Meet Milkana Brace, a Foster School TMMBA Alumni
The technology management MBA at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business is a unique program that offers co-curricular sessions for students and alumni to interact. During these sessions, both sides learn from business leaders about how to manage, grow and change their career. And, in many cases, entrepreneurialism becomes a major topic of consideration. During a recent event, Milkana Brace shared her experiences and her ultimate decision to join the Seattle startup community. Continue reading…
McDonough Professor Teaches Course on Water Policy
Mark Giordano led a group of MBA Evening Program students from the McDonough School of Business in an Intensive Learning Course (ILE) that explored the private sector’s relationship with water policy.
“When a lot of people talk about what to do about the global water crisis, they often talk about government action and bigger processes,” Giordano said. “But it’s actually businesses and individuals that are making the fundamental choices that affect water.” Continue reading…
Wharton Business Plan Competition and Social Impact Prize Winners Announced
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that the student team Slidejoy won the $30,000 Perlman Grand Prize in the Venture Finals of the 2014 Wharton Business Plan Competition (BPC).
The Venture Finals attracted over 300 venture capitalists, business leaders, faculty members and students. This year the year-long BPC had a record-setting 181 venture concepts submitted, involving 492 individual participants from across 9 Schools at the University of Pennsylvania.
Developed by Sanghoon Kwak MBA’14, Jaeho Chung, alumnus, Robert Seo MBA’12, Slidejoy is an Android app that pays users between $5-$15 per month to view ads every time they unlock their phones. Continue reading…
