I am officially a MBA graduate!!!

My Mom, Dad, brother Jacob and sister-in-law Ashley traveled up to Michigan to be present for my MBA graduation and luau party. They arrived on Thursday - we hung out at the house most of the day and played a lot of Wii Bowling & Rockband 2. We also had a great dinner of king crab legs, steamed shrimp and rice.

Friday started with a quick trip to Lexington, Michigan to have lunch and check out the sites and shops. We then went home to get ready to head out to my graduation, which was in Flint, MI. (we did A LOT of driving on Friday!!!) The graduation ceremony was Friday night at 7pm - after a nice event we stopped at Lucky's Steakhouse on the way home for a tasty celebration dinner.

Saturday Ashley, Mama and I did a little shopping for Michigan souvenirs, then we headed home to set up for my graduation luau party. The weather was a bit cold, but we still had a great time eating the Hawaiian food (provided by Chef Chell's Catering, it was delicious!), catching up with friends and of course playing some more Wii bowling. Even my Mom gave it a try - she was actually quite good!

Sunday we relaxed and packed up everyone's belongings - we stopped in Greektown on the way to the airport. We had a great dinner at Pegasus, then checked out the Greektown Casino and some other downtown Detroit sites. It was a fun and busy weekend and I am so happy my Mom, Dad, Jake and Ashley were here to share this special time with me. I will post some pictures soon!!!

It's official - my MBA program is OVER!

I have OFFICIALLY finished my MBA program ..... I just logged on and saw my final grades for my last class. After countless hours of research, writing and revisions, I received a "97" on my final project, and an A in the class! Graduation is scheduled for Friday June 5th & the party will be the day after, Saturday June 6th. I am really looking forward to celebrating this accomplishment with Jason, my family and friends - the only thing that could make it better would be for everyone I care about to be here with me!

I'll keep everyone updated and be sure to post some pictures of the graduation ceremony & the party. For now, it feels GREAT to have NO MORE HOMEWORK .... the song "School's Out" is ringing in my ears! :-)

School update

I just completed my "Human Behavior" class - I got an A and currently have a 3.95 GPA! Only two more classes to go and I will be finished, so let's see if I can keep the GPA high! It seems like just yesterday I was posting that I had only completed 2 classes ..... time has certainly passed quickly! Thanks again to everyone for your support and encouraging words, it has helped to keep me going. :-)

4 classes left!

I have another class behind me - I just finished my International Marketing class. I ended up with an A in the class after working MANY hours on the longest project ever! I am so glad that class is over - I learned more about Australia and the "Wonder Wash" portable washing machine than I ever thought possible!

I only have four more classes to go; the next course is Finance. I am also thrilled because we actually get a Christmas break this year - Finance ends on Dec 17th and then I start my Human Behavior Management class on January 8th. I am excited that I will not have to balance school while we are home visiting for the holidays. This break will push my end date to sometime in May, but I will still be on track to graduate in June 2009. The end is in sight!!!

MBA update....

Hi everyone! Just wanted to update everyone on my school progress. I just finished up my "Distribution Management" class on Wednesday and got an A! I currently have a 3.93 GPA.... that may drop a little after my next few classes (Finance & Economics) but for now I am quite proud of it :-)

I actually have a 2 week break from classes, which was quite unexpected (but definitely needed & welcomed!!!) I start my next class on September 25th and if I stay on track, I'll finish classes on April 22, 2009. The graduation ceremony will be around the 1st of June - they do graduations later in Michigan because of the weather. I guess they are worried it may be snowing in April....

I am so thrilled to only have 5 classes left and to be so close to my goal. Thanks again for all of the support, assistance and encouraging words throughout my MBA program!!!

Another class down ....

I have completed my Human Resources class .... special thanks to Lesley & Carrie, my "HR friends," for all of their help! Also, thanks to Mama and Jason for being my paper proof-readers. That was one looooooong and boring paper to read! :-)

Next class is Marketing Research .... I really enjoyed this class as an undergrad, so hopefully the MBA version will go smoothly. I'll keep you all posted on progress!

5 classes down .... 9 to go!

I just finished my Management Information Systems class, boy - was that course a lot of work. Thanks to my Cisco friends for all of their help, especially Susan, Patrick & Fred. (by the way, "we" got an A in the class!!!)

My next class is Human Resources Management - I was hoping this class would provide a bit of a break, but so far it looks like it will keep me just as busy as the rest. I'll be relying on my "HR friends" for so help with this one ..... I guess everyone didn't know that they would be going to school with me, huh? :-)

I have exactly a year left of school - if all goes as planned I'll be on track to graduate in May/June 2009!

Halfway through Accounting - WHOO HOO!

Today marks the halfway point of my "Accounting for the Contemporary Manager" class!!! For those that are not aware, I am currently taking classes towards my MBA at Baker College. The classes are accelerated 6-weeks courses, and this particular class combines both Managerial and Financial Accounting. Accounting is by far my weakest subject, so I have been struggling (and complaining a lot) :-) I found a tutor who I met with for the first time today - we finished my homework in a little over an hour!!! (usually it takes me several days to complete it) Definitely money well spent, I may end up with a good grade after all!

My next class will be Information Systems - that should be a breeze since I am a computer junkie and I worked for Cisco for 3 years :-) I'll keep you posted on my MBA progress, and may even use the blog for future class surveys, input, etc.