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发布于2024年3月25日

兰斯克劳福德

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It’s not unusual for 学生 to commute to the 十大彩票网投平台 campus to get their education, but Noah Farhadi and Danny Navarrete fall into the super commuter 类别. 

他们都参加了 工商管理哲学博士 的程序 米切尔商学院 并且正在攻读商业分析专业. 虽然该计划包括一些 online sessions, 学生 attend classes in 移动 approximately three times per semester and a total of 20 weekends over the duration of the program. 他们在星期四到达 在星期天离开之前.

这就是法哈蒂和纳瓦雷特的棘手之处. 他们从 其他大陆. 法哈蒂从埃及开罗出发. 纳瓦雷特居住在 基多、厄瓜多尔.

“I wouldn't be able to do it if I didn't love what I am currently learning,” Navarrete 说. “Every time I must go to the airport and say goodbye to my wife and 6-year-old 女儿，我在想，‘你确定要这么做吗?答案总是a 大是的!”

To make the trip, Navarrete leaves on a Wednesday evening, boarding a midnight flight 从基多到亚特兰大. He does his best to get some sleep during the five-hour flight, 否则一天就得工作36小时. 

Farhadi’s journey to 南, crossing eight time zones, is even more arduous. 他必须 fly through major European hubs such as Frankfurt, Paris or London on his way to the U.S., landing in either Atlanta or Charlotte before making his final connection to 移动. 

 “Staying organized and keeping a clear focus on my 目标 enables me to utilize my time efficiently, whether I'm in the air or on the ground,” he 说. “另外，我爱 南方的设施和学习环境. 经过长途飞行，我感到精神焕发 每当我进入我们的设施.”

While Farhadi and Navarrete travel the furthest of anyone in their cohort, more than half of their classmates commute from the West Coast of the United States. 

Dr. Joe Hair, the program’s director and Cleverdon Chair of Business, understands the commitment all 学生 make and what they bring to the program.

“I love teaching these 学生 because they are highly motivated, intellectually curious, and have the unique ability to combine practical business knowledge with the theoretical foundations and analytical methods they are learning in our Ph.D. 计划，”他说. “Of course, we also have many 学生 from Alabama and this region 这会刺激和加强整个讨论.”

法哈蒂在参加这个项目之前就认识海尔了. 头发也是法哈蒂的 professor and mentor in 2008 when he was pursuing a doctorate in the United Kingdom. 

“Dr. Hair is truly a global icon in data science and analytics,” Farhadi 说. “ Ph.D. program's emphasis on diversity and collaborative inclusion were key factors in my decision to attend 南, aligning perfectly with my academic and professional 目标.”

With more than 420,000 citations of his research and scholarly accomplishments, Hair is well-known in academia and a major reason Navarrete chose 南.

“Dr. Hair has so much knowledge and is recognized all over the world. 我甚至用过 在见到他之前他的书，”他说. “他真的很关心这个项目 学生. 他简直太了不起了.”

Ph值.D. in business administration is designed as a three-year program. Navarrete and Farhadi both expect to complete their degrees in 2026, so many more long flights 都在他们的未来.

“My experience so far has been nothing short of transformative,” 说 Farhadi. “平衡 rigorous academic research with practical teaching applications has enhanced my understanding and approach to finance, making this journey highly rewarding.”

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