Executive MBA Booklet

E xecu ti ve M B A

Reintroduce yourself with three powerful letters behind your name.

Through the Wesleyan College Executive Master of Business Administration Program, you’ll experience individual focus from dedicated faculty in Macon and gain global perspective through visits to companies worldwide. Classes are scheduled on alternate weekends over a period of nineteen months so that busy professionals can pursue advanced business education without interrupting their careers. We focus our attention on two small cohorts each year and set admission requirements high. A distinctive collaborative learning approach builds on the talent of every member in the course, creating a dynamic network that lasts well beyond the program. The experience transforms already accomplished professionals into confident, successful leaders.

MEET:

Kay Traxler Lucia, MBA ‘03 Risk Management Aaron Barth, MBA ‘09 Neurosciences & Emergency Services Operations Manager Trennis Dumas, MBA ‘07 Director of Public Relations According to three busy professionals at the largest medical facility in Macon, Georgia, the Wesleyan Executive MBA Program develops leaders who thrive in a wide range of professions. All claim they chose Wesleyan’s EMBA Program because of its exemplary academic reputation and the convenience of a weekend-based program, but gained unexpected benefits from a strong collaborative learning environment.

Responsible for the supervision and continuing development of her department, Kay Lucia has a full plate. The Risk Management department is charged with the responsibility of preserving assets for The Medical Center of Central Georgia and Central Georgia Health System. “We work closely with both in-house and consulting attorneys and are involved in a variety of legal issues including informed consent, confidentiality, professional and general liability, and worker’s compensation,” claimed Kay. A newly developed proactive risk program for patients, visitors, and employees identifies potential loss exposures that could be financially threatening to the organization. “I gained so much from the collective professional experience of my fellow EMBA Cohort members.

We were constantly sharing our diverse perspectives on multiple topics. The business concepts were immediately relevant and now I feel that I’m leading and managing with much greater effectiveness.”

Aaron Barth concurs. He’s found that the leadership skills developed through earning the MBA have prepared him for larger roles within the hospital, the community, and his church.

Because he juggles many responsibilities, Aaron placed a high value on the weekend classes and accelerated course schedule. “It was intense but only for nineteen months,” he said. “The Wesleyan EMBA Program equipped me with tools to better manage business behind the scenes, so that our hospital’s clinicians can go about the business of providing excellent care for patients.”

According to colleague Trennis Dumas, the collaborative cohort approach of Wesleyan’s program helped her complete the rigorous coursework. As the Medical Center’s Director of Public Relations, Trennis manages patient satisfaction monitoring, media relations, interpreting services, a super busy information desk, volunteer services, plus a full array of grand opening celebrations, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and ground breakings. “Aside from gaining the management and leadership skills I needed to be more productive in my current position, I achieved a major personal goal. Earning an advanced degree was something I wanted for myself although I wasn’t sure I could balance the demands of work and graduate coursework. Wesleyan’s cohort approach creates a close knit community of support among students in the program. Being part of a supportive environment kept me motivated and made all the difference.”

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS

Students are people, not numbers. In fact, our students are experienced professionals. Wesleyan’s Executive MBA Program is tailored specifically for mid- and senior-level executives in established careers. Equipped with at least five years of management experience, Executive MBA students represent a wide range of industries and they value a rigorous and accelerated academic program renowned for its quality. Collaborative learning, seminarstyled classes, and one-on-one relationships with faculty create a dynamic and supportive learning environment that draws on the expertise of every member in the group. The Executive MBA curriculum is challenging but also immediately relevant to today’s global business concerns.

Students progress through the program in highly selective cohorts, working in teams along the way to create unique personal and professional support structures that augment the learning process. Limiting EMBA Cohorts to 30 students ensures that each student is more than just a grade or a number.

Executive MBA students work closely with highly respected faculty and benefit from the individual attention offered through Wesleyan’s distinctive seminar-style teaching philosophy. Classes are small, focused, and personal.

Our close-knit community is a 24/7 exchange of ideas. Our professors encourage spirited discussion and debate, challenging professionals to think across disciplines and delve into moral and ethical issues. Highly qualified professors with extraordinary business acumen, research expertise, and consulting experience teach every course. And those professors challenge you to think harder, aim higher, and seize opportunity.

