This page explores how to use posts in the JSOM web template.
The new JSOM web template allows for creating both pages and posts.
- Pages have many purposes, but essentially they communicate important information about JSOM to a visitor.
- Posts are similar to pages, but their main purpose is to connect emotionally with the visitor by speaking in a specific person’s voice. Below are six common JSOM posts:
- Student Testimonials – current or former students tell why they like their JSOM programs
- Alumni Spotlights – alumni talk about how their education has had a positive impact on their lives
- Student Ambassadors – current students make themselves available for prospective students to contact them
- Student Experiences – current or former students tell stories about their time as a student, similar to a testimonial but more in-depth
- Resource Articles – JSOM faculty and share their expertise or give details answers to common questions
The post types above that can be displayed both as unique web pages and as dynamic content used throughout the site. Two other post types are FAQs and Embedded Content Blocks, which are not unique pages but rather function only as a modular piece of a larger page.
This page details how to create a post that can be available for dynamic use across the website, and you will find examples of the different templates available for this purpose.
Post Requirements
Posts are similar to pages, but they have additional requirements in order to function successfully both as an individual page and as a piece of dynamic, embedded content.
Post Title
The title is displayed both on the post page and when used dynamically.
Post Content
The content is displayed only on the post page.
SEO
In WordPress, below the content panel for each post is a block called “SEO.” Open that block to see the Title Tag, Meta Description and Meta Robots.
Title Tag
Leave this field blank for posts. The meta title automatically take the value from the WordPress post title field.
Meta Description
Leave this field blank for posts. The meta description automatically uses the opening text of the post.
Meta Robots
The SEO plugin box below the WordPress content field has options for Meta Robots. Most posts keep the default of “Index” and “Follow,” but FAQs and Embedded Content Blocks posts are not intended to be viewed as pages but only as embedded content. FAQs and Embedded Content Blocks posts should be “No-index” and “Follow,” because we don’t want them to appear in search results.
Excerpt
This content appears in the embedded, dynamic use of the post. Each post type has a template for how the excerpt needs to be written with HTML. Carefully follow the excerpt requirements in the Developer Documentation for each post type.
Custom Fields (optional, for sorting)
When posts are used dynamically we usually set the sort order to reverse chronological order, but you can use custom fields to create a custom sort order. Each post in a category, such as “general-mba-faq,” would need a numerical value in a custom field called “sort_key.” Then, when embedding the content, the embed shortcode needs the additional parameters: meta_key=’sort_key’ orderby=’meta_value_num’. Posts in that category will appear in the numerical order of each post’s “sort_key” value.
Categories
There is usually a parent category, such as “faq” and a child category, such as “general-mba-faq.” For each post, select just the child category. The post will inherit the parent category.
Featured Image
The Featured Image appears in the embedded, dynamic content. It is usually the same as the image at the top of the post content, but you must select it in the Featured Image panel, below the “Categories” field in WordPress. For some posts, the Featured Image might be different from the post images, including some Alumni Spotlights, where the post image is casual and the Featured Image is more formal.
For web accessibility compliance, any image used as a Featured Image needs to have an alt value assigned to it in WordPress. Go to the Media section of the WordPress admin area and click on a photo to see the field options. Enter text that describes the photo in the Alternative Text field, just as you would with an HTML img element. Then tab or click out of the Alternative Text field to commit the text. The word “Saved” will appear at the top of that image information panel.
Images in Posts
As a rule, a post needs at least one image at the top of the post content and one Featured Image. Usually these are the same image, but you must assign each one.
Sizing Images
In most cases, a post image should be a square cropped as follows:
- 630px by 630px
- Saved for Web in Photoshop as a JPG with “High Quality,” which is 60/100
- If the source image is smaller than 630px on one side, crop the image to a square to match the source image’s smallest dimension. For example, crop a source image of 140px by 170px to 140px by 140px.
Exceptions to Cropping to a Square
If a post has one content image and one Featured Image, the content image may be a rectangle that is no more than 630px wide, but the Featured Image should still be a rectangle.
- Resource Articles have a 630px by 420px rectangular image used both for the content image and Featured Image. This horizontal format is important because sometimes these posts are displayed dynamically two-at-a-time, so the Featured Images need to be the same proportions.
- Alumni Spotlights often have a rectangular content image that is 630px by 420px and a square Featured Image.
- Student Experiences can have a 630px by 420px rectangular content image, but the Featured Image must be square.
Pro Tip: Duplicate
When creating a new post, the best way is to:
- find a post from the same category,
- clone it in WordPress, and
- update all of the post requirements.
After cloning a post or saving to a new draft, updating the post title automatically updates the permalink.
