Penn State Smeal MBA Program MBA Student Services Orientation 2012
Agenda MBA Student Services Overview Academics & Classes Registration/Bills/eLion Communications Facilities Exchange Overview Life in State College Global Immersion Q&A Penn State Smeal MBA Program
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Robin Brouse MBA Student Services Director Susan Winarchick MBA Student Services Representative
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Degree Requirements 60 Credits 38 Core Credits First Year: Module I = 8 credits (31) Module II = 9 Module III = 7 Global Immersion = 2 Module IV = 5 Second Year: Module V = 2 (7) Negotiations Immersion = 1 Module VII & VIII = 4 22 Elective Credits First Year: Second Year: Module III & IV (2 4 credits) Remaining Electives
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Fall Class Schedule MOD I Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Section A Room 126 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 517 Gustafson / Mahon Communications BA 511 Givoly Financial Acctg BA 500 Grewal Marketing Mgmt BA 515 DeSarbo Statistics BA 502 Kreiner Teams BA 511 Givoly Financial Acctg BA 500 Grewal Marketing Mgmt BA 515 DeSarbo Statistics MOD II Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Section A Room 126 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 517 Gustafson / Mahon Communications BA 501 Gioia Management BA 531 Sheehan Intro to Finanace BA 512 Kwasnica Risk BA 533 Crocker Economics BA 531 Sheehan Intro to Finanace BA 501 Gioia Management BA 512 Kwasnica Risk BA 533 Crocker Economics Section B Room 125 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 511 Givoly Financial Acctg BA 517 Gustafson / Mahon Communications BA 515 DeSarbo Statistics BA 500 Grewal Marketing Mgmt BA 511 Givoly Financial Acctg BA 502 Kreiner Teams BA 515 DeSarbo Statistics BA 500 Grewal Marketing Mgmt Section B Room 125 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 501 Gioia Management BA 517 Gustafson / Mahon Communications BA 531 Sheehan Intro to Finanace BA 533 Crocker Economics BA 512 Kwasnica Risk BA 501 Gioia Management BA 531 Sheehan Intro to Finanace BA 533 Crocker Economics BA 512 Kwasnica Risk
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Spring Class Schedule MOD III Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8:00 10:00 Section A Room 126 10:30 12:30 Section B Room 125 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 8:00 10:00 Comm 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 535 Guay Global Perspectives BA 517 Gustafson/Mahon Communications BA 517 Gustafson/Mahon unications BA 535 Guay Global Perspectives BA 510 Harrison Supply Chain BA 521 Samuel Managerial Acctg BA 521 Samuel Managerial Acctg BA 510 Harrison Supply Chain BA 532 Kwasnica Global Business Environment BA 532 Kwasnica Global Business Environment BA 510 Harrison Supply Chain BA 521 Samuel Managerial Acctg BA 521 Samuel Managerial Acctg BA 510 Harrison Supply Chain MOD IV Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Section A Room 126 Section B Room 125 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 8:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:15 3:15 3:30 5:30 BA 517 Gustafson/Mahon Communications BA 517 Gustafson/Mahon Communications BA 571 Misangyi Strategic Mgmt BA 504 Trevino Ethics BA 504 Trevino Ethics BA 571 Misangyi Strategic Mgmt BA 571 Misangyi Strategic Mgmt BA 504 Trevino Ethics BA 504 Trevino Ethics BA 571 Misangyi Strategic Mgmt
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Academic Expectations Grade Grade- Point Equivalent Grading Scale A 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B- 2.67 C+ 2.33 C 2.00 D 1.00 F 0 Cumulative GPA of 3.0 required for graduation and to maintain graduate assistantship Passing Grade Required (C or better)
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Registration MBA Program Office schedules your courses in the 1 st year You are responsible for completing your registration Bills/Tuition/Other section of elion elion demo MBA Student Exchange mbastudents.smeal.psu.edu Orientation Handbook
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Other Important Notes: $1,000 deposit not reflected on your tuition bill will be credited to your student account by August 31 $200 orientation & communication fee charged to student account by end of August
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Communication You expect Program to communicate via School Email Address 91% Personal Email Address 5% Program Group Email 4%
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Communication You expect Program to use social media to communicate with you (Twitter, Facebook,etc.) Strongly Agree 20.4% Agree 35.2% Not Sure 29.6% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 3.7%
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Communication You expect Program questions to be answered with period of time: 48 Hour 48% 24 Hour 45% Same Business Day 7%
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Communication You expect to check for email messages from program: Daily 92.6% Once Per Week 7.4%
Penn State Smeal MBA Program List Serv Color Coded Email LCD Boards MBA Exchange Mailfolders
Facilities Penn State Smeal MBA Program
MBA Commons 6 MBA Classrooms Lockers 9 Team Rooms
220! 4 Team Rooms
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Building/Room Details Business Building is open M F 7AM 11PM and Saturday and Sunday 8AM 8PM Access building after hours using your Penn State ID Card Access locked team rooms and classrooms using your ID Card ID Card is not working.. please notify the MBA Program Office
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Classroom Usage Keep the classrooms clean; pick up after yourself Notify us of any issues with the technology equipment If you are using the classroom for a student association event or meeting, please ensure that you: Reserve the room 48 business hours in advance Do not save any documents to the podium computer MBA Classrooms But they are used by other areas in College and across campus.