The Wesleyan Executive MBA model is designed around a total system approach. Under this program, all traditional business activities are included in an integrated approach to decision-making, strategic-thinking, and leadership. Students’ competencies build from each of the courses taught in the Executive MBA Program. Teaching models are centered on case studies, simulations, and other techniques to utilize fully the experience of the students and the expertise of the faculty members. Networking and learning from the other professionals in your EMBA Cohort is one of the most valuable components of our program. To test new business solutions and best practices, cohort members often use some of their own organizations as case studies. Projects focus on developing solutions to real challenges.

Curriculum is not only immediately relevant but also designed to expand your understanding of business fundamentals within the context of your professional experience.

In its first five years, Wesleyan College’s Executive MBA Program attracted professionals from 65 leading companies in Central Georgia, Atlanta, Savannah, and Valdosta. Executives in the fields of sales, finance, aerospace, accounting, marketing, human resources, medicine, telecommunications, and engineering have joined Wesleyan’s graduate program to gain the expertise necessary to compete in the global business market.

MEET:

Keith Moffett, MBA ‘04 Director of Internal Affairs City of Macon, Georgia According to statewide decision makers, Wesleyan Executive MBA Program graduate Keith Moffett is on the fast track to success.

Featured in 2006 as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Top 40 under 40” and in 2008 as one of Georgia Informer’s Top 40, Keith is widely considered to be one of the state’s most valuable community leaders.

As Director of Internal Affairs for the City of Macon, Keith’s primary responsibility is to assist the Mayor and chief administrative officer with the legislative agenda and special projects. In addition, he serves as the Mayor’s liaison with Macon City Council and state and federal legislative liaison affecting local government, attends all work sessions with city council, and monitors council resolutions and ordinances from introduction through execution by the Mayor.

Wesleyan prepared him for the daily pressures at City Hall. But his leadership has extended well beyond the Mayor’s office through active board service with Middle Georgia United Way, Medical Center of Central Georgia Hospice Foundation, Crisis Line of Macon and Middle Georgia, Central Georgia Tech Prep Consortium, and the City of Macon’s Office of Work Force Development.

According to Keith, “The Wesleyan Executive MBA experience was intellectually challenging and immediately relevant. Plus, students benefit from plenty of individual attention. Professors truly invest personally and commit to help each professional throughout his or her career.”

While an Executive MBA student, he served as Regional Projects Manager with the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

In that role, he provided informational resources and other assistance to small businesses in twenty Georgia counties. He also helped Georgia communities implement programs to ensure small businesses and entrepreneurs thrive. He is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Macon and 2006 graduate of Leadership Georgia. In 2006, Keith returned to the Wesleyan campus to deliver an inspiring commencement address for another Executive MBA graduating class.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Gain global perspective from the middle of Georgia. The trend of a global economy, within the context of a Wesleyan educational experience, includes networking in its most dynamic capacities. Global economy translates to global community, and students clearly recognize that partnerships grounded in this philosophy just make good business sense. Today’s successful businesses require employees to respond to rapid changes in worldwide business markets and finance. No career field places more emphasis on graduate education for employees than today’s high-powered global organizations and multinational enterprises. Wesleyan’s Executive MBA Program exceeds this educational requirement for the business community.

To accommodate the working professional, Wesleyan’s unique graduate degree program is designed to equip students with a global perspective without excessive travel. Executives in Wesleyan’s EMBA Program meet locally on alternate weekends in ten-week sessions, with the exception of an intensive international travel component. During the immersion program, students travel together as a cohort and spend 10 to 14 days abroad studying under an intense and expertly planned itinerary. Emphasis is placed on leadership and decision making as students analyze global industries and learn to assess the competition. Past international component trip itineraries have included visits to China, Russia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Argentina, Chile, and Montenegro.

