The Carlson SchoolConnecting Women to Business

The world’s top businesses equate the Carlson School with innovationand leadership. You can take the credibility of a Carlson degree withyou, no matter what you do or where you go.

Our portfolio of graduate programs are designed to meet the diverseneeds of our students and their career goals. We offer an environmentwhere you can expand your personal and professional network, buildyour career, and challenge yourself to be a forward-focused leader.

We enable you to experience the complexities of business whilebuilding the credentials to transform your career. A Carlson degree willgive you the mobility to take your career in the direction you choose,whether it’s starting your own business, moving up in a corporation, orrunning a non-profit.

You can go where you want to go with the Carlson School.

Be a leaderBuild a careerSee the worldKnow your familyGo to school

You can.

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> The region’s only nationally rankedand internationally accredited businessschool

> Ranked among the nation’s top threebusiness schools for the percentage of Full-Time MBA students employedwithin three months of graduating

> Access to faculty carrying out globallyrecognized research and developinggroundbreaking business theory

> A portfolio of innovative programs andservices aimed to help women succeedas business leaders

> Close connections with local andnational businesses

> The Carlson School EnterprisesTM, the nation’ s largest portfolio of MBAstudent-driven businesses

> Close ties with leading female businessleaders, who are actively engaged inCarlson School programs

> Programs that feature small class sizesand many opportunities to interactone-on-one with faculty and staff

> A global alumni network of businessleaders

> Financial support and career servicesthat help you meet your career goals

Highlights of the Carlson School

> Mentor circlesThrough mentoring circles, small groups of female gradu-ate students discuss topics, share experiences, and supportone another in developing well-thought-out career plans.> Business connectionsBoth formally and informally, female graduate students arementored and coached by leading executives from thelocal business community, which features one of the high-est per capita collection of Fortune 500 headquarters ofany metropolitan area.> Women’s leadership conferenceOur annual women’s leadership conference is the premiergathering of female business leaders in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area.

> Inside the BoardroomThis high-profile series offers insights into the experiencesthat shape the leaders of America’s best companies throughone-on-one conversations with Carlson Companies chair-man and CEO Marilyn Carlson Nelson.> National Association of Women MBAsThe Carlson School chapter of NAWMBA is a professionalresource that offers networking opportunities to helpdevelop female leaders.> Forté FoundationThe Carlson School’s membership in the Forté Foundationconnects us to top corporations and other leading businessschools that share our commitment to female leadership.

You can build a network that lasts a lifetimeThe Carlson School is committed to ensuring that you can follow any career path you choose. We’ve assembled one of thenation’s most complete set of initiatives aimed at helping our women students thrive. It’s a strategy that’s paid remarkabledividends: the Carlson School is among the nation’s leading business schools for increases in female enrollment in ourgraduate programs.

The Carlson School is a member of the Forté Foundation,a consortium of top corporations and highly ranked business schools around the world whose joint mission isto inspire more women to business leadership roles.Elizabeth Neils and Adrienne Peirce are two of theCarlson School’s four Forté Fellows.

Neils decided to get a Carlson MBA after she earned a master’s degree in public policy. She came to businessschool with deep concerns for addressing global poverty.Neils realized that ethically operated multinational com-panies can be a strong deterrent to the spread of poverty.“I had a chance to meet Cargill’s vice president of govern-ment affairs, and I saw the positive effects a multinationalcan have when it invests in a country,” she says. “I realizedthat I didn’t need to work at a non-profit or a governmentagency to be a force for change.”

Peirce came to the Carlson School after spending severalyears working as a product development engineer in themedical-device industry. “I liked that work,” she says, “butI wanted the opportunity to pursue leadership across abroader business spectrum.” Peirce spent her MBA intern-ship consulting for the University of Minnesota’s Morriscampus, where she helped the campus develop its globallyrecognized emphasis on the use of alternative energy.

