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The J. Mack Robinson College of Business and its programs are often recognized by media, and faculty are quoted throughout the year by local, regional and national media. Following are media highlights from this year and late 2000. ROBINSON MOVES UP IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS The Robinson College was listed as the fifth best part-time, or flexible, MBA program in the nation and first among public universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2002 "Best Graduate Schools" guidebook, which went on sale in early April. The College moved up from its ninth place listing one year ago. The College was the only Georgia school listed in the top 10 and has been so for six consecutive years. In addition, two graduate programs received listings as well in the magazine's online rankings: management infor-mation systems (11th overall and sixth among public universities) and health administration (35th overall and 12th among public universities). The guidebook also referenced the Robinson College's new part-time Global eCommerce Master's (GEM) program in a separate article on part-time MBA programs. U.S. News' Mary Lord reported that key elements of GEM "taught on-line in collaboration with five European B-schools, has helped boost applications by 30 percent in two years." Flexible MBA program receives top billing by WXIA and Atlanta Business Chronicle The latest U.S. News ranking of the Robinson College caught the attention of area media recently. Bill Liss from WXIA-TV (NBC) noted recently that the Robinson College had the number one flexible MBA program among public universities in the nation and fifth overall. The Atlanta Business Chronicle also posted the news on its web site on April 2, the day the U.S. News rankings special edition on graduate programs hit the newsstands. Robinson's Flexible MBA Program Featured in AJC Roundup MBA Story The Robinson College of Business was recognized for having a "part-time (MBA) program ranked among the top in the nation" in an April 20 article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution article on part-time MBA programs in metro Atlanta. The AJC reported that "part-timers" or working professionals make up about 70% of the 1,700 students enrolled in the Robinson College's MBA program and that the College has seen a 30.9% growth in enrollment from 1996 to 2000. Nationwide, the paper reported that 63.7% of students attend MBA programs on a part-time basis. Dr. Michael Jedel, associate dean of the Robinson College, told the AJC that "much of the growth now is in the part-time programs" while "many of the full-time programs have been flat or - in some cases - declining." Robinson named as a national leader in e-based programs The College's Global eCommerce Master's (GEM) program gained a mention in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine in May 2001. "Among the big-name schools offering e-MBAs are Colorado State, Drexel, Georgia State, Indiana University, the University of Florida and Maryland," said Kiplinger's Kimberly Lankford in story titled "Web MBAs Make the Grade." Robinson College Named one of largest MBA programs by BusinessWeek The Robinson College was listed as the nation's 10th-largest part-time MBA program in Mica Schneider's BusinessWeek feature on "MBAs for Working Stiffs" on March 26. Forecasting the Economy The February national, state and local forecasts issued by the Economic Forecasting Center garnered significant coverage in late February and early March. The forecasts, issued by Dr. Rajeev Dhawan and Dr. Mary Mathewes Kassis, were picked up by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Associated Press, WSB radio and GlobalFax news service. In addition, Dr. Dhawan provided commentary on President Bush's tax cuts for NPR and the state of the nation's economy for CBS News and CNN in March. He also was quoted in major daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times and Houston Chronicle regarding the economy and consumer confidence. In April and May, Dr. Dhawan also was quoted in USA Today, MSNBC online and live on CNN regarding the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut. Locally, he appeared on WXIA-TV Channel 11 (NBC) and WABE Radio to provide a local angle on the Fed's cut. |
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