{"id":2777,"date":"2018-01-11T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:51:26","slug":"a-dba-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/11\/a-dba-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"A DBA Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2777_2d830a-96 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2777_ccfc91-26\">Since 2008, Wilmington University\u2019s Doctor of Business Administration program has equipped mid-career individuals in academia, government and business with the education, experience and expertise to help them thrive as C-level executives and leaders in innovation.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image2777_a6d271-ff .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2777_a6d271-ff\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/business-chair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/business-chair.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/business-chair-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe take only about 40 percent of our applicants,\u201d says Dr. Kathy Kennedy- Ratajack, program chair of the DBA. \u201cIt\u2019s a very competitive program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program reached a milestone recently when Thomas Dodds, a consultant from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, successfully defended his dissertation, \u201cThe Implications of Risk, Rewards, and Demographics on the Intent to Use Location Based Services (LBS).\u201d Dodds is the 100th DBA candidate to defend a dissertation at WilmU and will graduate from the program in January 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had a nice celebration after his defense,\u201d Dr, Kennedy-Ratajack says. \u201cIt\u2019s a very exciting achievement for both the student and the College of Business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DBA includes two online and one face-to-face cohorts. 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