From Boot Camp to Battle-Ready

Acton’s Class of 2012 completed a rigorous, week-long Boot Camp on Friday. The 12-plus hour days included a business simulation, an improvisation workshop, a rapid prototyping simulation, two case discussions, and three Life of Meaning sessions, in addition to study group meetings, contract signings, and Q&A sessions. Students also...

September Preview of All Things Acton

Boot Camp (August 29-September 2) The MBA Class of 2012 comes together for the first time in Austin for an intense program of simulation, orientation, and training before classes begin. Check out the Acton facebook page for a daily supply of power songs dedicated to the Boot Campers. First...

Acton Scholar 2010 Receives $10,000 Scholarship

Congratulations to Robin Weekley Bruce, Acton Scholar 2010, as a recipient of a Texas Business Hall of Fame scholarship! Robin, along with 18 other outstanding students, will be accepting a $10,000 scholarship on Nov. 8, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio. Recipients come from higher education institutions...

Acton Makes the The Princeton Review’s “Student Opinions Honors for Business Schools” List

Acton receives a special honor thanks to our students. The Acton School of Business has been given the honor of making The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinions Honors for Business Schools” list. Acton is 1 of the 15 graduate schools in the General Management category. Other categories include...

Upcoming Acton Events and Deadlines

Acton has a few important events and deadlines quickly approaching. Early application deadline for the 2010 – 2011 Acton program is Wednesday, February 24. The final application deadline is March 31. Start your application early to have all the requirements and materials finished! Spring Life of Meaning Course registration...

Acton MBA Class of 2010 Reflects On Their First Semester

Listen to students from the Acton MBA Class of 2010 talk about their third month in the program. After sharing a bit of their backgrounds and why they came to Acton, the students discuss their greatest challenges, what it’s like learning from real entrepreneurs, and the kinds of real-world...

Acton MBA Class of 2010 – The First Month

"I'm not just learning here. You come to Acton and you're changed."...

Brilliant Magazine Features Acton And Its Differences

On Monday, Brilliant Magazine featured the Acton School of Business on its web site. The article, entitled “The Business of People,” highlighted the Acton difference. The article emphasizes how Acton deviates from traditional business schools around the country. These points include Acton’s entrepreneur teachers, the unique Life of Meaning course...

Class Of 2010 Off To A Good Start

As mentioned before, our students are our customers here at Acton and their feedback is invaluable to us. Thus, students fill out detailed, online surveys at the end of each week, grading everything from sessions to lecturers to required readings. Last week, the incoming class went through Boot Camp,...

Customer Feedback

At Acton, our students are our customers (for more on this view, click here).  We rely — thrive even — on our students’ feedback.  To this end, Acton students fill out detailed, online surveys every week, even during Pre-Matriculation.  This allows us to make changes quickly and effectively.  They...