Peirce has also helped the college plan and host a confer-ence on alternative energy. She traveled to China to help build ties with international partners attending theconference.

Both women have found a unique set of opportunitiesthrough the Forté Foundation, gaining access to leadersand training they wouldn’t have otherwise received.“Besides my access to current female leaders,” says Peirce,“Forté has allowed me to connect with top female studentsfrom more than a dozen MBA programs.”

Elizabeth Neils (left) and Adrienne Peirce

Make an impact

You can get the help you need to build a careerWe understand that at the heart of a business educationare the connections you make. Your career is built as muchon what you learn within the classroom as it is by thepeople you’ve met along the way. We structure our pro-grams to maximize your opportunities to network, andwe use our deep connections with the business communityto offer you career opportunities you won’t find anywhereelse.

There’s a reason that the Carlson School has jobemployment rates that beat nearly every other businessschool: we have one of the nation’s most comprehensive

portfolio of career services. Through our Business CareerCenter, our students are supported every step of the wayas they prepare to enter the job market. The center offersmock interviews, resume critiques, job search workshops,and support for students attending national job fairs. Andit brings corporate recruiters to campus to interview forinternships and permanent positions.

Our career support doesn’t end when you graduateeither. The Career Center keeps you connected with ourglobal network of 47,000 alumni.

Minnesota: Land of 10,000 opportunities

Minnesota is home to 20 Fortune 500 companies and some of the nation’s most successful private enterprises. This thriving business community, with its diverseindustries, is also highly progressive—many local companies have garnered nationalattention for their emphasis on female leadership.

Among the most preeminent of those corporations is the Carlson Companies,headed by chairman and CEO Marilyn Carlson Nelson. Nelson is a strong supporterof the Carlson School’s women’s initiatives and closely tied to our many leadership-development programs.

Mina Lolomari and Tonia Weber joined a mentor circleand discovered a group of like-minded women who sharedtheir life’s goals.

Lolomari was a student in the Carlson School’s HumanResources and Industrial Relations graduate program andWeber is a graduate of the Part-Time MBA program.Both used each other as role models to deepen theirunderstanding of how women can be effective leaders.

“The mentor circle was a trusting environment thatallowed for professional and personal interactions,” saysWeber. “It was a rich culmination of experience andissues.”

A mentor circle is composed of a handful of graduatestudents and a professional facilitator. Four times a year,

the group attends a presentation and panel discussion on a pressing leadership issue. The mentor circle discusses thetopic, its participants bring a spectrum of life experiencesto the conversation.

Besides attending the formal group meetings, mentorcircle participants meet casually throughout the year tosocialize and develop their leadership and peer mentoringskills.

“I don’t know of a forum where women can so explicitlyand actively network with each other and support eachother,” says Lolomari. “You can tell it’s a success. Peoplekeep coming back.”

Mina Lolomari (left) and Tonia WeberShare your goals

You can get a business education for a complex worldWhile the Carlson School is strengthened by its multipleprograms and diverse student body, we’re legendary forbeing one of the most advanced business schools in theworld. Our faculty work at the leading edge of businesstheory, conducting groundbreaking research that is citedregularly by peers at other leading institutions. Ourinnovative curriculum is designed to transfer their cut-ting-edge research into day-to-day application. Throughhands-on learning initiatives, Carlson students have myriadopportunities to put their knowledge to work before they

We understand the financial commitment students mustmake when they choose to pursue a business degree, andwe’re committed to helping all students get the educationthey deserve. We offer a wide variety of financial assistanceoptions, including fellowships, scholarships, graduateassistantships, and loans.

The Carlson School underscores its commitment todeveloping female leaders through a variety of scholar-ships designated for women. Every year, the school offerstwo Forté Foundation scholarships to women with high

leadership potential. We also offer the Robert PetrickFoundation scholarship, a $12,000 award for a femalecandidate with strong academic ability.

