UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, March 15, 1995 5A MBAs have two program options By Paul Todd Kansan staff writer The Masters of Business Administration program at the University of Kansas has gotten a face-lift. This fall, the School of Business will offer two different MBA programs — one at the Regents Center in Overland Park and one at the Lawrence campus — to keep pace with the job market and with the top MBA programs in the country. Each program has been designed with the varying types of students who attend the two locations in mind. Last year, both locations offered the same curriculum. Henry Butler, distinguished professor of law and economics and program director for the Lawrence campus, said the Lawrence program would be for students who had no experience in business administration. The program would emphasize preparing students ready for the real world. "The key for us is to be flexible in terms of what is going on in the business world," he said. "And we are." Butler said the MBA students would be split into teams of six at the program's orientation and would remain with those teams the entire year. Also, after about seven weeks of class, students would participate in "immersion weeks," in which timely topics such as quality and market-based management would be stressed in group and interactive teaching settings. "The weeks would provide indexposure within the traditional managerial framework that crosses all the boundaries of the business school," Butler said. "We have considerable expertise in both areas." The program also will let students create their own concentrations by reducing the number of required core hours and increasing the elective requirements. Butter said. William Beedles, professor of finance, will be directing the Regents Center program next fall. But his program will be different from the Lawrence campus program. "Our program was originally put in place assuming the people coming into our program did not have any experience in business," he said. "Now virtually all of our students do have management experience." Beedles said that the minimum amount of business work experience to be accepted into the center's program would be two years. The average amount of experience by students at the center is seven years. Students will have to complete fewer core and total credit hours but complete more specialized elective hours to earn a master's from the center's program. Beedles said the center expected about 300 participants in the program in the fall. "It's a nationally recognized program," Beedel said. The changes would make the University's program almost identical to highly-touted programs such as Northwestern University and Harvard University. Beedles said. Joseph Bauman, dean of the business school, said the school decided to change the MBA program to help students get hired after college. "We heard from people who hire that teamwork and communications skills are increasingly important to the decision," Bauman said. "We went by what they are telling us and what the top programs are doing." Pick-up lines, spots often fail to deliver HOT SPOTS,Continued from Page 1A Keebler, Topeka junior and an employee at Duds 'N Suds Laundry, 918 Mississippi St., has noticed a lot of men picking up women there. "Guys come in not knowing how to do laundry, so they will ask other girls what to do," she said. "Laundromats are a good way for guys to meet women. It's a safer environment." But even laudromats don't cut it for Natasha Shafer, Denver senior. "Lawrence isn't the place," said Shafer, who has a boyfriend. "There is nowhere for Black people to go in Lawrence. That's why I'm glad I don't have to date." LINES, Continued from Page 1A she said. If someone uses the "What's up, baby?" line with her, she fires back a purposeful lame answer to get rid of them. "That (line) is ragged," she said. "I'll say 'Hue, I've got to go hang up my coat.' Some other memorable ice breakers stu- Some other memorable ice breakers students said they have used or heard are: doesn’t say they have used or heard are. ■ “Is your name squirrel? Oh, what is your name then?” "There is a party in my pants, and you're the guest of honor." "There are a million stories in the naked city. Let's be two of them." "Do you have a quarter? Because I am supposed to call my mom as soon as I meet the man/woman I want to marry." Seth Mowe, Overland Park junior, said he never had used pick-up lines because they were not effective. "Most pick-up lines are really bad," he said. "I just sit back and watch. If someone is interested, they will come to me." 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