M...BAM!

Until recently, we used to see the word "MBAM" whenever we registered for classes. That meant MBA Malibu, or the full-time program at the Malibu campus. Now, MBAM stands for something else: it is MBA Media, the newest project taken on by a very talented group of full-time students. They are the Graziadio student voice, which, as they say, just got louder! I liked what I saw so far, so I asked them to allow me to make public their plan, as stated in the press release from a week ago. Welcome, MBAM!

MBA MEDIA (MBAM) ONLINE NEWS SITE LAUNCH: SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

“The Graziadio Student Voice Is About To Get A Little Louder”

Malibu, California—September 21, 2009— this morning saw the official launch of MBA Media (MBAM), the newly created student news site for the full-time graduate business program at Pepperdine. MBAM offers GSBM students a 360-degree view of campus activities, news, and business. With MBAM, Pepperdine students now have an interactive source they can use to fully leverage their graduate business school experience both in and out of the classroom.

During the summer of 2009, a group of full-time GSBM students came together to bring the Graziadio student community the first official online news publication created by business students for business students. After drafting and pitching a proposal to the Graziadio administration, MBAM was given the go-ahead to begin preparations for their launch in the fall.

The mission of MBAM is to “effectively and transparently communicate relevant news and information to a community of MBAs and informed business leaders by leveraging a wide variety of multimedia tools.”

MBAM offers content through a wide variety of multimedia tools including videos, articles, and community discussion boards. Students can also post and discuss their own relevant business related articles. The site also offers exclusive interviews with Graziadio’s prestigious faculty, as well as interviews with business leaders from all concentrations including finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, and organizational management. MBAM also offers internship and job-related information such as 2^nd year commentaries on their internship experiences and a growing list of internship opportunities throughout the year.

MBAM is 100% student-driven, and is looking for current GSBM students who would be interested in filling available positions in the areas of advertising, marketing, post-production, and staff writing. If you are interested in learning more about opportunities to get involved with MBAM, please email Frankie Warren (Frankie.warren@pepperdine.edu)

So, the only thing left for Graziadio students to do now is to login, logon and start enjoying the site! To start your MBAM experience, please visit www.mbam.tv.

For more information regarding this press release, please contact JC Garrett (jc.garrett@pepperdine.edu)