MBA Program

Executive Panel and Workshops Prep First-Year MBAs for Leadership Careers

September 07, 2017

Deftly moderated by David O’Leary ’81 MBA, the panel discussion on August 30 at the elegant UMass Club on Beacon Hill in Boston was the culminating event at the annual David C. O’Leary MBA Orientation Program.* The three-day retreat for Isenberg’s 42 first-year full-time MBA students offered workshops and discussions devoted to team building, personality management, improvisatory skills, behavioral interviewing, and other career building skills. The immersive gatherings also included three days of social and networking opportunities with fellow MBA students and Isenberg alumni.

Berthiaume Center Fellows Prep Award-Winning Startups

June 22, 2017

On May 25, three UMass Amherst-based startups—all recipients of advice and technical assistance from Isenberg School of Management MBA Fellows working through the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship—were among 12 monetary award recipients/graduates of the Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) Accelerator program in Springfield.

MBA Alumnus Sheds Light on Business Adaptation in India

May 22, 2017

Harsh Singhania ’86 MBA spoke to an MBA class about his experiences in Isenberg's MBA program and as Managing Director of Indian conglomerate JK Industries.

Isenberg Celebrates Graduates of the Class of 2017

May 19, 2017

This year's commencement ceremonies celebrated the nearly 1,700 combined graduates of Isenberg's undergraduate, MBA, MS, and PhD programs.

Innovation Challenge Celebrates Student Entrepreneurship

April 11, 2017

ElectroPure, a student team and developer of a water treatment/purification device for homes, schools, and other small-scale water systems, took first-place honors in the finals of the 2017 Innovation Challenge business plan competition on April 6th.

Isenberg's MBA Program Excels in U.S. News Rankings

March 22, 2017

Isenberg’s Full-time MBA program has soared eighteen places from 75th to 57th in U.S. News’ just-released annual ranking of MBA programs. Isenberg also moved up three places from 16th to 13th in U.S. News’ ranking of Part-time MBA programs.

Women of Isenberg Conference Highlights Diverse Perspectives

March 08, 2017

In February, 350 students, alumni, faculty, and staff attended the fourth annual Women of Isenberg conference, which brings together women from all career levels to talk about their unique experiences and challenges as women in business.

Isenberg Online MBA Ranked #3 Worldwide by Financial Times

March 06, 2017

The Financial Times has ranked the Isenberg Online MBA program #1 nationally and #3 worldwide. That included Isenberg’s Online MBA ranking of 2nd in the world in a metric where recent graduates praised our online teaching and resources.

Isenberg Takes Over Back Bay

March 01, 2017

Isenberg is making a big, BIG, splash in Boston – and not just with our highly skilled and driven alumni. We are extremely proud to announce our first-ever, major Boston-area ad campaign. It’s about time we shout from the rooftops what you already know – that Isenberg is an iconic business school with top faculty, a talented student body, and alumni who are ready to take the business world by storm.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Isenberg's Online MBA Program #12

February 27, 2017

For the second year running, Isenberg’s Online MBA has achieved elite status among the nation’s online MBA programs. According to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online MBA Programs,” the Isenberg Online MBA once again ranked 12th in a field of 221 programs.

Ed Shirley '78 and His Winning Philosophy

January 07, 2017

It was after 2:00 in the morning in a conference room in downtown Boston, a few months before the NFL season was set to kick off. Ed Shirley ‘78 was holed up in a conference room with Jonathan Kraft, son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and two teams of intractable lawyers.

Isenberg Feature with BusinessWest

November 18, 2016

Dean Mark A. Fuller recently sat down with BusinessWest editor George O’Brien for a discussion about Isenberg’s dramatically improved national reputation and our aspirations to elevate it further. In the interview—the magazine’s current cover feature—he outlined the strategic and tactical elements that we will continue to deploy in growing Isenberg’s reputational capital. He also underscored the importance of measurable execution in that pursuit.

Sports Innovator Focuses on the Future

October 21, 2016

“What are the true opportunities for cross-pollination in a world sports community? What skills and network will you need?” asked sports agent/marketing innovator J.B. Bernstein ’91 in Professor Todd Crosset’s graduate course, Social Historical Foundations of Sport. The UMass grad is best known for creating The Million Dollar Arm contest in India, which generated the first two athletes from India to sign professional sports contracts in North America.

Innovative Thinking Drives Isenberg MBAs

October 18, 2016

Over the summer, A. J. Beach ’16, who had just earned his MBA and completed his student fellowship with the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, chose to further pursue his entrepreneurial interests. Sensing a high-yield opportunity, he wrote a proposal that has generated funding and six Fellowship practicums for Isenberg MBA students on behalf of UMass Amherst’s Applied Life Sciences (IALS) Center. Beginning this fall, the students are deploying their business skills to bring new life sciences technologies to market.

Executive Panel and Workshops Prime Entering MBA Students for Success

September 26, 2016

Four high-ranking executives shared career insights and advice at the UMass Club in Boston with Isenberg's entering first-year MBA class. The executive panel was part of the David C. O'Leary MBA Leadership Orientation, which immerses students in workshops and team exercises devoted to professional development skills.

Ground Breaking Ceremony Celebrates Isenberg’s Business Innovation Hub

September 21, 2016

On September 16, Isenberg alumni, students, faculty, and staff celebrated ground breaking for the school’s $62 million Business Innovation Hub. When the Business Innovation Hub does open in January of 2019, the futuristic building complex will add 70,000 square-feet of classrooms, labs, and student-focused spaces.

Isenberg Students Embrace Innovative Idea Systems

June 27, 2016

During the spring semester, Operations Management professor Alan Robinson took a group of MBA students on a trip to learn about the operations at two large and very different companies - endoscope manufacturer Karl Storz and wholesaler/distributing company C & S Wholesale Grocers.

Parents of Students and Recent Graduate Honored at Isenberg Celebration

June 21, 2016

This year's 4th annual Isenberg Business Leadership Awards, held at the Colonnade Hotel and Boston and attracting 330 members of the Isenberg community, honored Chuck and Karen Peters of New England Wire Products and Recent Alumni awardee Brian Tino, account executive at InVision.

Isenberg’s Culture and Community Praised at Graduation Events

May 12, 2016

“No matter where we go, no matter what we do, we carry the Isenberg brand with us,” Senior Class Speaker Stephanie Berenson ’16 told an audience of over 4000—graduating seniors, their families, and Isenberg faculty and staff—at Isenberg’s Senior Celebration at the Mullins Center on May 7. “We are part of each other. We are each other’s network, and one day, as graduates, we will be a resource for Isenberg students just as alumni have been for us,” emphasized the dual marketing/journalism major.

UMass QB Blake Frohnapfel named Desmond 'Tuss' McLaughry Award winner as top WMass collegiate student-athlete

April 04, 2016

After two seasons with the Minutemen, Frohnapfel led the program to six wins while throwing for 6,264 passing yards and 39 touchdowns. Along with his rigorous schedule for football, Frohnapfel also maintained a 3.67 cumulative GPA in the UMass Isenberg School of Management's Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management master's program.

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