Executive MBA Program

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1 Executive MBA Program

2 You can stay right where you are... If you re sure that you know your job, sure that you re at the height of your skills and well compensated for your experience and expertise, then stay right where you are. Change offers you no advantage. But the world around you moves and evolves constantly, and it can be difficult, if not impossible, to keep pace with the unexpected. So if there s room for improvement, where do you want to go? Blue sky for a moment.

3 What would you like to do? Where would you like to go with your career? Would you advance within your company? Expand your authority and responsibility? Increase your income? Or would you change jobs and take on a new challenge? Yes, of course. You can imagine yourself in a different place. But how do you escape your routine and transform yourself? How do you enhance your skill set, broaden your perspective, and gain the tangible knowledge, experience, and qualifications that let you reach higher? And how do you do it while managing your career and personal demands? How do you balance a full-time career and a full-time family and still get a high-quality degree? The Auburn program makes it possible. David Brown, VP Commodities & Strategic Sourcing Mondelez International, Illinois EMBA Class of 2012

4 You train for the expected. You educate yourself for the unexpected. An Executive MBA can be the way out of your routine a window to your future. A Master s of Business Administration degree tailored for you, the practicing executive, will expand your basic skill set, expose you to emerging business thought and practice, and offer you a global perspective. The EMBA will equip you with the skills, knowledge and qualifications that the business world demands of its leaders. You re an executive. You focus on your job, but that focus can limit your vision. You don t know what you don t know. This executive degree challenged my preconceptions and expanded my perspective. Alain Gruber, Sr. VP, Operations The World Residencies at Sea, Florida EMBA Class of 2013

5 The Auburn Executive MBA Auburn Residency Distance Learning Auburn Residency International Trip Distance Learning Auburn Residency Distance Learning Auburn Residency Residency & Graduation AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY Semester 1 Fall Semester 2 Spring Semester 3 Summer Semester 4 Fall Semester 5 Spring During the first residency I got to know my teachers and my classmates right away. That network helped me learn while I was in the program and since I ve graduated. You go through the program as a group. You re part of a team. Augusta Labor Vargas-Prada, Day Director, International Supply Chain and Procurement Bloomin Brands, Georgia EMBA Class of 2013 The international trip was a lot more than a field trip to a foreign country. It was well organized, well paced, and well integrated into the classroom material. I was surprised at how much I learned. Tim Randolph, Pharm D., Director of Operations Carolinas Healthcare System, North Carolina EMBA Class of 2014 Thanksgiving The program is unique. It strikes exactly the right balance between on-campus work and distance work. I got the best of both worlds. Lt. Matt McCullough, Aviator Winter Break U.S Navy, Florida EMBA Class of 2012 Summer Break The Auburn Executive MBA is a clever, flexible combination of on-campus residencies and distance learning that allows you to continue in your career while receiving a rigorous, firstclass education. You ll visit the campus five times during the 21-month program. These Labor Day short one-week residencies Thanksgiving allow you to meet your professors face-to-face and network with your colleagues. Auburn will supply you with the necessary technology and equip you with distance courseware in virtually any format you may require. Our high level of service allows you to focus on your studies, not the logistics of being a student. Under the auspices of the most rigorous business school accreditation in the US, you ll be taught by top-ranked faculty with tangible business experience. You ll benefit from their relevant, practical instruction immediately. Winter Break Spring Break What you learn today, you will use tomorrow.

6 The Program The Executive MBA program begins in the fall of each year and runs five semesters. Auburn designed its curriculum to promote a command of business concepts and an understanding of how those concepts are integrated in practice. In addition, the program offers a range of concentration options that allow the curriculum to be tailored to your interests and needs. Before the first residency, students receive a set of foundation material in accounting, analytics, economics, marketing, and finance. This foundation material self-taught and self-tested provides a basic level of background knowledge to help students move into the degree program. Program tuition includes textbooks, course materials, lodging, and most meals for the residency weeks in Auburn, as well as airfare, lodging, and most meals for the international trip. First-rate staff that seem to handle every contingency. I could concentrate on getting the most from instructors and my fellow students. Joe Collazo, VP, Commercial Programs COLSA Corporation, Alabama EMBA Class of 2010 One weekend I got stuck on a project and called my professor. He answered. He was at an Auburn baseball game, but he took the time to talk to me. I will never forget that. Col. Mary Margaret Meg Foreman US Army, Virginia EMBA Class of 2009

7 The Technology Whether I had ten minutes or two hours, the material is structured so I could learn at my own pace. It s tailormade specifically for the executives in the program. You re not listening in on somebody else s class. Tina Rogers, PhD, DABT, CEO and Founder Midwest Life Science Advisors, Michigan EMBA Class of 2005 The Auburn Executive MBA program has long been a leader in the use of educational media and continues to develop materials and methods that take advantage of the latest developments in technology. We ve designed the distance portion of our program to optimize its convenience and its educational value. Our students are not locked to a computer at specific hours of the day or night; they can study, communicate, and interact virtually anytime, anywhere. With our program, executive students can work in teams, hold discussions with professors and classmates, submit homework, and stay in touch with EMBA staff. Before distance classes begin, students receive a thorough orientation. When they leave the first residency, they are completely comfortable with the distance learning environment. Study virtually, TM anytime, anywhere. Your Peers You pay your tuition and Auburn handles pretty much everything else room reservations, books, tickets, travel arrangements, everything. They even made sure I had my cap and gown at graduation. Scott Exum, Senior Engineer Southern Company, Alabama EMBA Class of 2012 Auburn Executive MBA students come from around the country and around the world. CEOs, presidents, vice presidents, directors, managers, researchers and soldiers bring a tremendous breadth and depth of experience to the Auburn program. This diversity of background enhances your experience and expands your network of contacts. Of course you expand your network of business contacts, but I ve also made lifelong friends. You ll hear people talk about the Auburn Family, but there s really something to it. Michelle Vickrey, Customer Operations Manager Kimberly Clark Corp. Walmart / Sam s Team, Tennessee EMBA Class of 2013

8 It s a blue sky world. One of the best things I ve ever done for myself and my career. Mike Flannagan, General Manager Cisco Systems, Inc., Texas EMBA Class of 2006 The Auburn Executive MBA offers first-class instruction within a flexible program design. The education you ll receive, the knowledge you ll gain, and the people you ll meet will move you into a world of possibility. Begin today. Blue sky your career with Auburn. Explore the possibilities at Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational institution/employer.

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