We take our global partnerships seriously, and as a result our students and communities benefit ten-fold. When Wesleyan College and Ulyanovsk State University’s Student Exchange Program began in 1999, few realized the program had the potential to become a model of excellence for ambassadorship and global community leadership. But, the participants

MEET:

Sandra Gardner, MBA ‘02 Clinical Director The Methodist Home for Children & Youth Sandra Gardner earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Wesleyan College and a master’s of marriage and family therapy from Mercer University before enrolling in the Wesleyan Executive MBA Program. Although quite successful as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Sandra wanted to strengthen her business acumen.

“I chose the Executive MBA Program at Wesleyan because of the great experience I had as an undergraduate student at Wesleyan. I already knew about the quality of the education offered and the personal attention. The logistics of the Executive MBA Program were ideal. The weekend classes allow full-time working professionals the opportunity to accomplish the program without major lifestyle changes or sacrifices.

The EMBA Program gave me a strong foundation in business. I feel more marketable and prepared to pursue other careers.”

“But for me,” said Sandra, “the international study abroad was the most amazing experience both educationally and personally. It was the culminating event that made earning the MBA rewarding and fulfilling.”

of the exchange program became completely inspired by the professional and cultural exchange of ideas and, in the last decade, this simple foreign exchange program has grown into a network of international ties including a Sister City relationship between Macon, Georgia, and Ulyanovsk, Russia.

To date, hundreds of individuals have participated in Wesleyan’s exchange relationship with Russia, from students and scholars to diplomats, business and community leaders.

Russia, as a country in transition from a planned economy to a market economy, is an important country for graduate students to visit. Because of Wesleyan’s strong partnership with Ulyanovsk State University, plus welldeveloped ties with city officials and regional governments, Executive MBA students have been able to visit major business firms in Moscow and the Ulyanovsk region. Studying abroad in China is another important location for Executive MBA students. Building on the legacy of the Soong sisters (Madam Sun Yat-sen and Madam Chiang Kai-shek) who studied at Wesleyan from 1908-1913, our study abroad program includes not only the vibrant economies of Shanghai and Hong Kong but also unparalleled access to the government ministries of Beijing.

Sandra has worked with The Methodist Home for Children & Youth since 1992. As the Clinical Director, Sandra provides direct services as a therapist and performs clinical administration. “We provide outpatient mental health services to children, adults, and families plus all related supplementary services,” she said. “We have to be innovative and ensure we stay on the cutting edge of services offered because of the changing and volatile climate of the social services field.”

“What I gained through the EMBA Program has been quite valuable. The curriculum offers stimulating challenges particularly with independent thinking, group work, public speaking, and study of academic areas I had previously not had extensive exposure to. I developed a mature and rewarding rapport with professors. Through the relationships with my fellow students, I gained a network of diverse and skilled professionals from many different fields and areas of expertise.”

EXECUTIVE MBA QUICK FACTS Who attends Wesleyan’s EMBA Program?

When you become part of an EMBA Cohort, you join an elite group of 15 to 20 accomplished mid-level managers, senior managers, and executives with outstanding career achievements. Typically in their thirties and forties, participants have an average of 13 years professional work experience, including 6 years in management. Each new EMBA Cohort represents a wide range of industries and includes a broad spectrum of professions. This innovative program has a broad appeal to both female and male students.

Industries Represented (2008 Cohorts) 2008 Students' Industries Arts 4%

Insurance 16%

Healthcare 28%

CLASS PROFILE 2001-2008 Cohorts Average Class Size 15 Male 29% Female 71% Ethnic Minority 66% Average Age

36

Non-profit 4%

Average Years of Work Experience Professional 13 years

State Gov’t 4% Financial Services 4%

Management

Law 4%

6 years

Manufacturing 12%

Telecommunication/ Utilities 12%

Undergraduate Majors Humanities 28% Business Administration 40% Social Science 12%

Education 12%

Industries Represented (All Cohorts) EMBA Students by Industry‐‐Up to Cohort 14 (2008) Retail 5%

Aerospace 5%

Consulting 6% Health Services 19%

Insurance 13%

Non-profit 4%

Science/Math

20%

Education Undergraduate Master’s Degree

100% 7%

Doctorate 3% Most Common Industries Represented: Financial Services Health Services Education Government Administration Telecommunications Insurance Manufacturing Consulting

