DOCTORATE in BUSINESS RECRUITING FORUM
Date: November 18, 2009
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
- REGISTER TO ATTEND
- WHY BUSINESS ACADEMIA?
- SPEAKERS
- PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
- TRAVEL AND DIRECTIONS
- CONTACT INFORMATION
A PhD is designed primarily for individuals wishing to pursue an academic career. Doctorally trained individuals are essential to assuring the rigors of business education and research, and right now the prospects for doctoral graduates are excellent!
- Hear first hand from faculty and students about doctoral programs in business and careers in business academia.
- Learn about the doctoral degree - course of study and training Receive insights on a career in academia - opportunities and rewards
- Listen to the student perspective - student life, working with faculty, managing your own research agenda
- Receive tips on the application process - what professors look for in an applicant
- Meet representatives from universities to learn more about their business PhD programs
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm — Faculty and Student Panel: Considering Business Academia
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm — Doctoral Programs Recruiting Forum
For a list of participating institutions, click here
....................................................................................................................REGISTER TO ATTEND:
- Click here for Prospective Student Registration
- School Registration closed on 10/16/2009
WHY BUSINESS ACADEMIA?
Why should you consider becoming a business professor? There are several reasons: job security, an attractive income, flexible work conditions, intellectual stimulation, etc. Given the shortage of individuals holding a doctoral degree in business and increasing demand for their services, now is a particularly good time to become a business professor.
A Few Good Professors: U.S. Business Schools Suffer a Dearth of Doctorates
A shortage of business faculty with doctoral degrees has troubled academia for more than a decade...the AACSB report predicted that the U.S. shortage of business Ph.D.s would reach 2,419 by the end of this decade.
Myths and Facts about Doctoral Studies
Survey participants were encouraged to share their perceptions of issues pertaining to the pursuit of a PhD and the lifestyle of business doctoral faculty members. The survey shows candidate perceptions were inconsistent with reality.
SPEAKERS
Mark Shanley
Associate Dean and Professor of Managerial Studies
College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago
James A Downing
Doctoral Student, Marketing
Liautaud Graduate School of Business, University of Illinois at Chicago
Additional panelist information will be updated shortly
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Please check back for more information. Participating schools will be added to the list below throughout October and November.
Boston College,Carroll School of Management
Emory Unversity - Goizueta Business School
Georgia Tech
Harvard Business School
Indiana University
INSEAD (France)
Kent State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management
Michigan State University
New York University, Stern School of Business
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Rutgers University
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Temple University Fox School of Business
University of Arizona
University of California - Berkeley Haas School of Business
University of California at Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management
University of Central Florida, College of Business Administration
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois at Chicago- Liautaud Graduate School of Business
University of Iowa- Tippie School of business
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business
University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business Ph.D. Program
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Florida
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Toledo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business
Wayne State University
TRAVEL AND DIRECTIONS
Click here for travel and directions information.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Michael Fitzpatrick
Recruitment and Admissions Counselor
UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business
e-mail: mfitz01s@uic.edu
phone: 312-996-4573
Diana Bolanos-Marchan
Admissions Assistant Director
UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business
e-mail: dbolan1@uic.edu
phone: 312-996-4573
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