Why get an MBA?The Graduate Management Admission Council’s 2018 survey, based on over 1,000 employers worldwide who hire MBA students, asked what skills are difficult to find in business school hires. In the Top 10 responses of missing skills were things like leadership, strategic planning, global mindset, and data analysis. No list said anything about accounting, marketing, or other traditional MBA classes. Why is that? You could surmise that business educators are doing a good job in those categories, so there’s no gap. That’s probably … [Read more...]
Online EMBA is Launching October 1st!
Reflections of BGU Alumni
I started the MASCE ( now integrated into the upgraded MATL) degree at the same time a group of us were launching a nonprofit organization in the Fall of 2013. The toolkit classes were divinely timed to occur at the precise moments the organization needed to learn about accounting, human resources, law, etc. I immediately applied and integrated new information as well as implemented new processes and procedures. However, the theology classes, Poverty Diversity and Social Justice, Cross Cultural Engagement and Servant Leadership, had the most … [Read more...]
Financial Update – April 2019
BGU’s Financial Year ends June 30. Please considering giving a Year End gift.BGU has had an amazing year with new students, new courses, and unprecedented involvement by graduates leading significant initiatives in the largest evangelical networks in the world; The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and the World Evangelical Alliance. BGU now has over 65% of its students outside of North America.With this global work, BGU also has increased financial needs. We are praying specifically for BGU graduates and leaders living … [Read more...]
Innovations in Christian Community Development: Dallas City Immersion Course October 4-13, 2019
There are significant innovations in how people are effectively addressing the problems of cities. BGU Dallas city immersion course October 4-13 that takes place before and after the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA.org) annual event will showcase many of these innovations.This is an event for current students, as well as BGU graduates and friends who want to audit for on-going personal development. The online portion of the course starts in early September with reading, discussion and preparation. Students then arrive in … [Read more...]
BGU Alumni Association Gets Ready to Launch
Although, we’re still in the planning stages, the BGU Alumni Association planning group has been busy making plans for a star-worthy launch in just a few weeks. Details remain hushed, but here’s what those on the inside can share with you.First, the date and time for the BGU Alumni Association launch has been set … You can join us all day long on May 31 (beginning 12 noon GMT, 7 a.m. CDT). This corresponds with the 2019 Graduation Reception in Dallas, Texas.Second, we’ll be “broadcasting” synchronously on Facebook Live during parts of … [Read more...]
