Pitt Business: Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business & College of Business Administration

Press Release

October 11, 2004

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business International Program Launches Executive Series for Business Professionals

PITTSBURGH—Continuing in its more than 30-year tradition of executive business education excellence, the Joseph M. Katz Graduate Business School International Executive MBA (IEMBA) program will launch the next phase of groundbreaking programming with the Pittsburgh Executive Series for Business Administration.

The Executive Series will bring professors, researchers and consultants to the professional business community in a series of public seminars on subjects ranging from marketing to finance, decision technology to negotiation, and cost management to exportation.

These hands-on programs are designed to be real-time discussions of critical issues facing business professionals today. Each seminar focuses the business professional on business practices, current trends, developments and new strategies.

The first lecture will be at 6 p.m., October 14 at the program headquarters located on the fifth floor of 4227 Alumni Hall.

Dr. Marick F. Masters, Professor of Business Administration at the Katz School and internationally recognized expert in conflict resolution and negotiation, will kick off the event with a presentation titled Negotiating Deals: In Business as in Life, You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate. Masters is also professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and is Director of the Center on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation. His most recent book is The Complete Guide to Conflict Resolution in the Workplace and is working on a forthcoming book titled Great Negotiators.

“We are pleased and excited about the series and the opportunities it creates for us to bring together business professionals and the research community. Our executive education is truly international in scope and the series will reflect this perspective,” said Anne Nemer, Executive Director of EMBA Programs.

A cocktail reception will immediately follow the presentation.

The International Executive MBA (IEMBA) program at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh has been consistently ranked as a world-class program by Business Week and U.S. News & World Report. In May 2004, IEMBA launched its fourth site in Manchester, England, joining world-class programs already established in Prague, Sao Paulo, and Pittsburgh. Offered at each site are top-ranked MBA programs for high performance professionals, providing world-class information and training that increase each individual's value to a company. The programs are designed and taught by experienced faculty for a select group of men and women who are interested in becoming the best, most in-demand performers in their industries.

The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business has been ranked consistently in the top 50 MBA programs in the United States. As one of the 17 founding members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Business Schools (AACSB), Katz is home to one of the first federally funded centers for international business and research. Its techno-MBA program options and its Part-time Program have both earned recognition as top-20 programs from U.S. News & World Report.

The University of Pittsburgh system consists of its 132-acre main campus, located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, and regional campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville. Established in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh is one of the first 25 universities established in the United States. The University serves more than 32,000 students through the programs of 18 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. It is recognized internationally as one of the leading research institutions in the world.