Wow, What a Busy Week!

This week has been incredibly busy in the GSB. On Monday, I had a visiting MBA applicant and exit interviews. The visiting student observed a class; met with me, Dr. Ellstrand (MBA Director), and Heather Sprandel (Director of our Career Development Center). The visit was capped off with lunch with two of our current MBA students. We also conducted exit interviews - this is where we meet with our graduating MBA students to find out their final thoughts on the program.

On Monday and Tuesday we conducted a few phone interviews prior to the admissions committee meeting on Wednesday.

Wednesday was the big admissions committee meeting for both of our MBA programs. I also had another student visiting us about the MBA. His schedule was similar to the Monday schedule.

Yesterday was pie a professor day. During the fundraiser for MS last month, money was collected for several MBA professors. The one with the most money, got a pie in the face. Here are a couple of pictures of MBA student Mikal Murders (he won the right to throw the pie in a silent auction) "pieing" Dr. Tom Jensen. Dr. Jensen teaches the first semester retail marketing class (and he also happens to be the Department Chair in Marketing).

Also, last night a few of us from the GSB attended the Walton College awards banquet. Each year the College honors the top students in each program. Helen Gunsaulis was recognized as being the student of the year for the MBA program and Tami Hutchison was recognized as being the student of the year for the MMBA program. This is a very nice event and it is nice to recognize our top students.

Now it is Friday and I am looking forward to the weekend - although we are expecting rain.