Category Archives: EMBA News

Final Info Session for Executive MBA Program

[ June 22, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Due to increased interest, the Executive MBA program will hold a final information session on June 22 for prospective students. Classes begin in September and participants earn an MBA degree in two academic years of part-time class attendance.

The Executive MBA program is designed specifically for middle- to senior-level professionals who wish to obtain a master’s [...]

Boise State EMBA Graduates Rank Program Among the Highest in the World

Boise State University’s Executive MBA program has earned high marks in an independent exit survey of its graduates by the international Executive MBA Council. About 96 percent of the graduates gave the overall program the highest possible rating. The average for participating schools worldwide was 83 percent. 
Moreover, Boise State’s program achieved these high standards during [...]

Economic Outlook Workshop – Feb. 18

BOISE STATE EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PRESENT ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR BOISE FEB. 18
Boise State University’s Executive MBA Program is collaborating with the Idaho Department of Commerce to provide insights on the current economy, perspectives for the future and strategies for tapping opportunities.
The two entities will present the Economic Outlook for the [...]

Executive MBA Program Plans Informational Open Houses

 
Boise State University’s Executive MBA program will hold two open houses for prospective students and interested companies on March 2 and April 29.
The informational sessions will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in The Loft on the fifth floor of the Stueckle Sky Center on the west side of Bronco Stadium. Those planning to attend should e-mail [...]

COBE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ASSIST LOCAL BUSINESSES

COLLEGE NEWS RELEASE / January 15, 2009
Online at: http://news.boisestate.edu
Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics (COBE) is launching a new effort to assist Treasure Valley businesses during a down economy.
The “Spring 2009 Economic Turnaround Initiative” is a plan to help 200 Treasure Valley businesses between now and May. The local business community is urged [...]

23andMe Update

In October the Executive MBA class had the pleasure of listening to guest lecturer, Linda Avey, speak about starting up 23andMe. Just recently, 23andMe’s DNA-testing service was named Time Magazine 2008 Invention of the Year. Click to view Time’s article.

COBE makes the Idaho Business Review

An article on Executive EMBA grad, Jason Crawforth, and an update on the new business building dominate the front page of The Idaho Business Review’s November 24th edition.
To view click: http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2008/11/24/

Alumni Spotlight – Jason Crawforth

Boise entrepreneur and recent Executive MBA graduate, Jason Crawforth, continues to add value to the Treasure Valley economy. Jason’s latest venture is a fun and innovative decision making tool for iphones and ipods. iMakeDecisions broke into the 100 most popular “lifestyle” apps. a week after its November 11th launch. To view the whole story on the [...]

Real World Results

(See Recent Update from Idaho Youth President’s response below)
Last spring a group of five Executive MBA (EMBA) students partnered with the Idaho Youth Ranch (IYR) for their Capstone Project.  Over the course of the three month long project, the EMBA team came up with a new business model that could maximize the Youth Ranch’s bottom [...]

Leaders on the Cutting Edge

 
23&me co-founder, Linda Avey, flew in from California to speak to Boise State’s Executive MBA class during their October session.  Avey founded 23&me because she believes in empowering individuals and wanted to develop a new way of accelerating research.  Although the field that Avey was speaking on fascinated the class, the true value came from her in-depth narrative and Q & A of the trials and tribulation of taking her [...]