Tagged: mba

The majority of adults have been working from home since the COVID-19 outbreak started. Now, with most executives planning for a future hybrid work option, remote work—for the most part—is here to stay. For MBAs, the COVID-19 pandemic had a similar effect with online education seeing an increase in popularity. Fortune recently examined how B-schools have adapted the online MBA education since COVID-19 started and how online learning will look in the future. Tippie Dean Amy Kristof-Brown weighs in.

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business has reinvented its online Master of Business Administration program, merging the part-time professional and full-time programs together with student flexibility as the top priority.

Build it and they will come.

That Field of Dreams strategy was just what the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Business employed in creating its online MBA program a couple of years ago–and come they did, from an initial cohort of just 40 students in the fall of 2019 to an enrollment of more than 400 in just a few semesters.

The Tippie College of Business is merging its Online MBA and part-time Professional MBA programs, providing students with more options and greater flexibility as they pursue their education. This step is the latest example of Tippie’s continuing efforts to provide innovative graduate professional programs that best suit the needs of today’s students.

University of Iowa Department of Public Safety Director Scott Beckner announced his retirement in February 2020. After his departure, two interim directors will lead UI public safety—UI Police Chief Lucy Wiederholt and Capt. Mark Bullock. Wiederholt and Bullock will serve as co-directors until a permanent public safety director is in place.

The Tippie College of Business is mentioned in this U.S.News & World Report article on the ways many business schools are expanding their offerings in cutting-edge areas of science and technology.

A team of Tippie College of Business Iowa MBA students won this year’s third annual MBA Business Analytics Case Competition in Iowa City on April 20, working to address a real-world business problem.

Tippie faculty and staff members Nancy Abram, Dave Deyak, and Cathy Zaharis are mentioned in several recent news articles in the press.

Working outside the United States isn't for everyone, but these three Tippie College alumni are succeeding and share their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in this article.

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is making changes to its graduate business education programs to focus on opportunities for growth in its part-time MBA and specialized master’s degree offerings.