Financial Services 9%

Education 10%

Telecommunication/Utilities 4% Real Estate 2% Manuf./Constr./Transportation 7% Local Gov’t 5%

Federal Gov’t 7% Law 2%

State Gov’t 4%

Most Common Professions Represented: General Management HR Management Information Technology Senior Executive/Owner Sales/Marketing

Program designed to accommodate busy work and personal schedules The Wesleyan Executive MBA is specifically designed around a weekend format convenient to a busy lifestyle so that working professionals can earn an MBA without disrupting their career momentum. Classes meet on Friday evenings and Saturdays.

To accommodate the working professional, this unique degree can be completed over 19 months of weekend classes and coursework. Executives in Wesleyan’s EMBA Program meet on alternate weekends in ten-week sessions at Wesleyan’s Macon campus, with the exception of a 10-14 day travel abroad component.

EMBA QUICK FACTS Program Length 19 months Fall Cohort: Begins September Spring Cohort: Begins January Classes Meet Alternating Weekends

(Friday evenings and Saturdays; in ten-week sessions) Schedule Designed For Working professionals in mid to top management.

Provides weekly in-person class and team interaction, and continuous application of learning at work.

Location Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia.

Friday evening lodging on campus is available for students

commuting from outside the Middle Georgia area.

International Seminar

Required 10 to 14-day International Residence

Typical Class Size 10-20 Students (men and women) Cohorts limited to 30 students Program Cost Includes Registration, books, materials, Dell laptop computer, tuition, and international study abroad component.

STUDENT PROFILES “Enrolling in Wesleyan’s Executive MBA Program was the best professional development decision I ever made. It was not only the reputation of the college which drew me as a graduate candidate but also the strong curriculum, exceptional faculty, and outstanding mix of students. As an EMBA student, I felt intrigued and challenged by the stimulating coursework, group presentations, and special projects. The program gave me the tools I need to create my own opportunities and succeed in today’s fast-paced business environment.”

Phalon Clowers MBA ’06, Technology Consultant, Atlanta, Georgia “I wanted to earn an MBA. Having compared programs and costs of Executive MBA Programs throughout Georgia, I chose Wesleyan. It is a great program at an amazing value. Its outstanding reputation, weekend schedule, experienced faculty, professional students, and Macon location are an unbeatable combination.”

Sloan Simpson MBA ‘05, Specialty Representative, Merck & Co. “I chose Wesleyan’s Executive MBA Program because it offers an excellent educational experience at a competitive price. The reallife applications and case studies gave me knowledge I could use right away while the international studies abroad component gave me first-hand exposure to global markets. With my MBA from Wesleyan, I am better equipped to excel in my professional career.”

Bryan Lankford MBA ‘05, Lean Six Sigma, Process Review Analyst, GEICO “Aside from gaining the management and leadership skills I needed to be more productive in my current position, I achieved a major personal goal. Earning an advanced degree was something I wanted for myself although I wasn’t sure I could balance the demands of work and graduate coursework. Wesleyan’s cohort approach creates a close knit community of support among students in the program. Being part of a supportive environment kept me motivated and made all the difference.”

Trennis Dumas MBA ‘07, Director of Public Relations, The Medical Center of Central Georgia

CONVENIENCE & SUPPORT

Our Blackboards are white. SMART Boards, WiFi, it’s all here. You’ll benefit from a full range of support and can expect to gain experience using stateof-the-art technology. Don’t be fooled by our beautiful 200-acre wooded campus that, along with 30 historically significant buildings, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Our 150-year-old trees are a beautiful contrast to our recently renovated facilities. It’s a truly inspired setting and it allows you to focus on learning, not logistics.

Wesleyan’s modern electronic classrooms provide projection and electronic white board (SMART Board) technology. Classroom facilities are fully equipped with wired and wireless networking and new desktop computers to ensure an extensive hands-on, relevant learning experience. The campus boasts a new high-speed network and most common areas have wireless capabilities.

The Wesleyan Executive MBA leverages the College’s technological power through a customized portal that creates a secure, private virtual community for students. The portal contains up-to-date course information and program highlights and features the latest technology to facilitate group interaction.

