The University of Dallas has entered a collaboration between its Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business and Associa, a worldwide community management firm.
Collaborative efforts like this allow the
college to advance its mission of preparing its students for management
specialties in a wide variety of industries.
"Associa's core values, which include integrity, customer
service and innovation, complement the university's mission to develop principled
and moral leaders," Brett Landry, dean of the Gupta College of Business,
said. "For 50 years, we have been providing community partners with
high-quality, practical business education. With this partnership, we continue
to expand our network of organizations who value what a real-world educational
experience can bring to their workforce."
According to the terms of the collaborative agreement,
Associa employees will be eligible for tuition benefits from the university.
"We are honored to partner with the University of
Dallas and offer our employees the opportunity to continue their education at
such a renowned and established institution," Todd Strosnider, Associa
vice president of leadership and organization development, said. "Having
earned my Master of Business Administration from UD, I can attest to the
first-class level of the program and its marketability in the workforce."