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ost students enter college with
uses the same approach in his Master of
similarly. MBA student, Adam Hornby said,
the goal of earning a degree.
Business Administration 6623 class. Here,
“One of my major takeaways was that the
However, what they may not
Ney’s students learn to work in teams as
process of understanding the client’s goals
initially realize is that the
colleagues, as well as with their clients.
and vision for the project is just as important
true benefit in an education is greater than
Vanesa Fontes Nava, an MBA student,
as gaining knowledge from the project
the degree itself. As an example of this,
worked on a group project with Citizens
itself.” Petrus Van Rooyen, said he learned
many CoB classes allow students to apply
Community Bank. “Working around banking
that you shouldn’t accept all information at
their classroom skills to actual projects.
regulations was both a challenge and a
face value, “Look deeper and determine the
Management professor Neil Tocher does this
great learning experience,” says Fontes
validity of sources and content.”
with his Master of Business Administration
Nava, “every industry is different in its
Tocher and Ney’s classes are not the only
(MBA) course MBA 6628, “This class ties
own way and knowing how to work with
courses that focus on experiential learning
everything students have learned in the MBA
different types of businesses is a great asset
in the College. In addition to many other
program together.” The College’s professors
for a student about to enter the workforce.”
projects professors oversee, the College also
teach under the principle that a valuable
Another student, Kyle Peterson, was so keen
offers students opportunities to participate in
education consists of strategically selected
on the project that he said, “If you are in a
financially supplemented experiences such
experiences
Teaching
class that isn’t going to offer this, try to do it
as Bengal Solutions, National Information
beyond typical classroom lectures helps
on the side in your student career because it
Assurance Training and Education Center
students apply their textbook knowledge
will help with future job interviews.”
(NIATEC), and the Career Path Internship
and make connections to develop solutions
Students in Tocher’s capstone course felt
(CPI) program.
for
the
student.
to problems. Marketing professor John Ney
