Brigham Young University
Marriott School of Management
RECRUITMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
What programs and initiatives has your school found successful in the recruitment of minority and/or female students?
The Marriott School of Management recruits minority and female students through on-campus events, such as the Diversity and Women’s Dinners,
and off-campus events and partnerships, including college fairs and alumni events, GMAT assistance, campus visit programs and weekend leadership
retreats.
BYU MBA Academy
The MBA Academy is a structured program designed to assist prospective graduate students with the MBA application process, GMAT preparation,
and the post-undergraduate job search. Its purpose is to attract talented college juniors and seniors who can offer a diverse perspective to the Marriott
School MBA program. Some post baccalaureate applicants will also be considered.
MBA Academy participants will attend a two-and-a-half-day retreat, monthly presentations, a GMAT class and social events so that they can:
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Learn the basics of the MBA application process
Prepare for and take the GMAT
Develop a professional resume
Acquire interviewing skills
Build a strong network with sponsoring companies who have an interest in bringing a diverse perspective to their organization
Successfully obtain full-time, post-undergraduate employment
Develop friendships that will last a lifetime
Meet with faculty and administrators to encourage a favorable admissions decision
The Marriott School of Management also benefits from the services and events organized by the following organizations to reach prospective minority
and female students:
Diversity Pipeline Alliance (now part of GMAC)
www.diversitypipeline.org
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
www.ml4t.org
Robert Toigo Foundation
www.toigofoundation.org
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
www.cgsm.org
National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)
www.nshmba.org
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
www.chci.org
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
www.hsf.net
National Black MBA Association
www.nbmbaa.org
Telacu Foundation
www.telacu.com
Please describe any scholarship and/or fellowship opportunities for minority and/or female students attending your school.
Privately funded scholarships
The Marriott School has more than 170 different categories of privately donated scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. The following
criteria will be considered: GPA, need, service, leadership, nationality, hometown, major, emphasis, dependent children, ethnicity, etc.
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Cardon International Sponsorship Program
marriottschool.byu.edu/mba/cis/cis.cfm
The Wilford A. Cardon International Sponsorship (CIS) program is a scholarship and loan program for qualifying international graduate students in the
Marriott School MBA, MPA, MAcc or MISM programs. Students must be married to a native of their country and be committed to returning to a country
outside of North America. The program was initiated with a twofold purpose:
• To provide graduate management education for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living outside the United States
and Canada
• To prepare participants for leadership roles in their chosen professions, their communities and the church when they return to a country
outside of North America
Interested students can apply for the Cardon International Sponsorship with their application for admission. Accepted students receive tuition,
textbooks and health insurance during the graduate program.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs Scholarship Program
www.nshmba.org/scholarship
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs, which exists “to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional
development,” has established a scholarship program to assist qualified Hispanics to pursue MBAs. Scholarships are offered each year for full- and
part-time study at an accredited (AACSB) institution of the student’s choice.
The awards are a combination of scholarship funds and reimbursements for travel to a NSHMBA conference. There are three award levels for fulltime study, which range from $5,000 to $10,000. Awards are renewable for up to one year or until a master’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first.
Each year, the online application period will be from February 1st to April 30th. Interested students must submit an online application and then mail
all supporting documentation to Scholarship Management Services by postmark deadline April 30th.
NBMBAA National MBA Scholarship Program
www.nbmbaa.org/index.aspx?pageid=790
The NBMBAA National MBA Scholarship Program awards scholarships to the top 25 applicants identified through our annual essay competition.
Recipients are selected based upon their written response to an essay topic, most recent grade point average, verbal communication skills and level
of extracurricular activities and community involvement. Recipients receive scholarship awards up to $15,000 and NBMBAA membership.
Additionally, some recipients will receive round-trip airfare and housing to the Annual Conference & Exposition, complimentary conference registration
and special VIP access to receptions and events at the conference.
To be eligible, applicants must:
• Be a minority admitted in a full-lime graduate business program in a college or university in the United States or Canada at the time of
award (September 2009)
• Agree to participate in limited public relations activities
• Agree to become an active member in his or her local chapter
• Agree to become a member of the NBMBAA Scholarship Advisory Team & Scholarship Alumni Club
• Submit an essay, resume and transcripts
Transcripts must be received no later than April 30, 2009. Winners will be notified by August 7, 2009.
