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2022 Outstanding Faculty

At the end of Summer 2022, students taking courses through the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium were asked to nominate outstanding instructors they had taken courses with during the 2021-22 academic year. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Melissa Bublitz has been named the 2022 UW MBA Consortium Outstanding Faculty. Melissa has been teaching...

Alumni Impact – Jon Page

Jon PageUW MBA Consortium graduation: 2014Occupation: President of Pexco Aerospace, a TransDigm Group Co., Yakima, Washington. Pexco is a world leader in manufacturing high-quality polymer parts for the aerospace industry. Alumnus credits UW MBA Consortium for optimizing management skills During the economic downturn of 2008, many of Jon Page’s counterparts were out of...

Faculty Impact – Dr. Melissa Bublitz

Dr. Melissa Bublitz, UW Oshkosh professor of marketing. UW MBA Consortium teaching courses: Bublitz has taught MBA 755: Consumer Behavior since spring 2015. She also co-developed and began teaching MBA 702: Making Informed Managerial Decisions in fall 2022. She earned the Program’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2015. Present research: The intersection of marketing and public...

Course Showcase – Organizational Leadership and Change

Change is constant in our personal and professional lives, and successful business leaders are able to adapt and manage that inevitable change. One of the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium’s most popular elective courses is MBA 762: Organizational Leadership and Change, which helps business professionals better understand best practices in the change management process. Course...

UW MBA Consortium’s Impact on Recent Graduate

Dr. Bradley R. Burmeister was still in his residency when he began thinking about pursuing an MBA, recognizing that having a stronger understanding of finance, marketing and accounting would serve him well in his medical career. His search for a graduate program that “felt right” – one that would provide him with a well-rounded...

U.S. News ranks UW MBA Consortium top online program in the Upper Midwest, among best in nation

The University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, managed by UW-Eau Claire, remains the top online master’s degree program in business administration in the Upper Midwest and among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 rankings. In the rankings released Tuesday, the consortium that includes UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse and UW Oshkosh,...

UW MBA Consortium Updates Admissions Requirements; GMAT/GRE now Optional

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Applicants to the highly-rated University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium Program will no longer be required to submit GMAT or GRE scores as part of their application; instead, the scores will be an optional piece of information students can include to strengthen their application. This change to the Program’s application requirements is...

Healthcare Management Pathways – Coming in Fall 2023

Dr. Yael Zack is passionate about working with cancer patients as a medical oncologist at a hospital in New York, but she knows that someday she may want to be in a leadership role in addition to providing patient care. So, this fall, Zack enrolled in the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium to gain...

Faculty Impact – Dr. Jennifer Johs-Artisensi

Dr. Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, UW-Eau Claire professor of management. Johs-Artisensi has been teaching the Healthcare Organization and Delivery course for the UW MBA Consortium since 2010 and earned the program’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2021. She published a book titled “Quality of Life and Well-Being for Residents in Long-Term Care Communities“ in 2022 and was named in June as the...

Alumni Impact – Craig Grzendzielewski

Craig GrzendzielewskiUW MBA Consortium graduation: 2017Occupation: Medical outcomes and analytics director, Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Craig Grzendzielewski credits his Doctor of Pharmacy training with giving him the skills to be an excellent clinician. When Grzendzielewski was looking for additional skills and knowledge in leadership, strategic planning and operational management to advance into leadership positions,...