University of Southern California Marshall School of Business

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1 University of Southern California Marshall School of Business *The school has chosen not to comment on the information provided in this profile. RECRUITMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS What programs and initiatives has your school found successful in the recruitment of minority and/or female students? At the USC Marshall School of Business, diversity, first and foremost, is about diversity of ideas. We believe the ability to arrive at solutions to business problems are directly related to having access to the greatest range of ideas, opinions and experiences. Our diverse student body offers unlimited opportunities for intellectual exchange, practical experience and professional networking. By cultivating a diverse pool of high-quality MBAs, the USC Marshall School of Business is helping to redefine the business community of the new millennium. Members of the USC MBA admissions team partner with the undergraduate Latino Business Students Association and Black Business Students Association to conduct information sessions about getting an MBA. The focus is on why the MBA, the basic requirements and what the USC Marshall MBA program offers. Minority professionals interested in the full-time program are encouraged to attend the MBA fairs and Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM) outreach events to learn more about the USC Marshall MBA. In the fall, the Spotlight on Marshall diversity weekend event is held on campus. It is a comprehensive program designed to introduce candidates to the USC Marshall MBA program. Information can be found at in the Focus on Diversity section. Professionals interested in the MBA.PM or EMBA programs are encouraged to go online and sign up for any of the monthly information sessions. USC Marshall also partners with the local National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) chapters and the Riordan Programs to present the MBA programs at workshops, conferences and other sponsored events. USC Marshall is a partner with the Forté Foundation, which focuses on women in business, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), which focuses on prepping minority candidates for the admissions process. Please describe any scholarship and/or fellowship opportunities for minority and/or female students attending your school. Name of fellowship program: Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Deadline for application: December 1st and January 5th Fellowship award amount: Full tuition Website or other contact information: Applicants for full-time study who apply through the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management are considered for a 100 percent tuition meritbased scholarship. Deadlines follow the CGSM and USC application deadlines, which can be found at or Full tuition is $49,000 per year. Name of fellowship program: The Forté Fellowship Deadline for application: With application for admission Fellowship award amount: Varies Website or other contact information: Female candidates are considered for the Forté Scholars merit-based fellowships at 100 or 50 percent tuition coverage. Scholars participate fully in the Forté Scholars programs. For more information on scholar benefits, please visit No separate application is required to be considered as a USC Forté Scholar. PROMINENT ALUMNI/FACULTY Please provide information about prominent minority faculty members at your school. Kendall L. Simmonds, professor of clinical accounting Professor Simmonds had been with USC since He is the 2007 Commitment Award recipient from the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. Currently, he is director of the summer leadership program for the Leventhal School of Accounting at the USC Marshall School of Business. Sandy Edward Green, assistant professor of management and organization Dr. Green came to USC in 2001 after completing his PhD at Harvard Business School. He also holds an MA in sociology, also from Harvard University. Dr. Green has published in journals such as the Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal. He is the recipient of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, and has also received the Excellence in Teaching Award, the Golden Apple Award and the Mellon Excellence in Mentoring Award. 798

