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Top Industry Mentors and Scholarship are Key to Leadership Fellows ProgramLeadership in ActionSaunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology is constantly pursuing the next big thing.

The Saunders Leadership Fellows Program, pioneered by the MS-Management program at Saunders College, provides a unique opportunity for students to enhance their education while obtaining a Master of Science in Management or Master of Business Administration.

The Leadership Fellows Program is an exclusive opportunity for students to enhance their education while earning a graduate degree. Students must apply for the highly-selective, cohort-based learning experience, which presents significant advantages that students value, including a guaranteed minimum 50% scholarship and connections with business leaders who serve as mentors.“The Leadership Fellows Program at

Saunders allowed me to connect with business leaders in the Rochester area,” said Thomas Higgins III, MS Management ’18. “To be able to pick their brains and glean ideas from their professional experiences was invaluable in terms of how I approached my job search and built my own personal brand before approaching prospective employers.”

Innovative Industry Mentors ProgramSince established, the Leadership Fellows Program continues to evolve in response to the ever-changing business and technological environment. Curricular enhancements are inspired by Industry Advisory Board Members, ensuring Fellows programming remains relevant to evolving employer needs.

Industry Mentors are drawn from a rich set of regional business leaders. The mentors serve as coaches throughout the entire

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Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to integrate business education with RIT’s world-leading technical and creative programs. With more than 19,000 alumni worldwide, Saunders College offers undergraduate (BS), Masters (MS), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs where students gain real-world business experiences through a tradition of applied learning, cooperative education and capstone programs.

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fellowship, educating the Fellows on how to apply theories learned in the classroom to real-world scenarios.

“In my first year of mentoring an MS Management student, my initial apprehension quickly subsided because of the mutually beneficial nature of the experience,” said Joanne Braeunle, Vice President of Corporate Strategy at St. John’s Senior Living & Care. “Seeing my career and work through the eyes and thoughts of these exuberant, ambitious and perceptive students was surprisingly rewarding. The candid conversations about women in management, leadership and business dynamics were of particular interest to the students. Clearly a win-win experience!”

In addition to meetings with mentors, the Fellows meet with the Fellows Program Director on a regular basis. “In the past, the Fellows have expressed how important and helpful it is to meet with the program director in addition to the mentor meetings,” said Molly McGowan, Fellows Program Director and Lecturer. “It is great to

see the students so involved and motivated to make the most of their fellowship.”

Additional enhancements include leadership assessment tools that focus on personality traits to describe human behavior in various situations. Plus, the Fellows engage in readings that frame discussions around what it takes for successful business leaders to rise to the top.

For more information on the Leadership Fellows Program, visit: saunders.rit.edu/fellows

Meet the Fellows

“This program has enabled me to learn about leadership in a way that I have never encountered before. By exchanging knowledge with a tight-knit cohort of peers and learning first-hand from my mentor’s experiences, I have been able to identify my personal leadership style and apply classroom concepts to a real-life business setting. Also, being able to discuss my career goals and receive direct advice from industry leaders is extremely helpful in planning out my career path.”

- Emma Aspvik MS Management ‘19

“This fellowship experience is very powerful. I feel that it is an extremely useful enhancement to the graduate college experience. My mentor is very accessible and willing to share tools from his toolbox and experience in his company that will help me throughout my career. The bi-weekly meetings with my peers and the program director is a good way to check in with people that are going through the same experience but with different stories to tell.”

- Felicia HillMS Management ‘19

James GoffPresident & CEO

Landsman Development Corp.

Jeffrey FasoldtChief Financial Officer

DiMarco Group

Joanne BraeunleVP Corporate Strategy

St. John’s

Patrick TaltyVP Operations & Chief Security OfficerIDI Billing Solutions

Michael KrupnickiPresident

Mahany Welding Supply Co.

2018 - 2019 Saunders Leadership Fellows Program Mentors

“THE FELLOWS PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARN PRACTICES THAT ACCELERATE THEIR SUCCESS IN BECOMING LEADERS IN THEIR BUSINESS CAREERS.”

Molly McGowan

Lecturer and Fellows Program Director