UNCF Program Services Scholarship
www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp
The program services department administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates and
required documents. In order to apply for a UNCF Program Services Scholarship, you must apply through the online application process.
Once a student completes the application, the information will be used to match you to many of the specific programs administered by UNCF. The
general application, however, does not apply to scholarship programs that require a separate application.
Robert Toigo Foundation Fellowship
www.toigofoundation.org
As a catalyst for change, our programs inspire minority students who might not otherwise have considered finance as their career and provide them
with the leadership training, mentoring, tuition assistance and life-long support they need as they pursue their MBA and launch their finance careers
and beyond.
The Toigo Fellowship is the only MBA graduate-level fellowship for minority professionals committed to careers in finance. Fellows join a network of
700-plus Toigo alumni, which includes finance industry leaders at every level and in a broad mix of finance sectors. Fellows benefit from life-long
leadership development training and career management support, mentoring and merit-based awards of $5,000 per MBA academic year. Importantly,
Toigo stands for leadership, excellence and integrity in today’s finance industry—and for Toigo Fellows that distinction is an invaluable asset as they
launch and grow their careers.
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PROMINENT ALUMNI/FACULTY
Please provide information about prominent minority faculty members at your school.
Kevin J. Giddins, director of diversity and recruitment and associate teaching faculty
Kevin J. Giddins serves as both director of diversity and recruitment, and associate teaching faculty at the Marriott School. He most recently worked
as a training consultant for FranklinCovey Co. in Salt Lake City and Spencer Johnson Partners, LLC, in Provo. Professor Giddins previously served as
an administrator at BYU and also taught at Ohio University. He graduated with a master’s from BYU in 1992.
Peter M. Johnson, assistant professor of accounting
Professor Johnson is an expert in financial accounting. His research focuses on financial reporting and analysts’ forecast revisions.
Prior to his position as assistant professor at the Marriott School of Management, Professor Johnson was a research and teaching assistant at Arizona
State University from 1997 to 2002, and an assistant and associate professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii from 1992 to 1996. In addition,
from 1993 to 1997, he was the consultant and owner of Johnsons Accounting Services.
Professor Johnson earned his bachelor’s and MAcc at Southern Utah University and his PhD in accounting from Arizona State University. Professor
Johnson earned scholarships and fellowships while earning his doctorate: the 2002 KPMG Accounting Firm Doctoral Scholarship, 2001 AICPA Minority
Doctoral Scholarship and the 1999 American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellowship. He has also been recognized for his teaching,
including the 1997 Brigham Young University-Hawaii Teacher of the Year and 1995 Brigham Young University-Hawaii School of Business Professor of
the Year Awards.
Gyung H. Paik, assistant professor of accounting
Professor Paik earned his PhD in accounting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, his MBA in accounting at the University of Utah, his
MA in economics from Brigham Young University and his BS in economics from Seoul National University, South Korea.
Professor Paik specializes in financial accounting. His research interests include corporate managers’ discretionary announcements of restructuring
charges and write-offs, creating an earnings big bath using a deferred tax valuation allowance, earnings management using in-process research and
development and the effect of SEC investigations on corporate performance characteristics. His research has been published in academic journals
such as the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, International Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Finance and
Accounting and the Journal of Academy of Business and Economics.
Professor Paik has received numerous awards, including the 2005 Allied Academies Distinguished Research Award, the 2000 University of Illinois
College of Business Administration Excellent Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 1999 University of Illinois Victor L. Bernard Memorial Award and the
1999 University of Illinois Irwin Fellowship. Also in 1999, Paik represented the University of Illinois at the Big 10 Doctoral Consortium.
Please provide information about prominent minority alumni from your school.
Jose Montoya, MBA 1996, president and founder, M2 Group
This Marriott School alumnus is president of M2 Group, a fast-growing, Mesa, Arizona-based civil engineering firm. Founded in 1998 by Montoya and
Tom Palmer, M2 Group has grown from three employees in one location to more than 90 employees in three locations including Mexico.
Mr. Montoya’s company helps plan and direct residential and commercial expansion—creating plans for sewers, water supply lines, electrical lines and
roadways. He finds civil engineering rewarding because it allows him to directly contribute to his community.
Mr. Montoya began his formal education at the Universidad Regiomontana in Monterrey, Mexico, where he earned his BS in civil engineering and
graduated first in his class. He earned his MBA from the Marriott School in 1996. Mr. Montoya has been a registered Arizona engineer for 14 years.
