The College of Business Announces a New Executive MBA Program in Spokane

Washington State University has a 50-year history of excellence in graduate management education, and counts among its MBA alumni highly successful professionals in diverse industries. Now, the College of Business has announced the creation of a new Executive MBA at WSU’s Riverpoint campus in Spokane, Wash. The new program will offer the WSU Master’s of Business Administration to busy professionals through a combination of online course work and weekend classes taught by world-class WSU faculty.

“Spokane’s many colleges and universities are already a big draw for companies looking to attract and retain quality employees in the Inland Northwest,” says Rich Hadley, president and CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated. “WSU’s Executive MBA program will help our mission at Greater Spokane Incorporated of keeping our talent in the region for careers that position them and their employer for success in a competitive world economy. The program gives managers looking to move up the corporate ladder one more reason to stay in Spokane.”



The 18-month program, which begins August 2008, combines a half-century of experience teaching MBA students with input from industry and area business leaders. The result will be rigorous interdisciplinary coursework designed to build upon students’ managerial knowledge and will reflect real-world challenges facing organizations today.

“The skills students gain with the Executive MBA will benefit their current organization while at the same time enhancing their leadership potential,” says Associate Dean for Graduate Programs David Sprott. “We are excited to be able to offer this program in Spokane’s emerging business market.”

The curriculum will include five integrated modules, specifically sequenced to build upon one another and designed to align closely with the professional experiences and challenges of the students. An International Business Module focuses on global business practices and concludes with an international trip, while the final module is a capstone project incorporating material from all previous courses. The culminating experience for the degree is participation in an executive-level business plan competition, based on the successful biannual WSU Business Plan Competition.

“With its entrepreneurial climate and growing business community, Spokane provides an ideal home for the WSU Executive MBA program,” says WSU President Elson S. Floyd. “Investing in the development of leadership talent in Spokane benefits the region and the state. With the creation of this program, the University strengthens its ties to the Spokane community, and we look forward to continuing our productive partnership.”

For more information, visit the Executive MBA Web site at www.emba.wsu.edu.