This portal allows students to examine their grades, register for classes, and review course and faculty information from anywhere in the world.

Executive MBA students receive support directly from the Computer and Information Resources staff. A dedicated EMBA IT Support staff member provides weekend support. Each year workshops are made available for students to increase their knowledge and skills in web page development and the use of Microsoft products. A new Microsoft Exchange system provides students with easy access to their e-mail accounts. Students can use the Microsoft Outlook client software while they are on campus or a Web browser to access their e-mail from anywhere in the world.

EMBA staff members are service-oriented, minimizing demands on executive nontraditional students. Support services enable students to succeed at the rigorous pace of the program by minimizing non-classroom demands.

Wesleyan’s graduate studies staff members arrange registration, textbook acquisition and delivery, and provide other administrative support.

Executive MBA students have access to the Willet Memorial Library, which offers a variety of print and electronic resources to support student research and the program curriculum. Through Wesleyan’s membership in the Georgia Private Academic Libraries consortium, students can access the library collections of 20 other academic libraries in the state in addition to being able to borrow materials from libraries nationally via interlibrary loan.

Professional librarians offer reference and research assistance, workshops and other learning opportunities designed to foster information-literacy skills for academic success and life-long learning.

Two professional development seminars are offered each year to EMBA students and graduates. The events are valuable opportunities to help students not only stay current on business trends but also network with alumni of other EMBA Cohorts.

MEET:

Adrian Harmon, MBA ‘09 President, Harmon Industrial and Commercial Construction and A. Harmon Management, LLC – Residential Property Leasing As a second-generation commercial and government

construction

contractor,

Adrian Harmon manages large projects simultaneously across the state. Currently, he’s managing government projects at Fort Benning Army Base, Fort Stewart Army Base, Moody Air Force Base, and Robins Air Force Base. On the commercial side, he has large projects under construction in Atlanta, Macon, Warner Robins, and Albany. With projects ranging from $50,000 to $5 million, Adrian has a great deal at stake.

“As a small business owner managing projects across the state, I never thought I’d be able to go back to school for an advanced

business

degree.

Logistically,

I didn’t think I could make it work, plus I feared that adding intense coursework to my regular workload would hurt my business.

Wesleyan’s

Executive

MBA

Program

is

designed to minimize disruptions to your career. Because I had so many opportunities to immediately apply the concepts I learned in class, I actually felt more effective at work while I was a full-time graduate student.”

Adrian claims the Executive MBA experience significantly

contributed

to

both

his

professional and personal development.

“The opportunity to share perceptions, insights, and challenges with professionals from many different industries was really valuable for me. Just being able to discuss a real-world challenge with members of my cohort – successful men and women with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and goals – helped me improve my family business.

That network of support continues long after graduation. After long class sessions, rather than exhausted, I felt invigorated with a renewed entrepreneurial spirit. I felt not only excited to implement new ideas but also prepared to see them through and ensure success.”

INVESTMENT

MEET:

Our graduates are indebted, not in debt. The Princeton Review not only

Karen Kee, MBA ‘06

names us one of “The Best 368 Colleges” but also claims we’re one of

Regional Training &

the nation’s best values. Wesleyan was chosen for the new 2009 edition of

Customer Service Manager

America’s Best Value Colleges because of our “excellent academics” and

GEICO Insurance Company

“relatively low costs of attendance.” Because Wesleyan is committed to helping every qualified professional afford an advanced degree, we set our

Karen Kee is celebrating twenty years

tuition well below that of most private colleges.

of service with Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), the third

Wesleyan wants you to invest in yourself, your company, and your career. And

largest private passenger automobile insurer

we want you to experience a healthy return on your investment. Wesleyan

in the United States. During her tenure

EMBA graduates report significant opportunities for both career and salary

she mastered several positions within the

advancement soon after graduation.

underwriting department and now serves as the Regional Training & Customer Service

Program fee includes tuition, books, Dell laptop computer, and two-week

Manager.

