27 Universities Partner with NSHMBA to Offer Partial to Full Tuition for MBA Programs DALLAS, May 28
DALLAS, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Society of Hispanic MBAs
(NSHMBA) is pleased to announce the addition of four new universities to its
University Partnership Program. Boston College -- Carroll School of
Management, Cleveland State University -- Nance College of Business
Administration, University of Miami -- School of Business Administration and
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- College of Business have
been added to the list of top universities that comprise the 27-member
partnership.
NSHMBA created the University Partnership Program in 2006 to provide
select academic institutions an expanded pool of qualified Hispanic applicants
for graduate business programs. The program also creates a joint partnership
opportunity in order to strengthen the pipeline of Hispanic students
completing bachelors and masters degrees. The partnership program offers
financial assistance in the form of scholarships, fellowships and
assistantships. The concept for the program began several years ago when
individual NSHMBA chapters around the nation collaborated with local
universities to offer financial assistance to deserving candidates. NSHMBA
encourages more universities to join its partnership program and help build
the number of opportunities available for top Hispanic students seeking MBAs
and to develop a close relationship with the NSHMBA local chapters. In 2007,
NSHMBA awarded over $1 million in financial assistance to outstanding
Hispanics pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent.
"For the past 18 years, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs has been
instrumental in helping Hispanics continue their education and actively pursue
Masters of Business Administration degrees. As universities join the NSHMBA
University Partnership Program, they benefit from recruiting top notch
Hispanic MBA students for their business school," said Lourdes M. Hassler,
CEO, NSHMBA. "The universities that are part of the University Partnership
Program will have a profound effect on the future landscape of business
schools and corporations as we see more diverse MBA students graduate and move
on to promising careers."
The current University Partnership Program members are Arizona State
University -- W.P. Carey School of Business, Babson College -- Babson MBA,
Bentley -- McCallum Graduate School of Business, Boston College -- Carroll
School of Management, Boston University -- School of Management, Brandeis
University -- Brandeis International Business School, Case Western Reserve
University -- Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland State University --
Nance College of Business Administration, Drexel University -- LeBow College
of Business, Emory University -- Goizueta School of Business, Florida
International University -- Chapman Graduate School of Business, HULT
International School of Business, Northeastern University -- Graduate School
of Business Administration, Rice University -- Jesse H. Jones Graduate School
of Management, Stetson University -- School of Business Administration, Texas
Christian University -- Neeley School of Business, University of Akron --
College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida -- College
of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati -- College of Business,
University of Florida -- Warrington School of Business, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign -- College of Business, University of Miami -- School of
Business Administration, University of Minnesota -- Carlson School of
Management, University of Notre Dame -- Mendoza College of Business,
University of Tampa -- John H. Sykes College of Business, University of Texas
at Dallas -- School of Management and the Willamette University -- Atkinson
Graduate School of Management.
About NSHMBA
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) was created in 1988 as a
501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic
Organization," NSHMBA serves 32 chapters and 7,000 members in the U.S. and
Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate
management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare
Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S. so that they can
provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the
nation's diverse workforce.
SOURCE National Society of Hispanic MBAs
