Diverse Applicants
One of Goizueta Business School's Core Values is "Diversity," which has made increasing the representation of African American, Hispanic and Native American students in our community a top priority. Goizueta is proud to be a part of the following diversity initiatives, programs and conferences.
Inside Goizueta Diversity Conference
The Inside Goizueta Conference is a three day interactive conference held in the fall of each year. The goal of this conference is to equip prospective students with extensive knowledge about an MBA, and the advantages that Goizueta Business School has to offer. The Inside Goizueta Conference is held in conjunction with our Annual Diversity Leadership Conference. Please visit the Inside Goizueta website for more information.
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
An alliance of 13 leading business schools and numerous corporations, Goizueta has been a member of the Consortium since March 2001. The mission of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in both its member schools' enrollments and the ranks of management. The Consortium hopes to achieve this mission by recruiting for graduate business education qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents from these underrepresented groups, as well as other persons who can demonstrate a commitment to the Consortium's mission and can best assist the Consortium in pursuing this mission.
Candidates who apply and are accepted through the Consortium are considered for full-tuition, merit-based Fellowships and benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities. The Consortium has graduated over 5,000 alumni to date. Visit www.cgsm.org for more information.
Candidates applying to both the Two Year MBA Program through the Consortium and the Goizueta One Year MBA Program must submit applications to each program. In addition to the application fee required by the Consortium, applicants also must pay Goizueta a fee of $25.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Goizueta is a member school of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, which partners with top business schools and corporations to prepare African-American, Hispanic-American and Native Americans for admission to the nation's premier business schools. Goizueta Business School participates in the MBA Preparation Programs that are held at member schools throughout the country and will host the Kick-off event in March 2008. Visit www.ml4t.org for more information.
MBADiversity.org
Goizueta is a sponsor of MBADiversity.org, a non-profit organization whose goal is to help underrepresented applicants gain admission to business schools, build their careers, and foster a community of MBAs from diverse backgrounds. The portal serves as a recruiting tool for top business schools and companies. Over 80% of the portal's registered prospective students have matriculated into at least one top business school. Visit MBADiverity.org for more information.
The Robert Toigo Foundation
The Robert Toigo Foundation is the premier organization supporting the ongoing advancement, leadership and contribution of exceptional minority graduate business students and alumni interested in pursuing careers in the finance industry. The Toigo Fellowship encompasses a comprehensive leadership development program (APEx) that includes professional mentoring and coaching, a merit-based award, networking opportunities, and personalized job/career support throughout business school and beyond. All prospective MBA students who are interested in pursuing a career in finance, and are of African-American, Hispanic, Native American/Alaskan Native, and/or Asian/Pacific Islander descent, are welcome to apply. Visit www.toigofoundation.org for more information.
The National Black MBA Association
Goizueta Business School is an educational partner with The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). Goizueta participates in the Atlanta Chapter of the National Black MBA Consortium, a group of Atlanta-based companies that represents Atlanta at the NBMBAA Annual National Conference. The group includes Chick-fil-A, The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia Pacific, The Home Depot, Delta Airlines, Newell Rubbermaid, SunTrust, BellSouth, Equifax, Cingular Wireless, Southern Company Services, Russell Corporation, Waffle House Inc., Choice Point, Georgia Pacific, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State and University of Georgia.
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs
In recognition of "its involvement with and support of The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) on both a local and national level, its efforts to attract more Hispanics to the MBA program, and its prestige and reputation in the community", the Atlanta Chapter of NSHMBA bestowed its prestigious University of the Year Award upon Goizueta Business School. Goizueta has received this award twice.
Goizueta is an educational partner for NSHMBA's Annual Conference. The Offices of Admissions, Career Management and Diversity network with prospective students, corporate recruiters and alumni at this event. Our students are actively involved in NSHMBA through Goizueta's Hispanic Business Association.
The Atlanta Chapter of NSHMBA and Goizueta Business School offer a NSHMBA Scholarship. Candidates can be considered for a full or half-tuition scholarship to our One and Two Year MBA Programs. To be eligible, applicants must be a member, in good standing, of NSHMBA. To apply please complete our on-line application or apply through the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM) at www.cgsm.org. Be sure to list your NSHMBA membership under the Activities portion of the Goizueta on-line application or the CGSM application. For more information on the Atlanta Chapter of NSHMBA please visit http://atlanta.nshmba.org/.
