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Mission of theSIUE School of BusinessThe mission of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Schoolof Business is to prepare students and business professionals and toimprove business practice through high quality instruction, researchand professional activities.

Excellence In EducationDesigned expressly for working professionals, the SouthernIllinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) MBA gets you on tracktoward achieving your career goals.Whether you are planning for the next level of responsibility,or for a new and challenging assignment in your presentcompany or a different company or industry, the SIUE MBA isyour key to future opportunities.Whatever your career goal, the SIUE School of Businessfaculty and staff are committed to providing you with the bestpreparation available in the Metropolitan St. Louis region.Cover: An architectural remnant from the Louis Sullivan designed Chicago Stock Exchange which is part of the SIUEMuseum collection. SIUE has one of the largest holdings of Louis Sullivan architectural artifacts outside of Chicago.

Hallmarks of the SIUE MBAQualityThe SIUE School of Business has been continuously accredited by AACSB for morethan thirty years. This premier accrediting body for business schools accreditsonly 15 percent of business schools worldwide and assures that high standards oflearning and faculty qualifications are met by institutions achieving accredited status.Another mark of quality, the SIUE MBA has been named as a “Best MBA Program” byPrinceton Review for the last three consecutive years.SuccessSIUE alumni have distinguished themselves in boardrooms and operational centers ofcorporations around the world. The investment in an SIUE MBA has yielded a returnrate for our alumni far above average when compared to programs of equal qualityand higher price.ValueSIUE delivers its MBA program with one of the most affordable tuition plans amongregional and state competitors. We are committed to preparing the next generation ofbusiness leaders at a cost that makes the SIUE MBA accessible for all students.FlexibilityAccessibility doesn’t stop with affordability. The SIUE MBA course schedule isdesigned for working students who must balance multiple commitments of workand family. All courses are delivered in ten-week evening and six-week weekendformats. Students can complete the program in as few as two years or as manyas six years.LocationThe SIUE campus sits on 2,660 acres of woodlands and is conveniently located 20minutes from St. Louis and five minutes from the intersections of I-270 with I-255and IL 157. The vibrant residential campus offers library, research and studentorganization resources with dining, recreational and housing options for students.Learning CommunityYou’ll find a community of fellow students at SIUE who are committed to learning andgrowing together. School of Business faculty members excel in teaching and researchand bring to the classroom years of corporate experience. As an SIUE MBA student,you benefit from our world-class faculty by receiving the latest research knowledge inbusiness disciplines matched with practical implications for real-world businesses.

ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITYSIUE is located just 20 minutes from St. Louis, Missouri,where you will find headquarters of several Fortune 500companies. SIUE students benefit from the employment andbusiness opportunities of a major metropolitan city.

Laura Swanson, Ph.D.Associate Professor of ManagementDr. Swanson brings her experience as an engineerat Alcoa to her classes in quantitative analysis andproduction management by incorporating innovativepractices into her courses. She is the recipient ofuniversity teaching grants and a nomineefor the 2005 SIUE Teaching Excellence Award.

The SIUE MBA FacultyOur faculty members are committed to providing you with the best knowledge andskills for the career challenges and achievements awaiting you. SIUE MBA facultyserve as exemplars of the teacher-scholar model by actively producing innovative andinternationally recognized research in their areas of expertise and by engaging studentsin interactive learning activities based on real-world business experience.SIUE MBA faculty publish their research in leading peer-refereed journals,including:Academy of Accounting & FinancialStudies JournalAcademy of Management ExecutiveAcademy of Management JournalAcademy of Management ReviewAccounting HorizonsCritical Perspectives on AccountingCurrent Issues in AuditingEconomic InquiryHuman Resources Management JournalInternational Journal of Conflict ManagementInternational Journal of Cross-CulturalManagementJournal of Applied PsychologyJournal of Banking & FinanceJournal of Business EthicsJournal of Database ManagementJournal of Economic StudiesJournal of Forensic AccountingJournal of International Financial MarketsJournal of International Money& FinanceJournal of ManagementJournal of Monetary EconomicsJournal of Organizational BehaviorMarketing ResearchMIS QuarterlyReview of Accounting & FinanceStrategic Management Journal“The faculty at SIUE is full of intelligent,authentic and interesting people whoare willing to go the distance to ensurea rich educational experience.”Kevin Poos, Class of 2010

