The vision of UNC Kenan-Flagler's MBA program is to provide outstanding students a transformational experience and the career resources necessary to achieve extraordinary results for the organizations they lead and positively impact the communities they serve.
20. Recruiters Value UNC MBAs Career Success “ Their graduates are exceptionally well-prepared for the real world .” Peter Mallinson, Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs International “ The quality of the faculty, the students, and the facilities is simply outstanding. ” Fred Smith, Chairman, CEO and President, FedEx “ Their graduates are strong in leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills—traits that are absolutely essential in a global economy .” John C. Hodgson, Executive Vice President, DuPont
I’d like to talk about 5 topics overall, then time for Q&A at the end I’ll talk a bit about each one, but I’m more interested in having you listen to first hand accounts from some of our students and faculty members. So I’ve included a number of video clips for each of these topics. We have plenty of CD-Roms to hand out to you, where you will see additional video clips and learn more about the program.
It would probably be sufficient to end our statement at “lead”…but we are particularly committed to community as well.
We have incredibly accomplished and well-known faculty (in addition to the fact that they are accessible)
The core values really guide a lot of what we do as a school. Was an interactive process Community voted Intense collaboration Today the values are etched in stone at the entrance of the McColl Building and we take them seriously
Whether we like it or not, rankings are an important part of the business school world The is a very competitive market, and Kenan-Flagler recognizes this and is striving to stay ahead of the curve Our goals are divided into short and long-term goals Rankings – ST: #12, LT: Top 10
Tremendous sense of camaraderie, collaboration, supportive culture, Perhaps due to “Southern Culture” Students are passionate about the school
Recent renovation, state of the art We benefit from being part of a great university as well Also geographically close to RTP Like a Silicon Valley Hotbed of technology and entrepreneurship The largest research park in the country
Joint Degree Programs: JD/MBA – 1 st year Law; 2 nd year Business Core; 3 rd year Business and Law electives; 4 th year Law Core. MHA/MBA – Masters of Public Health MRP/MBA – Masters in Regional Planning MSIS/MBA – Masters from School of Information and Library Science KFBS program: 63 ½ credit hours -- 35 ½ core, 28 elective (in languages, other universities, etc.) Up to 12 credit hours away from KF – these go toward Joint Degree Flexibility is key!
Students choose from 8 concentrations - Customer and Product - Management Consulting Management - Corporate Finance - Investment Management - Entrepreneurship - Sustainable Enterprise - Real Estate Finance - Global Supply Chain Management
We committed to being a global institution Lots of partnerships internationally Over 1/3 class is international Exchange with over 40 schools Working Spanish (language class, innovative delivery using multimedia as well as traditional classes) GIEs
Top Hiring Companies (hiring three or more students) Accenture Bank of America Bear Stearns Bristol-Myers Squibb BuildNet Chase Bank Dell Computer Corporation Deloitte Consulting Dupont Eli Lilly & Co. Ericsson First Union GlaxoSmithKline Goldman Sachs & Co. Hewlett-Packard Company IBM J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Johnson & Johnson Kraft Foods Lehman Brothers McKinsey & Company Merrill Lynch & Company Nabisco, Inc. Nortel Networks Salomon Smith Barney UPS Walt Disney Company Overwhelmingly positive feedback about how prepared our students are – specifically laud teamwork and sense of community KF alums bring to their organizations
A primary objective was to understand the competencies desired of MBAs to make them attractive to MBA recruiters and necessary to excel in their career both short-term and long-term.