Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable

On Wednesday at the 2025 Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium and PMBA/OMBA Conference we learned from afternoon sessions by great university professionals representing schools like Emory University, East Carolina University, University of South Florida, Boston University, Arizona State University, Georgia State University, Fordham University, The Johns Hopkins University, Northeastern University, Indiana University Bloomington, La Salle University, University of Florida, and Florida International University! And that's just in one afternoon! Attendees and presenters come from a wide range of schools, as well as the dedicated organizations that support them. Thursday's sessions promise more insights and more actionable ideas to come.

Wednesday's State of the Industry Research presentation at the 2025 PMBA/OMBA Conference and Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium featured Lisa Shatz and Mark Thouin speaking on the results of the annual PMBA/OMBA Trends Study. The duo discussed critical issues affecting all of the graduate business education sector today.

This morning's keynote address at the 2025 Roundtable Symposium and PMBA/OMBA conference gave attendees plenty of inspiration and perspective as Guillermo Söhnlein spoke to us on "Embracing your Why, in a Sea of Change," sharing leadership lessons from entrepreneurs and explorers.

It's time! Today is the official start of the 2025 PMBA/OMBA Conference and Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium! It's going to be an exciting week at our host institution - University of South Florida Muma College of Business with incredible speakers, critical insights, new perspectives, and many opportunities for colleagues from across the world to connect.

Our 2025 Pre-Symposium Workshop on Curriculum Review & Management gave attendees insight into critical topics, including: how to ask the right questions when starting the curriculum review process; actionable frameworks to guide the process; crucial case studies; and how to strategically leverage AI in the curriculum. Huge thanks to Mark Thomas, PhD, Michael Maier, Tawnya Means, and Bora Ozkan, Ph.D. for your insightful presentations. Now it's on to the 2025 Graduate Business Curriculum Symposium and PMBA/OMBA Conference at University of South Florida Muma College of Business!

Excited to be working here in St Petersburg Florida preparing for the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium University of South Florida Muma College of Business. In what is a very busy few weeks for Hardcastle & Associates, I am delighted to be speaking on Thursday with Mark Thomas, PhD about the findings from our new Sharing the Experience Report 'The Master's Playbook' launching tomorrow and kindly sponsored by the Roundtable. #businessschool #graduateeducation #masters #university #sharingtheexperience. Jeff Bieganek

🎩 How many plates can a Director of Master's Programs spin? Between shifting market demands, evolving student expectations, and tightening budgets. it’s a delicate balancing act requiring plenty of strategy, agility AND a steady hand! Next week at the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium at University of South Florida Muma College of Business, we’ll be launching our latest Sharing the Experience report: 'The Master's Playbook: Building and Managing a Competitive Degree Portfolio' If your business school is: - Competing in a crowded 'red ocean' where everyone’s launching shiny new programs, - Trying to meet students’ calls for flexibility, personalization, and a clear ROI, - Navigating complex internal dynamics — aligning priorities, balancing resources, and adapting long-standing processes to a fast-changing market, then PRE-ORDER your copy of this new Sharing the Experience Report, brought to you free of charge through the kind sponsorship of the Roundtable. (Link in the comments below.) As one of our interviewees put it: “We’re all fishing in the same pond, and the water’s getting murkier.” Share the experience of our 43 interviewees from 38 business schools across 10 countries: understand the current challenges facing their master’s portfolios and the internal knots that keep leadership teams up at night. Find out about their ideas and solutions to the challenges they are facing and their thoughts about the future. If you’ll be in Florida next week, come find Mark Thomas, PhD and me to join in the discussion, and we’ll help you to keep all those plates spinning without missing a beat! Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable #BusinessEducation #HigherEd #GraduatePrograms #MarketTrends #MastersPortfolio #BusinessSchools Gareth Howells Jeff Bieganek Eric Douthirt Dr Sybille Schiffmann Sue Thorn Liz Lawrence MBA, FCIM, MCIPR Jacqui Thomasen Stephen Rangecroft

Don't miss this chance to be part of this great project!!

At the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable, our mission has always been to champion curricular innovation in graduate business education. But we know that innovation alone isn’t enough — it only matters if faculty and program leaders have the knowledge, tools, and strategies to create classroom experiences where every student thrives and achieves their learning goals. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our upcoming workshop: 🎓 Innovations in Designing Learning Experiences to Meet the Needs of Our Changing Student Populations 📍 Hosted by the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business 📅 November 13–14, 2025 📌 Terry Executive Education Center, Atlanta, Georgia This workshop will explore how we can design impactful learning experiences that meet these changes head-on. 👉 Check out the full agenda and register here: https://lnkd.in/gudSc5Pq

We are so excited for our workshop and grateful to have such terrific presenters. There is still time to register.