Top MBA Recruiters: General Electric
In an age of start-up culture and hip, millennial driven neo-corporate American companies like Google and Facebook, General Electric (GE) has become a bit of an afterthought in the minds of some younger business students and MBA candidates. Continue reading…
USC Marshall Data Analytics Students Aim to Build a Smarter City
The role of open data in the sustainable growth of cities was the topic of a recent conference at USC’s Marshall School of Business.
The first annual “Building a Smarter Los Angeles” event invited executives, city government leaders, scholars and students to collaborate on responsible ways that digital information can be used in the growth of one of the nation’s most populous cities.
Alumni Spotlight: Michael Quinlan, MBA ‘70
Whenever we do an alumni spotlight here at MetroMBA, we make sure to pick a prominent alumni to profile. In this instance the alumni is so prominent, that the graduate school he attended ultimately ended up re-naming their school after him. Sure, Michael Quinlan donated $40 million to Loyola University which undoubtedly played a part, but Quinlan’s impact on the school and each company he worked for revolves around more than just dollars and cents.
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Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson Speaks at Robert H. Smith School CEO@Smith Series
On April 26, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business welcomed Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott Hotels, to speak as part of the school’s CEO@Smith speaker series. Sorenson heads a company that is poised to become the world’s largest hotel company following the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts — a move that now gives Mariott more access to middle-class demographics.
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JHU Carey and Hopkins Engineering School Launch New Dual Degree Program
Johns Hopkins University is offering a new dual degree program that will allow students to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA degree, all within five-years. Sounds too good to be true, right? Continue reading…
Kellstadt MBAs Visit Warren Buffett in Omaha
Last month, 20 MBAs from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business were chosen to meet one of the most successful investors in the world — Warren Buffett.
The group traveled to Omaha, Nebraska — the headquarters of Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway. On April 1st, They toured various Berkshire companies before taking part in an informal Q&A session with Buffett himself. Continue reading…
