1. Asia Parents’ Cabinet Spring Retreat Stacey Kole Deputy Dean & Faculty
March 18, 2018
Stacey Kole
Deputy Dean & Faculty

2. Agenda Today’s Chicago Booth Philosophy Fosters Interaction
Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience
Pathway to an MBA
Chicago Booth in Hong Kong

3. Today’s Chicago Booth

4. Programs Chicago Approach to Management Education
Discipline-based learning
Most “academically rigorous” MBA
Collaborative community
First business school to introduce leadership curriculum
Experiential opportunities launch businesses and shape careers
Six MBA Formats graduating > 1,200 annually
Full-time (585), Evening (300), Weekend (125)
Exec MBA (240) across Chicago, Hong Kong and London
Highly ranked in US and globally
#2 The Economist, #3 U.S. News, #4 Bloomberg Businessweek

5. Students Academically strong GMAT is 96th Percentile
Undergraduate GPA > 3.6
Diverse in backgrounds and aspirations
Half born outside the US (33-35% hold visas)
More than 40% female
Bring an average of 4.5 years of work experience
Use two years to build global community
Highly sought after in the (labor) market
U.S. News Recruiter Assessment places Booth #1 (tied with HBS)
Top employers McKinsey, Amazon, and BCG

6. UChicago fosters cross-campus learning
Students have access to
coursework across
the University
At Booth, undergraduates
take classes with
Undergraduates only
MBA students
PhD students

7. Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience

8. Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience
Dean Boyer’s vision for outstanding education AND… has led to an active partnership between The College and Booth
Programs
Degree enhancements or micro-credentials
Career
Partnership to open doors with prospective employers
Sharing of best practices for student programming
Professional Development

9. Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience: Degree enhancements
Trott Business Program ( per year)
Coursework (2 Booth courses)
Leadership curriculum
Mentorship offered by current MBA students
Dougan Scholars Program (~30 per year)
Coursework (6 courses)
Cohorted experience
Access to Booth’s Research & Learning Centers
Research and teaching assistantships

10. Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience:
Building relationships & programs for careers
Booth is the recognized leader in MBA career support
Distinction is driven by student and employer perception, and by student outcomes.
Booth’s work in this area extends to The College
Company outreach is global
225+ unique companies visited in Hong Kong and China
Posted 300 positions for MBAs in Hong Kong and China in addition to campus recruiting
Dedicated staff in Hong Kong cover Asia
Programming for students occurs both in Chicago and in the region
Treks, conferences, job crews are just a few examples

11. Role of Chicago Booth in Undergraduate Experience:
Partnering to develop emerging leaders
Leadership
Access LEAD’s skill-building programming designed to improve students’ self-awareness through Spring course and modules
Entrepreneurship
Engage with Polsky Center’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as co- founders and as new hires
Work with Faculty on Research
Metcalf Internship Program enables students in the College to work with Booth faculty to experience research first-hand

12. Summer Business Scholars Program
Pathway to MBA:
Summer Business Scholars Program
Curriculum: Students learn accounting, finance and strategy through an experiential course preparing them for success in future academic endeavors.
Professional Development: Workshops, corporate visits and industry immersion activities readies students for internship and job recruiting.
Global Network: Cohort of scholars from more than a dozen countries live, learn and explore their business potential together.
Target Audience: SBSP is ideal for students who are early in their undergraduate career.
2018 Dates: July 21 – August 11

13. Booth Scholars Program
Pathway to MBA:
Booth Scholars Program
Deferred admission to the Full-Time MBA for 2-4 years while students gain meaningful work experience.
Continued engagement with Booth throughout deferral period: annual check-ins, opportunities to attend meet-ups and events.
All admitted scholars are awarded a $10,000 scholarship for each year in the MBA program and are eligible for additional scholarships upon matriculation.
Open only to UChicago 4Y

14. University of Chicago in Hong Kong

15. University of Chicago in Hong Kong

16. A Strategic Partnership between the University of Chicago and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust 1
Establish a social entrepreneurship and innovation hub that connects the business and NGO communities in Hong Kong 2
Provide enhanced management and operational training to local NGOs and social enterprise leaders 3
Connect business community members with meaningful opportunities to give back through service on an NGO Board 4
Nurture opportunities for and application of research

17. A Strategic Partnership between the University of Chicago and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

18. Thank you!
Stacey Kole