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Sandpoint may get MBA program: UI pitches idea to local companies.
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Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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November 21, 2006
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Byline: Becky Kramer
Nov. 21--The University of Idaho wants to bring an executive MBA program to Sandpoint to help busy professionals earn graduate degrees.
University officials are pitching the concept to local companies to gauge the level of support.
"It's really designed for people who are working, who want to keep their jobs while they're earning their MBA," said Larry Branen, associate vice president for UI's North Idaho programs.
Classes take place on the weekends, so they don't interfere with work schedules. While most of the students have a decade or more of management experience, not all of them studied business in college.
The idea already has ...