unc kenan-flagler overview presentation 2012 (long)
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• The University of North Carolina
The Kenan-Flagler MBA
I. Commitment to Excellence
II. Great Environment
III. Cutting-Edge Curriculum
IV. Career Success
V. Admissions
Agenda
Commitment to Excellence
Provide outstanding students a transformational experience and the career
resources necessary to achieve extraordinary results for the organizations they lead and
positively impact the communities they serve.
Vision of the Kenan-Flagler MBA Program
Commitment to Excellence
What Sets Us Apart? The Duality of Excellence
Commitment to Excellence
Principled
Friendly
Collaborative
Interpersonal Skills
Smart
Hardworking
Ambitious
Technical Skills
• Top faculty– Accomplished and
renowned for their research
– Continuously rated at the top for teaching, accessibility and responsiveness
Commitment to Excellence
Core Values
Excellence
Leadership
Integrity
Community
Teamwork
Commitment to Excellence
• Top rankings
– Business Week No. 16
– US News & World Report No. 19
– Forbes No. 15
– Wall Street Journal No. 6
– Financial Times No. 29
• Continuously rated at the top for teaching, accessibility and responsiveness
Commitment to Excellence
Great Environment
– Unique “Carolina culture”
– Ideal location
– Strong and diverse community
Amazing Environment
• State-of-the-art facilities
• UNC
• Research Triangle Park (RTP)
Great Environment
Cutting-edge Curriculum
• Curriculum features– Flexibility of the curriculum
prepares students for success in internships and careers
– Choice of concentrations, enrichments and focus areas…or general management
– Electives start in second half of first year
– Internal Case Competition provides a complete understanding of business
Cutting-edge Curriculum
• Concentrations– Corporate Finance
– Marketing
– Global Supply Chain Management
– Investment Management
– Management Consulting
– Real Estate
Concentrations/Enrichments/Focus Areas
Cutting-edge Curriculum
• Enrichments– Entrepreneurship
– Sustainable Enterprise
• Focus Areas– Energy
– Healthcare
– Family Business
• Practical approach to leadership that begins with Orientation
• 4 step cycle of leadership development
• Leadership Days during the academic calendar
• Leadership immersion
Leadership Initiative
Cutting-edge Curriculum
International Opportunities
• Global Immersion Electives
• Global STAR Project
• Doing Business In
• MBA exchange programs
• “Working Language” Classes – Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin
• On-campus cultural activities
Cutting-edge Curriculum
Dual Degree Opportunities• Law
• Medicine
• Pharmacy
• Public Health
• City and Regional Planning
• Information and Library Science
• Nicholas School for the Environment (Duke)
• Public Policy (Duke)
Cutting-edge Curriculum
Action Based Learning Opportunities
Cutting-edge Curriculum
Launching the Venture
AIM – Applied Investment Management
Private Equity Fund
Real-Estate Fund
Leadership/ Sustainability Immersion
STAR
Global Business Project
Career Success
• Top 10 reputation among recruiters with major companies coming to campus
• Individual attention from functionally-aligned CMC directors means customized support
• Passionate , powerful and loyal alumni network
Career Success
Salary Statistics*
(Class of 2012) Mean
Base Salary $102,378
Signing Bonus $24,947
*Based only on those students who reported salary information
Career Success
“Their graduates are exceptionally well-prepared for the real world.”
Peter Mallinson, Advisory Director, Goldman Sachs International
“The quality of the faculty, the students, and the facilities is simply outstanding.”
Fred Smith, Chairman, CEO and President, FedEx
“Their graduates are strong in leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills—traits that are absolutely essential in a global economy.”
John C. Hodgson, Executive Vice President, DuPont
Recruiters Value UNC MBAs
Career Success
Class 2014 Profile
Class Size: 290Gender: 29% femaleMedian Age: 28Age Range: 22-40Median Years Worked: 5Median GMAT: 700 (range 630-750)
Citizenship: 36% non-U.S.No. of countries: 23U.S. Minority: 15%Students with Partners: 30%
Admissions
Fellowships
• All applicants who submit application by January deadline are automatically considered
• No separate fellowship application required
• School fellowships are merit-based
• Up to 25% of each class is awarded a fellowship
• Dean’s Fellows Program goes beyond fellowship
• Falls Prize is an extra incentive
Admissions
What happens after you “submit”?
• All admitted applicants will have an interview
• Open interview policy means you schedule the interview when it is convenient for you
• Each application is read twice by two independent readers– Reader #1 evaluates the written application only
– Interviewer conducts “blind” interview
– Reader #2 evaluates the entire package and makes recommendation
– Admissions Committee (AdComm) reviews all applications by round
– Fellowship Committee reviews all admitted applicants each round
Admissions
And who is the Admissions Committee?
• A team of Admissions Directors, faculty, and other staff who manage nearly 2,000 applications each academic year
• We are:– Fluent in Spanish and German (with a little French)
– Formerly a Brand Manager and Marketing Director, attorney, advertising executive, management consultants, ex-Telecomm CEO, financial services analysts and executives, specialists in leadership development
– Graduates of UNC, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Stanford, Tufts, Boston College, UC Berkeley, WashU, IU, Duke, Washington & Lee
– From states ranging from Alabama to North Carolina to California
Committed to enrolling a phenomenal class of MBAs at UNC each year!
Admissions
Admissions
How does the Admissions Committee work?
Next Steps
Application Deadlines –
Consortium Application Deadlines –
Application mustbe received
Interviewcompleted by
Decision ReleaseDate* Deposit Deadline
Deadline 1early action Oct 19 Dec 3 Dec 10 Jan 7
Deadline 2 Dec 7 Jan 25 Feb 4 Apr 15
Deadline 3 Jan 11 Mar 11 Mar 18 Apr 15
Deadline 4 Mar 15 Apr 12 Apr 29 May 13
