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On Tuesday, January 19 a group of School of Business alumni came together virtually to meet Dean Alan Eisner, PhD, and hear about some of the upcoming plans and goals for School of Business. Alumni came from as near as Worcester and as far away as Singapore for the one-hour event. Also speaking was longtime School of Business professor, Dr. Laura Graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dean Alan Eisner, second row center, and Professor Laura Graves, third row center, with just a few of the alumni who joined the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Both Professor Graves and Dean Eisner touched on School of Business\u2019s mission to be the business school leader in social innovation and education. The two explained the recent re-design of School of Business\u2019s MBA program<\/a> to be a shorter, more streamlined program, but still retaining in the curriculum the ethical, social, and environmental responsibilities of management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe there is a strong niche in the marketplace for an MBA with social sensibility,\u201d Dean Eisner noted. \u201cFurther, these changes to our MBA will enable us offer a fully online program in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other goals include raising the business school\u2019s reputation and rankings and continuing to grow its undergraduate, graduate, and online program offerings. Dean Eisner also stressed how wonderful it\u2019s been to see many of our alumni giving back to the school as guest speakers in classes and at career events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are so grateful whenever any of you can donate your time and expertise to helping our current students, especially during this pandemic,\u201d he said to the alumni. \u201cWe want to give current students a great experience, regardless of whether their courses are online or in person, and many of you have already helped do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Alumni who wish to join a course or event as a guest speaker can contact a specific faculty member<\/a> or Kelly Kochis<\/a> in the Stevenish Career Management Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future University events are listed here<\/a> and you can follow School of Business-specific events via the web site<\/a> as well. Financial donations to the Student Success Fund mentioned by Dean Eisner can be made here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meredith Galena
Communication Specialist, School of Business<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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