Director's Message

Ms. Susan C. West
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs
Manderson Graduate School of Business
swest@cba.ua.edu

Another season is fast upon us. We continue to recruit the "best of the best." We have set new standards with the graduating and incoming class which have yielded our most impressive results to date.

We are launching an exciting new curriculum which will serve to strengthen our program, corporate partnerships, and more importantly, our students. We are more focused with concentrations that match our hiring companies' specific needs. Our concentrations are now centered around five key areas:

• Strategy/Marketing
• Enterprise Consulting (MIS)
• Supply Chain Management
• Finance

We have encouraged our staff to utilize our best skills around students, corporate, and alumni relations with the sole mission of increasing the value of the degree with each passing day. The future is challenging and more competitive than ever. With our gifted faculty, passionate staff, outstanding facilities, national reputation, and the ultimate resource of generous alumni, we are prepared to achieve an ever better "WOW." I welcome your thoughts and invite you to stop by on your visit to campus.