{"id":1358,"date":"2023-12-27T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2023-12-19T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:09:10","slug":"graduate-student-spotlight-ekbal-alnajar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/2023\/12\/27\/graduate-student-spotlight-ekbal-alnajar\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Spotlight: Ekbal Alnajar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/12\/Khirfan_1851-Ekbal-Alnajar-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready for the New Year? Before we leap into 2024, it&#8217;s time for one last highlight of 2023! Today&#8217;s Graduate Student Spotlight is for Ekbal Alnajar, a dual degree graduate student studying for his Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Dynamics *and* his Master of Business Administration! Ekbal is continuing his studies into business from his undergraduate degree, a Bachelor&#8217;s of Business Administration. Ekbal enjoys studying a wide array of topics in his programs, from international management, to leadership, to best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion. He&#8217;s interested in where these topics intersect, and how to best use them together! We asked Ekbal our questions, and here&#8217;s what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s been your overall favorite experience in your program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning from experienced faculty and professionals, networking with other students and professionals, and participating in case studies and simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do you like to study best?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to study best in a quiet place where I can focus without distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any advice for students considering grad school?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure that it is the right time for you, and do your research. There are many different MBA\/MSLOD programs available, so get involved in extracurricular activities, get good grades, and get strong letters of recommendation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready for the New Year? Before we leap into 2024, it&#8217;s time for one last highlight of 2023! Today&#8217;s Graduate Student Spotlight is for Ekbal Alnajar, a dual degree graduate student studying for his Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Dynamics *and* his Master of Business Administration! Ekbal is continuing his studies into business [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":535,"featured_media":1361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[863,31,27,110,30,75,864,144],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-administration","tag-dual-degree","tag-graduate-degree","tag-graduate-school","tag-graduate-student-spotlight","tag-masters-degree","tag-mba","tag-mslod","tag-school-of-management"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/535"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}