News McDonough Executive MBA Ranked No. 1 for Women
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n the 2009 Financial Times Executive MBA Rankings, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is ranked No. 1 for women students. The survey also lists Georgetown’s Global Executive MBA as No. 5 in the world — and No. 1 in the United States — for both career prog ress and international resident students. Overall, the program ranked 37th in the world and 14th in the United States. “Georgetown is an incred ibly diverse and inclusive com munity, reflective of its position in a global center of business and policy: Washington, D.C.,” says Gordon Swartz, associate dean for executive education
at the school. “Through Georgetown’s commitment to diversity, many success ful businesswomen, as well as professional women from nonbusiness backgrounds, including the arts, the military services, the public sector and nonprofits, have been able to strengthen their business skills and advance their professional development.” Swartz also highlighted the strong and active Execu tive MBA alumni group. With more than 700 graduates, the network is a powerful asset for all current Executive MBA stu dents, women and men alike. “The education, network ing opportunities, international residencies, and relationships developed within the cohort are
Undergraduate Program Moves Up in Rankings BusinessWeek’s 2010 “Best Undergraduate BSchools” lists Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as the 23rd best program in the country, up from 24th last year. The school’s greatest advancement came in the Student Survey Rank, moving from 72nd last year to 29th this year. It also improved to an A+ in teaching quality and A+ in job place ment. Overall, the school also is tied for having the second highest median starting salary for its graduating class. absolutely invaluable and trans formational,” says Heidi Noble, a Global Executive MBA student and practice director at Tech nisource/Spherion. “The strong representation of women in the cohort and in the faculty and administration provides a rich
environment of learning and development.” In 2009, Georgetown’s Global Executive MBA Program, formerly the International Execu tive MBA program, was ranked No. 12 by BusinessWeek and as a toptier program by CEO Magazine.
McDonough School Climbs 38 Places in Socially Conscious Program Ranking
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he MBA FullTime Pro gram at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business has advanced to No. 35 in the Aspen Institute’s 2009 “Beyond Grey Pinstripes” ranking, up from 73rd in 2007. The publication evaluates how well MBA programs dem onstrate significant leadership in integrating social, environ mental, and ethical issues. “The ranking reflects the emphasis that Georgetown’s McDonough School of Busi ness places on leadership, ethics, and service,” said Jett Pihakis, associate dean of the MBA FullTime Program. “We believe in educating our stu dents to become responsible
business leaders who are com mitted to improving the world for themselves and others.” The school has a long tradi tion of socially conscious pro gramming that continues to be improved through curriculum enhancements, student activ ism, and speaker series events. Lecturers have included Jeffrey Hollender, founder and CEO of Seventh Generation, the leading brand of green home products, and Silvio Gabriel, executive vice president of Novartis, a global leader in pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostics that places empha sis on corporate citizenship. There are several new initiatives at the McDonough
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School Advances in Full-Time MBA Ranking The Financial Times 2010 ranking of MBA programs through out the world lists Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business MBA FullTime Program 38th in the world, up from No. 40 last year. The school also was named the third best for international busi ness, up from No. 4 in 2009. Georgetown’s ranking includes increases in alumni placement success, the number of female students attending the school, and the number of faculty articles published in academic research journals.
School of Business that seek to further develop the school’s focus on social responsibility.
To learn more, read “The Social Bottom Line” on page 14. 11