Welcome to the Management Achievement Program. MAP is an engaging and comprehensive program designed to develop and enhance each student’s professional demeanor, build competencies for academic success, increase involvement in the College and local business communities, and allow the opportunity for students to personally synthesize their academic and professional goals and experiences.

MAP consists of unique opportunities such as workshops, speaker series, on-site visits to companies, and networking events, designed to expose you to a rich set of educational experiences that will better prepare you for a successful transition to a career in management. This program helps you plan your route to a successful future. The more progress you make through the MAP, the more miles you will earn toward your destination: professional excellence and a successful career.

There are activities and events suitable for the different stages of your path through the College. For example, if you are a freshman you might be interested in attending the events designed to familiarize you with the College and campus life such as COMETT Orientation, Meet the Department events, and time management workshops. If you have not yet declared a concentration, there are events designed to give you information about the various Departments within the College of Management and explore the various fields of study offered. Events such as Meet the Department, faculty coffee hours, company tours, and the CM Forum speaker series are designed to provide you with information to better make a career choice. Similarly, there are numerous activities and events if you are towards the end of your college path. Events and activities such as exam and certification preparation seminars, résumé preparation, Meet the Firm and career fairs, and job search strategies would be useful. Because we are committed to your successful transition to a career in management, we emphasize the need to develop your professional demeanor. Therefore you can also think of MAP as a professional orientation program. Most MAP activities require minimum professional etiquette and some of them, such as interview seminars and networking events, are specifically designed to address this important issue. Of course, all events and activities are open to you regardless of your career path status.

MAP Benefits

The more you put into MAP, the more you will take away from it – some of the benefits to all students are:

• Networking with faculty, professionals, and successful alumni in your desired field;
• Opportunity to acquire a strong business presence (professional etiquette, speaking, and interpersonal communication skills);
• Ability to create a résumé that will stand out with prospective employers.

MAP as a Requirement

Starting with the Fall 2006 semester, completion of the program is required for all new College of Management students. Students who entered the college of a new first year student, new external transfer student and new Inter-College transfer student in or after the Fall 2006 semester must complete 75% of their required miles before enrolling in MGT 490 Strategic Management, the required capstone course.  If you entered the College before Fall 2006 you are exempt. However, we invite all students to take advantage of MAP opportunities.

While students must complete at least 75% of their required miles before registering for MGT 490, students who complete 100% of their requirement by the time of graduation will receive a notation on their transcript: Management Achievement Program cum peractio (with completion). Students who earn over 1250 miles (regardless of their individual MAP requirement) will also be eligible to exchange extra miles for rewards. Students who reach this level should contact the Student Services Specialist in the College of Management at mapcm@umb.edu for more information.

MAP is completed when your required number of miles is accrued. Your total required miles will depend on the credits that you have when you join the College of Management as shown below. When you start in the College, you will receive a letter with detailed MAP information, including your specific number of required miles.

Earning Miles

Miles are earned by attending MAP designated events. The number of miles earned at each event will vary, and is posted on the schedule of events.
When you are a new student, you will receive a letter that will include a bar-coded label with your unique identification. Please place this label on your UMass Boston student identification card that has your photograph and carry it with you (be sure not to place it over another barcode, including the library barcode, as these are separate codes). Some events taking place at the Campus Center or other locations will require you to present your ID. We will scan your bar-coded label and that way you will receive the assigned miles for that event.

We will scan your bar-coded label at MAP events. Your attendance will only be accepted if your bar-code is scanned at the beginning of each event. MAP participants earn miles by satisfying the requirements for each approved event. The requirements include having your barcode scanned, participation at the events, and turning in response forms after attending speaker series and other events.

MAP Ongoing Opportunities

If you find that attending events conflicts with your work and/or class schedule, please look out for updates as we will be adding more opportunities for students to earn miles on their own time throughout the semester. Four of these additional opportunities to earn miles that are now available to students are as follows:

First, students can apply to submit a Career Portfolio (up to 200 miles). This project is designed for students who have current or previous professional work experience. To access an application and more information, please visit here.

Second, students can earn MAP miles by becoming a member of one of the College of Management student organizations. Below is a list of these organizations:

Accounting and Finance Academy
College of Management Student Ambassadors
Delta Sigma Pi
Investment Club
Marketing Club
MSIS Club
Students in Business Club

Students will earn 50 MAP miles for each semester that they are an active member. Also, the College of Management is always open to ideas for new student organizations. If you have any ideas for new student organizations, please email mapcm@umb.edu.

Third, students can make an appointment for a career exploration assessment, also known as PinPoint, through University Career Services (CC-1-1100). Students can earn 50 MAP miles for completing the assessment and an additional 25 MAP miles for attending a follow-up appointment with a Career Counselor. For more information, please visit the Career Services website.

Lastly, students who participate in an internship can earn 100 MAP Miles for the semester.   At the end of the semester, we would ask that your supervisor provide the College of Management with a letter verifying your employment.  Please see Tom Patria (tom.patria@umb.edu) in Career Services for more information about internships.

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