NC State Jenkins MBA Team Wins Second Place At National Association Of Women MBA's Case Competition
Team Places In National Real-World Business Challenge For Second Consecutive Year.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) October 15, 2010 - The NC State Jenkins MBA program (http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mba/) has announced that its case team earned second place at the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) Case Competition. The Jenkins MBA team, which consisted of Debranetta Gethers, Wei Gu, Stacie Nagy and Mansi Shah, participated in the competition against six other teams at the NAWMBA 2010 National Conference, which took place Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 in Louisville, Ky. With a theme of "Global Economy, Global Leadership," the NAWMBA 2010 National Conference was designed to assist women, both students and professionals, as they develop and enhance their leadership skills.
The NAWMBA Case Competition brought together MBA teams of the nation's most promising female business minds from across the country to solve a real-world business challenge. During the competition, teams had 15 minutes to present their case analysis to the judging panel and a live audience, followed by about five minutes of questions from the judges.
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"We are proud of Debranetta, Wei, Stacie and Mansi for their accomplishments and their outstanding representation of NC State and the Jenkins MBA program at a national level," said Dr. Steve Allen, associate dean for graduate programs and research in the NC State College of Management. "The NAWMBA Case Competition is a unique way for women students to put their business educations to the test."
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- NC State Jenkins MBA was one of seven competing teams. Other schools represented were Georgia Tech, University of Houston, University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Minnesota, Lehigh University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- The case competition was sponsored by The Home Depot. The first place team received $3,000; the second place team received $2,000; and the third place team received $1,000.
ABOUT JENKINS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT:
The Jenkins Graduate School of Management is part of the North Carolina State University College of Management in Raleigh, N.C. In addition to the Jenkins MBA program, it offers graduate programs in accounting and economics. The Jenkins MBA program was established in 2002 to provide graduate management education with an emphasis on technology and innovation. Its real world approach to learning brings students, top educators and professionals together in a research and technology focused environment that supports the knowledge, skills and leadership development needed for today's global marketplace. The Jenkins MBA program offers concentrations in biosciences management, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization, financial management, innovation management, marketing management, services management and consulting, and supply chain management for both full- and part-time students. Consistently rated among the top 75 MBA programs, the Jenkins MBA continues to receive national and international attention for its commitment to quality education and research. For more information, visit http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mba/.
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