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Fisher College of Business 2002 Annual Report
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Peter Ward and David Collier
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Two new Fisher programs offer executives ways to improve their bottom line by improving processes. The Web-Leveraged Six Sigma Black Belt Executive Program combines online sessions with one week in class to provide managers flexibility and cost savings. MBAs also benefit from a black belt course which pairs them with companies including Coke and Cardinal Health to develop waste-eliminating strategies. The programs, taught by management science professors Peter Ward (left) and David Collier (right), are improving the quality of organizational processes and products.
Table of Contents

Dean’s Message

Undergraduate Program

Graduate Programs

Executive Education

Executive Luncheon Series

Alumni & Pace Setters

Business Partnerships

Giving Report

Financials

Advisory Council

Faculty and Central Staff


Fisher College of Business

  

Executive Education

EMBA

2003 Program Profile
Enrollment 56
Average age 37
Average years of work experience 14
Advanced degrees 23%
Average undergraduate GPA 3.23
Female 14%
Minority 18%
  The Art of Leadership

Over the last year, Executive Education focused its expertise on assisting companies to develop their leadership skills and competencies. Although all custom programs are aligned with corporate needs, Fisher faculty developed an assessment model that tailors educational programming to fit organizational strategy. As a result of the Fisher model incorporated into Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the company was awarded a 2003 Excellence in Practice Citation from The American Society for Training and Development. more>

During 2003, corporations and organizations in the Executive Education (EE) portfolio were welcomed into a new program paradigm. EE custom programs offer partner organizations consistency in training, greater cost efficiency and relevant application of learning tied directly to specific company issues. These partnerships also provide faculty insights into current business issues that translate to the classroom and prepare Fisher students for real-world challenges.

Highlights

  • Served 2,900 managers in 55 programs.
  • Created new programs for AirNet, Cardinal Health, Limited Stores, Alliance Data, Nationwide and Maersk.
  • Developed a new partnership with Productivity, Inc. and Fisher's Center for Excellence in Manufacturing Management (CEMM) to offer certificate programs.
  • Developed a web-leveraged Six Sigma black belt training program to help executives create waste-eliminating strategies.
  • Partnered with the accounting department to offer a course to prepare students for Fisher's MAcc program.
  • Offered valuable insight to EMBA participants on China business operations during a 10-day visit as part of the program's global business component.

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