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Instagram Takeovers: Full-Time MBA Summer Interns Share a Week-in-the-Life at Work
Posts from A(WS) to Z(S Associates)
Throughout the summer, Full-Time MBA summer interns posted about experiences at Abbott, AWS, Blue Shield of California, Intel, Gilead and more.

Destination Davis: Executives, Alumni, Peers Welcome New Full-Time MBAs
Class of 2024 hear tips, advice and learn “the ropes”
Full-Time MBA students hit the ground running in a three-day intensive—and fun—onboarding experience in Davis and at the ropes course in Sonoma.

Over the EDGE: Reinventing Myself by Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Lessons learned in networking as an extroverted introvert and UC Davis MBA student
Esther Muriithi shares her experience juggling being a Sacramento MBA student, nurse and parent, and how she’s spreading her wings to become a better networking professional.

MPAc Alumna Brianna Dean-Sysum Readies to Join EY
2022 Master of Professional Accountancy grad shares her path to Big 4 firm
Recent MPAc alumna Brianna Dean-Sysum shares the value of UC Davis’ accounting program and her tips and advice for prospective students.

Unlocking the Value of Our Alumni Community
Our new Director of Alumni Relations and Network Strategy Christopher Marshall details his journey to the School, exciting new opportunities for alumni and more.

How I Joined the MPAc Program as an International Student
“A tremendous launch pad” toward a rewarding accounting career
International student and 2022 Master of Professional Accountancy graduate Ziyan Xu shares tips for pursuing a graduate accounting degree.


MSBA Students Team Up on California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute's Practicum Project
'It was a great opportunity to partner with scientists'
A team of five students in the UC Davis MSBA Class of 2022 engaged with the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) on its Cancer Avatar Project.

2023 Class Represents the Largest in MSBA Program History
Master of Science in Business Analytics students from 11 countries arrive in San Francisco
We’re welcoming our largest MSBA cohort ever, 99 students, and nearly two-thirds of them join our program from notable companies like Amazon, Bytedance, Deloitte, Google, PayPal, PepsiCo and more.

Bootcamp Basics: Getting Up to Speed in the MSBA Program
From Amazon to PayPal to UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics
After working globally for Amazon and PayPal for seven years, Laksh Suryanarayanan’s path led to the UC Davis MSBA program.

New Strategies for an Uncertain Future
In his AACSB article co-authored by Dean H. Rao Unnava and Sarah Nutter, they note universities and business schools must now embrace new educational formats and financial models to thrive, including options for lifelong learning.

HR Executive Paul Bianchi Shares Ethical Framework with New Full-Time MBA students
Impact of decision-making in building values-based cultures
With over 25 years of leadership service as a human resources executive, Paul Bianchi shared notable lessons with our new Full-Time MBA class of 2024 as part of our onboarding experience.

How Our Team Won Gartner Sacramento’s Case Study Competition
Collaboration and quick decision-making combined for a winning solution
“Processing huge amounts of numeric and analytical data within a short span is also no small feat.”