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The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and Nazareth University have announced a new partnership. Students who complete the institute’s programs will have special opportunities with Nazareth, particularly those aiming for graduate degrees.
The institute was started in 2023 by Tom Golisano as an alternative to business school for students who were still interested in the subject. Tuition is set at $8,900 per year and offers a two-year Professional Certificate or a one-year Advanced Certificate in AI & Business.
The pathways after graduation at the institute are split between those who want to start their own business, those who seek employment at an established company, and those who want to continue their education in pursuit of a degree. The Nazareth partnership is aimed at the third category.
“Our mission has always been to deliver a high-quality business education to our students, and this partnership with Nazareth University creates a meaningful pathway for those who wish to build on that foundation,” says Ian Mortimer, president of Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship. “I believe both our organizations are stronger because of it.”
“Nazareth is committed to preparing students who will lead innovation for our time, and this partnership with Golisano Institute is an excellent fit in achieving that reality,” adds Beth Paul, president of Nazareth University.
Eligible Golisano Institute students who apply to graduate school at Nazareth will receive a 20 percent tuition discount for programs in the School of Business and Leadership. They can also receive a $15-per-credit-hour discount for programs in the School of Education. (Students must have completed the institute’s program, meet all standard Nazareth graduate admission requirements, and hold a bachelor’s degree.)
Golisano Institute students who apply for a bachelor’s degree at Nazareth are eligible for guaranteed admission to nearly all undergraduate programs. They will need to apply within four years of completion and meet admission criteria.
Admitted students may begin their studies at Nazareth as early as the fall semester, and the $55 application fee will be waived for all applicants from the Golisano Institute.
“Students coming to Nazareth from Golisano Institute already have such a solid framework grounded in business, and they will have many options to continue their education at Nazareth,” Paul says. “This exciting combination of Golisano Institute and Nazareth University is a fantastic way for students to prepare for and launch their life’s work.”
In addition to Nazareth, Golisano Institute has partnered with St. Bonaventure University, St. John Fisher University, Syracuse University College of Professional Studies, Roberts Wesleyan University, Alfred State College, Daemen University, and Niagara University.
The Golisano Institute recently graduated its first class and plans to open a second school in Buffalo in the fall.
Jacob Schermerhorn is a Rochester Beacon contributing writer and data journalist.
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What a great connection! What a great collaborative educational effort! That said, if we could only create that type of collaborative effort within the RCSD. Create an educational enhancement that allows kids in the K-12 journey to experience a seamless pathway to post high school success. When kids are bored by their academics, when they can’t or there isn’t a perceived connection between their subject matter and the real world, they do poorly and drop out. We need to show kids careers, professions and vocations (especially in the 7th and 8th grades) that give them reason to stick it out, stay educationally connected, butts in seats a graduating with a relevant education. One that provides a seamless path to post high success. While the Golisano effort gives hope and opportunity to the college sector, we need to bring that type of creative effort to the lower grades. That is where we lose kids and they will never see the Golisano effort. Semper Fi.
Oh yah….I have proposed such an effort, which has fallen on deaf ears. The RCSB is a board that has failed the kids at every level for decades. They have shown they cannot, and will not “play nice” for the urban school population. Their ego, their elite status is paramount. They, NOT the kids, are responsible for that failure. I have no idea how one can live with that failure. That said, RCSB, just keep doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. That, by the way, is the definition for insanity.