In June and July I participated in an 80-hour intensive program called Back to Business, presented by the College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. It was aimed at “displaced professionals” such as yours truly and was in many respects like a mini-mini MBA (my term, not theirs).
One of the goals was to prepare us for re-entry into the job market through immersion into website architecture, project and process management, spreadsheet engineering, market research, LEAN manufacturing, etc… Our instructors were faculty members of the College, in several cases full professors. I was tremendously impressed by the caliber of our instructors and by the makeup of the class.
One of the most remarkable things about the whole deal was that it was, essentially, free. We paid $500 registration up front. Those who completed the program — and I think almost everyone did — got the $500 refunded, and the hope that once our personal economy improves, we’ll remember UC and the College with a handsome gift. Judging from the class reaction, I’d say that was a good risk.
Well done, UC.
*kudos is a Greek word meaning praise. And don’t let the -s fool you; it’s singular, not plural.
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