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International Seminars Add Global Perspective for
Part-Time and Full-Time Students
Today’s global economy highlights the need for a strong international
component within an MBA program. All Suffolk MBAs are required to
complete an introductory 1-credit business simulation, role-playing
critical decision-makers in a global business as they face operational
and strategic challenges across all functions of the business. They also
must complete Managing in the Global Environment (MBA 780), which
emphasizes the skills and knowledge needed to assess global trends,
forge global strategies, and understand the importance of global issues
in today’s business world. Within their eight electives, in addition to
selecting a concentration, students must take one elective from the
International Business area. Students choose from a variety of courses
including International Strategy, International Marketing, Multinational
Financial Management, Cultural Components of Marketing, International
Accounting, Trade Management, and International Management Overseas
Seminars. Some students select an International Business concentration.
Many Suffolk MBAs (including part- and full-time students) participate
in international seminars, gaining a real-world perspective of
multi-national issues. Thirty students studied the European Union (EU)
in March 2002 as they traveled for one-week to Brussels and Paris. They
explored organizational issues such as compensation, market
segmentation, and market entry feasibility. In May 2003, 30 MBAs will
make the same trip, taking classes in English at Pôle Universitaire
Léonard de Vinci and visiting European and U.S. based companies, the
U.S. Mission to the EU, and European Commission Headquarters. They will
gain first-hand knowledge of business policy issues and the European
Monetary Union. In May 2002, a group of Suffolk MBA students traveled to
Ireland for an International Operations Management course, visiting the
famed Waterford Crystal Headquarters, among other corporate sites.
For the past four years, Suffolk MBA students have also traveled to
China, financially supported by the Sawyer School’s Edward McDonnell
Institute for International Business. In May 2002, 24 part- and
full-time MBA students spent one week in Beijing. This exciting trip
included guided visits to joint-venture firms, state-owned businesses,
and rural co-operatives, and cultural visits to Tiananmen Square and the
Great Wall. Students attended classes (in English) at Renmin University,
discussing the economic and financial policies, challenges, and changes
in China today. In May 2003, 27 students will make a similar trip, many
of them adding three days to their agenda for a visit to Hong Kong.
Professor Teresa Nelson prepares students for this trip of a lifetime
with a half-semester course, Business in China, that includes readings,
internet explorations, and guest speakers. You can see the China trip
itinerary and accompanying class materials at
www.suffolkmgt.org/tnelson.
Students begin most international seminars with at least two preparatory
sessions on the Suffolk campus, conveniently located on Beacon Hill in
the heart of Boston’s financial, government, and business districts.
After the trip abroad, students meet again at Sawyer for debriefing and
discussion of their selected experiential projects. The final class
meeting includes project presentations. Both full- and part-time
students proclaim these international seminars an invaluable part of
their Suffolk MBA experience.
Career Services & Management Internships
Suffolk University’s Career Services & Cooperative Education Office
provides valuable services for MBA students. Michelle Rapp, Sawyer
School of Management liaison in Career Services, works closely with MBAs
who seek career counseling, self-assessment tools, and opportunities for
co-op positions and post-graduate job placements. She also acquaints
MBAs with ACAN, the Suffolk Alumni Career Advisory Network. ACAN
includes 700+ alumni in the Boston area and beyond, who have volunteered
to be a resource for Suffolk students. In addition to Career Services,
the MBA Program Office assists MBAs looking for internships for academic
credit. Internships involve working one day per week on a particular
project, usually in a student’s concentration area, at a Boston-area
organization. Co-ops and internships provide an excellent opportunity
for Suffolk MBAs to enhance their resume.
Sampling of recent co-op and internship placements:
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Company |
Position |
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Citizen’s Bank |
Credit Intern |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
Legal Researcher |
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Hewlett Packard |
Product Development. Intern |
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Internet Securities |
Quality Analyst |
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John Hancock Funds |
Finance Intern |
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Liberty Mutual |
Financial Assistant |
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MA Dept. of Revenue |
Tax Policy Analyst |
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Partners Health Care – MGH |
Intern |
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Gordon Brothers Company |
Analyst |
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State Street Bank |
Mutual Fund Accountant |
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World Trade Center |
Finance Intern |
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Investors Bank & Trust |
Pricing Intern |
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Gillette |
Product and Promotions |
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EMC |
Web Page Developer |
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City of Boston-Office of Budget Management |
Intern |
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Ceridian |
Marketing Intern |
Suffolk MBAs Win October 2002 NABA Case Competition Again!
The Suffolk University Graduate Team has a perfect record in the student
case competition held during the Annual Minority Business Conference
sponsored by the NABA Inc. – Boston Chapter of the National Association
of Black Accountants (NABA). For the second year in a row, the graduate
and undergraduate teams won first place in the annual competition, which
is judged by Boston-area business professionals. In additional to
valuable experience in analysis, presentation, and team building, the
group won a trophy and each member received a Palm Pilot. Once again –
Suffolk MBAs, among the elite!
Dr. Zhongyang Chen Joins Faculty as Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Zhongyang Chen joined the Sawyer School of Management faculty for
the 2002-03 academic year under the auspices of the Fulbright
Scholar-in-Residence Program, a flagship international educational
exchange program sponsored by the United States Government to "increase
mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the
people of other countries.” The Fulbright program is the U.S.
government's leading program in international educational exchange. It
is testimony to the merits and success of Suffolk’s business school and
its MBA programs that Professor Chen received this prestigious
appointment.
 Dr. Chen is Professor of Finance and Director of the Rsearch Department
in the China Financial Policy Research Center at the renowned Renmin
University of China in Beijing, PRC (People’s Republic of China). This
Center is one of the key national research bases of the Ministry of
Education of China. Professor Chen is also the Chief Risk Consultant for
Galaxy Securities Company, the largest securities company in China. Dr.
Chen’s area of research is risk management of financial institutions and
international finance.
This
is Dr. Chen’s first trip to the U.S., although he has been in the West
as a visiting scholar, at the ISMA Centre of Reading University,
England, in 1998-1999. He was introduced to Suffolk University through
Professor Teresa Nelson’s overseas China seminar. In 2001, Dr. Nelson
visited Renmin University’s finance department and spoke about Suffolk
University and her research, establishing a relationship between the two
schools. As a result, Suffolk MBAs traveled to Beijing in May, 2002 and
will return in May 2003.
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