2 Shantanu Dutta, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing and vice dean for research strategy and advancement Shantanu Dutta is vice dean for research strategy and advancement and the Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing. He has done extensive research on strategic marketing issues. He has published papers in leading journals that include the Journal of Marketing, Marketing Science, Strategic Management Journal and Sloan Management Review, among others. Dr. Dutta Shantanu received of the Marshall Dean s Award for research excellence in Please provide information about prominent minority alumni from your school. George Sheth, MBA 1996, executive director, General Management Resources Rajan George Sheth is the executive director and health care practice leader at General Management Resources. Previously, he was a senior director at the Los Angeles branch of Trianz, Inc., a major international management and IT consulting firm. Prior to that, he worked in and led large health care consulting practices with firms such as Accenture, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Capgemini. Mr. Sheth is president of the USC Marshall IBEAR MBA Alumni Network, is on the national board of directors of the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Association, and is a board member and signature events chair of the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA). Please provide information about prominent female faculty members at your school. Valerie S. Folkes, USC Associates Chair in Business Administration Professor Folkes received her PhD from UCLA and focuses her research on consumers responses to negative information and effects of stereotypes on consumers evaluation of services and attributions for product performance. She has published papers in numerous journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and Journal of Consumer Research, where her article with Shashi Matta won the AMA Best Services Article Award in As a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Consumer Research, Professor Folkes received the Outstanding Reviewer Award for She served on the policy board of the Journal of Consumer Research for over a decade and was elected president for five consecutive terms. Nandini Rajagopalan, Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship In addition to her position as Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair, Dr. Rajagopalan is a professor of management and organization. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Business Horizons, Strategic Management Journal and Journal of World Business. Her research in strategic management focuses on CEO succession and compensation, top management composition, and strategic change and corporate governance. Her work has been published in several scholarly journals including the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, British Journal of Management and Advances in Strategic Management. Dr. Rajagopalan is a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at USC s Center for Excellence in Teaching. She earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. Linda DeAngelo, Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration Professor DeAngelo is a research professor of finance and business economics and specializes in corporate finance. She has published papers in journals that include the Journal of Finance, Journal of Accounting and Economics and Accounting Review. She has served as associate editor of the Journal of Accounting and Economics and as a member of the editorial board of the Accounting Review. Professor DeAngelo received a Golden Apple Teaching Award in 2002 from the Marshall MBA students. She was also named one of the two most popular professors in the Marshall MBA program in the September 2000 issue of BusinessWeek. Please provide information about prominent alumnae from your school. Michele Tafoya, MBA 1997 Ms. Tafoya is a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and a play-by-play and sideline commentator for ESPN. CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH Please provide information on any classes and concentrations that focus on issues related to women or minorities. GSBA 525: Politics for Global Managers The dynamic forces shaping the political environment of business. Impact of politics, cultures and world events on multinational enterprise. Case studies of political risk assessment. MOR 421: Social and Ethical Issues in Business The free enterprise system examined from the perspective of modern corporations and their critics. Business ethics in relation to personal/external values. MOR 470: Global Leadership Major theories and practices of leading people in multinational firms. Skills for facilitating cooperation, communication and motivation among people from different cultures. 799