In this role, she is managing a

international study abroad component. Visit our website for the most current

training supervisor, five service trainers, and

information about class schedules, program fees, application details, and

transition support staff. She handles the initial

upcoming events. www.wesleyancollege.edu/emba

training and mentoring of new associates transitioning to service agents. Additionally,

Join us at an upcoming information reception or open house. Meet Executive

Karen shares the responsibility of managing

MBA staff and faculty, talk to current students, and even sit in on a class.

a staff of 570 service representatives who will

Information receptions are a great opportunity to discuss program costs,

handle over 5.5 million incoming calls this

financial aid, and scheduling concerns.

year.

Sponsoring Organizations

As Karen rose through the management ranks

The Wesleyan Executive MBA Program is a wise investment in the employee

at GEICO, she became interested in earning

and the company. Fortune 1000 corporations, small and mid-size companies

an MBA. “I chose to attend Wesleyan’s

all understand the value of supporting their top performers in the pursuit

EMBA Program to improve my analytical

of an advanced business degree at Wesleyan. Sponsoring a student is a

skills and to broaden my knowledge in the

substantial investment, but the return on investment is immediate. Students

business industry, which will make me more

can immediately apply new business models and share their knowledge

marketable for career opportunities within

with staff and colleagues. Wesleyan’s weekend schedule ensures that time

and outside of GEICO. As my management

away from the office is minimal. Discuss your desire to pursue an advanced

responsibilities increased, I realized I needed

business degree with your employer to see if they would consider sponsoring

to enhance my business qualifications with

a portion or all of your tuition.

an MBA. The convenience of Wesleyan’s Executive MBA weekend class schedule was a plus and it allowed me to balance both my professional and family responsibilities.”

“With all the changes that take place in our lives that we cannot control, it would be hard for me to imagine why we wouldn’t initiate and pursue with passion a positive change with a predictable outcome. I knew that my life would change when I made the decision to pursue a graduate degree through Wesleyan’s EMBA Program…and it did. We finished our last class on Friday and on the following Monday I was on my way to Orlando on a new job assignment.”

Jack Schoch, MBA ‘02 Project Engineer Principle Missiles & Fire Control, Orlando Lockheed Martin

Karen’s employer sponsored a portion of her tuition because executives at GEICO have great appreciation for those who invest in an advanced degree as a catalyst to realizing their own potential. Companies like GEICO recognize that by sponsoring and supporting top performers they gain versatile, loyal, committed leaders who are equipped to contribute to the organization’s overall performance.

Wesleyan Executive MBA Course Descriptions

Students participate in two course sessions during each 10-week semester. Classes will meet in sessions every other Friday night and all day Saturday. The class schedule is as follows: • • • •

Friday, Session A, 5:00 pm to 7:15 pm Friday, Session B, 8:00 pm to 10:15 pm Saturday, Session A, 8:00 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, Session B, 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm

The EMBA Program is a 36-semester-hour, 19-month program, which offers an MBA degree. Classes begin each fall and spring.

EMBA students must complete the following courses: EMBA Core courses EBA 600 Executive Management Accounting EBA 602 Organizational Behavior in Management EBA 604 Strategic Marketing EBA 606 Managerial Economics Executive Management courses EBA 608 Managerial Corporate Finance EBA 610 Quantitative Methods EBA 612 Management Information Systems EBA 614 Ethics and Legal Aspects in Business

Global Executive Management and Capstone course EBA 616 Global Business Management EBA 618 Gender in Business Management EBA 699 Executive Management (Capstone) Global Management Studies Abroad EBA 690 Study-Abroad Module: This module of study includes on-site study of international businesses for a period of 10 days to two weeks in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, or Russia.

HIGH QUALITY TEACHINGWesleyan’s success is validated by the success of our graduates. Consistently, successful graduates credit our extraordinary faculty with many of their post-graduate achievements. At Wesleyan, all students engage with top faculty and resources. Our graduates attribute their success to interaction with “a high quality teaching-oriented faculty.” They report strong benefits from mentoring, small classes, and personal interaction with professors. These professors are noted scholars, expert researchers, and skilled mentors. They are highly accessible, invest personally in each student, and remain valuable resources long after graduation. Executive MBA alumni claim professors challenged them academically, but also personally helped them meet those challenges.

