RA MBA for $3000? Hellenic American University

What a crock of shit!! I studied criminal justice and business not Greek history.

 

Haha well said Dr. Chris

 

Yeah - from a design perspective, I do think the incorporation of the laurel could be better - I meant more from the standpoint of not understanding the significance of it and it's meaning.

I agree with this - it's like claiming that you didn't realize the cross was a symbol for Christianity, or that Nazi's had highjacked the swastika - one doesn't need to have studied Greek history to understand the use of the laurels - it's a symbol that has been used for thousands of years and is still in current widespread use. It's hard to imagine anyone not understanding it's application. It doesn't seem like esoteric knowledge to me, but I guess it is.

 

Some fun reading

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Immortality

And a possible symbolic why of the crown of thornes and Jesus

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2011/04/crown-of-thorns-crown-of-victory?lang=eng

Then there is the common term, "don't rest on your laurels"..

I actually am surprised this was not more commonly known. With no offence to any that didn't.

 

You are not alone! I was also shocked when someone said ''leaves'' and they were unable to recognize the symbol. It cracked me up

 

The Eurocentrism is strong; I bet most of you are ignorant of the history of minority groups within your own country. Knowing about the laurel wreath isn't even important when it comes to understanding ancient Greece's contributions to western civilization. The last time I learned about Greek mythology was in a 9th grade English class. I have a degree in almost everything, and the laurel wreath was not mentioned in one course.

 

What's ignorant is insulting a Caribbean man's education just because he doesn't know about some ancient European symbol that has little importance to understanding western civilization and no importance in his profession. The western hemisphere was built on the backs of his ancestors. How much do you know about Afro-Caribbeans, Afro-Latinos, African Americans, or the histories and cultures of our ancestors in West and Central Africa? Do you know all the ancient symbols of the indigenous tribes of the Americas, the first inhabitants of these lands?

 

I'm pretty sure he was the one that said their diplomas looked "unprofessional" because it had "a flower" or something on it. That sounds like an ignorant criticism to me, and it surprised me. If an Malian based university had a mudcloth design on their diplomas, I doubt that I would have said that the diploma looks "unprofessional" because it has "zigzags" on it.

 

The design is ugly, in my opinion. It looks like they used clip art.

 

Really bugs you with all those degrees you didn't know something so common in the western world eh?

 

Having lived in the Carib for 5 years, (Caymans), allow me to assure you that laurel wreaths are used in symbols there as well..of course brought by western (read white and Spanish) to the islands.

 

I didn't say that I had never heard of a laurel wreath, which I have. All those years in school, and you didn't become fluent in English? I would think that's more important.

 

Well going back through it - I honestly didn't intend to focus on Chris - at first it seemed a general lack of understanding by many about the symbolism of the laurel wreath, which is what I was responding to - but I see how it got focused on one person in particular, and for that I apologize. Chris has achieved amazing things and contributes a lot to the discussions here, I shouldn't have questioned his take on things in a way that was derogatory. So, I am sorry, Chris and forum.

 

I think we should drop this and leave this forum to just especially speaking about the program and the amazing value of $3000.

 

The $3000 (total tuition) offer has been extended to November 1, 2021 - offer for US Students Only - https://mba.hauniv.edu/

 

Oh no, now I have to be tempted again into signing up for this...

 

I'm going to think pretty hard about it this go round. After reading the thread, it seems everyone that enrolled enjoyed the school and courses.