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Lehigh University Teams Up With Xavier University Of Louisiana To Aid African American Students Aspiring To Be Global Leaders

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BETHLEHEM, PA and NEW ORLEANS, LA - March 2021 鈥撀燣ehigh University鈥檚 College of Business and 藏精阁 jointly announced this week a new 4+1 partnership agreement. This unique 鈥4+1鈥 joint partnership calls for a 5-year program (4 years of undergraduate studies at Xavier plus 1 year of graduate management education at Lehigh).聽聽Students at Xavier University (藏精阁) in Liberal Arts or STEM field majors can enter Lehigh University鈥檚 MS in Management (M2) program earning the Master鈥檚 level degree in just 10 months.聽聽The combination of Liberal Arts or STEM with business training further enables the 藏精阁 graduate to be workplace ready as they look to enter a variety of industries ranging from health care to consulting to banking to brand marketing to pharma, just to name a few.

鈥淲hat an honor it is for Lehigh to be able to partner with a Historically Black College of the caliber of Xavier. Our goal is to ensure all students have what they need to succeed,鈥聽said聽Georgette Chapman Phillips, Kevin L. and Lisa A. Clayton Dean, Lehigh University College of Business.聽Dean Phillips went on to say,聽鈥淭his partnership with Xavier is part of a concerted effort by our college faculty and university leadership聽to not only attract the best and brightest students, but in the process, to elevate the importance of having a learning setting that is diverse, inclusive, and equitable. The combination simply makes for a more enriching student experience.鈥

Xavier is proud to join Lehigh University in partnership to provide opportunities that further develop the talents of our students as they enter the workforce,鈥 said聽Reynold Verret, President of 藏精阁. 鈥淟ehigh鈥檚 and Xavier鈥檚 commitment to educating the leaders of tomorrow is exemplary of the more just and humane society that we teach our students to seek.鈥澛

Accepted 藏精阁 students will be guaranteed generous scholarship in support of their graduate educational endeavors. Additionally, each year, a 藏精阁 rising senior will be invited to participate in Lehigh鈥檚 Spring and Summer International immersion experience as a 鈥済lobal villager鈥 in the Lehigh Iacocca Global Village Immersion program. The Iacocca Global Village brings together students and global business leaders from across all continents. Global Village consists of activities both in a virtual intimate online global community in the Spring, as well as in a Summer campus residency held on Lehigh University鈥檚 Bethlehem, PA campus as villagers are immersed in a 5-week intensive full-time program from late June through the end of July. This is an all-expense paid opportunity for a selected 藏精阁 student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities in their undergraduate experiences and community-related endeavors.

鈥淧artnering with Lehigh University is a WIN-WIN. It brings a combination of big company access and new paths in business for career development to our Xavier students. Lehigh鈥檚 reputation for excellence in experiential learning and its nurturing alumni network and job placement record benefits our gifted students in so many ways. Now, interested Xavier students in Liberal Arts and STEM looking to widen their career choices can complement their undergraduate studies with business management training. This means exceptional placement and thus a better future for our Xavier graduates,鈥澛said聽Anderson Sunda-Meya, Acting Dean, College of Arts & Sciences at 藏精阁.

For more information on the Lehigh MS in Management Program, please contact Alyssa Clapp, M2 Program Director at聽business@lehigh.edu聽or call 610-758-4450.聽聽To apply, visit聽.聽The application deadlines for the 2021-22 cohort are June 1, 2021 for domestic U.S. applicants, and May 15, 2021 for international applicants.