McDonough MBAs Assist in Aspen Institute Research
Three MBAs from the McDonough School of Business received some hands-on research experience while contributing to a new Aspen Institute impact investing report. MBA students Stefanie Miller, Michael Skvasik and Michael McLaughlin worked with Melissa Bradley, professor of the practice at the McDonough, to research and develop a survey of active and emerging investors to assess their activity and interest related to investments in education, economic security, and health and well-being. Continue reading…
Boston University School of Management MBA Team Heads to Final Round of the Aspen Institute MBA Case Competition
An MBA team from Boston University’s School of Management was selected to compete in the final round of the Aspen Institute’s 2014 Business and Society International MBA Case Competition.
Ji Chong (MBA ’14), David Cushman (MBA’14), Chris Kluesener (MBA’14), and Jonathan Sobin (MBA’14) are one of five teams chosen to compete in the third and final round in New York City.
“Being among the top five teams selected is a great honor for us and speaks to the strength of BU’s MBA program, which has given us the tools needed to compete at this level,” says Cushman. “Competitions are a worthwhile experience as part of an MBA as they allow you to apply what you’ve learned and explore current business challenges faced by real companies.” The Boston University team’s case subject is focused on marketing strategy and social impact revolving around a Mexican grain-processing company seeking to scale its operation in order to raise the standard of living and improve health in the rural Mexican town where it is based.
On April 4th the team presented their case to a panel judges, including senior corporate executives, in order to vie for a first place cash award of $15,000 with an additional $1,000 to donate to charity of the team’s choice. The competition’s prize pool is $35,000, unmatched in the MBA case competition circuit.
“If we won the competition we would likely choose a charity that has a sustainability-focused mission and a history of successfully realizing that mission, such as the Environmental Defense Fund,” says Cushman.
Zicklin School of Business to Appoint New Dean
After a national search, Baruch College has announced its recommendation to the CUNY Board that Dr. H. Fenwick Huss be appointed as the Willem Kooyker Dean of the Zicklin School of Business. In conjunction with that appointment, Dr. Huss will also assume a faculty position in Baruch’s Stan Ross Department of Accountancy.
According to Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David P. Christy, “Dr. Huss’s lifelong commitment to the field of accountancy and to urban, public education of the highest quality, make him the ideal candidate to lead the Zicklin School of Business”.
Dr. Huss has served as Dean of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University since 2004, where he previously had served as Associate Dean and before that as Director of the School of Accountancy.
H. Fenwick Huss earned his doctorate in accountancy at the University of Tennessee, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Huss also earned a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Connecticut.
At Georgia State, Dr. Huss enriched and expanded academic programs, launching the Global Partners MBA program, a full-time program in which students study on four continents (North America, South America, Europe and Asia). The program was recognized by the Aspen Institute as among the top 100 business schools worldwide for leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into the MBA curriculum. He also created the Executive Doctorate in Business program for senior level executives to advance the development and practice of effective organizational leadership and the Executive Master of Science programs in the Management of Information Technology, Marketing and Finance.
In addition to his leadership at Georgia State, Dr. Huss has long shown his leadership in global education. He has assisted universities in Russia, the Ukraine and Sub-Saharan Africa in restructuring their business programs. In addition, he served as director to the Robinson College’s USAID-funded development programs in South Africa, Ghana and Egypt. He has lectured extensively on the topic of business information needs in the People’s Republic of China.
