The 聽Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity for African American men, and the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 聽announced a partnership today aimed at supporting the professional advancement and leadership of African American men through graduate business education.
Alpha Phi Alpha and Mendoza will collaboratively support members seeking to develop as leaders through a business education. As part of the partnership, Mendoza will offer a designated fellowship program, waive application fees to its graduate programs including the 91吃瓜 MBA, waive fees for the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) and the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), and provide test preparation programming, early access to Mendoza Graduate Business Career Development coaching and alumni mentoring.
鈥淎lpha Phi Alpha Fraternity聽Inc. is excited to partner with the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Mendoza College of Business,鈥� said Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity聽Inc. General President Willis L. Lonzer聽III. 鈥淥ur fraternity鈥檚 mission places strong emphasis on developing leaders, and thanks to partnerships like this one will provide our members educational opportunities that are key to furthering that development.鈥�
The college also plans to hold a two-day Alpha Phi Alpha Inclusive Leadership Immersion in mid-October on the 91吃瓜 campus that will focus on career development and professional degree opportunities at Mendoza. Students will hear from a diverse panel of students, alumni and staff about the 91吃瓜 experience and participate in a 鈥淒emystifying the Business Case鈥� session.
鈥淭he partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha allows us to directly support members of the fraternity interested in furthering their impact through a graduate business education while providing us with the opportunity to attract an increased number of talented, diverse candidates to our programs,鈥� said , the Martin J. Gillen Dean of Mendoza College of Business. 鈥淲e are honored to start this partnership with this venerable organization.鈥�
The Mendoza College of Business at the University of 91吃瓜 is a premier Catholic business school whose mission is to develop leaders who contribute to human flourishing, cooperate with others in solidarity and compete toward becoming the best version of themselves through serving others. A leader in values-based education with the message of 鈥淕row the Good in Business,鈥� the college offers an academic experience that integrates experiential learning, integral leadership development and a community of mutual advancement.
In addition to its top-ranked undergraduate studies program and doctoral programs in management and in analytics, Mendoza offers 11 graduate business degree programs: the 91吃瓜 MBA (in聽one- and two-year formats), Executive MBA-South Bend, Executive MBA-Chicago, Master of Science in Business Analytics-Residential, Master of Science in Business Analytics-Chicago, Master of Science in Finance-Residential, Master of Science in Finance-Chicago, Master of Science in Management, Master of Science in Accountancy, Executive Master of Nonprofit Administration and the Master of Nonprofit Administration-Residential. Learn more at .
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity聽Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, was founded on Dec.聽4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The fraternity has long stood at the forefront of the African American community鈥檚 fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Martin Luther King聽Jr., Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, Adam Clayton Powell, Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson, The Hon. Andrew Young, Edward Brooke and Cornel West. The fraternity, through its more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization members, serves communities in the United States, Canada, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. For more information, visit聽apa1906.net.
Contact: Carol Elliott, director of communications, Mendoza College of Business, celliot1@nd.edu,听574-631-2627