The MBA Insider's Blog

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

Our offices will be closed this Thursday and Friday November 26th and 27th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We want to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving weekend in the company of family and friends.  Don't forget to watch the UCLA vs. USC football game this Saturday night. Go Bruins!

Group Campus Visit

Join us for a brand new opportunity - a group campus visit.  This Monday, November 30th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., get the benefit of a regular information session plus a special Q&A session with current students, a campus tour, and a class visit.  Space is limited so register now!

Attend a sample UCLA Anderson MBA Class this Saturday at the World MBA Tour

UCLA Anderson professor Sanjay Sood will be leading a sample MBA class at the OS World MBA Tour this Saturday, October 3rd at 3:00 p.m, in Downtown Los Angeles. Professor Sood specializes in cutting edge research in marketing management, brand management, advertising and consumer behavior. This class will be a great experience for prospective applicants interested in learning more about what class is like at UCLA Anderson.

While you are there, don't forget to stop by the UCLA Anderson table to meet Adrian Aguirre, one of our Associate Directors and some of our current students to learn about the school, admissions process and requirements.

Event Information:

World MBA Tour

When: Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 3:00 p.m.

Where: World MBA Tour Wilshire Grand Los Angeles

Register at: www.topmba.com

Representatives from MBA Admissions, the Parker Career Management Center and students from UCLA Anderson visited the great city of New Orleans last week to participate in the 31st Annual National Black MBA Association Conference.  The event drew over 5000 attendees and over 300 corporations. The conference is focused on stimulating discussion about education, diversity, professional development and career advancement for MBA's.  The conference provided a great opportunity for students of the African American Students in Management to network with their MBA peers from other institutions and also potential recruiters.   

 

MBA Student Alejandro Tinajero Shares His 1st Year Experience on Business Week

UCLA Anderson MBA, Alejandro Tinajero, has posted another insightful and detailed journal item on Business Week's MBA Journal. Read what he has to say about "The Good and Bad of UCLA Anderson" and why, despite any hardships he may have faced, he is a stronger, smarter person after 9 months in the program.

UCLA ranked 9th in top-20 ranking of US green campuses

The Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental group published its rankings on the top 20 US schools noted for being environmentally friendly. UCLA was rated 9th and received a perfect score of 10 in the area of waste management. Read more...

Forte Forums: The MBA Value Proposition

This fall UCLA Anderson MBA Admissions will participate in Forte Foundation Forums in seven U.S. cities.  These events are targeted to women interested in learning what an MBA can do for future career success. 

 

Meet with members of our admissions team, current students, and alumni.  Explore GMAT test-preparation opportunities and learn from current employees at top companies.  Presentation topics include “Financing Your MBA” as well as a panel of MBA graduates working in “non-traditional” business careers in the non-profit, education and government sectors.   

 

Admission is $10. Further details on dates and registration are available at the Forté Foundation website.

Join Us at an Upcoming Recruiting Event This Fall

The UCLA Anderson MBA fall travel calendar for the 2009-2010 admissions season is now posted on our website.   Join us at one of 88 events, in 47 cities and 21 countries, in addition to our weekly On-Campus Information Sessions. Our “class visit” program will be posted on-line in mid-October, after the fall quarter classes begin.

We look forward to meeting you either on the road or on campus, and helping you as you learn more about UCLA Anderson and prepare to submit your application.  

Early Office Closure and Commencement

The MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Office will close today at 2:00 PM due to campus commencement activities. We expect a large crowd of well-wishers coming to campus to celebrate this happy occasion along with 360 exhausted, but ecstatic, brand new MBA’s. Our sincere congratulations go the Class of 2009 and their friends and family on this important milestone.  Normal campus operations will resume on Monday, June 15th at 8 AM.

The MBA Admissions & Financial Aid Team

2009 Knapp Venture Competition Winners Announced

The Knapp Venture Competion has been funding Innovation snce 1982.  Now in its 28th year, the student-run competition, hosted at UCLA Anderson School of Management by the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Entrepreneur Association, provides UCLA Anderson students with an intensive learning experience in the venture initiation process. The competition is named for Cleon T. (Bud) and Betsy Wood Knapp, who generously gave an endowment in 1997, which supports this annual event along with other entrepreneurial initiatives.

The winners of the 2009 competition were announced this past week and include:

1st place, $15,000 – Perseus Medical - a self-contained video endoscope

2nd Place, $7,500 – Beacon Metrology - technology allowing silicon wafers to be monitored in real time

3rd Place, $5000 – Lottay – online gift card service

4th Place, $2,500 – Eryma – products supporting the chemotherapy treatment of cancer patients

5th Place, $1000 – Cardinal Fresh – track and traceability of agricultural-based perishable goods

 

$500 Applied Materials People’s Choice Award – Beacon Metrology
$4000 EO Accelerator Scholarship - Lottay