School Blog
Nurturing Your Network: Turning a Layoff into a Rewarding New Career
MSBA alum cranked up the volume on LinkedIn
After job cuts forced him back into the market, Ashwin Suresh MSBA 19 shares how a viral LinkedIn post led to a pair of great new opportunities.
U.S. Army Reserves Specialist Shares Value of Leadership at SIEML 2020
Becoming an effective leader in every aspect of life
“The U.S. Army Reserves has molded me into a leader. SIEML helped hone those leadership skills and prepare me for a transition to business school,” Marchella Price Gardner.
5 Lessons to Get Your Team through 2020, Reorgs and the Pandemic
“Your job is very personal”
“How are we going to get through this? What will my job look like in six months?” Alumna Kellan Hays shares her experience and advice.
HM.CLAUSE: Finding New Insights to Agricultural Challenges
“We benefit from the external perspectives that challenge our internal optics”
HM.CLAUSE Vice President Andres Trillo blogs about MBA students and campus researchers successfully developing solutions in our Food & Ag industry Immersion.
The Value of an MBA for Working Professionals
Part-time programs offer many benefits to seasoned professionals
With nearly 20 years in the tech sector, Bay Area MBA student Manik Chandrasekhar says he made the right decision to invest in an MBA.
Electrifying ABB: MBA Team Consults for Swiss Innovator
Team travels to Zurich to present to executives on electric car charging tech
MBA students blog about traveling to Switzerland to present their consulting project findings to ABB Group, one of the world’s largest engineering firms.
It’s More than Numbers: Addressing the Lack of Diversity in Accounting
UC Davis has used this moment to educate others about the importance of equality and inclusion
Carl Stearne, new Master of Professional Accountancy grad, shares firsthand how the field lacks diversity and what we can do about it.
Former Aggie Hurdler on New MBA Career Track
“The Career Development team were super responsive and critical to my success”
After landing a new role at Sandia National Laboratories, Bay Area MBA student Suzanne Howard shares the many ways UC Davis helped accelerate her career.
Connecting Our Community
Dear Alumni,
I hope you are well. 2020 has become an extraordinary year, and the summer is only just starting. The pandemic turned our lives upside down in March. Then, in late May, George Floyd’s murder sparked a growing acknowledgement of racial injustices, and unrest spread across our nation.
SIEML a Roadmap to Business School
Discovering UC, one business school at a time
“Finding the perfect business school is a lot like finding your partner in life,” says Alejandra Nevarez, who attended SEIML at UC Davis.
Dean’s Big 3 Video Enews Earns Gold in 2020 CASE Awards
Top honors in peer-reviewed, global higher education competition
Peer judges say: “Fun, short, informative format. Videos are engaging and easy to watch…Clear goals and content strategy.”
Keeping CPUs Cool, Intel Turns to UC Davis MBA Team
Partnering with tech giant on virtual consulting project
Adapting on the fly to an all-virtual MBA consulting project brought new challenges for a team working with client Intel.
SIEML Means Business at UC Davis
My experience at the UC Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders
“My greatest takeaway was learning more about the benefits of an MBA or a Ph.D. degree from a UC school. It became clear how valuable an MBA could be.” — Kaiyell Pettie
Diversity Drives Team Productivity in Analytics
Global “melting pots” foster innovation in M.S. in Business Analytics projects
During his practicum project experience, MSBA student Breno Albuquerque discovered the power and importance of diversity in teamwork.
A Message from the Dean to the Community
Dean H. Rao Unnava addresses the outrage ignited by the violent death of George Floyd, and reaffirms our Principles of Community to reject discrimination and violence.
“We’re only physically distancing, not socially distancing.”
MSBA student leader Ana Parra Vera promotes fun, community building
While sheltered-in-place, MSBA student Ana Parra Vera collaborated on ways to build community, including a COVID-19 data competition and leading virtual “Zoom”ba workouts.
Student Spotlight: Ana Parra Vera
Master of Science in Business Analytics
M.S. in Business Analytics student Ana Parra Vera shares her experience as a student leader in the San Francisco program, and her virtual “Zoom”ba for her classmates to keep fit.
UC Davis MBA Tips for Applicants
Our admissions team offers you more than 30 tips on your essays, recommendations, resume, test scores and interviewing to help you complete your online application. Apply now for fall admissions.
Design Thinking Helps Us Thrive in Virtual Relationships
How to collaborate virtually with one another through empathy
With digital work and social spaces virtualizing our experiences, MBA student Justin Owens, a design-thinking expert at IBM, says empathy becomes key to collaboration.
How Every Entrepreneur Wins in the Big Bang!
We’re proud to be one of 16 finalists
Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Teri Slack is co-founder of StarBio, one of 16 finalist teams in the 2020 Big Bang! Business Competition.