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percent gain in research income between 1999 and 2009 (Re$earch-Infosource,2010).It has also introduced new graduate programs, including an executive-styleMBA program in the fall of 2008. The EMBA program was designed to meet theneeds of people who are working full-time but wish to return to university topursue graduate-level studies. The EMBA program provides flexibility to maturestudents through course scheduling outside of the traditional workday andflexibility of program completion between two and four years (maximum sixyears). Degree requirements consist of 14 courses, including a signature project(equivalent to two courses) that involves research or consultancy with anorganization.The average age of UPEI EMBA students who have participated in ourcourses to date was 38 years, with an average of 14 years of work experience.Approximately 55% of students worked in the private sector and 60% were men.As with many MBA and EMBA programs, students varied considerably in termsof their fields (e.g., arts, business, culinary, engineering, sciences) and levels ofprevious education. A few had PhDs and some had no undergraduate degree, butwere admitted based on extensive experience, professional credentials, or otherqualifications.Starting a new program, such as an EMBA, comes with both opportunitiesand challenges for faculty and administrators. The opportunity within this contextwas presented because two UPEI faculty members (Jelley & Carroll) are bothinterested in promoting EBMgt to enhance students’ development and, ultimately,1002