Join the TraditionSIUE MBA Alumni Lead in the Region and Around the World:Michael T. Abbene, Jr., ’81William Bernardo, ’77David Chaput, ’87Karen Carpenter, ’80James J. Damman, ’86James R Dudine, ’83R. John Fletcher, ’73William R. Gibson, ’89Susan Hemker, ’00Gordon A. Johnson, ’84Timothy P. Keenan, ’85Robert M. Knight, Jr., ’91Matthew Kulig, ’00John H. Matlock, ’76CIO, Arch Coal, St. Louis, MOCEO, Triumph Controls, LLC, North Wales, PACFO, General Moly Inc., Lakewood, COFounder & CEO, Polestar Technologies,Needham Heights, MAPresident, Transportation, Technology & ServiceLogistics-Americas, DHL Exel Supply Chain, Dallas, TXOwner, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Bethany Beach, DECEO & Co-Founder, Fletcher Spaght Inc., Boston, MAVice President, Swanson Industries, Morgantown, WVACEO & President, Collinsville Building & Loan,Collinsville, ILManaging Director, Allegiant Asset Management Group,St. Louis, MOCEO, High Performance Technologies, Reston, VAExecutive Vice President & CFO, Union Pacific, Omaha, NESerial Entrepreneur, Creator & Co-Founder, GlobalVelocity Inc. & Co-Founder, Aisle411 Inc., St. Louis, MOPresident & CEO, Komatsu Silicon America (1996-2005)& Director, Komatsu Electronic Metals Ltd, Japan(1998-2006), retired, Ridgefield, WAMara “Mitch” Meyers, ’81 Co-Founder of Zipatoni, Advertising Executiveand Entrepreneur, Glen Carbon, ILArif Nasib, ’85Edward T. Pinnell, Jr., ’90CEO, Petroleum Institute of Pakistan, Karachi, PakistanRonda Sauget, ’98James Schlueter, ’84Vice President, Fiduciary Officer & RelationshipManager, Private Client Group, National City, PNC,St. Louis, MOPresident, Validus Business Strategies, Sauget, ILVice President, Commercial Airplanes Communications,The Boeing Company, Seattle, WAJan-Patrick Schmitz, ’94President & CEO, Montblanc North America, Murray Hill, NJ

“An SIUE MBA distinguishes you among others around you. Since many MBA studentsalready hold critical positions within their organization, the dialogue in the classroom isalways interesting and a great way to learn from the experience of others. With my SIUEMBA, I was able to expand on my technology background and come to understand theconcerns and issues related to marketing, accounting and human resources.By essentially learning the language of business, with an MBA,you will be able to build a budget, analyze abusiness opportunity and make a casefor an investment project.”Michael Abbene, CIO, Arch Coal, ’81

“High rankings from the Princeton Review,recommendations by colleagues, accreditation,and great in-state tuition mademy final choice of SIUE a rather easy one. ”John Jannink, Nestlé Purina, Class of 2010

SIUE MBA StudentsOur MBA students come from a wide array of academic backgrounds and have a varietyof experiences prior to entering the program. Many of our students have significantwork experience that enables them to effectively analyze case assignments, explorereal-world business problems and evaluate solutions. Whether it is business, art, music,education, engineering, social sciences or nursing, most of our students have excelledin their undergraduate programs and have earned above average GMAT scores. Manyheld leadership roles while undergraduates and have assumed leadership roles in thecommunity and workplace. The common thread among our MBA students is theircommitment to learn and grow together as business professionals and their desire tomake a positive impact in the world. If you find you have goals and interests similar tothose of our current students, then the SIUE MBA is for you.SIUE MBA students are employed in a variety of industries while completingtheir degrees. Employers of our current students include:AmerenComputer SciencesCorporationDynegyEdward JonesEmersonEnterprise Rent-A-CarExpress Scripts Inc.Federal Reserve BankFleishman-HillardMonsantoNestlé PurinaPeabody EnergyRaytheon Co.Regions BankSara LeeSigma-AldrichThe Bank of EdwardsvilleThe Boeing CompanyWells Fargo FinancialStudent ViewJohn Jannink, Nestlé Purina, Class of 2010“The SIUE MBA degree was, and continues to be, valuable to my career at Purina.I found that students with different levels of work experiences, backgrounds andcultures brought additional value to class through interaction and knowledge-sharing.The lecturers and professors, many of whom had interesting and appropriate work andlife experience, were able to bring that applicable knowledge into the classroom. TheSIUE program is flexible enough to allow for a personalized timing and completionschedule. My family has high demands for my time in summer, and the program madeit easy to combine and pick class schedules that met my needs. The SIUE MBA degreehas not only given me in-depth knowledge through technical theories and fundamentalacademics, but also management and leadership skills training.”

The SIUE MBA CurriculumYou can have confidence that the leading-edge SIUE MBA curriculum was designedwith you in mind. By developing the professional capabilities of managers workingin business, the program courses will prepare you to analyze, interpret and useinformation for formulating, communicating and implementing managerial decisionsin business organizations. Throughout our courses you will be challenged to considerthe ethical management of resources in a global business environment. Our coursesin quantitative analysis, decision making and negotiations will sharpen your abilityto integrate knowledge from disciplinary-specific areas into models and solutions forcomplex business problems.SIUE MBA students complete the following program courses: Quantitative Analysis Decision Making in Organizations Negotiation & Interpersonal Skills for Managers Accounting for MBAs Marketing Analysis and Applications for Managerial Decision Making Information Systems and Technology Corporate Finance Managerial Economics Operations Management and Process Analysis Strategic ManagementTo read more about the SIUE MBA curriculum,visit our Web site at www.siue.edu/mba

Riza Demirer, Ph.D.Associate Professor of FinanceDr. Demirer joined SIUE in 2003, bringing his considerable talents in teaching corporatefinance and investments to the classroom. His research interest is in the areas ofemerging stock markets and risk management in energy markets. Dr. Demirer serves asa reviewer for academic journals as well as the National Science Foundation Decision,Risk & Management Science-Economics program.