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Online MBA Program Off To A Smashing Start

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Just three short months after the Graziadio School’s Online MBA program launched, students are giving it rave reviews.

According to David Smith, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, eleven women and eleven men are part of the inaugural class, which includes students from five states and a military officer stationed in Japan.  One weekend in January, seventeen members of the first cohort of students met in Malibu for the Fully Employed MBA program’s perennial Personal and Leadership Development Workshop.  The workshop allowed students to meet face-to-face with faculty and each other to find support and develop partnerships as they continue their MBA journey.

jennifer.phamJennifer Pham, a staff accountant with Gaikai, a Sony Computer Entertainment company and current Online MBA student, said the workshop was a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow students and professors.  “I feel more comfortable talking to my cohort members online now that I can put a face to their names.  There is more cohesion and trust after the workshop.” Continue reading →

A New MBA Program Comes to Pasadena

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By GARY MANGIOFICO

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(PASADENA STAR NEWS) — For too long California has been ranked near the bottom of national surveys identifying the “best states to do business.” Whether it is Chief Executive Magazine that ranks California dead last at No. 50 or CNBC’s ranking that has California near the cellar at No. 40, California is not depicted as a positive place to do business.

While the reasons for California’s position are plausible, do such rankings as these tell a story about Pasadena? Hardly. Continue reading →

ONLINE MBA.COM: Graziadio’s New Online MBA Program

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“Students more than ever want flexibility and convenience,” said Associate Dean David Smith in an article on OnlineMBA.com. “This online framework increased the flexibility of when students can take classes. That’s what drove us to explore this space.”

“I think the dean at every business school has on their minds what their digital strategy is going to be in the next five to 10 years,” he said. “In the graduate business school market, there’s a lot of movement from these quality schools into this space. I think every school needs to have a strategy about what they are going to do with online.”

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Pepperdine University to Offer Online MBA for Working Professionals

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Graziadio Online Fully Employed MBA Announced

LOS ANGELES — The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University will offer an online master in business administration program for working professionals, announced Dean Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. The Online Fully Employed MBA will be an option alongside the school’s existing portfolio of traditional on-campus part-time evening and weekend MBA program offerings.

“Online students  will receive a MBA at a fully accredited, internationally recognized business school with more than 40 years of experience delivering  education focused on responsible business practice that is values-centered, global in orientation and entrepreneurial in spirit,” said Dr. Livingstone. “The Online Fully Employed MBA is an appropriate option for the professional who seeks a superior learning experience in a manageable period of time that minimizes the impact on work and home life schedules.”

The Graziadio School is currently accepting applications for its first class, which is scheduled to start in January 2013. Continue reading →

Earn Your MBA on Saturday, Avoid Weeknight 405 Gridlock

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Introducing the Saturday MBA

You want to earn an MBA. But leaving work in time to make a 6 p.m. evening class is not in the cards. Fighting rush-hour traffic during the work week on the 405 is a hassle.

The Graziadio School at Pepperdine University now offers an all-day Saturday solution that allows you to complete an MBA in general management in as little time as two years. Students attend one course in the morning and one in the afternoon over six 14-week trimesters. Classes for the Saturday MBA option are available at two Pepperdine locations: starting this August at the West Los Angeles Graduate Campus near LAX and beginning January 2013 at the Irvine Graduate Campus near John Wayne Orange County Airport.

“The Graziadio School recognizes that the work, travel and life circumstances of Southern California professionals have changed. They seek a business school that still provides a superior learning experience in a manageable period of time, but also one that minimizes the impact on work and home life schedules,” says Dr. Gary Mangiofico, associate dean of Fully Employed and Executive Programs. Continue reading →