There is a severe shortage of minority representation among U.S. business school faculty. Research indicates that this in turn leads to fewer minority students choosing to pursue business studies at all levels of education. And as a result, corporate America continues to be dominated by a bland racial majority.
The MBA program at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University is tied at 11th in the nation among public schools in the recently released 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate programs. This is an improvement from last year’s rankings, which listed Mays’ program at 14th among public universities. In both the 2008 and 2009 rankings, the Mays MBA program was tied for 29th overall in the nation.
With the motto “a head for business, a heart for the world,” one of Texas A&M University’s most unique business-minded organizations encourages Aggies of all majors to stretch their creativity and better the community. Since its inception in late fall 2002, the A&M chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has promoted community/university interaction through a variety of service projects.
In recently released rankings from BusinessWeek, Mays Business School has climbed to 10th in the nation among other public undergraduate business schools and 31st in the nation overall. This is a significant improvement from the 2007 rankings, in which Mays was listed at 21st among public schools and 50th overall in the U.S.
As the spring semester rolls on, stressful thoughts of entering the “real world” and finding a job begin to take a toll on the student population. In the tradition of the “Aggie Network,” there is a new resource available to these harried scholar-job seekers: the ultimate job search website, created by an A&M graduate, of course.
Mays Business School at Texas A&M University is joining a consortium led by Syracuse University in a new program designed to assist veterans with disabilities. Called Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EVB), this program will offer training in small business start-up and management to service men and women injured in the line of duty since 2001.
In a world full of technological breakthroughs and innovative ideas, Texas A&M continues to make its mark. Though every invention shows promise, marketing new technology to the average person can be a difficult task, and that’s where the Mays MBA Program steps in. On February 15, 77 first-year MBA students participated in the Tech Transfer Challenge, developing real-world applications for A&M’s newest innovations.
The Business Honors program at Mays Business School celebrated 21 years of excellence on January 31st. The festive gathering was a time to celebrate a milestone in the life of the program, as well as an opportunity to introduce prospective students to what Business Honors has to offer.
The 2008 Financial Times global MBA rankings have been published. This year, the MBA program at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University has experienced a significant jump in rankings, moving to 14th against other public schools in the nation, and 31st overall in the U.S.
What do Chicago-style pizza, a nine-iron, and a prison inmate have in common?
No, this isn’t the opening of a joke. All of these are elements in the education of Business Honors students at Mays Business School. This highly selective group (only 30% of applicants are accepted each year) is getting out of the classroom and into the real world for hands-on educational experiences that they aren’t likely to forget.
