MBA News
Newsletter for Full-time MBA Students
Kent State University June 2009
Welcome to the Gradu-
ate School of Manage-
ment at Kent State Registration
University! This is the
first of three newslet-
ters we will be sending Students who have submitted Student Tools registration is available at
you during the coming their new MBA student confir- these times:
months. We hope they mation survey will receive a
will answer your ques- suggested schedule. All stu- Through August 14
tions and concerns re- dents should register via inter- -Payment is due by August 14, 2009
garding registration, net at:
housing, orientation flashline.kent.edu
and other aspects of (student tools tab). August 15 - September 21
the MBA program. -Payment is due by September 21, 2009.
PLEASE NOTE: Full-time
MBA students are expected to
Program Length take their Executive Modules, Students registering after September 21 must
Core and Integrative Manage- make payments online at http://
As a general rule of ment courses during the day. www.payonline.kent.edu/payonline.
thumb, the number of Evening sections are reserved
hours in your program for the part-time MBAs.
will determine your Each semester you will be re- The registration calendar and Schedule of
tentative graduation ceiving a checklist showing Classes can be found at:
date. Based on past suggested courses to stay on http://www.registrars.kent.edu/home/
students, this is the track in the program. If you
approximate length of have any questions at all,
the MBA program for please contact our office at
the typical full-time (330) 672-2282.
graduate student:
Advising
Credit Hours in
Program/Anticipated
Graduation: Graduate student advising is Louise Ditchey is the primary
divid ed b et ween our t wo adviser for all Part-time MBA
39: December 2010 advisers to better serve all students, dual degree stu-
s t u d en t s i n t h e p ro gra m. dents, and exchange students.
39-45: May 2011 Felecia Urbanek is the primary
adviser for all Full-time MBA Of course, we will both be
45-54: May or August students. available to any students as
2011 needed. We hope this will
Her email address is: make the advising process
furbanek@kent.edu. easier for all of us!
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Additional Information
New Graduate MBA Orientation Graduate Assistantships
Student Website
For those seeking Graduate Assistant-
Please visit our website for new Orientation for the full- ships
graduate students. On the site time MBA class will be Students who did not receive a graduate
you can find information spe- Monday, August 24, 2009 assistantship through the College of
cific to your program along at the College of Business Business can apply through other de-
with general information re- Administration building. partments and offices on campus. The
garding schedul- Please plan to attend for list can be found by clicking on Gradu-
ing, paying tuition, most of the day. Lunch ate Assistantship Directory at:
financial assis- will be provided. A more http://kentstate.erecruiting.com/er/security/
tance, housing, detailed login.jsp.
international stu- itinerary
dent adjustment, parking, the will be For those with Graduate Assistantships
orientation on August 21, and listed on Students with graduate assistantships
many other concerns. the web- within the College of Business will re-
site and ceive their job assignments at Orienta-
h t t p :/ / b u s i n e ss .k e n t . e d u / in upcoming newsletters. tion.
students/grad/newGrad
Housing
Allerton Apartments. You may
Need a Roommate?
There is graduate housing avail-
If you would like to be on our
able on campus at Kent State. To contact them at (330) 672-2595.
list of MBA students who are
learn more about on-campus hous-
interested in finding a room-
ing, contact Residence Services at An organization designed to pro-
mate, email Michelle Lanning
(330) 672-7000 or visit the web- vide information for students
at: gsmprogramassis-
s i t e at www.res.kent .edu. who live off campus is COSO
tant1@kent.edu.
(Commuter and Off-campus Stu-
For married students and those dent Organization). They can be
with children wishing to live on reached at (330) 672-3768 and
campus, housing is available at http://dept.kent.edu/stuorg/coso/
General University Questions Current Student Computer Skills
Contact
Hopefully, our New Student web- Would you like to find out MBA students are
site will be able to answer most of what the MBA program is expected to know
your questions, but if there are like from a student’s perspec- how to use Micro-
questions for which you still can’t tive? If you would like to be soft Word, Excel,
find the answer, contact one of our put in contact with a current and Powerpoint. If
graduate advisors; gsmprogramas- MBA student, email Mi- you are not profi-
sistant3@kent.eduor chelle Lanning at: cient in these areas, we recommend
gsmprogramassistant1@kent.edu gsmprogramassis- that you take a preparatory com-
and either of them will assist you. tant1@kent.edu puter workshop before the fall se-
mester begins.