It’s been another busy week on MBA campuses – let’s take a look at the news and views from the student newspapers.
At the Chicago GSB, the Chibus kicked off its publishing year with a huge issue, jam-packed with articles for entering students and returning students alike, many of which could help prospective students get a better sense of the Chicago campus and community. The issue begins with a welcome from Deputy Dean Stacey Kole, in which she outlines some of the ways the administration is working to increase job search resources and spread the Chicago name, while also inviting all students to share their thoughts at a weekly coffee hour with the deans. Before turning the paper over to the student writers, Rose Martinelli, Associate Dean of Student Recruitment and Admissions (and a familiar name to applicants) offers her own welcome to the incoming students and urges all Chicago GSB students to make promoting the GSB part of their experience at the school. Martinelli also mentions the “Write to Rose” campaign her office began last year that encourages current students to write to the admissions office to recommend promising candidates to the GSB. On the student side of things, there are a number of articles in this week’s issue that recap the first-year students’ Random Walk experiences. Dan Oghi ’08 recounts the genesis of “The Randomest Possible Walk” he led with several friends to the base camp of Mt. Everest, Mariya Akmal ’09 tells of her group’s culinary adventures on their trip to Vietnam, and a second year describes the top five wonderful and infamous moments of the Costa Rica Random Walk for couples. On the homefront, one student writer takes the time to answer a question many of her classmates never thought to ask – who is Robert Rothman and why is the Winter Garden named after him? Finally, Julie Morton, Associate Dean of Career Services, assures new students that while they own their job search, “support abounds!”
At Harvard, the focus of the latest issue of the Harbus is an in-depth interview with alumna Ann Moore, CEO and Chairman of Time, Inc. and winner of last year’s HBS alumni achievement award. The conversation covers such topics as life at HBS in the ’70s, motherhood, work/life balance and the best time to become a CEO. In campus news, the saga of the Russian bells continues, with the first of 18 bells in the cupola of the Baker Library being replaced so that the originals can be sent back to Russia. The bells were made in Russia before the Russian revolution and were sent to the U.S. to prevent them from being melted down for ammunition during the Stalinist era. Over the next year or so, all 18 bells will be returned to their original home at the St. Danilov Monastery, and new bells will be cast for the Harvard campus. In other parts of the paper, students weigh in on life and changes at the school. One student notices a change in institutional language over the last year that leads him to wonder if the HBS experience is still “transformational,” and another offers a “more honest” review of elective courses that actually highlights some interesting classes. Finally, the Harbus sports section is pleased to announce that the HBS rugby team remains undefeated, winning their match against Saratoga 76-3.
At Wharton, the big story in this week’s Wharton Journal is an interview with departing professor Andrew Metrick, who will begin teaching at the Yale SOM next fall. Metrick currently teaches Wharton’s Venture Capital and Innovation Finance courses and is known to many students as one of the school’s “must have” professors; in the interview he shares his thoughts on the two schools, his teaching inspirations, and his current favorite music. Later in the issue, two articles highlight the diversity of the Wharton community, with a recap of the 2007 “Explore Wharton: Diversity in Action” program for prospective students and the Out4Biz Club’s plans for this year’s Coming Out Week, which include a Rainbow Pub and sharing information on GLBT rights. Finally, it seems Wharton students living in Center City may soon have another option for getting home after late nights on campus. Through October, Penn Transit Services is running a pilot program called the Octobus that will provide a “more relevant route” for Wharton students and will even provide “to door” and “from door” service after midnight. As the article points out, this means there’s no longer any excuse not to put in long nights with the learning team!
That’s the news from campus for this week – check back in the coming weeks for more views and reviews of campus life and events!
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