IN THE NEWS
February 2009:
KSU Executive MBA leadership forum features executives from key industries
Ninth annual event delivers lessons on leadership during challenging times. Download Available
Kennesaw was ranked 4th in U.S. News as one of the “Up-and-Coming” Masters Universities.
Business Week's B-School Rankings lists Kennesaw in Top 12 Part-Time MBA programs in the South. Business Week initially ranks the Top 30, however, they also rate programs in each Region (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South, Southwest, and West) as Second Tier – these regions represent those programs outside of the Top 30, but in the next group of rankings. Coles is ranked in the Second Tier in the South, joining the ranks of other Second Tier Part-time programs around the country include George Mason, The University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, The University of Minnesota, and UT-Dallas.
Other second tier Part-time programs in the South Region are UGA (Terry), NC State, and UNC-Greensboro.
For complete coverage of the rankings, go to the following link:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/
Follow the links below from the latest issue of Fortune Small Business Magazine.
Coles College Cox Family Enterprise Center and Dr. Joe Astrachan, are ranked #3 in the country in Family Business. Click here for the full story.
Dr. Chuck Hofer, Regents Professor in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship named one of the nation's top 18 entrepreneurship professors. Click here for more information
Congratulations are in order for our Coles Executive MBA program, which was considered for the Wall Street Journal’s Best Executive programs for 2008. Although the program did not place in the top 25, it is important to note that it was one of the few programs eligible – Kennesaw University was considered; Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and The University of Georgia, were not. The Wall Street Journal's executive MBA rankings are based on three components; how a school scored in a survey of EMBA students; how it fared in a survey of companies familiar with EMBA programs; and how well it imparted management and leadership skills identified as crucial in the student and company surveys. Emory (the only school in Georgia to make the list) came in at number 11.
Fall 2008:
While working for HP, Helm decided to get an executive at the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State. He chose KSU because of the technology and teamwork. students work in teams of six or seven and take all classes together. He learned how to manage people to get the best results from them. “I came to the M.B.A. program with managerial experience, knowing business models. I was technical and I did a technical job very well. I needed to learn how to retool myself to deal with business operations and run a business very well.”
Press Release: Exert from Kennesaw State University Magazine - Fall 2008/Winter 2009 ; Download Available
October 2006:
Billy Hayes , Class of 2004 was presented an Alumni Achievement Award at KSU's annual homecoming luncheon. Hayes is a 2001 alumnus of the executive MBA program. A native of Gadstone‚ Ala.‚ he has more than 15 years of experience in the health care profession. Currently‚ Hayes serves as CEO of Northside Hospital−Cherokee‚ where he has grown the gross revenue over $81 million in the first two years. He also serves on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs‚ the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce‚ the Georgia Hospital Association‚ the Highland Rivers Center‚ the YMCA of Canton and the Coles College of Business.
Press Release: KSU’s Coles College Of Business Included In Princeton Review’s “Best 282 Business Schools” Download Available
August 2006:
Press Release: COLES EMBA launches on-site Masters Certificate for Experienced Professionals program at IBM.com. Larry Bell, Managing Director of Coles Executive Education programs states, “The courses are designed to give the sales representatives a better understanding of business processes, which will help them in marketing higher-level product and service solutions to clients who hold top positions at their companies."
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March 2006:
COLES EMBA pioneers Executive Coaching. Dr. Mike Salvador and Dr. Stephen Brock speak on the role of executive coaching and creation of standards in the article titled, Alliance of Graduate Schools Seeks to Standardize Executive Coaching Profession [Download Available]
COLES EMBA sponsors Business to Business Magazine breakfast with President and CEO of GE Energy, John Krenicki, Jr. [Download Sponsorship Video Message from Dean]
February 2006:
COLES EMBA Professor, Dr. Sheb True, speaks out about ethics in EMBA curriculum in Georgia Trend Magazine: Teaching Tougher Standards [Download Available]
August 2005:
Press release: Chief Executive Magazine Survey Yields Positive Results for Coles College of Business [Download Available]