Posts in Page
Posts in Page is a plugin that allows posts to be embedded throughout the website using the following parameters:
- post category,
- template,
- order,
- quantity of posts to show,
- and other, specific parameters, which we use less frequently, such as site_path.
JSOM Web Services has created multiple categories, templates and standards for embedding different types of content on our web pages. The Posts in Page plugin is flexible enough to allow for further customization as the needs arise.
Post Templates
View the WordPress editor for this page to see what the shortcode looks like, and note the different parameters.
View the WordPress editor for any post to see the details for each template.
There are small but important differences in each post type depending on its category, which is why the best way to create a new post is to clone a post from the same category and carefully update every requirement.
Post Types Currently in Use
Student Testimonials
Find instructions for how to handle each component of a Student Testimonial post here. Below the documentation is an example of an embedded Student Testimonial. The content comes from the Excerpt and the Featured Image. The post title links to the full post.
Post Title
Nadeem Panjwani, Class of 2017
Permalink
nadeem-panjwani-class-of-2017 (automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Image and Body requirements below
Image
Use the same image for the post image and the Featured image.
- Cropped square.
- 630px by 630px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a square that fits the source image size, save the image for web at cropped size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop. See below
<img class="center" src="/mba/files/2019/10/nadeem_panjwani_testimonial.jpg" alt="Nadeem Panjwani, Full-Time MBA testimonial">
Body
- Title, Company
- Quote (do not include <p> inside the blockquote. Use <br><br> to separate paragraphs)
<p class="sub-heading">Software Product Manager, Motorola Mobility</p>
<blockquote>
The program helped me bridge the gap by acquiring high-value industry skills, building connections, and preparing for real-world challenges. In retrospect, I feel the three things that contributed most were – my cohort batch, my professors, and the wonderful MBA office staff. I cherish every moment I spent being part of the Full-Time Cohort MBA program and will always be grateful for everything it gave me!
</blockquote>
Excerpt
The Excerpt for a Student Testimonial matches the html in the Content, minus the <img> element.
If the blockquote element is too long to include fully in the excerpt, use just the best 1-2 sentences in the excerpt.
<p class="sub-heading">Software Product Manager, Motorola Mobility</p>
<blockquote>
In retrospect, I feel the three things that contributed most were – my cohort batch, my professors, and the wonderful MBA office staff. I cherish every moment I spent being part of the Full-Time Cohort MBA program and will always be grateful for everything it gave me!>
</blockquote>
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “Full-Time MBA Student Testimonials” but not the parent category “Testimonials.”
Featured Image
Select same image used for the post image.
Make sure that the image used for Featured Image has an Alternative Text value assigned to it in the WordPress media section.
Laura Albright, Class of 2016
Management Consulting Lead Analyst, RealFoundations
The program not only gave me the tools I needed to achieve my goal of a rewarding career in a new industry – the in-class experience, a close-knit community of alumni in business and a rigorous curriculum, to name just a few – but I found a group of like-minded professionals who I am proud to call my friends. If I can do it, anyone can do it!
Nadeem Panjwani, Class of 2017
Software Product Manager, Motorola Mobility
The program helped me bridge the gap by acquiring high-value industry skills, building connections, and preparing for real-world challenges. In retrospective, I feel the three things that contributed most were – my cohort batch, my professors, and the wonderful MBA office staff. I cherish every moment I spent being part of the Full-Time Cohort MBA program and will always be grateful for everything it gave me!
James King, Class of 2016
Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS Manager, A. H. Belo
Switching careers is never easy, but getting my MBA at the Naveen Jindal School at UT Dallas made it far more manageable. As a result, I was able to secure an exciting and challenging career with excellent growth potential—an absolute must for a family man like myself.
Jakeb Spears, Class of 2017
Physician Compensation Analyst, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
The UT Dallas Full-Time MBA Program helped me make professional connections in my chosen industry, pushed me to challenge myself academically and professionally, and taught me both the quantitative and qualitative skills necessary to land my post-graduate job as an analyst in healthcare consulting.
Wenet Wu, Class of 2016
Sr. Category Specialist, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
As a young professional in the supply chain industry, I needed a graduate program that would challenge me to think outside the norms of traditional supply chain techniques. The MS SCM program at the UT Dallas provided me excellent networking opportunities through student organizations such as INFORMS, SCLC, APICS and ISM.
Abhinav Sharma, Class of 2015
Senior Program Manager, Amazon
The MBA program has helped me grow professionally, academically and personally. Looking back, I am a completely changed person in every aspect, and the Jindal School has played a key role in setting me up for success as I enter a new phase of my life. I am grateful for everything that I have learned.