Arturo Leon, MOB 1999, senior consultant, AlignOrg Solutions
Soon after Arturo Leon graduated with his MOB from the Marriott School, he found himself on the hot seat, being grilled by the president of the Mexican
Senate. His advice won over the president of the Senate. Mr. Leon was hired as the chief of organizational effectiveness in the Mexican Senate, a post
he held for almost two years.
Leon continued to pursue his career in organizational effectiveness, working for Black & Veatch and AIG, among others. In 2008, Leon joined AlignOrg
Solutions, a management consulting firm based in Arizona, as a senior consultant, specializing in the Spanish-speaking market and Latin America, in
particular.
Please provide information about prominent female faculty members at your school.
Bonnie Brinton Anderson, associate professor of information systems
Professor Anderson is the LeAnn Albrecht Fellow in the department of information systems. She specializes in information systems, software usability,
databases, systems analysis and design and e-business. Her research interests include model checking for e-commerce, artificial immune systems,
change and knowledge management and the user acceptance of software. Her work has been published in academic journals, including the Journal
of Accountancy, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Systems and Software and Information Sciences.
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She earned her MPhil in public policy and PhD in information systems from Carnegie Mellon University, and her MAcc in information systems and BS
in accounting from Brigham Young University.
Today, Professor Anderson is a consultant for the United States Air Force, State of California Franchise Tax Board and DHL, Inc. She is a member of
INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences), the Association of Information Systems, the Academy of Management
and American Mensa.
Kristen B. DeTienne, professor of organizational leadership and strategy
Professor DeTienne is an organizational behavior/human resources group leader in Marriott department of organizational leadership and strategy. She
is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women and in 2000, was listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. She
is a recipient of the Gabrielino Forty-Niner Award and Golden Nugget Award. She is an expert in organizational behavior, service quality and technology
and its impact on people at work.
Professor DeTienne’s current research focuses on service recovery, knowledge management and the impact of technology on communication in
organizations (e.g., computer monitoring, email and intranet). She has presented her research at numerous conferences and meetings. In 2002, she
earned the Best of Conference Honors Award at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference.
Professor DeTienne’s work has also been published in such journals as Human Resource Management, International Journal of Knowledge
Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Education Review of Business Communication,
Organizational Research Methods, Journal of Business Communication, Case Research Journal, Journal of Health and Human Resource
Administration and Business Communication Quarterly. In 2007, she received the Best Paper Award from the Southwest Academy of Management.
The Journal of Business Communication named her work the Outstanding Article of the Year in 2002.
Kristie Kay Seawright, associate professor of public management
Professor Seawright is an academic unit review associate of planning and assessment in the Romney Institute of Public Management. She specializes
in entrepreneurship, international business and service quality. Her research focuses on international service operations, international
entrepreneurship and quality mangement. Professor Seawright has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of Operations
Management, International Journal of Applied Marketing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Microfinance, Academy of Management
Journal and the International Journal of Management Science.
Professor Seawright has earned numerous fellowships and other awards. She was awarded the Abell Fellowship in Manufacturing Leadership from
Brigham Young University in 2001, the Reed Dame Junior Faculty Fellowship from 1996 to 1999, the Fulbright Fellowship in 1996 and the Marriner
S. Eccles Research Fellowship in public policy from 1990 to 1992. She was also recognized for her teaching at the University of Utah with its 1993
Outstanding Teaching Award.
She earned her BS in family studies from Brigham Young University, and her BS in accounting, MBA and PhD in business administration from the
University of Utah.
Please provide information about prominent alumnae from your school.
Alison Davis-Blake, MOB 1982, dean, Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Davis-Blake is the Carlson School of Managment’s first female dean, as well as the highest-ranking female dean at any business school in the United
States. She became dean in July 2006, before which she was senior associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs
School of Business.
Dr. Davis-Blake says her main focus is to carry out initiatives already under way, including a large undergraduate expansion. Enrollment at the Carlson
School is currently 1,600 students with an 8 percent acceptance rate. Within the next three to four years, the school intends to accommodate more
than 2,500 students. A second building to house the larger body of business students is expected to be completed in 2007. Dr. Davis-Blake also
faces the task of recruiting a larger group of faculty.
