[Missouri-l] free Master's program

[peter altschul]

Hi:

Unfortunately, I have just been told that the below message might 
be a hoax.  I'm trying to get more information, and will let you 
know what I find out.

Best, Peter



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terrie Arnold" <tarnold2 at kc.rr.com
>To: "MCBL" <Missouri-l at moblind.org
>Date sent: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:32:40 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Missouri-l] free Master's program

>HERE IS A GREAT THING FOR THE
>RIGHT PERSON , SO PLEASE PASS THIS
>ALONG TO OTHERS , A FREE DEGREE
>WOW
>>> Wake Forest University has an
>>> opportunity for minority
>>> students to
>>> attend its MBA program for
>>> FREE, and so far, the response
>>> has been
>>> very poor.  Please, please pass
>>> along this opportunity to your
>>> friends,

>>> families, and networks to see
>>> if there is an interest.  This
>>> is a great

>>> school and a tremendous
>>> opportunity to attend a top
>>> graduate school.

>>> See details below.  The contact
>>> person for anyone who is
>>> interested is:



>>> Derrick S.  Boone, Ph.D.

>>> Associate Professor of
>>> Marketing

>>> Room 3139 Worrell Professional
>>> Center

>>> Babcock Graduate School of
>>> Management Wake Forest
>>> University 1834 Wake

>>> Forest Drive Winston-Salem , NC
>>> 27109-8758

>>> email:
>>> derrick.boone at mba.wfu.edu

>>> Web Site: http://mba.wfu.edu/

>>> Phone: (336)..758.4475;
>>> Toll-free: (866) 925-3622; Fax:
>>> 336.758.4514



>>> Message from Derrick S.  Boone,
>>> Ph.D.:



>>> Greetings, I wanted to let you
>>> know about a great opportunity
>>> here at

>>> Wake Forest where you can get a
>>> FREE education and get PAID
>>> while

>>> you're doing it.  Our Dean of
>>> the Schools of Business is the
>>> former CEO

>>> of PepsiCo and very committed
>>> to diversity.  He's gone around
>>> to his

>>> CEO friends, who have agreed to
>>> donate a bunch of money to pay
>>> tuition

>>> and fees, provide a stipend,
>>> and a job, to diverse students.
>>> The

>>> details are below.  The problem
>>> is, response to the program has
>>> been

>>> dismal! As a faculty member, I
>>> would be embarrassed for him to
>>> have to

>>> tell his CEO friends, "thanks
>>> so much for your donation, but

>>> unfortunately I have to give it
>>> back because we couldn't find
>>> Any

>>> students who wanted it." So, I
>>> need your help.  Please contact
>>> me if

>>> you, or ANYONE you know is
>>> interested in the program.  I
>>> want to help

>>> out as many young scholars as I
>>> can.  Don't worry about whether
>>> or not

>>> you (or they) have taken the
>>> GMAT, etc.  All you need to do
>>> at this

>>> point is JUST APPLY.



>>> About the Program: The Master
>>> of Art in Management program is
>>> designed

>>> specifically for liberal arts
>>> majors only.  The MA degree
>>> program is a

>>> 10 month intense study of the
>>> basic functional areas of
>>> Business.

>>> After graduation and working
>>> for approximately two years,
>>> all MA

>>> graduates are eligible to apply
>>> to Wake Forest as part of the
>>> MA/MBA

>>> joint degree program and get
>>> the MBA in one year.  The new
>>> Dean, Steve

>>> Reinemund, has created a new
>>> scholarship for diverse
>>> students pursuing

>>> the MA degree called the
>>> Corporate Fellowship.



>>> The Corporate Fellowship
>>> provides full tuition and a
>>> $21,000 stipend

>>> to cover living expenses.
>>> Additionally, each Corporate
>>> Fellow will

>>> participate in a practicum.  The
>>> practicum has two components,

>>> educational and professional
>>> development.  Each student will
>>> be

>>> assigned a mentor that is a
>>> high level executive with their
>>> sponsor

>>> corporation.  The mentor will
>>> oversee an educational project
>>> covering 4

>>> of the functional areas of
>>> business using their own
>>> corporation as the

>>> subject.

>>> The student will visit the
>>> corporation 3 - 4 times during
>>> the

>>> program to present his/her
>>> results of their research
>>> project.

>>> Additionally, the "professional
>>> development" component of the

>>> fellowship provides career
>>> coaching and leadership
>>> development for

>>> the students.



>>> The goal for the corporation is
>>> to be able to groom and
>>> hopefully,

>>> hire a top candidate from a
>>> diverse background for their
>>> organization.

>>> Of course, there is no
>>> obligation that the students
>>> accept any offer

>>> of employment.  Still, the
>>> student benefits, even if they
>>> are not

>>> ultimately hired by their
>>> sponsor corporation in that
>>> they have the

>>> MA degree and the type of
>>> experience that will make them
>>> more

>>> marketable.





>>> Joyce Norfleet



>>>Happiness is an attitude NOT a
>>>set of circumstances







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