St. Ambrose University MBA Brochure

H.L. Mclaughlin MASTER OF business administration

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“ I knew John Deere’s business processes, but my Ambrose MBA enabled me to understand the language of business, from financial to HR to marketing issues. Now, I’m given more challenging projects—and helping grow the business.”

John Menard, MBA ’04 Project Manager, Information Technology John Deere Information Systems

WHY A ST. AMBROSE MBA?

For more than 30 years, professionals at all phases of their careers have chosen St. Ambrose University’s H.L. McLaughlin Master of Business Administration program to build on their current talents, experience and skills to become more valuable to their organizations—and to themselves. Our students appreciate the program’s distinctive features: A personalized education provided by knowledgeable, dedicated faculty who challenge and mentor you throughout your degree. A student-focused blend of course delivery and multiple sites that provides the flexibility and convenience to fit your needs.

Highly relevant classroom instruction interwoven with collaborative real-world projects that our students find they can apply immediately to their jobs and lives.

Our integrative curriculum provides grounding in how key areas of business relate to and impact each other. You’ll learn how to understand and evaluate business problems from multiple perspectives, allowing you to bring more effective solutions to the table.

And with our emphasis on values-based education, you learn to analyze and evaluate the ethical issues in business situations—an especially vital skill, since decision-making is not always black and white.

an investment in you

Through their

interaction with Ambrose faculty, staff and fellow MBA candidates, our students share and gain valuable knowledge of the business environment, from local to global. Those connections continue to build long after graduation. Our alumni are able to keep their skills current and competitive through St. Ambrose lectures and conferences on timely business topics, and numerous Web-based resources available through the university library. Most of all, students find that employers value our graduates’ “win-win” approach to business practice, team building and problem solving.

In our

intensive,

five-day seminar, Leadership Through People Skills, you learn to identify your

personal operating style and acquire the practical skills needed to

manage successfully.

flexible, challenging, integrating

> In the H.L. McLaughlin MBA program, students learn to examine and integrate all functional aspects of business decisions, such as the operational and financial implications of a marketing initiative. As a result, our graduates are equipped to contribute fully both to meeting their organization’s everyday challenges and developing strategic initiatives.

> Realizing that flexibility is essential to working professionals, St. Ambrose faculty and staff work closely with students to help accommodate their individual circumstances. The MBA program is offered on-site at multiple locations throughout eastern Iowa. Students enrolled part-time can earn their MBA degree in two to three years.

> You will be challenged to build on your current skills, knowledge and life experiences —both personal and professional—so that you can become more resourceful and focused. As a result, you’ll graduate prepared not only to achieve your immediate goals, but also with the knowledge base to continue to grow professionally. In short, you will become more valuable to yourself and your organization.

> We work with students to make their education affordable. Approximately 85 percent of students find that their employers will provide some kind of educational assistance. Other sources of financial aid are loans and a limited number of graduate assistantships.

faculty connections

Most full-time

faculty members have earned doctoral degrees, but they also bring a wide range of real-world experiences to the classroom. Professors routinely incorporate these business experiences and applications, along with examples from students’ own workplaces, into class discussion. While the focus is on student learning, having faculty members who are current and productive in their fields ensures a learning process that reflects contemporary best practices.

Explore our program > Small classes typically range from 10 to 20 students.

> We value students from diverse

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backgrounds, including those with non-business and liberal arts undergraduate degrees.

> Specialized concentrations provide even greater depth and value to your degree.

Find out more about our program www.sau.edu/mba Call us 888/622-1728 563/333-6270 Email us mba@sau.edu Apply online www.sau.edu/apply

value added

At Ambrose, we meet you where you are, in

your career and in your life. We’ll partner with you to achieve your goals. Each of our MBA students—seasoned managers, younger professionals, international students—brings valuable knowledge, instincts and skills to the classroom. We build on those existing talents and experiences. You will be challenged and mentored by faculty and staff who define their success in terms of your success.

We emphasize participating effectively on teams, so you’ll have plenty of practice working on real-world, team-based projects.

You will analyze situations, find opportunities and develop solutions. And the network of faculty mentors, fellow students and accomplished alumni you build during your studies will only get more valuable after you graduate.

Most important of all, you’ll emerge from your Ambrose MBA experience not only with a degree that’s valued in the marketplace, but also with a foundation to learn and grow into future opportunities throughout your professional life.

Mark Digney { goal } the degree to get ahead { reality } advancement ahead of schedule “ The MBA program prepared me to move from law enforcement to corporate security much sooner in my career. What I learned helps me in investigations involving everything from human resources to high dollar theft/fraud.”

Mark Digney ’98, MBA ’10 Investigator, Worldwide Security Operations John Deere Worldwide Security

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our network of more than 3000 MBA alumni includes:

> Julie Beinke, MBA ’08, project manager, HON Industries

> DeAnn Eis, ’97, ’99, MBA ’03, commercial loan officer, Quad City Bank & Trust

> Dick Eisenlauer, MBA ’87, CEO, Harrington Signal

> Jenny Garner, MBA ’06, economic development partnership coordinator, Mercer County

> David George, MBA ’04, vice president, Two Rivers Bank and Trust

> Robert Lundin II, MBA ’98, president and CEO, Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce and former president, Trinity Hospital-Terrace Park

> Janet Sichterman, MBA ’89, MAcc ‘04, vice president of human resources and communications, Muscatine Foods Corp.

Only at

Ambrose

> St. Ambrose’s MBA program is geared to working professionals, and the entire College of Business takes an individualized approach, working with students one-on-one to ensure they can successfully balance work, family and their studies through the completion of their degree. > Our integrative curriculum provides students with a 360-degree perspective of the key functional areas, so you understand how all aspects of business are interrelated and impact each other. > Through our intensive five-day seminar, Leadership Through People Skills, you will develop the skills necessary not only to succeed but to lead effectively with a shared vision in today’s business environment. > Students practice integration of theory and practical application—and can directly impact their organizations— through individualized capstone projects. > Individual attention, flexibility, an integrative curriculum and knowledge you can take from the classroom to your workplace immediately—all combine to provide you with the MBA educational experience to meet you where you are, and get you where you want to be.

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Gayle Roberts, MBA ’91, President, Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa

“The value of the degree is in the skills you gain and the relationships you make. With them, I was able to advance from project engineer to business leader to president.�

The St. Ambrose University H.L. McLaughlin MBA program is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The university’s College of Business is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.

Our Mission St. Ambrose University— independent, diocesan, and Catholic—enables its students to develop intellectually, spiritually, ethically, socially, artistically and physically to enrich their

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