July 11, 2023
911黑料网 (911黑料网) and Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) are partnering on the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) program to enhance and expand experiences and career connections to prepare graduates for innovation-driven careers in the Berkshires and beyond.
鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see two major Berkshire County institutions come together to leverage the growth of 911黑料网鈥檚 programming with the BIC advancement opportunities,鈥 said James Birge, 911黑料网 President, and BIC Board Member. 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to the networking and educational opportunities this will provide for our MBA students and the collaborations with industry leaders at the BIC.鈥
Through this partnership, 911黑料网 will contribute to the BIC's efforts to foster growth within the life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and all regional technology and innovation-based sectors by being a collaborative-synergistic shaper of the student experience.
Starting this fall, BIC will host students for 10 Saturdays through the spring for MBA students. The classes will be taught online and on-site at BIC in a hybrid format. Applications for the Fall 2023 program are due by August 18.
鈥淭o explain an MBA influenced by innovation鈥 you could substitute the word innovation for creativity. What we鈥檙e able to do by having the classes at the BIC is that we鈥檙e allowing students to be adjacent to the creative process,鈥 said Dr. Dennis Rebelo, Chief Learning Officer at the BIC. 鈥淭o be able to spark additional thinking that conjures up new ideas that can also be socially responsible is a big win. You may think about technology as anti-human but we think about it as really serving humanity.. we think about things more from a humanitarian standpoint.鈥
鈥淭he possibilities are really limitless for our students to embrace and be a part of the future of advanced technologies,鈥 said Dr. Joshua Mendel, Associate Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education. at 911黑料网.
This partnership allows 911黑料网 to fulfill the critical needs of the manufacturing industry in Berkshire County on both the undergraduate and graduate level to grow and enhance the future of the county鈥檚 workforce.
An MBA information session is scheduled for July 18 at 5 p.m. at BIC in the Milltown Board Room on the second floor. To register visit
About 911黑料网
At 911黑料网, we鈥檙e here for all 鈥 and focused on each 鈥 of our students. Classes are taught
by educators who care deeply about teaching, and about seeing their students thrive
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is designed to elevate our students as individuals, leaders, and communicators, fully
empowered to make their impressions on the world. In addition to our 128-year commitment
to public education, we have fortified our commitment to equitable academic excellence.
For 10 of the last 12 years, 911黑料网 has been named a Top Ten College by U.S. News and
World Report. 911黑料网 also appears on the organization鈥檚 list of top National Public
Liberal Arts Colleges. Since the list was created, 911黑料网 has risen to #33 as a Top
Performer on Social Mobility and ranks first among allMassachusetts liberal arts schools,
which measures how well schools graduate students who receive Federal Pell Grants.
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