Shaq Shares Advice and Life Tips to McDonough Students
He’s been called The Big Diesel, The Big Aristotle, The Big Deal, Superman and Shaq Fu. Now, Shaquille O’Neal can add business school mentor to that lengthy list of nicknames and monikers. The future Basketball Hall of Famer spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of students at the McDonough School of Business as part of the 2015 Diversity Dialogue Conference. Continue reading…
McDonough Hosts Communications Act Breakfast Discussion, Feb 24
The McDonough School of Business’s Center for Business and Public Policy hosted a breakfast discussion at the National Press Club (529 14th St., NW Washington, DC). The event, titled “Rewriting the Communications Act: An Introductory Event,” was the first discussion in a series hosted through the center’s Evolution of Regulation and Innovation Project. Continue reading…
McDonough MBAs To Compete in VCIC Global Finals
Five MBA students from the McDonough School of Business took home the first place at the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) regional event in Boulder, Colo., on Feb. 6. This win places the Georgetown team in the VCIC Global Finals, which will be held at UNC on April 9. Continue reading…
Morgan Stanley CEO Talks Shop With McDonough Students
It’s not every day that you get to have the CEO of a huge corporation give you business advice, but nearly 200 Georgetown McDonough students were granted that opportunity when James Gorman, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, addressed them on February 5.
For a company like Morgan Stanley that receives more than 100,000 resumes a year, standing out can come down to finding the area of the company that that is the best fit, but interestingly enough many students present had already accepted full-time positions and internships at the company. Continue reading…
REGISTER: McDonough’s Georgetown on the Hill Series
In his most recent State of the Union Address, President Obama endorsed passage of Trade Promotion Authority– Congress’ authority to negotiate trade agreements and consider their results. The move could impact the progress of three major trade negotiations: The Trans Pacific Partnership, a deal pending among 12 countries of the Asia-Pacific rim; the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which would engage all of Europe; and the Trade In Services Agreement, which would update rules and remove barriers to services trade among 23 countries.
In the wake of this, the McDonough School of Business’ Center for Business and Public Policy will host the event “Trade Promotion Authority: Now, If Ever” on Jan. 27 at the Rayburn House Office Building. The event is the latest part of the school’s regular Georgetown on the Hill series. Continue reading…
Ben Carpenter To Speak at McDonough’s Distinguished Leaders Series
Ben Carpenter, vice chairman of CRT Capital Group and author of the hit book “The Bigs: The Secrets Nobody Tells Students and Young Professionals,” will speak at Georgetown University’s Case Room 450 as part of the Stanton Distinguished Leaders Series at the McDonough School of Business on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 4 to 5 PM. Continue reading…
