Dual Degrees, International Field Seminars, Cross-Registration, and More –First-Year MBA Student Shironda White Reflects on the Many Opportunities Questrom Has To Offer “I couldn’t decide between Israel and Latin America,” Shironda White said of the International Field Seminar options. “So I’m going to both.” Shironda, a first-year MBA candidate, is gearing up for a fourth […]
Last week, twenty students in the Public and Non-Profit Club visited the Museum of Science to explore how the museum manages corporate partnerships and builds their brand with exhibits such as the recent (and very successful) Pixar display. They had the opportunity to meet with the Senior Vice President, Advancement, the Executive Director, Advancement and […]
As I prepared to become a student again, trekking cross-country from Oakland, CA, I knew that I had to make an impact in my new MBA community at Boston University – but how? Module 1: 3 Subjects, 6 WeeksIn the new curriculum, we master 3 subjects in 6 weeks through 2 3-hour classes a day, […]
The Internship Fund was an initiative started last year by the class of 2014 in order to ensure that fellow students who were interested in public or nonprofit sector internships could pursue them despite smaller summer compensation. Last year, the internship fund raised over $25,000 and supported multiple MBA students in public and nonprofit sector […]
Post by:Dana ConnollyMS-MBA, PNP, 2013 Last semester, I had the opportunity to team up with 6 other students to face the challenge of acting as a grant-issuing organization as part of a semester long project for one of the Public and Nonprofit Program electives, PL837: Strategic Fundraising and Corporate Philanthropy. We were generously given $10,000 […]
Post By: Tim Pennell MBA, 2013 The nonprofit and private sectors were abuzz this summer with news of advancements in Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds in New York City and Massachusetts. I was fortunate to be working for the summer as a Senior Analyst at Third Sector Capital Partners, a leader in social […]
Post by: Sheri Cheng PEMBA, 2012 With the help of the BU Student Activities Organization and the Public & Nonprofit Management Club, I have been able to attend a number of conferences in the area this semester, most recently the Yale School of Management’s Education Leadership Conference on March 24th, in New Haven, CT. The […]
Post by:Anya ThomasMBA, 2012 Business school is a roller coaster ride of highs and lows, successes and failures, new experiences and drudgery, but amidst all of the hard work and excitement, I have experienced a few defining moments that make the wild extremes worth it. On Monday April 2nd I experienced one of those moments. […]
Post By: Sonal Dhingra MS-MBA/PNP, 2013 On a sunny Saturday morning in February, 60 BU MBA students eagerly made their way up to the 4th floor of SMG for what promised to be a very memorable day. These students ranged from 1st and 2nd year full-time students to part-time and IMBA students – all with […]
Post By:Nolan Green MBA Candidate, 2012 This year, four BU MBA students (along with nine undergrads) made a cross-country trek to Portland, Oregon for the Net Impact National Conference. Net Impact is a worldwide organization dedicated to leveraging the resources of business for the social good across all sectors. Those with an interest in working […]