Alumni Spotlights
Find instructions for how to handle each component of an Alumni Spotlight post here. Below the documentation is an example of an embedded Alumni Spotlight. The content comes from the Excerpt and the Featured Image. Both the post title and “Read more…” hyperlink link to the full post, which you can click below to view and inspect the HTML structure.
Post Title
Naveen Jindal, BS’88, MBA’92
Permalink
naveen-jindal-bs88-mba92 (automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Image and Body requirements below
Image
If two images are provided, use the informal image.
- Informal image does not need to be cropped to a square.
- If source image is larger than 630px wide, resize to 630px wide. Height should automatically adjust proportionally.
- If source image is smaller than 630px wide, save the image for web at original size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop.
If one image is provided, it needs to be a more formal portrait image.
- Cropped square.
- 630px by 630px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a square that fits the source image size, save the image for web at cropped size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop. See below
<img src="[path to image, relative if possible]" alt="[describe the image for someone who can't see it]" class="center" > - If a caption is provided for the casual photo, wrap the img with a figure and include figcaption. Use the same text as the alt value, to ensure web accessibility
<figure class="center">
<img src="[path to image, relative if possible]" alt="[describe the image for someone who can't see it - keep it short and specific, often a person's name - best if it's not exactly the same as the caption]" >
<figcaption>[describe the image for someone who can't see it - usually the caption is provided by the stakeholder]</figcaption>
</figure>
Body
<h2>Title, Employer</h2>
<h3>Questions and other Headings</h3>
<p>Everything else in the main body is in paragraph tags</p>
Excerpt
The Excerpt for an Alumni Spotlight has two p elements. The first p element has a class of “sub-heading” and the second p element has an a element before it closes.
Copy the entire h2 element from the body, paste it at the top of the Excerpt field, and replace first ‘h2‘ with ‘p class=”sub-heading”’ and the second ‘h2‘ with ‘p.’
<h2>Title, Employer</h2>
becomes
<p class="sub-heading">Title, Employer/p>
Copy the entire first p element from the body – from just after the h2 element – and paste below the p class=”sub-heading” element in the excerpt. Keep just the first 1-3 sentences and delete the rest. Minimum 200 characters need to be in this second p element.
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “BS Accounting Spotlights” but not the parent category “Alumni Spotlights.”
Featured Image
Select square portrait image provided.
- Cropped square.
- 630px by 630px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a square that fits the source image size.
Make sure that the image used for Featured Image has an Alternative Text value assigned to it in the WordPress media section.
Shaun Robinson, MBA’01
Vice President- Product Management, AMX
Robinson, a Dallas resident, has been at AMX since 2002, and in his current position for three years, where he leads the AMX Product Management team.
Atanas Hansen, BS’11 MS’13
Senior Business Analyst; New York Life Insurance Company
Working for a 173-year-old company provides a fantastic environment to observe how business processes and technology evolved over time
Abu Sadeq, BS’94, MS’99
CEO and CISO, Zartech Inc.
Sadeq earned two degrees at what is now known as Naveen Jindal School of Management. He received a BS/Business Administration and an MS/Management Information Systems. He eventually started Zartech, a Dallas-based consulting company, which helps clients with cybersecurity diagnostics and strategies and even provides experts for boards of directors facing cybersecurity questions or managing regulatory affairs.
Holly Heironimus, MS’17
Program Coordinator, Medical City Dallas Blood & Marrow Transplant Program
Heironimus completed her MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree and now works as coordinator for Medical City Dallas.
Jessica Pillado Gonzalez, BS’10
Vice President, Santander Consumer USA
Gonzalez is vice president of the U.S. operational strategy and digital transformation team at Santander Consumer USA. In her role, Gonzalez’ team is focused on enhancing business performance and fintech solutions. She manages relationships with key partners and global digital leaders as the digital liaison for Santander Consumer.
Dilon Hanks, MBA’11
Aircraft Captain, Training & Safety Manager; Paypal Aviation Department
Hanks started his education with an undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has had a long career path to land his current job.
Glenn D. Lovelace, BS’81
CEO, Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Lovelace graduated from what was then the School of Management with a marketing degree and minors in computer science and finance.
Ankit Takallapaly, MS’15
Software Development Manager, Amazon
At Amazon, Takallapaly manages a team of software engineers who are responsible for building data-driven solutions to support hiring needs for Amazon globally. “The information technology and management program at Jindal School helped me gain deep knowledge in data analytics, program management and people management,” Takallapaly says. “Looking back, these skills were an integral part of my career in the initial days. In my current role, I actually rely on all three of them equally to execute my responsibilities and deliver results.”