3 Please describe any faculty and/or student research projects that focus on diversity, multiculturalism and/or minority issues. Professor Jennifer Overbeck conducts research on issues related to power and status in groups and organizations. Her recent projects explore how emotion displays affect the development of status hierarchies, what motivations lead people to pursue positions of power and how having power affects people s social perception. Professor Overbeck also researches effects of power, emotion and gender in negotiation settings. Her published work includes: Curhan, J. and Overbeck, J.R. Making a Positive Impression In A Negotiation: Gender Differences in Response to the Manipulation of Impression Motivation. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. Please describe any symposiums or special lectures that focus on diversity and minority issues organized and/or sponsored by your school. BGBL/LMBA Diversity Weekend Alumni, along with community and business leaders, are invited for regular events at Marshall to address issues such as diversity in the workplace, working under the glass ceiling and activism efforts. Many of these speakers may be combined with other clubs whose members face similar diversity issues (BGBL, GLBA, GABS, GWIB, etc.) in order to encourage understanding and attendance. ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENT LIFE Please provide information on your school diversity student and alumni organizations. Black Graduate Business Leaders (BGBL) BGBL is dedicated to increasing the number of African-American MBAs, assisting them in becoming leaders in academia and business, and strengthening the economic, intellectual and cultural wealth of the African-American community. Graduate Women in Business (GWiB) The Graduate Women in Business club offers a unique opportunity for the women of the Marshall community to learn, share and inspire one another. The club can play a vital role in supporting women in achieving their full professional potential by providing mentorship, guidance and a forum for education and the exchange of ideas on issues that women face in leadership roles. By bringing together students, alumnae, faculty, distinguished business leaders and community members, the club can help you explore the opportunities and challenges facing women in today s business world. Latino Management and Business Association (LMBA) LMBA is a community of engaged members committed to providing enhanced networking opportunities with successful business leaders in Hispanic markets and positive role models in the community. LMBA creates a forum for members to gain exposure to Latino business issues and leaders from all industries and functional areas through on- and off-campus activities and events. In addition, it creates a forum for members and the Marshall community to gain exposure to the Latin culture. It provides a support group for all Latino students, alumni, faculty and staff. Furthermore, it serves as a contact point for those interested in pursuing career opportunities pertaining to the quickly growing Latino community as well as for those interested in pursuing career opportunities in Latin America. Please provide information on any programs, including on-campus and universitywide programs in which MBA students participate that focus on issues related to women or minorities. Marshall Youth Outreach (MYO) Formerly known as MBA READ, Marshall Youth Outreach continues USC s long and proud tradition of community service by providing mentoring and tutoring services to elementary, junior and high school students in the local community. Requiring only about one hour per week, participation in Marshall Youth Outreach gives Marshall students the chance to impact a child s life by helping him or her with their academic skills. The one-on-one and group mentoring makes a huge difference in the lives and future success of these children. Marshall students participate in a training session prior to starting the mentoring program, and a certified teacher is always present in the room during the sessions. Please describe any off-campus resources, activities, programs and/or organizations that may be of interest to minority or female students. California African-American Museum Located in Los Angeles, the California African-American Museum features exhibits that celebrate African-American history and culture. Past and current exhibits include Tuskegee Airmen: The Journey to Flight, African American Journey West, A Moment in Time: Bingham s Black Panthers and Of Tulips and Shadows: The Visual Metaphors of Dewey Crumpler. 800

4 Japanese American Cultural and Community Center According to its website, the mission of the JACCC is to present, perpetuate, transmit and promote Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture to diverse audiences, and to provide a center to enhance community programs. The center holds performing and visual arts events in its George and Sakaye Aratani/Japan America Theatre and Doizaki Gallery. Ladies Who Launch According to its website, the mission of Ladies Who Launch is to make entrepreneurship accessible to any woman with a project, dream or aspiration to start her own business and be successful. The Los Angeles chapter hosts workshops to educate and empower women entrepreneurs including The Three Pillars of Branding Brilliance: Vision, Style and Voice. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Please describe any diversity recruiting events for employers recruiting minority and/or female students at or near your school. Local diversity recruiting is conducted through partnerships with the local chapters of NBMBAA and NSHMBA, the Forté Foundation and Riordan Fellows program. Students who are accepted through the CGSM will attend the orientation program in June, which includes a career fair featuring sponsoring companies. The career services office also works closely with the student diversity clubs that promote networking and other job search events. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Please describe the demographics of your most recent entering class. Percentage of female students: 30 percent Percentage of minority students: 7 percent Average age of students: 28 Please describe the geographic diversity of your most recent entering class. Distribution of students from different U.S. regions: Northwest and Mid-Atlantic: 12 percent Midwest: 3 percent South and Southwest: 5 percent West: 57 percent Please describe the selectivity of your school for the most recent application cycle. Number of applicants: 2,076 Number of admits: 477 Number of matriculants:

5 Please describe the academic and employment backgrounds of your most recent entering class. Average years of pre-mba work experience: Five Percentage of students who studied different undergraduate disciplines: Business: 26 percent Computer science: 8 percent Economics: 14 percent Humanities and social science: 25 percent Science and engineering: 27 percent Please provide student employment information for the most recent graduating class. Average starting salary: $108,500 Major recruiting companies: Bain & Co. Credit Suisse Frito-Lay Goldman, Sachs & Co. Intel Johnson & Johnson KPMG Mattel Morgan Stanley NBC Universal Nike, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers Toyota Walt Disney Company Wells Fargo 802