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BizEd,
the business magazine of AACSB International
- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,
focuses on six extraordinary AACSB International - accredited business
schools every year. The
Else School of Management at Millsaps College is featured in
the September/October issue.
The spotlight
article gives special praise to the Else School's unique Renaissance
MBA (RMBA) program, a program that combines traditional business
concepts and managerial skills with core liberal arts study. Students
in the RMBA program read classic and modern works of literature
and history that provide a cultural context for management topics.
The curriculum is designed to provide a broad knowledge base while
teaching solid business principles.
"Business
leaders across the country remark that traditional MBA programs
are not meeting the needs of today's businesses," states Randy
Boxx, Dean of the Else School. "They seek leaders who are not
limited by the boundaries of what is commonly accepted practice
or established thinking. The RMBA program produces this new type
of leader, one who excels not only in customary business skills
but also in critical thinking and analytical problem-solving."
BizEd
also lauds the Else School's study-abroad program, which gives students
the opportunity to study the nuts and bolts of business in Europe
and Latin America. In Europe, students visit Lloyds of London, Seimens
and BMW to get a firsthand look at a global business environment.
In Mexico, they study at Kaxil Kiuic, an economy based on subsistence
farming and hunting; at Merida, an area rich in industrial development;
and at Cancun, a thriving tourist economy.
The publication
also praises the Else School's student internship program and award-winning
student portfolio management team. By providing students with real-world
situations in which to hone their skills, the RMBA further enhances
the curriculum available in traditional MBA programs.
BizEd
magazine's opinion is clear: whether studying Machiavelli's The
Prince in a management class on campus or touring a production
plant in Europe, students at the Millsaps Else School of Management
are gaining a global education.
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