Tips for Getting Your MBA without a Business Background
Heaven forbid! Are you an MBA applicant with a complete lack of business knowledge and a background in liberal arts, sciences or technology? While it may feel like you are starting the application process on a different planet from everyone else, have no fear. You are not alone. Continue reading…
LBS Alum Explores the Next Frontier as Part of International Space Mission
A 2013 graduate from London Business School’s EMBA program blasted off on December 15, 2015, as part of the International Space Mission.
Colonel Tim Kopra is a NASA astronaut whose path to business school was somewhat rocky. In 2011, he was training for an upcoming space mission when a biking accident thwarted his plans.
Wilfrid Laurier Ranked #1 in Volunteerism by LinkedIn
LinkedIn recently ranked Wilfrid Laurier University number one in volunteerism based on an an analysis of 10 million professionals around the world who added “volunteer and causes” to their LinkedIn profiles. LinkedIn then looked at where these professionals attended university, and Laurier placed first in terms of the proportion of its students and alumni who listed volunteer experience. Continue reading…
Faculty Profile: Lake Forest Graduate School of Management’s Peter Logothetis
Peter Logothetis was recently profiled in a Faculty Spotlight article on Lake Forest Graduate School of Management’s Lake Effects blog. Logothetis is senior VP and group Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Allstate Insurance. He has taught at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) since 2012 and currently teaches a strategic talent management course.
Here are a few excerpts from that interview with Logothetis: Continue reading…
Loyola MBAs Found Company That Distributes German Cosmetics
BAM BrandsUSA is a U.S. cosmetics distribution company founded by Christian Dean, alumnus of the Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business. Dean’s company, which he runs with fellow Sellinger classmates and co-partners Kevin Malone and Lisa Hanes and two additional business partners, now markets and distributes two German makeup brands.
Dean first had thoughts of starting his own company while studying at Sellinger in 2013, especially after realizing how useful of a resource the school’s faculty could be to him. Continue reading…
Northrop Grumman Case Competition Get Smith MBAs into Gear at Orientation
As part of the final week of orientation for full-time MBAs, members of the Robert H. School of Business Class of 2017 took part in the Northrop Grumman case competition. According to a press release on the school website, many first-year MBA students called the activity “a great way to prepare for the rigors of a full-time program and job search.” Continue reading…