Larry Chasteen, PhD’03
Clinical Professor, Director of Online Graduate Programs, The University of Texas at Dallas
Chasteen’s students probably don’t realize he is a product of the Naveen Jindal School of Management.
Joshua Levy, MBA’11
Program Manager, Pearson Education
Joshua Levy combined his lifelong love of teaching with the Jindal School’s project management program to map his future as a leader for Pearson Education, the world’s largest education company and book publisher. A few years into his career there, he noticed that many of his colleagues who were going places had graduate degrees.
Walter L. Sutton, Jr. , PhD’89
Adjunct Faculty, Consultant
Dr. Sutton, who earned his PhD in Business Policy and Strategy when Jindal School was just 14 years old, now serves on the school’s adjunct faculty, teaching Business Law. He’s had a far-ranging career that includes staff legal positions with oil and gas companies as well as Walmart; with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (in Dallas) and a presidential appointment to the Federal Highway Administration (in Washington, D.C.); and as chief of staff at UT Dallas.
Turning Adversity into Achievement: Abinav Bayya’s Academic Transformation
Abinav Bayya came to the Naveen Jindal School of Management to pursue his Master of Science in Supply Chain Management. After a turbulent first semester, Bayya found himself on academic probation.
Craig Weigel, MBA’03
Human Resources Director, PepsiCo
Weigel, an HR professional for more than 18 years, has worked for multiple Fortune 100 global companies in various roles, including recruiting, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and business partnership. He is most proud of his short-term projects in Asia and Europe, which broadened his cultural awareness and global business knowledge.
Randall Tan, BS’13
Key Account Manager, An IBM Company.
Randall Tan had plenty of success before launching his academic career at The University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to coming to UT Dallas, he earned the Gold Individual Physical Proficiency Test while serving with the Singapore armed forces. As a marketing student at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, Tan was involved in the Chinese Student Association, American Marketing Association student club and served as public relations chair for the University’s sales club. He lives in the Dallas area.
Chris Petrawski, MS’17
Director Of Digital, Bedford Advertising
As head of digital strategy for Bedford Advertising, Petrawski is tasked with growing the digital division of the company as well as maximizing the digital impact of its clients. Petrawski earned his master’s in marketing at the Jindal School, which, he said, helped him grow in confidence and decision making. “They gave me the tools to succeed in the marketing roles I’ve had throughout my career,” he said. “This is very beneficial because I work with a multitude of clients across various industries. Understanding the role of marketing in business helps me focus our client’s efforts on activities that maximize the value for their dollar.”
Priya Singh, BS’15
Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Singh, who earned her finance degree at Jindal School, now is a Warehouse Asset Manager at Goldman Sachs and works as part of the Realty Management Division in Dallas. “My current job consists of working with consumer and student loan facilities to ensure loan management and assist with the lending business,” she says. She also assists the trading desk and bankers in New York City. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Singh worked for two years with GE Capital in its Commercial Leadership Program in Chicago and Wisconsin.
The Perdue Family
Connie, Caitlin and Brad Perdue
For the Perdue family, attending the Jindal School is a family tradition that stands out among many others. Parents Brad and Connie met while graduate students in the 1980s, and many years later, daughter Caitlin received her undergraduate degree as well.
Doug Hermann, BS’14
Broker Associate, The Weitzman Group
Hermann double-majored while at Jindal School, graduating with a degree in Finance and a degree in Business Administration.
Taylor Lipsett , MBA’16
AVP, Private Wealth Management And Portfolio Manager, US Trust at Bank Of America
In his role at Bank of America, Lipsett manages investment portfolios for the bank’s private wealth clients. He says his MBA “expanded my breadth of knowledge across various business areas [and] taught me how to balance a full workload, work with others to accomplish a common goal, and how to network and build relationships with other professionals.” For Lipsett, his extracurricular passion has been all things sled hockey.
Shakeya McDow, Certificate, IAE Partnership program (2006)
Senior Manager, Health Care Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Shakeya McDow may not be a traditional Jindal School graduate, but her experience demonstrates that courses at the Jindal School can help advance a career. After several years in accounting and finance, McDow accepted a position in the internal audit department at Brinker International.
Student Ambassadors
Find instructions for how to handle each component of a Student Ambassador post here. Below the documentation is an example of an embedded Student Ambassador. The content comes from the Excerpt and the Featured Image. The post title links to the full post, and the “Email…” hyperlink opens an email or a contact form, because the purpose of a Student Ambassador post is to connect prospective students to current students. Click the post title to view and inspect the HTML structure.
Post Title
Naveen Jindal, Class of 1992
Permalink
naveen-jindal-class-of-1992 (automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Image and Body requirements below
Image
Use the same image for the post image and the Featured image.
