Student Stories

There is no such thing as a “typical” iMBA student. With students from 34 states and 10 countries, the iMBA program connects a diverse and energetic group of business professionals. iMBA students are cosmopolitan independent thinkers bringing remarkable business experiences and diverse world views to this unique program. For most students, iMBA is their first experience with distance learning and with Syracuse University.

Nicklaus Sims '09 MBA

It was while attending the National Black MBA Association conference in Atlanta with a group of Whitman MBA students that Sims was offered a position as a business analyst with the Target Corportation. Sims recently led an iMBA team in the Panasci Business Plan Competition and plans to participate in the Velocity Conference in 2008 where he will meet with CEOs from high potential businesses and the venture capitalists funding them.

Sims says he chose the Whitman iMBA program because of its flexibility and its entrepreneurial sprit. “Now in my third semester of the program, I’ve found several applications from my studies for my career and personal entrepreneurial aspirations. Building a network of associates through interactions from the residencies in Syracuse as well as the summer residency in London has been one of the jewels of the iMBA program.”