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U of I
giving away up to 110 full-ride MBAs
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[JUNE 2, 2006]
CHICAGO -- In support of Illinois military
veterans and active-duty personnel, the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign announced on March 3 the creation of 110 full-ride
scholarships for the university's executive MBA program in downtown
Chicago.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn
and U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., have already saluted the
university for its commitment to award millions of dollars in free
tuition.
Program background
The university has partnered with the state of Illinois to
administer up to $8 million in new postgraduate academic
scholarships for Illinois-based military veterans and active-duty
military personnel.
How can the university just give away $8 million in scholarships?
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 The university's military scholarship program is being combined
with the Illinois Veteran Grant in order to provide up to 110
qualified applicants a tuition-free MBA through a 20-month executive
MBA program, located at the university's Illini Center in downtown
Chicago. The director of the program is Robert van der Hooning.
For more information on the program, visit
www.mba.illinois.edu/veterans. The site includes a video clip of
Rumsfeld lauding the program during one of his recent Pentagon
briefings.
[Provided by Peter Wiltjer, marketing contact]
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