- Cropped square.
- 630px by 630px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a square that fits the source image size, save the image for web at cropped size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop. See below
<img src="[path to image, relative if possible]" alt="Naveen Jindal, Full-Time MBA Student Ambassador" class="center" >
Body
<p>Everything between the <img> element and <a> element in the main body is in one or more paragraph tags.</p>
<a class="btn btn-gray" href="[either a mailto: value or a link to a contact form, depending on the information provided]">Email Naveen</a>
Excerpt
The Excerpt for a Student Ambassador has one p element and one a element.
For the p element, copy just the first 1-3 sentences of the first p element from the body. Minimum 200 characters need to be in this p element.
For the a, copy the complete a element from the body.
<a class="btn-gray" href="[either a mailto: value or a link to a contact form, depending on the information provided]">Email Naveen</a>
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “MS Finance Ambassadors” but not the parent category “Student Ambassadors.”
Featured Image
Select same image used for the post image.
Make sure that the image used for Featured Image has an Alternative Text value assigned to it in the WordPress media section.
Amanda Jo, Class of 2025
Amanda is passionate about marketing and driven by a strategic approach to decision making. After earning her bachelor’s degree in marketing from UT Dallas, she gained valuable experience as a consultative sales manager at a graphic design agency, where she honed her skills in project management and data-driven insights. Now, as a full-time MBA student focusing on Business Analytics, Amanda is eager to leverage her expertise in pursuing a career in strategic marketing and product management. Outside of the classroom, Amanda enjoys expressing her creativity through crocheting and unwinding with a good movie, TV show or Formula 1 race!
Email Amanda
Victoria Friedhoff, Class of 2024
Victoria graduated from Northeastern University with a MS degree in International Management in 2018. Post degree, she worked for companies in the Food and Equestrian Fashion Industry as a Project, and Product Manager. Her projects were often centered around topics of digitalization, which led her to pursue an additional MS degree in Information Technology while pursuing her MBA. When Victoria is not studying, she enjoys being outside, exploring new hobbies and activities, and Improv theater.
Email Victoria
Siddhartha Grover, Class of 2026
Siddhartha is originally from India and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Vellore Institute of Technology. At Cisco, he served as a Lead Consultant, leading global teams and managing the delivery of critical projects for enterprise clients, ensuring seamless execution and building strong client relationships. He drove process optimizations and collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results. Now pursuing an MBA with a concentration in Strategic Management at UT Dallas, Sid aims to leverage his expertise to transition into strategic and product management roles. Outside of academics, he is passionate about mentoring, exploring new technologies, and actively engaging with the UT Dallas community.
Email Siddhartha
Jared Brooks, Class of 2025
Jared graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Healthcare Studies Pre-Medicine in 2022. Post-undergrad, he worked for The University of Texas at Dallas as a Research Coordinator at the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Memory and Language. He is currently using his military leadership and analytical skills to pursue an MBA concentrating in analytics and an MS in Finance. When Jared is not studying, he enjoys being outside, playing sports, staying active, and finding new hobbies.
Email Jared
Sachin Pant, Class of 2026
Sachin Pant, originally from New Delhi, India, holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi Technological University. He has worked in tech-based startups in India, where he held roles in program management and business development. His experience spans across companies like LeapScholar and Immigram, where he led projects to drive revenue growth, optimize customer acquisition processes, and develop innovative digital tools. Now pursuing his MBA with a concentration in Product Management & Technology at UT Dallas, Sachin is eager to leverage his experience to make a mark in the tech and program management space. Outside of academics, he is an active member of the Product Base Club and enjoys playing cricket, exploring new tech, and staying active with outdoor activities.
Email Sachin
Carly Ammann, Class of 2025
Carly graduated from Baylor University in May 2024 with a degree in Management Information Systems. During her time at Baylor, she interned at Ernst & Young, Baker Tilly, and KPMG, gaining experience in Technology Risk. She is currently pursuing her Full-Time MBA at UT Dallas, where she is focused on building a career in Cybersecurity Consulting. Outside of her academics, Carly enjoys traveling, cooking, hot Pilates, and spending time with friends and family.
Email Carly
Sara Rutherford, Class of 2024
Sara graduated from the University of Alabama with two degrees in Economics and Finance with a concentration in Global Business in 2017. Post undergrad, she worked for Tandem Consulting LLC as an Account Manager with an emphasis on legal accounting & project work in hurricane disaster relief in New Orleans, LA. She is currently using her financial analytical background to pursue her MBA and Masters in Finance, concentrating in Business Analytics & FinTech. When Sara is not studying, she enjoys going on walks, cooking, and shopping.
