{"id":889,"date":"2021-11-30T14:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/?page_id=889"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:00:47","slug":"butler-mba-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/butler-mba-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Butler MBA Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Butler MBA Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/41-pathway\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >MBA 4+1 Pathway<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/program-outcomes\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/butler-mba-experience\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >The Butler MBA Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/mba\/admission\/information-sessions\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Information Sessions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=9ea1ae38-5ff7-44d3-839f-0ba6161e60e2\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-butler-mba-experience\">The Butler MBA Experience<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Butler MBA is more than just a degree\u2014it\u2019s an immersive, hands-on experience designed to equip students with the skills, connections, and real-world knowledge needed to take their careers to the next level. Through a student-centered approach, the program blends rigorous coursework with dynamic opportunities like leadership coaching, business competitions, global study experiences, and high-impact consulting projects. Whether it\u2019s tackling real business challenges in the Gateway Experience, engaging with top industry leaders in the Business Practicum, or shaping the nonprofit sector through the Board Fellows Program, Butler MBA students graduate with the confidence and expertise to lead in an ever-evolving business landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MBA Global Business Experience | Vietnam 2025\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_o0q6Hmcnpc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gateway-experience\"><br>Gateway Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler MBA students kick off their graduate-level coursework by participating in The Gateway Experience. Students work in competitive teams to develop the best solution to a problem faced by the partnering business. This one-time experience takes place over a three-day period and includes a Thursday evening welcome dinner, an all-day Friday research session, and an evening or Saturday library session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leadership-coaches\">Leadership Coaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every Butler MBA student is assigned their own certified leadership coach. Our leadership coaches are experts in their fields and will help hone your leadership skills, provide advice, and work as a sounding board as you work toward professional success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-business-practicum\">Business Practicum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Practicum is a three-day course designed to provide students with the opportunity to interact with business leaders and experts on an industry-level business challenge competition. Working in teams, students will analyze a business task to identify potential paths to success and recommend a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-global-business-experience\">Global Business Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Business Experience is an optional class that takes students on a weeklong study trip abroad to another country. Students spend 7\u201310 days gaining cultural experiences, visiting companies, interacting with business leaders and local governments, and visiting tourist attractions, all while earning class credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-board-fellows-program\">Board Fellows Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For on-campus students only. <br><\/em><br>The Board Fellows Program selects up to 15 MBA students each year to sit on the board of directors for Indianapolis-area nonprofit organizations. The Fellows get hands-on community leadership experience and the opportunity to impact the nonprofit sector by completing a project for the organization for which they serve. The Board Fellows Program creates great business leaders and outstanding citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-capstone-experience\">Capstone Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MBA curriculum comes full circle when students enroll in their final course, The Capstone Experience. Students engage in a semester-long consulting project spanning multiple functional areas of business. Using everything they have learned, students must participate in site visits, conduct research, and analyze data to present a solution to the company\u2019s executives. 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