Executive MBA Program Faculty Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Studies in Business.

B.S. (Economics) Texas A&M University-Commerce 1998; M.A. (Economics) Clemson University 2003; Ph.D. (Applied Economics) Clemson University 2004. Primary interests: Applied Microeconomics, including Public Choice Economics, Law & Economics, International Economics, Economics of Religion, and Industrial Organization. Main research focuses: rational behavior of judges and differences in criminal sentencing between elected and appointed judges. atomic@wesleyancollege.edu

Philip Davis Taylor, Professor of Economics, Business and Economics Department Chair.

B.A. (Economics) University of North Carolina 1971; M.B.A. (Finance) University of North Carolina 1973; M.A., Ph.D. (Economics) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1989. Primary interests: the valuation of stocks and bonds and their derivative instruments and the impact of globalization on the financial institutions that trade these securities. ptaylor@wesleyancollege.edu

Is the Wesleyan Executive MBA right for you?

Admission Requirements • • • • • • • •

A completed application must be submitted to the Office of the Director of Graduate Business.

Each student must provide documentation of professional work experience of at least five years.

An applicant must have either a bachelor’s degree or a professional degree with a minimum of five years of study, from a United States college/university or foreign college/university.

Submission of an acceptable score on the GMAT. If you have already taken the GRE, LSAT, MAT, MCAT, or another acceptable exam, your scores may be substituted. To find out or schedule to take the GMAT, go to www.MBA.com.

An applicant from a foreign country must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550.

An employed student must submit an employer recommendation form. Self-employed students, please submit a recommendation from a business partner or client.

An interview with the potential student will be conducted by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business or by the Director’s representative as early in the process as possible.

Final notice to the students regarding their admissions will come from the Director of Graduate Studies in Business.

For Further Information A cohort begins each Fall and Spring. Please contact Wesleyan College’s Graduate Studies Admission Office at (478) 757-5263 or toll free (888) 665-4050.

ORIENTED FACULTY ADJUNCT FACULTY Jim Halloran, Instructor of Management and Entrepreneurship. B.A., M.B.A. (Management) Rollins College, 1967.

John Gregory George, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business. B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Master of Earth and Environmental Resource Management, Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Rhonda Roell-Taylor, Adjunct Instructor of Business. B.B.A., Mercer University; J.D., Mississippi College School of Law.

Donald D. Wilson, Jr., Adjunct Professor of Business Administration. B.S., M.S., University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Glenna A. Dod Meyer, D.

Kel-Ann S. Eyler, Associate

Abbott Turner Professor

Professor of Accounting. B.S.

of Free Enterprise and

(Accounting) University of

Social and Behavioral

Virginia 1977; M.P.A., Ph.D.

Sciences Division Chair.

(Accounting) Georgia State

B.S. (Business Education)

University 1990. Primary

Eastern Kentucky

research interests: auditor

University 1965; M.A.

judgment, accounting history,

(Business Education)

accounting ethics, international

Eastern Kentucky

accounting, and gender issues in

University 1968; Ed.D.

accounting.

(Business Education/Management) University of Southern Mississippi 1975. Primary research focuses: international business in Eastern Europe, gender issues in business communication, and marketing strategies for small businesses. gmeyer@wesleyancollege.edu

keyler@wesleyancollege.edu

Wesleyan College was founded in 1836 as the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. Today it is regarded as one of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges and is

consistently

recognized

for

academic excellence. A close knit community of students from across the world value a rigorous academic program renowned for its quality.

The school offers undergraduate degrees in more than thirty majors, as well as pre-professional programs in seminary, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, allied health sciences, dental, and law. Wesleyan also offers a dual-degree program in engineering with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University, and Mercer University.

Unlike Wesleyan’s undergraduate programs, the Master of Arts Programs in education and the accelerated Executive Master of Business Administration Program

Stephanie Monahon, MBA ‘08

enroll both men and women.

E xecu tive MB A Individual Focus, Global Perspective www.wesleyancollege.edu/emba

478.757.5263

Macon, Georgia