Executive MBA (EMBA) participant Bonnie Hong, Special Assistant to the Laboratory Director at the Idaho National Laboratory, points to her group’s poster outlining their ideas on how to improve the competitiveness of the city of Boise to special guest Skip Oppenheimer, Chairman/CEO of Oppenheimer Companies, Inc. Mr. Oppenheimer along with other special guests: Phil Kushlan, [...]
Category Archives: Spotlights
Focus on Boise
February 19, 2011 – 11:33 am
Executive MBA participants tackled the real world task of “how to make Boise a more creative city and better place to live” during February class sessions. Classes took place in the Stueckle Sky Center with a panoramic view of Boise and the foothills. Adding to class content were guest speakers Bob Lokken; CEO of WhiteCloud [...]
Former HP Exec, Dick Hackborn, Shares Insights with EMBAs
January 21, 2011 – 3:14 pm
During January’s Mergers & Acquisitions module Dick Hackborn joined Dean, Pat Shannon, and the second year EMBA class members to discuss the HP-Compaq merger and his 33 year career at Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Hackborn served first at Director level positions, then at VP levels of various businesses, ending his career as Chairman of HP in [...]
EMBA 3′s Enjoy A Laugh
November 24, 2010 – 6:39 pm
EMBA 3 participants Gary Thompson, Terence Longhurst and Mike Henderson enjoy a lighter moment during their November class session. The 3 day module titled “Turnarounds” covered concepts and actions involved in rescuing distressed business units and organizations. Both traditional classroom sessions and “live” cases were used during the module and included guest executive instructors Dan [...]
Boise State Executive MBA Program Ranked Among Best Worldwide
November 19, 2010 – 4:30 pm
Boise State University’s Executive MBA program earned very high marks for the second consecutive year in an independent survey of its graduates by the international Executive MBA Council. Boise State’s program scored 9.4 out of 10 for overall performance. The average rating for all programs worldwide was 8.5. The Executive MBA Council, comprising more than [...]
EMBA 3 Participants Travel to Vietnam
October 12, 2010 – 4:40 pm
As part of their International Residency Week, the second year Executive MBA participants experience international business up close and personal. This year Boise State University EMBA students again travel to one of the world’s fastest growing economies, Hanoi, Vietnam. This year’s trip will take place the week of October 25th, 2010. Follow their experiences “LIVE” [...]
New Execs Build Study Teams
September 29, 2010 – 10:59 am
During Opening Residency at Sun Valley the new Executive MBA class members participated in numerous team building activities to form their study groups that facilitate learning throughout the two years of the EMBA Program. Additionally the new execs learned strategy, negotiating, and change management.
EMBA 3′s end year one with a smile
July 2, 2010 – 11:33 am
EMBA 3 participant Carl Marcum enjoys a lighter moment during the final session of year one for his cohort. The EMBA 515, Fostering Innovation module came to a close with presentations to a top level VC panel, lessons on social media and some “special” training on business Improv. Sessions were held at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival [...]
EMBA 2′s Graduate!
May 25, 2010 – 3:05 pm
Two EMBA 2 participants, Matt McMurry and Karl Bokenkamp, meet in the Bronco Gym in preparation for graduation ceremonies. On May 15, 2010, Boise State University’s second class of Executive MBA participants celebrated the completion of the 21 month program. The graduates were welcomed into the Boise State EMBA Alumni network.
Distance Communication Exercise
May 25, 2010 – 2:15 pm
EMBA 3 participants recently participated in an exercise about managing over distances. The exercise simulated how geographically dispersed teams can have difficulty communicating and gave participants insight into better methods of communicating and managing over distance.