As a native of the Twin Cities, and already flying back and forth between universities, Dr. Davis-Blake expects the transition to dean will be a smooth
one. And to further ensure an easy move, she signed a consulting agreement under which she will temporarily work with the interim codeans on major
initiatives.
Since graduating from BYU with an MOB in 1982 and earning a PhD in 1986, Dr. Davis-Blake has built a reputation as a solid educator. “The most
important part is maintaining a strong moral center,” she says. “All of your actions must be consistent with that.”
Karen Suzuki-Okabe, MPA 1989, former deputy mayor, Salt Lake County
Ms. Suzuki-Okabe received the 2004 N. Dale Wright Outstanding Alumni Award. The award is given annually to an alumnus/a of the MPA program
who demonstrates extraordinary service and leadership in the work environment, is actively involved in community volunteer activities and maintains
a high standard of excellence. Ms. Suzuki-Okabe graduated from BYU in 1989 and taught part time for the Romney Institute until 1998.
In 1984, Governor Scott Matheson appointed Ms. Suzuki-Okabe as director of the state division of human resource management. She held this position
until 1987, when she was appointed by former Mayor Palmer DePaulis as executive director of the Salt Lake City department of human resource
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management and administrative services and was reappointed to the state position by Governor Mike Leavitt in 1993. She left the state government
in 2003. After earning a certificate in mediation at the University of Utah, Ms. Suzuki-Okabe became deputy mayor of Salt Lake County. In 2008, Ms.
Suzuki-Okabe retired and received an official Proclemation honoring her years of service.
Ilona Ushinsky, EMBA 2005, director of sales, digEcor
As director of sales for digEcor, Digital Entertainment Solutions, Ms. Ushinsky oversees the marketing and sales of an innovative cure for “are-we-thereyet-itis.” It’s the digEplayer XT, a handheld personal entertainment system available to airline travelers. Using a single battery for short flights and two
for long ones, this portable gadget allows airline passengers to watch movies, listen to music and play games from the comfort of their own flotationdevice seat. These in-flight entertainment units are no fly-by-night idea; 31 airlines have signed with digEcor and 29 of them are already offering the
devices to passengers. With business taking off, Ms. Ushinsky and digEcor are covering new ground as professionals and as a company.
Andrea Thomas, MBA 1993, senior vice president of private brands, Wal-Mart
Ms. Thomas was highlighted as one of BusinessWeek’s 25 Masters of Innovation in 2006. As Hershey’s vice president of global chocolate, Ms. Thomas
was responsible for purveying the company’s products into untapped global markets.
Formerly with Frito-Lay, Ms. Thomas created new product platforms that resulted in more than $1 billion in sales for the salty snack giant. Her success
made her a great candidate to help expand Hershey’s reach into new markets like China and India. Historically, 90 percent of Hershey’s sales come
from U.S. consumers, but Ms. Thomas is helping to change the company’s customer recipe to include more international ingredients.
CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH
Please provide information on any classes and concentrations that focus on issues related to women or minorities.
MBA 548: Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM from the manager’s perspective. Employment relationship, recruiting/selection, employment law, performance management, HRM in emerging
companies. Managing human assets within firm’s strategy, industry, stakeholder environment.
MBA 643: Advanced Human Resource Management
Advanced analysis of human resource functions, staffing, performance, evaluation, compensation and benefits, etc., with emphasis on selected new
developments in the HR field, such as certification.
MBA 644: Identity and Diversity in Organizations
Dynamics of identity and diversity in organizations, considered from three perspectives: interpersonal, intergroup and institutional. Helping managers
work more effectively with different employee populations.
MBA 645: International HR
Understanding national, organizational and ethnic cultures and cultural frameworks used for business. Cross-country analysis; focus on international
human resource issues and work abroad.
MBA 646: Designing and Leading Teams
The effective design and leadership of teams. Topics include team structure and composition, individual and group autonomy, power and influence
and team conflict.
MBA 647: Knowledge Management
Processes of social and organizational learning at the individual, group and organizational levels. Processes and practices by which knowledge is
acquired, shared and applied.
Please describe any faculty and/or student research projects that focus on diversity, multiculturalism and minority issues.
