Master of Business Administration

why you belong here

Women Focus• Successful women business leaders• Schedule designed to support working female professionals’ multiple roles and

obligations• Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship connects theory to practice Entrepreneurial• Curriculum and programming prepare you to think and act entrepreneurially Sustainable• Sustainability is infused throughout MBA curriculum

Healthcare Focus• Capitalizing on the region’s prestigious healthcare organizations

what you can expect

• Practical Experience– Client engagements take your career to the next level

• Cutting-Edge Business Skills– In demand by today’s employers

IntegrityBusiness acumenEvidence-based decision makingSpecialized expertise

• Expansive Professional Network– Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship– Executive in Residence– Professional faculty

what you can expect

• 37-credit curriculum can be completed within two years• Both qualitative and quantitative• Small classes (15-20 students)• Collaborative• Consulting engagements with real businesses and executives• IACBE accreditation anticipated by 2015

what you can expect

• College-Level Pre-Reqs (8 credits)– 4 “essentials” courses– Test out options available through CLEP

• MBA Curriculum (37 credits)– 12 core courses (26 credits)– 5 courses within your chosen focus (11 credits)

• Focus Options– Executive Leadership for Women– Healthcare Management– Strategy & Entrepreneurship– Sustainable Business

Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship

Chatham students attend all CWE events for free

CWE Director

Rebecca Harris, MBA

CWE Executive in Residence

Robert Graham, M.S.

CWE Breakfast Series

Friday, October 11

Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series7:30-9:00 a.m.“Startup Funding Workshop”A panel of lenders discuss SBA loans and nonprofit financing.

Think Big Forum

Startup America, 2011

MBA Program Director

Rachel Chung, PhD

Marketing Faculty

Debbie DeLong, PhD

Economics Faculty

Marie Connolly, PhD

Accounting & Finance Faculty

Dan Hackett, MBA Deborah Prise, MBA

Strategy & Entrepreneurship Focus

Joan Kiel, Ph.D.

Healthcare Focus

Melanie Oates, Ph.D. David Kelly, Ph.D.

Executive Women Focus

Katharine “Kit” Needham, M.S.

Sustainability Focus

David Hassenzahl, Ph.D. David Hargraves, MBA

real-world projects

networking opportunities

get involved

• Graduate Student Assembly• Business & Entrepreneurship Club• Chatham Marketing Association• Graduate Assistantship• Limited grant-funded positions Athena Award, 2013

Pittsburgh Collegiate Marketing Summit, 2013

Google for Entrepreneurs, 2013

where our alumni work

time & cost savers

• Pre-req exemptions through CLEP ($100 each)• Credit for work experience through PLA (50%

tuition discount)• Free parking for evening class• Free bus rides with Chatham ID• Free access to CWE events• Free membership for professional MBA

associations