How to Land a Job in a Tight Economy

Black Enterprise, Oct, 2001

Executive MPA, Baruch College, School of Public Affairs

A career is like any destination: how quickly you arrive depends on how much fuel you give it. Whether you're looking to move your career forward, give it a jump-start, or make a change, Baruch's Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA) is a sudden burst of acceleration that gets you to your goals, fast.

Constant changes and challenges in the workplace often mean unpredictable hours, making the commitment to traditional full-time or part-time MPA programs impossible. But today's busy professionals must be lifelong learners, acquiring skills and broadening their horizons throughout their careers.

For these reasons we have created the Executive MPA program, which meets the needs of mid-career professionals who are working full time. The program is designed for a select group of managers who work either in or with the public sector. Classes meet on Saturdays, and all incoming students receive a schedule for the entire two-year program (35 Saturdays per year) in advance. We believe that the program's rigorous curriculum and its hands-on approach to problem solving will be of great use to managers in the nonprofit sector, government, education, and the parts of the private sector that work closely with governments and nonprofit groups.

The Executive MPA is built around small class size--about 25. Often working in teams, students learn from one another, build strong relationships, and progress more quickly.

With the Executive MPA, students can take what they learn in class and immediately apply it in the workplace, or take what they learn on the job and immediately test it out in class. It's a practical education connected to the issues managers face today.

For more information about our Executive MPA or other programs at Baruch's School of Public Affairs, call (212) 802-5912 or visit www.baruch.cuny.edu/spa.> Virginia State University

All for you ... Virginia State University is the place to get the "Education of Your Life."

Located on a bluff overlooking the Appomattox River from Ettrick, VA, in Chesterfield County, just 25 miles south of Richmond, Virginia State University offers the ideal "living and learning" community.

Its scenic campus includes over 50 buildings of modern and historic architecture, including 16 classroom buildings all of which are "wired," a 280,200-volume library and 15 residence halls.

An 1890 Land Grant institution, it also houses a new Cooperative Extension facility for hosting educational and legal forums for citizens throughout the state and a 416-acre farm for conducting agricultural research.

Founded in 1882 by a prominent African American attorney and state legislator Alfred W. Harris, VSU is home to more than 4,400 students within five schools: The School of Business, The School of Agriculture, The School of Engineering, Science and Technology, The School of Liberal Arts and Education and The School of Graduate Studies, Research and Outreach.

The University offers 45 majors at the bachelor's and master's levels and a Certificate of Advanced Study.