Kent State's College of Business Administration to Host Executive MBA Experience Day

KENT, Ohio - June 7, 2016 - PRLog -- Kent State University's College of Business Administration will host an Executive MBA (EMBA) Experience Day on June 11 at 11:00 a.m. at Kent State University's main campus. EMBA Experience Day allows prospective students to experience the curriculum and the dynamics of an EMBA class firsthand, meet current students and faculty and actively learn about the program.

Kent State's Executive MBA Program is AACSB accredited and designed to prepare busy professionals for career advancement. It focuses on effectively utilizing sound strategic thinking, decision-making supported by analytics, cross-functional team support, ethical leadership and enhancing skills to impact effective change in a globally competitive and technologically complex environment.

An Executive MBA will not only advance your education but provide you with the opportunity to share a learning environment with other passionate, like-minded professionals. Our highly-specialized and experiential academic curriculum has garnered global attention with the selection by CEO Magazine as one of the premier "Tier One" executive programs in North America.

"Executive MBA Experience Day provides prospective students the opportunity to gain an overview of the program and experience the Executive MBA classroom environment," said Laurie Walker, director of executive programs at the College of Business Administration.

The College of Business Administration's Executive MBA has one inclusive tuition price, which includes:

·       Graduate in only 19 months

·       On-site monthly classes, supplemented with online content

·       Instructors who are dedicated professionals

·       Low student-to-faculty ratio

·       10 day International business trip

·       Convenient class schedule

Plus, the Executive MBA program has a Concierge Services Office that provides busy executive students with personalized VIP attention at no additional cost including:

·       Automatic course registration - no approvals, no block-outs, no lines

·       Textbooks delivered to class

·       Free meals delivered onsite

·       Free parking steps away from the classroom

·       A dedicated Concierge Services Coordinator to manage student questions and concerns

"My life has changed because of my EMBA," Brad Kenney, chief creative officer, Whidbey Makers, said. "The investment I made in my education paid for itself in less than a year. I would have never had this opportunity if I hadn't decided to pursue an advanced degree."

In order to advance your career with the Executive MBA, the curriculum focuses on four major business aspects: Leadership, Strategy, Finance and Analysis. Within the leadership aspect, the curriculum goes over legal and social impact, dynamics of leadership for executives, emotional intelligence and more.  For the strategy aspect, the program focuses on business conditions, marketing management, executive policy and planning and globalization and technology strategy. The finance portion of the curriculum goes over financial reporting for executives, financial planning and money and capital markets. The analysis portion focuses on applied statistical analysis, managerial economics and operations and supply chain management.

Executive MBA Experience Day complements the EMBA Information Sessions by giving students the chance to engage with peers and faculty members, while also providing information about curriculum and professional development.

To register for Executive MBA Experience Day, Information Sessions and Webinars, visit http://business.kent.edu/degrees/executive-mba/emba-for-corporate-professionals/information-session.

For more information regarding the College of Business Administration's Executive MBA Programs, including the healthcare professionals track, visit http://business.kent.edu/degrees/executive-mba.

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Kent State University's College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and one of the largest colleges of business in Ohio.  The college has more than 4,300 students representing 50 countries with over 89 full-time faculty from16 countries.

The college grants undergraduate through graduate degrees, and is one of only three colleges in Ohio with a comprehensive Ph.D. program.  The MBA program is offered with nine concentrations and five dual degree options. The Executive MBA program offers two tracks: one targeting corporate professionals and the other healthcare executives.  The M.S. in Accounting and M.A. in Economics are specialized master's degrees for those seeking advanced study in these disciplines.  The college boasts nine undergraduate majors, 12 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program.

The college is listed as a Best Business School by Princeton Review, ranked as a Best Business College by U.S. News and World Report, one of only 23 accounting programs worldwide to be endorsed by the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), ranked Top-Tier for Executive Education in North America by CEO Magazine and ranked fourth by the SEF (Sales Education Foundation) in Ohio for Professional Sales Education.

The college boasts an onsite Career Services Center and International Programs Office dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Media Contacts:

Media Contacts:

Michelle Parrish Manning, Director of Marketing Communications, mparris3@kent.edu, 330-672-2717

Ashley Kotlenz, Marketing and Communications Specialist, akotlenz@kent.edu, 330-672-1279