Central to any decision to get a graduate degree is yourreturn on investment. Many of our students see thatthey’ve recovered their tuition costs within three years ofgraduating, thanks to the higher salary they earn as a resultof their degree. We’re happy to work with you to exploreall the financial assistance options available to you.

graduate. They also acquire a worldly perspective. Wehave one of the nation’s top international-study programs,featuring opportunities to study abroad for an entire aca-demic year or as little as two weeks.

The Carlson School’s location in the heart of a thrivingbusiness community is an essential part of the studentexperience. We have deep relationships with the region’stop companies.

Taken together, the unique qualities of the CarlsonSchool are what make it one of the nation’s highest-rankedbusiness schools. And it’s what gives our students a specialadvantage as they build their career.

We’re committed to helping you afford a graduate degree

Virginia Landauer, a student in the Carlson Part-Time MBA program, has always seen herself as aglobal citizen. A native of Uruguay, Landauer firstcame to the U.S. to study computer science at theUniversity of Minnesota. “I am fascinated by thediversity of thought that comes from studying anydiscipline in a global context. I have craved interna-tional exposure from a young age and have pursuedthis interest throughout my career.”

Landauer’s employer, BT (formerly BritishTelecomm), has given her opportunities to work

abroad, and it has encouraged her to formalize herinternational training. Part of her efforts to pursue a global education have included studying abroad.In the summer of 2006, she went on a two-weekstudy abroad program to Lyon. And she spent asemester studying in Paris in 2007. “I love meetingpeople from diverse cultures,” Landauer says. “I’ve stayed with friends in Tokyo, Dubai, Madrid,London, Rio, Paris, Amsterdam. I have madefriends around the world.”

Virginia Landauer

Travel the globe

You can be a leader and have a lifeWe’re here to support you as you pursue your professionaldreams. But we know that your success depends on havinga life that balances home, family, and community. Our programs—especially our part-time and evening degrees—are designed to let you focus on the things important toyou. We offer a high level of student service; in some cases,we’ll provide class enrollment and text book purchasingassistance. We think you should come to the CarlsonSchool to learn business, not bureaucracy.

Our commitment to your well-rounded pursuit ofleadership is helped by the city in which we’re located.Minneapolis/St. Paul is consistently ranked among the

best cities to raise a family. We have a thriving arts andtheater scene, featuring the most theater seats per capitaoutside of New York City. And we’re ranked among thenation’s greenest cities thanks to our extensive urban parksystem.

Minnesota is also a strong global economic force. Onlyeight other states are home to more Fortune 500 compa-nies than Minnesota. Few other cities have as high a percapita concentration of those companies’ headquartersthan Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Minnesota: Where women leaders thriveMinneapolis/St. Paul is one of nation’s best cities for women, accordingto ladieshomejournal.com. And Minnesota is ranked as the best stateto raise a child according to Kids Count, which bases its ratings on avariety of child health and wellness factors. Minnesota also is home toMedtronic and the Mayo Clinic, which were named among the 100best companies to work for by Fortune.

No matter how you cut it, the Carlson School makes its home inone of the best states in the nation to be a leader.

With two sons, Brayden and Kyle, Carlson Full-Time MBA programgraduate Ann Cadwallader knows the importance of balance. A decadeago, this Stanford University undergraduate started her own business,Sage Approach, a counseling program for college-bound high schoolstudents. She selected the Carlson School as the place to add depth toher entrepreneurial focus. Cadwallader managed to juggle manyresponsibilities as a student. “When I was at school, I was 100 percentstudent. When I was at home, I was 100 percent mom,” she says.Between classes, she studied; after her last class, she would meet withher study groups. She notes that Carlson School faculty were quick toaccommodate her family obligations; many of her instructors were alsoparents and they understood the intricate balance between student andhome life. In the end, the juggling act was worth it, says Cadwallader.“I gave myself quite an advantage. In the business world, my MBA willalways help me.”

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Ann Cadwallader

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