Duke, Emory and Florida Universities Join Military MBA; Nation's Top 20 Schools Make Military MBA a Central-Site Resource for Officers Seeking Success as MBAs.Business Editors/Education Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 Military MBA continues to gain momentum as three more of the nation's leading business schools join the network of universities offering MBA degree programs and quality education resources for active, reserve and retired military officers. Duke University The Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Fuqua (pronounced few-qua) is one of the youngest U.S. business schools affiliated with elite research universities, but has shown strong performance in rankings by business ; Goizueta Business School Goizueta Business School (pronounced goy-swet-ah) is the business school of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is named after Roberto Goizueta, a former president of The Coca-Cola Company. at Emory University; and University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. Warrington College of Business recently joined the expanding alliance of MBA schools. See http://www.militarymba.net for a complete list of Military MBA's 20 member universities. Military MBA now provides military officers central-site access to 180 MBA degree programs that are delivered on campus or online, as well as networking and career resources to effectively apply MBA education. "The addition of Fuqua, Goizueta and Warrington fortifies our position as the preferred destination and trusted resource for military officers who want to receive a quality MBA education for career advancement," notes Greg Eisenbarth, Military MBA's Executive Director. "We've taken a giant step toward establishing the upper tier in the MBA market." Military MBA qualifies universities using AACSB AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (formerly American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) AACSB American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation. Many participants are listed among the top MBA schools in worldwide rankings of U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The Financial Times. Some members have been recognized as top institutions for faculty, leadership research, and have helped pioneer the MBA program itself in the US and Europe. In related news, Military MBA recently launched its "base membership program" in 300 military installations worldwide. The program was specifically designed to promote compliance with officer development initiatives and provide an outside evaluation as recommended by Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign (BRAC Brač (bräch), Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. ). About Military MBA Military MBA was founded by leading universities to help military officers secure quality MBA degrees, and relevant career and networking resources from trusted institutions of higher education. For more information, call 435-649-2190 or visit www.militarymba.net |
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