Email Sara
Cory Brown, Class of 2025
Cory holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University. After graduation, he joined Texas Materials, a CRH company, where he gained experience in project management, sales, estimating, and logistics. Currently pursuing an MBA, Cory aims to leverage his education to become a leader in strategy and finance for a large organization. Outside of work, he enjoys spending quality time with family, cooking, and staying active through workouts and sports.
Email Cory
Gabriela Guerreiro Class of 2024
Gabriela, a Brazilian international student, earned her degree in Marketing from Anhembi Morumbi University in 2020. Post undergrad, she worked as a digital marketing analyst at Natura&Co and Roche Pharmaceuticals, specializing in digital communication strategy in Brazil. Currently, she is channeling her background in digital communication strategy towards an MBA, focusing on Product Management. Outside of her academic pursuits, Gabriela enjoys the outdoors, playing volleyball, and exploring Dallas.
Email Gabriela
Farid Farooq, Class of 2024
Farid our international student hailing from Pakistan, brings a range of experience to the program. With a background in mechanical engineering, he previously worked at Pakistan’s largest fertilizer chemical plant, Engro. During his tenure there, he demonstrated a diverse skill set, leading teams in overhauling turbomachines, managing contracts, and overseeing procurement portfolios. Currently, he is pursuing his MBA with a focus on supply chain management and a dual masters in Business Analytics, further enhancing his professional acumen.
Email Farid
Nathan Lewis, Class of 2026
Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Virginia Tech. After graduation, he served as an Executive Officer, Platoon Leader, and Tactical Control Officer in the U.S. Army, where he managed logistics and operations for Air and Missile Defense Units, overseeing multimillion-dollar assets and leading teams in high-pressure environments. Currently pursuing an MBA and a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management at the University of Texas at Dallas, Nathan aims to leverage his military experience and analytical skills to excel in Operations and Supply Chain Management. In his free time, Nathan enjoys golf, fantasy football, and searching for the USA’s best BBQ food.
Email Nathan
Yujuan (Joanne) Xu, Class of 2026
Yujuan, a Chinese international student, earned her degree in Financial Management from Shanghai University in 2009. Yujuan demonstrated a diverse skill set in capital market research, financial modeling, enterprise valuation, and investment negotiation. Yujuan aims to utilize her double degree of MBA and MS in Business Analytics at UT Dallas to advance her career in the new era of technology. Outside of academic pursuits, she enjoys workouts, outdoors, travel, and experimenting with new recipes for baking and cooking.
Email Yujuan
Ashley Sharp, Class of 2026
Ashley is originally from Scotland and graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a BA in Risk Management in May of 2021. Post undergrad, Ashley worked at AECOM and then PwC where she specialized in Risk Management within the Capital Projects and Infrastructure space. Ashley joined the MBA program to develop her management skills and grow her international network. When Ashley isn’t studying, she likes shopping and pilates.
Email Ashley
Ian Reynoso, Class of 2025
Ian holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. After graduation, he commissioned as a Cyber Warfare officer in the U.S. Army where he would lead complex cyber operations within Cyber Command. As the founder of a Web Development Agency, Ian is pursuing an MBA with the aim of implementing lessons learned during the program towards his business and Army career. In his free time, Ian enjoys family time, video games, and staying active through workouts and sports.
Email IanStudent Experiences
Find instructions for how to handle each component of a Student Experience post here. Below the documentation is an example of an embedded Student Experience. The content comes from the Excerpt and the Featured Image. The post title and the “Read…” hyperlink both link to the full post. Click either of those hyperlinks to view and inspect the HTML structure.
Post Title
[descriptive title]
Permalink
[descriptive-title] (automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Image and Body requirements below
Image
Use the same image for the post image and the Featured image.
- Cropped square.
- 630px by 630px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a square that fits the source image size, save the image for web at cropped size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop. See below
<img src="[path to image, relative if possible]" alt="[name of person plus brief description, such as "professional photo," "on graduation day" or "with family"]" class="center" >
Body
<h2>[student's name]</h2>
<p>[the post should have multiple paragraphs]</p>
<blockquote>[After the first paragraph, copy the most interesting sentence of the post and create a blockquote with it. Consult a with supervisor or requestor if you want guidance.]</blockquote>
<p>[more paragraphs as needed]</p>
Excerpt
The Excerpt for a Student Experience has one p element and one a element.
Copy and paste the entire <p>[first paragraph]</p> element. Keep only the first one or two sentences if that paragraph is long.
Before the closing </p> element, add an a element that links to the post itself.