Sheli Sillito-Walker, an assistant professor in the department of organizational leadership and strategy, researches organizational justice, groups and
teams, power and status, interpersonal perceptions and diversity and gender issues. From 2000 to 2002, she served as the diversity human resource
manager for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for 2002 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games. Prior to that, she was the director of Hispanic initiatives
and assistant to the president of the UAF Treatment Network for three years. In 2008, Professor Sillito-Walker won the COLE Dissertation Proposal
Competition at the Fuqua School of Business’ Center of Leadership and Ethics. Her published work includes:
“Collective Estimation: Accuracy, Expertise and Extroversion as Sources of Intra-Group Influence,” Organizational Behavior & Human
Decision Processes Volume 103, Pages 121-133, 2007
Dr. Warner P. Woodworth is the Global Social Entrepreneur Professor in the department of organizational leadership and strategy. His research spans
many different areas, including business ethics and society, corporate social responsibility, global leadership, international and comparative
management, organizational ethics, change and development, social entrepreneurship, worker empowerment and race and gender. In the 1970s,
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much of his work focused on women in the workplace. Today, he focuses on microentrepreneurship and microfinance all over the world, and their
effect on poverty and socioeconomics. His current research includes:
“Gender-Balanced Village Banking in Orissa, India.” Business Horizons, 2006 (in process).
“Socio-Economic Factors Arising From Microcredit.” Western Social Science Proceedings, 2006 (in process).
ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENT LIFE
Please provide information on your school diversity student and alumni organizations.
International Graduate Student Association (IGSA)
marriottschool.byu.edu/gmc/igs/about.cfm
The International Graduate Student Association is a Marriott School Club managed by the Global Management Center. The main purpose of this
association is to help all international Marriott School graduate students in the MAcc, MBA, MISM and MPA programs in their transition to BYU. It is
beneficial for international students to be part of this association and join the activities that the International Graduate Student Association organizes
each month. Members receive great benefits like special discounts and priority registration for various activities.
The International Graduate Student Association was established to integrate all Marriott School international graduate students to help them have an
enjoyable and meaningful graduate study experience at BYU. The International Graduate Student Association wants to build a community beyond
borders.
Women in Management (WIM)
marriottschool.byu.edu/clubs/wim
Women In Management is a Brigham Young University campus chapter of Graduate Women in Business, a national network of business school women.
WIM welcomes all female students of management, pursuing degrees—MBA, MAcc, MPA, MISM or undergraduate. WIM hosts activities once or twice
a month that range from professional to social. Past events include panel discussions, executive speakers, golf tournaments, resume workshops and
service projects.
The mission of the Brigham Young University Chapter of Women in Management is to be an active, innovative resource to female students by providing
support and assistance, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth and promoting the establishment of purposeful relationships
between members.
Please provide information on any institutes and/or related programs that focus on diversity.
Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Global Management Center
marriottschool.byu.edu/gmc
Today’s business executives cannot treat the global market as a luxury item; the global market is more crucial to business success than ever. The
Global Management Center provides the global education and training necessary for Marriott School undergraduate and graduate students to take on
the global market. The Global Management Center is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the nation’s 31 Centers for
International Business Education and Research (CIBER). As a CIBER, the Global Management Center works to increase and promote the nation’s
capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Please describe any diversity recruiting events for employers recruiting minority and/or female students at or near your school.
The Women in Business club organizes events to help its members start their job search, including:
“Pathways to Success” Panel Discussion
WIM members will have the opportunity to hear successful women in various management fields speak on how they gained success in their
careers.
Dress for Success
A local business clothing retail representative will be giving tips on how to “dress for success.” This is an event for every woman seeking to
update her business style.
Competitive Edge
Kaye Hanson, assistant professor of organizational leadership and strategy, will be speaking on how to gain a “competitive edge” through
business etiquette.
MBA Academy Meet and Greet with Employers
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Entrepreneurial Spirit
Heidi Willis of Creative Solutions, Inc. will share her incredible story of how she started her own successful business. Dinner will be provided.
Ford panel discussion and dinner
Several successful women in business from various backgrounds will share their unique insights on balancing work/life issues.
The Marriott School of Business students are also eligible to participate in events organized by organizations whose purpose is to advance minorities
in business. These events are sponsored by the National Society of Hispanic MBAs and National Black MBA Association conferences.
STRATEGIC PLAN AND LEADERSHIP
Please provide your school’s diversity mission statement.
