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* MEDIA ALERT *
What Do Rising Prospects for MBAs
Mean for the Dallas/Fort Worth Job Market?
Join SMU’s Cox School of Business
and the Graduate Management Admission Council
for a Review of 2005 and a Look Ahead at 2006
Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 — 12:30 p.m.
What: MBAs across the country are commanding bigger salaries and getting heftier signing bonuses as demand increases for their skills. And interest in the MBA is on the rise in the United States and around the world.
· What does this trend mean for the Dallas/Fort Worth economy?
· What are the reasons people pursue an MBA—and what industries attract them the most?
· Is it a sign of things to come for the local job market?
· How are area employers responding as conditions improve for business school graduates?
· What are the latest trends in graduate business education?
George Johnson, Assistant Dean and Director of the Career Management Center at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, and David A. Wilson, President and CEO of the Graduate Management Admission Council—owner of the GMAT—will host a press luncheon to share predictions, observations and data about the opportunities and challenges facing MBAs and businesses in the Dallas/Forth Worth area and across the United States.
When:Friday, February 3, 2006
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m. (lunch begins at noon)
Where: ADD
Background: The Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) supports a comprehensive research program designed to collect and analyze data from students, management schools, and employers worldwide. The organization annually surveys thousands of MBA students, recent management school graduates and corporate recruiters as part of an intensive effort to provide information and guidance to potential MBAs, educators, employers and the public.
GMAC is a nonprofit organization of leading graduate business schools worldwide dedicated to creating access to and disseminating information about graduate management education. Founded more than 50 years ago, the organization owns the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®), used as part of the admissions process by graduate business programs around the world.
SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.# # #
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