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AFTERMARKET MBA DEGREE PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR INCOMING CLASS

Published on 9/25/2009 10:55:57 AM

AFTERMARKET MBA DEGREE PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR INCOMING CLASS

Innovative, Convenient Northwood University Program Enrolling Second Group of Aftermarket Professionals for 2009-10 Academic Year

Midland, MI – Applications are now being accepted for the incoming class of Northwood University's Aftermarket Executive MBA program, the world's only MBA degree opportunity tailored specifically to the interests of professionals within the global automotive and commercial-vehicle aftermarket industries.

Led by faculty of the University's acclaimed DeVos Graduate School of Management, the program enrolled its first class – comprising a diverse group of manufacturing and distribution professionals – earlier this year.

"By any measure, our Aftermarket MBA program has been a significant success – both for the industry and the University," said Dr. Timothy Nash, vice president of strategic and corporate alliances for Northwood University. "But the best measure is feedback from current participants, who tell us they are energized and challenged by their studies and the opportunity to work with their peers."

The incoming class will begin study January 31, 2010, during the first of five weeklong classroom sessions on the Northwood University campus in Midland, Mich. The highly manageable 30-month program blends these on-campus sessions with directed, Web-based instruction to accommodate the career and personal demands of participants.

"My first year in the program has been extremely rewarding," said Rick Guirlinger, Vice President for General Parts International, CARQUEST Auto Parts. "The faculty is outstanding and the online and face-to-face interaction with other class members has expanded my vie. to entirely new ways of approaching competitive challenges. The flexible format has allowed me to stay on top of my studies while fulfilling my responsibilities at work and home."

A key element of the Aftermarket Executive MBA program is a "capstone" project that must demonstrate a minimum business EBIT benefit of $75,000. Similar student projects have resulted in an average of more than $450,000 in cost savings or revenue increases to participants' organizations, representing a more then tenfold payback of the program cost.

For more information regarding admissions, program content and requirements, please visit the DeVos website at www.northwood.edu/graduate or call 800.MBA.9000.

ABOUT THE DEVOS GRADUATE SCHOOL
The DeVos Graduate School of Management, Northwood University, offers Evening MBA options in Lansing, Midland, and Troy, Michigan, as well as in Cedar Hill, Texas; a Full-time MBA option in Midland, Michigan, and Montreux, Switzerland; as well as corporate and international partnerships across the globe. These integrated management curricula employ a dynamic student-driven learning approach. The discussion-based style inspires MBA candidates to learn management by practicing management in an interactive format using the signature DeVos case study methodology.

ABOUT NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY
Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Private, nonprofit and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in Southern Florida, mid-Michigan and Northern Texas. Adult Degree Programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including online. The DeVos Graduate School offers full-time, evening and industry specific master's degree programs for entrepreneurs and executives in Michigan, Texas and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center on the Midland, Michigan, campus specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through terms abroad and in Program Centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bahrain. Northwood University also operates the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Maine.

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