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Team Room Usage Team rooms are for team usage Please do not book them for individual study time Maximum of 3 hours Keep rooms clean Let us know if supplies are gone CANCEL your reservation if you no longer need it Rooms must be scheduled using Team Room Scheduler
Click on a date
Select a team room and a time
Type in your team name and click Reserve Room
To cancel: click on the word Booked
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Conference Room Policies Cannot be reserved as team study rooms. Can be used for student association meetings during regular business hours After hours (evenings/weekends) must have a Penn State Staff or Faculty member present
Penn State Smeal MBA Program MBA Kitchen It Is Yours Keep It Clean
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Penn State Smeal MBA Program Where are you going to find Information? Exchange List Serv Emails Orientation Handbook LCD Boards MBA Calendar on the Exchange
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Penn State Smeal MBA Program Number Student Organizations Professional Organizations Service Organizations One (1) or Less 40.8% 40.7% 74.1% Two (2) or Three (3) 59.2% 53.7% 25.9% Four (4) or More 0 5.6% 0
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The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Global Immersion Class of 2014
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Experience a different economy Immerse into a new culture Become more global Get out of your comfort zone
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Two credit course Deliverables Ties in Dr. Guay s Global Perspectives course in Mod III
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program February 24 March 1, 2013 Arrive Saturday, February 23 (for international locations) Arrive Sunday, February 24 (for international students staying in the country) Depart Saturday, March 2
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Focus Corporate site visits/business meetings (60 percent) Lectures (20 percent) Cultural events (10 percent) Free time (10 percent) Please do not bring spouse or partner PSU prohibits them from attending sponsored meetings and activities Limited time
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Cost $1,700 per student Charged to your student account in the Spring Includes hotel accommodations (double occupancy), entry into required activities, on site transportation, meeting expenses, opening dinner and breakfast each morning. Does not include passport and visa, airfare, airport transfers, or most meals.
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Domestic location for International students
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program International destinations under consideration New Delhi, India Shanghai, China Johannesburg, South Africa Santiago, Chile Prague, Czech Republic Domestic destination (for international students only) Note: International students may not choose home country for global immersion. San Francisco
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Zoomerang survey will be sent today or tomorrow to gauge interest in the five destinations under consideration. Decision will be made based on Student interest Logistics Projected costs Quality of visits
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Passports Apply now Current passport holders be sure you have two blank pages in your book. Make sure your passport is valid through September 2, 2013 Name changes and renewals Student Exchange http://mbastudents.smeal.psu.edu/global immersion/global immersion 1 Past Itineraries Updates posted throughout year Passport and visa help
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program What s next Research destinations (including visa requirements) October 1 Information sessions Choose destination Get Visa (if applicable)
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Doug Thomas, Faculty Director Melissa Casey, Coordinator Ru Han (Ronnie) Yang, GA
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Q & A
The Penn Penn State State Smeal Smeal MBA Program Visa Requirements India requires visa and fee Shanghai requires visa and fee Chile requires entry fee Czech Republic, no fee, proof of insurance (more difficult for internationals) South Africa requires entry fee
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Friday 8/17 MBA Action
Penn State Smeal MBA Program Friday, August 17 MBA Action Outdoor Experience in Leadership Off Site 7:45 AM 4:45 PM Dress is comfortable casual Shoes sneakers or hiking type shoes Clothing shorts, jeans, t shirts 64