Refer someone you know to apply to Eller. We’ll waive the application fee for someone you directly refer to us.
- Join us at an MBA recruiting fair. This fall we will be recruiting on the East Coast, the West Coast, in Chicago, and in Mexico. The two hours you spend at one of these events, talking to prospective applicants, can go a long way in influencing prospective Eller MBA candidates.
- Volunteer to speak with prospective students by phone or e-mail. Conversations with program graduates greatly influence the decision-making process.
Please contact Kristina Wagner, Associate Director of Admissions, at kwagner@eller.arizona.edu to help with Eller recruitment.
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