University statement on fostering an enriched environment
Brigham Young University is committed to a campus environment that is inclusive, free from discrimination and reflects the backgrounds and values
of the worldwide LDS Church population. In March 2005, the board of trustees approved and implemented the University Statement on Fostering an
Enriched Environment that describes, in part, the mission of BYU and the attributes and characteristics of the students it seeks to serve:
“The Mission of Brigham Young University—founded, supported and guided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—is to assist individuals
in their quest for perfection and eternal life. That assistance should provide a period of intensive learning in a stimulating setting where a commitment
to excellence is expected and the full realization of human potential is pursued.”
To this end, the university seeks qualified students of various talents and backgrounds, including geographic, educational, cultural, ethnic and racial,
who relate together in such a manner that they are “no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God.”
It is the university’s judgment that providing educational opportunities for a mix of students who share values based on the gospel of Jesus Christ and
come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences is an important educational asset to BYU.
How does your school’s leadership communicate the importance of diversity to your student body, faculty and administration?
The Marriott School created a Diversity Initiative to help facilitate the efforts as described above.
The Marriott School of Management communicates the importance of diversity to the Marriott community most visibly through the diversity portion of
the Marriott website, marriottschool.byu.edu/diversity. The Diversity Initiative is outlined on the Marriott School diversity website.
In addition, the visibility of campus clubs that promote diversity, such as the Marriott Spouse Association and Women in Business, through their events
demonstrates the importance of diversity to the community.
Diversity Initiative
Purposes and goals
The Marriott School’s Diversity Initiative has three purposes:
1. To recruit more underrepresented students and faculty into the Marriott School
2. To provide all students with both cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity issues in order to increase their effectiveness in today’s
diverse work force
3. Assist our corporate partners to employ diverse talent to keep and gain strategic advantage in the workplace
Its overarching goal is to improve the internal climate of the Marriott School to be more supportive to underrepresented and international students and
faculty, to provide nonminority students both cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity issues to increase their effectiveness in today’s diverse work
force and to recruit a more diverse student body and faculty.
Strategies
Faculty hiring: Identify and track underrepresented PhD candidates for each program and help to provide mentoring and resource support
for them to return to teach at the Marriott School.
Student recruiting: Develop a viable pipeline of underrepresented students for each of the graduate programs and make available Extended
Reach Scholarships to support these students.
Internal climate: Establish and communicate a “Diversity Vision/Philosophy” for the school that would be operationalized through the student
experience in each respective program and across the curriculum.
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DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Please describe the demographics of your most recent entering class.
Percentage of female students: 20 percent
Percentage of minority students:
African-American: 1 percent
Hispanic or Latino American: 4 percent
Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander American: 2 percent
White (non-Hispanic): 93 percent
Average age of students: 28
Please describe the geographic diversity of your most recent entering class.
Percentage of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 90 percent
Percentage of international students: 10 percent
Number of countries represented: Seven
Please describe the academic and employment backgrounds of your most recent entering class.
Average years of pre-MBA work experience: 3.78
Percentage of students who studied different undergraduate disciplines:
Accounting: 3 percent
Business management: 32 percent
Economics: 7 percent
Engineering: 14 percent
Humanities: 13 percent
Physical science: 7 percent
Social science: 13 percent
Other major/field of study: 11 percent
Please describe the selectivity of your school for the most recent application cycle.
Number of applicants: 397
Number of admits: 224
Number of matriculants: 149
Please provide student employment information for the most recent graduating class.
Average starting salary (base): $88,958
Percentage of students entering different industries:
Consulting: 7 percent
Consumer products: 10 percent
Financial services: 24 percent
Government: 1 percent
Manufacturing: 14 percent
Media/entertainment: 1 percent
Nonprofit: 1 percent
Petroleum/energy: 3 percent
Pharmaceutical/biotechnology: 7 percent
Real estate: 1 percent
Technology: 17 percent
Other: 14 percent
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Percentage of students working in different functions:
Consulting: 8 percent
Finance/accounting: 36 percent
General management: 6 percent
Human resources: 14 percent
Manufacturing: 1 percent
Marketing/sales: 18 percent
Operations/logistics: 10 percent
Other: 7 percent
Major recruiting companies:
American Express
AT&T
Bank of America
Dell, Inc.
Cisco
General Electric
General Motors
Hewlett-Packard
Intel
Microsoft
Johnson & Johnson
Procter & Gamble
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