By: Courtney Tam, MBA’20 The motivation to obtain my Master of Business Administration (MBA) changed as I progressed in my career. At first, it was because I wanted to become a better manager and advance my business knowledge. Ultimately, I realized that I had a greater interest in the entrepreneurial and technology realms, with the… Read more »
Online MBA
An Immersive Experience to Help Solve the Unemployment Crisis
By Damien Potocnik, MBA’20 My first experience in the Kelley Direct Online MBA program—one of two on-campus Kelley Connect Weeks—was both eye-opening and exhilarating. I was out of my comfort zone, realizing how much I leaned on my technical knowledge to be effective in my current role, with little to fall back on when preparing… Read more »
Get the Most Out of Your Online MBA Graduate Career Services
By: Stephanie Gray, Associate Director of Graduate Career Services, Kelley Direct The Top 5 questions you should be asking when narrowing down your online MBA search Planning for your future career and how to make yourself the most marketable in your industry has never been more important. During times of economic uncertainty, we often… Read more »
The 10,000-foot View of Business
By Jenica Acome, MBA’20 I initially began my online MBA program to advance my career at my current company. I knew that for at least the short-term I’d be staying put but had looked around and seen some of my peers advancing a little more quickly than I was. The online MBA helped me… Read more »
The Best Choice for All the Wrong Reasons
By Carrie Hoefer, MBA’19 When starting an online MBA program there are a lot of personality tests you take. I personally love these tests and I take them for fun. Some of my top traits are “Woo” and “Competition.” In fact, there is always the joke that I woo people in, just to beat them… Read more »
My online MBA experience with Kelley Direct
By Jeremy Zurawski, MBA’18, MS’19 In July of 2016, I received an exciting package in a big red box: my Kelley School of Business acceptance letter and a new branded backpack to mark the occasion! The Kelley Direct (KD) Online MBA program through Indiana University was the ideal fit for me. I had originally… Read more »
Building Personal Connections with Global Connect Night
Joseph Hwalek, MBA’19 One of the most rewarding aspects of any MBA program is the opportunity to network with your peers. While the Kelley Direct program is taught online, there are an abundance of opportunities for students to build personal connections with both current students and alumni through organized events such as Kelley Direct Week, AGILE,… Read more »
5 Ways Online MBA Students Can Enhance their Virtual Classroom Experience
First-year online MBA student and management consultant Sri Chatterjee tweeted this picture recently: She was attending a live Economics lecture online onboard a flight taking her back home to Chicago. This, of course, excited her professor, Dr. Steven Kreft, who reached out to share his thoughts: “There is high opportunity cost when attending a lecture from a flight; you… Read more »
How Pitching to Silicon Valley VCs Better Prepared Me for Managing Risk and Entrepreneurship
Some opportunities are simply too good to pass up. They are the kind of opportunities that would harbor regret and resentment if missed. The chance to participate in the Kelley Direct Silicon Valley Challenge was exactly one of those opportunities. The premise of this immersion course is simple at its core. You have five weeks to… Read more »
How Business School Can Help You Turn Your Entrepreneurial Idea into Reality
Over time, I’ve come to realize my professional passion is rooted in entrepreneurship; making things happen for oneself personally and professionally, creating something out of nothing, building a business from the ground up, and being able to drive real change in a marketplace and in people’s lives. I’ve always looked for new opportunities to challenge… Read more »