<p[first paragraph]> <a>Read [author's first name]'s experience.</a></p>
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “Full-Time MBA Experiences” but not the parent category “Student Experiences.”
Featured Image
Select same image used for the post image.
Make sure that the image used for Featured Image has an Alternative Text value assigned to it in the WordPress media section.
Everything I Needed From a Master’s in Finance
Hui (Vivienne) Zhi, Class of 2020
The job market in the DFW area is growing rapidly, and the area was ranked No. 1 Best City for Jobs by Forbes in 2020. The job opportunities are always out there if you are ready with the necessary skill set.
Takeaways From the Master’s in Finance Program
Nidhi Khetan, Class of 2020
As a child, I grew up listening to dinner-table conversations between my father, uncle and grandfather, discussing strategies to expand our business and overcome financial hurdles along the way. This struck a spark in me to understand how business and finance work.
Ankita’s Internship at KPMG in the Tax Department
Ankita Kapoor, a junior accounting and finance major at the Jindal School, recently interned with the tax department at KPMG, an international audit, tax and advisory company, to learn more about the work and see if it was right for her. In her interview, Ankita discusses the importance of an internship in ensuring your field is right for you before you graduate
Inspired to Pursue a Second Master’s
I am an electrical engineer and worked as an assistant professor for six-plus years. While working as a professor, I felt that it is equally important to learn the business side of the industry. And that thought inspired me to pursue my second master’s in energy management.
Fernanda Muñoz’s Internship at Top Golf International
Fernanda Muñoz, a global business and finance student at the Jindal School of Management, accepted an internship at Top Golf International to dive into the field of finance. In this interview, Fernanda shares details of her experience, including how essential it is to network.
A Petroleum Engineer Who Found a New Path in Energy Management
We learned from the energy management course that a lot of economic things in finance about contracts and some technologies are related to the energy industry, including the solar, wind, oil and gas — even the nuclear energy.
Policentric Revolutionizes Democratic Participation
Kamiar Kordi hopes to revolutionize politics by increasing awareness and connection between constituents and their representatives. In his interview, Kamiar shares how UT Dallas helped him reach for success and make a change.
Dapo Ogunfeitimi’s Summer Internship at Ernst & Young
As an accounting and finance major at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, Dapo Ogunfeitimi landed a summer internship to gain experience in the field. In this interview, Dapo doesn’t leave out any details of his summer-long experience — even if it means revealing some embarrassing information.
What Does a Master’s in Finance Teach You?
Noah Harness, Class of 2020
My biggest takeaway from the MSF program is my improved knowledge of statistical and quantitative methods and their applications to solving business and financial problems.
My Path To Success in MS Finance
Jiaojiao Li, Class of 2020
Looking back, the most important thing I want to share with you is: Be open-minded, reach out to veteran students, your professors, your program advisors and the Career Management Center. Be proactive.
Learning From Site Visits to Solar and Coal Plants
We saw solar plants, coal plants, and we actually got lectures from people who are there inside. And you got a very good idea about how they run and a very practical approach, which was very important.
How a CEO Pitched to Wall Street Added Value to My Degree
As part of my degree, one of the electives that I took was energy economics. We got to see different CEOs and CFOs Wall Street pitch. We got to see their whole process.
Resource Articles
Find instructions for how to handle each component of a Resource Article here. Below the documentation is an example of two embedded Resource Articles. The content for each post comes from the Excerpt and the Featured Image. The post title and the “Read the article.” hyperlink both link to the full post. Click either of those hyperlinks to view and inspect the HTML structure.
Post Title
[descriptive title]
Permalink
[descriptive-title], shortened if the title is too long (automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Image and Body requirements below
Image
Use the same image for the post image and the Featured image.
- Cropped rectangular at a 2:3 (height:width) ratio. (Resource Articles are the only post type that require rectangular images instead of square.)
- 630px by 420px max, if possible.
- If source image is smaller than 630px in one dimension, crop the image to a 2:3 rectangle that fits the source image size, save the image for web at cropped size, “High” quality, 60/100, in Photoshop. See below
<img src="[path to image, relative if possible]" alt="[name of person plus brief description, such as "professional photo," "on graduation day" or "with family"]" class="center" >
Body
<p>[the post should have multiple paragraphs]</p>
<blockquote>[Somewhere in the first half of the article, copy the most interesting sentence of the post and create a blockquote with it. Consult with a supervisor or requestor if you want guidance.]</blockquote>
<p>[more paragraphs as needed]</p>
Excerpt
The Excerpt for a Resource Article has one p element and one a element.
Copy and paste the entire <p>[first paragraph]</p> element. Keep only the first one or two sentences if that paragraph is long.
