CLEVELAND, O.H., Oct. 27, 2009 – Chancellor University announced today that the Jack Welch Management Institute MBA and Master in Management classes will begin online and at the school’s Cleveland campus starting Jan. 4, 2010.
The start of classes had been delayed due to Jack Welch’s recent bout with discitis, a rare but curable infection of the spine. Mr. Welch has fully recovered and is currently working with Chancellor University officials to finalize coursework and curriculum.
“I’m thrilled about the launch of the program in January; everything has really come together,” Jack Welch said Tuesday. “A terrific team of highly respected academics and experienced practitioners has contributed to courses that do exactly what we envisioned – offer an MBA that is relevant, powerful, and unique, filled with real-world utility and infused with a management philosophy I deeply believe in.”
Chancellor continues to add to the leadership and academic teams, most recently with Steve Kerr who led GE’s Leadership Development Center in Crotonville, N.Y., and the executive education program at Goldman Sachs. Kerr has also been on the business school faculties of Ohio State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California, where he was dean of the faculty and director of the Ph.D. program. As executive director of the Jack Welch Management Institute, Kerr will work with Welch and the faculty on all aspects of the academic program.
“I wanted to work with Jack again, especially on a project that will have such a significant impact on thousands of students, from working men and women in mid-career to entrepreneurs, veterans and people reentering the workforce,” said Kerr. “Classes will be small, students and faculty will get input from Jack, and the curriculum will be current and relevant to today’s news. I think the Jack Welch MBA will be unlike any other business degree in the marketplace.”
Chancellor University joined forces with Jack Welch, the “Manager of the Century” and a lifelong educator, to launch a unique MBA program aimed at giving students around the world and at every career level the tools to transform their lives and businesses.
The Jack Welch Management Institute will take a progressive approach to business education. Its curriculum will offer students innovative coursework designed for a global business environment, with instruction on topics from leadership, people management, and career development, to strategy and finance, but it will be supercharged with Jack Welch’s winning business practices and principles and refreshed weekly with online video updates from Jack Welch on breaking business news and topics. Classes will be offered online and at Chancellor University’s Cleveland campus. For more information about the Jack Welch Management Institute, or to enroll in the program, go to www.jwmi.com.
