2nd-Year MBA Candidate Danielle Valle Gilchrist Helps Dunkin’s Foundation Rebrand During the summer of 2016, Second-Year Full-Time MBA Candidate Danielle Valle Gilchrist interned at The Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin Robbins Community Foundation, just as the foundation’s mission and focus were changing and they were in the process of emerging a new brand. Joining the foundation […]
Name: Sam Read, Master of Public Health (MPH), MBA ’17 Background? I was born in Washington, DC, grew up in Los Angeles, and went to high school in Bethesda, Maryland. I graduated with a BA in psychology from Bowdoin College in Maine, and then taught science to ESL students in Taiwan, before returning to the […]
Name: Lauren Murphy, Part-time Evening MBA, MBA 2016 Background? I was born in Boston but raised about 50 miles outside in Worcester, MA. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Boston University in International Relations. Before coming to Questrom, I worked at a small non-profit in Boston whose mission focused on social entrepreneurship development in the […]
A Little More About The Blogger… Kristen is a 2nd year in Boston University’s General MBA program. This summer, Kristen conducted a health promotion assessment for IBM employees through IBM’s Global Summer Internship program. Professionally, she is interested in strategic human resource management, corporate responsibility and women’s leadership development. In her free time, she serves on […]
1. Awesome Panelists and Moderators Security panelists (l to r) Rob Zalkland, Lee Weiner and Paul Roberts The event brought together industry professionals from some of the most hottest domains in technology: Internet of Things, Mobile Payments and Security and Privacy. It was a perfect blend of industry leaders and new disruptive entrants: the insights […]
There are all kinds of stereotypes floating around about MBA students. The most widely accepted is that we’re cutthroat: mercilessly competitive, money-driven, and power-hungry. When I was considering the decision to attend business school, I was a bit unsure about being included in a group labeled with these characteristics. I subscribed to the stereotype. I’ll […]
Photo submitted by Eugene Kang, 2015
“It felt like a PROFESSIONAL conference, not a student-run event.” Those words ringing in my ears from attendees convinced me that the chairs and leadership committee of the 1st Annual Boston University Health and Life Sciences Conference had succeeded in achieving the near-impossible: success which exceeded even our own expectations. It had taken more than […]
On the first day of finals, my GSC gave to me… Finals period: there is no escape! Every school has one, but at Boston University SMG, we take it in stride. In the midst of a blitz of final papers, presentations and exams, our sense of community comes out in full force. We’re led by […]
I had a great experience working to the Graduate Summer Fellowship at Education Pioneers, a national non-profit organization that promotes leadership towards the Education Reform. I am passionate about reducing inequality and better understanding of the education issues would allow me to find my niche in this sector. From a social perspective, there isn’t anything more important than education as it is […]