Before the closing </p> element, add an a element that links to the post itself.
- The link text will be “Read the article,” with between each character so the short sentence stays on one line.
- The link needs an aria-label to describe the link more specifically for accessibility.
<p>[first paragraph] <a href="[link to post, relative if possible]" aria-label="Read the article: [article title]">Read the article.</a></p>
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “Energy Management Articles” but not the parent category “Finance Articles.”
Featured Image
Select same image used for the post image.
Make sure that the image used for Featured Image has an Alternative Text value assigned to it in the WordPress media section.
What makes a perfect PhD programs applicant?
Getting into a good PhD program is a bit like dating. Some programs are attractive but may not be a good fit under the surface. Finding a good match is important. Competition is fierce, and there is no one-size-fits all.
What’s it like to be a PhD student?
Will I receive financial support? Will I have free time? How many hours will be spent on work and classes? Are there any social activities available on campus? These are common questions as students begin the process of applying to a PhD program.
Is a PhD for you?
What does it mean to have a PhD?
Do you want to be your own boss? Have flexible hours designed around your needs? These are a few of the perks when working in academia – you are responsible for your own productivity, on your own schedule.
Why choose JSOM for my PhD?
The University of Texas at Dallas is a relatively young university, officially launched in 1969, with the first PhD in management awarded in 1977. The prestige of the program was quickly established, with graduates taking jobs at top-ranked institutions all over the world.
FAQs
FAQ posts are very simple and are used differently from the posts above. Each FAQ post is a question and answer in the accordion format, and the posts are only displayed dynamically. The posts themselves are not indexed.
Post Title
Complete question, with proper capitalization and punctuation.
Permalink
Content
Body requirements below.
Body
Use normal HTML markup for the answer to the question. Paragraphs, hyperlinks, lists, tables, etc.
Excerpt
Leave blank.
SEO
Click the “SEO” box just below the content field.
Important: Go to the Meta Robots section and make two changes.
- Index – Select the “Noindex” radio button.
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “MBA Current Students FAQ” but not the parent category “FAQ.”
Featured Image
None.
Our Full-Time MBA program is as few as 18 months long, although students have the option of adding an additional semester in the spring of their second year. In many cases, this is because students are adding an additional MS degree but can also be that they want to take a slower pace or extend their internship past the summer semester.
In addition to a confident level of computer and Internet literacy, some minimum technical requirements must be met to enable a successful online learning experience.
The minimum system requirements include:
- A Pentium processor PC or equivalent Mac system; Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or Mac OS 9.x or OS X 10.x.
- Internet access with 56.6 kbps modem (minimum). We recommend a high-bandwidth.
- 128 MB system Ram; 500 MB free disk space or sufficient storage
- Sound card
- CD-ROM capabilities
The software requirements include:
- Web browser: Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, AOL, Mozilla, or Safari. For eLearning supported browsers and versions, please see the validated browser list. Please also see the browser configuration info below.
- Microsoft Office 2000 is the minimum standard. The latest version of MS Office and some other MS Software is available at a nominal cost from the UTD Microsoft program (see the Online Services to eLearning page)
- Virus detection/protection software such as McAfee (available as a free download from UTD and can be accessed by visiting the eLearning Student Resources page)
- RealPlayer
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Java – Sun Microsystems
- Macromedia Flash Player
- A zip file expansion tool such as WinZip or Stuffit Expander
Find the graduate admissions applicationhere.
For the most recent published class data, the average salary and bonus was $126K, as published by US News.
- Full-Time MBA: $100 for domestic (US Citizens/Permanent Residents) applicants, $150 for international applicants.
- Professional MBA: $50 for domestic (US Citizens/Permanent Residents) applicants, $100 for international students.
- UTD alumni, military veterans, and current service members are exempt from paying the application fee.
Please email mba@utdallas.edu or call (972) 883-5055 for more information.
Embedded Content Blocks
Embedded Content Blocks are very simple, similar to FAQs above. Each Embedded Content Block has title, content and category, and the posts are only displayed dynamically. The posts themselves are not indexed.
Post Title
The title will become an h2 heading, so treat the title as a sub-heading.
Permalink
(automatically created by WordPress based on the Post Title)
Content
Body requirements below.
Body
Use normal HTML markup. Paragraphs, hyperlinks, images, lists, tables, etc.
Excerpt
Leave blank.
SEO
Click the “SEO” box just below the content field.
Important: Go to the Meta Robots section and make two changes.
- Index – Select the “Noindex” radio button.
Category
- Select at least one child category.
- The article inherits the parent category, so do not select it.
- For example, select “web-services-block” but not the parent category “Content Blocks”
Featured Image
None.