A Commitment to Diversity
We continually look for ways to achieve ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic and other types of diversity among our students. Our goal is to provide a learning environment that enables graduates to be effective in the kind of world in which they will live and work.
Valuing Differences
Wisconsin has long had a leading role in diversity efforts among business schools. We are one of three founders of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, the country’s first equal opportunity graduate fellowship program for minorities. Each year, we enroll several MBA students on Consortium fellowships. Many of our Consortium students have gone on to play leading roles in business student organizations. Each fall, we offer a Diversity Weekend that brings prospective students from throughout the country to Madison to explore the Wisconsin MBA program.
“My classmates embody the true spirit of diversity. I have friends from all over the globe and from different walks of life. People make an effort to get to know each other’s backgrounds and customs. As a result, I’ve learned as much from my classmates, as I’ve learned from my professors.”
Marjani Coffey
Class of 2008
Diversity Weekend is November 6-8, 2008
We will be hosting a Diversity Weekend for African-American, Hispanic and Native-American candidates on November 6-8, 2008. Registration will open in August.
You can:
- Learn more about the graduate business program at UW-Madison
- Sign up for an individual interview with an admissions representative
- Reserve a guest room at the Fluno Center for Thursday and Friday, 50% of the cost will be paid by the Wisconsin MBA (room block on hold until October 2)
- Deadline to register is October 20, 2008
A variety of business student organizations help celebrate diversity:
The Consortium Club is a diverse group of MBA business students from a variety of ethnic and geographical backgrounds, working to promote diversity and leadership on campus, within the community and in corporate organizations.
Graduate International Business Association promotes involvement in international business education and practice, as well as international understanding, cooperation and goodwill.
Graduate Women In Business promotes networking and professional development for graduate women of the School of Business.
Net Impact works to influence society to create social change and a better world.
Out For Business is a resource for graduate and undergraduate LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) business students, alumni, faculty, administrators and the greater business community.