Stanford GSB Admissions Gears Up to Host East Coast Information Sessions
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Are you considering Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) but unable to head to Palo Alto now to see the campus first hand? We’ve got good news for prospective applicants on the East Coast: Members of the Stanford GSB admissions team will be joined by Stanford MBA alumni for a series of events from Washington, DC to Boston between now and September.
Get an overview of the MBA program from admissions representatives, hear about student life from those who have experienced it and ask any questions you have about the school or its admissions process. On tap are both general information sessions and sessions designed specifically for female prospective applicants and for prospective applicants of color. Advanced registration is required—sign up now to reserve your spot.
Popularity of Sustainable Business MBA Grows
Many MBA programs now offer concentrations and curriculum that focus on sustainable business. Corporations are now required to be more environmentally conscious than ever before. A sustainable business MBA can help professionals gain the knowledge that is needed to operate and create successful environmentally conscious businesses. According to thebestschools.org, “The MBA in Sustainability degree equips business professionals to help companies and organizations achieve profitability while maintaining environmental responsibility.”
These MBA programs, often called “Green MBAs,” teach students the skills necessary for earning profits through methods that reduce harm to the environment and society. Not only do these programs help students learn how to run environmentally sustainable businesses, but many also teach corporate social responsibility.
The Sustainable Business Institute explains that corporate sustainability is important because, “private and public business choices enormously impact the quality of life in our communities.” The Institute also explains that, “Effectively managing our business footprint addresses current market dynamics while ensuring a better quality of life for future generations. The bottom line is sustainable business practices make good business sense. Corporate sustainability offers a compelling return on investment by driving innovation, managing risk, and improving stakeholder relations.”
Stanford MBA Elective Helps Students Learn Broad Impact of Finance
A new elective course for the MBA program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business helps students to learn more about the broad implications of finance. Anat Admati teaches the Finance and Society elective course. She is a well-known critic of current banking regulations. In her class, she helps students learn to understand and critically analyze the economic and human implications of finance. For the class, Admati teaches by bringing together different expert viewpoints on banking, law, accounting, politics, financial regulation and the media.
There is no math taught in the class, but the main principles and theories are reviewed for discussions. Readings from the course are from the professor’s book “The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It” as well as documents from the Federal Reserve, media stories, guest essays and news commentary. For MBA students, Admati brings guest speakers to help to enrich the course with real-world perspectives and insights into the industry and the policy issues.
Marshall Wins Charity Comp for Sixth Year in a Row
For the sixth year in a row, the USC Marshall School of Business has placed first at the Stanford Graduate School of Business‘s annual Challenge for Charity competition. The team from Marshall consisted of 220 students. The team raised over $235,000 and completed 5,300 volunteer hours. The winning team is given the Golden Briefcase Award in honor of their efforts. The award is based off of the highest score in total hours volunteered (40 percent of score), money raised (40 percent of score) and performance in sporting events at the Challenge for Charity weekend (20 percent of score).
Challenge for Charity was started 30 years ago at Stanford University. Challenge for Charity is a nonprofit organization with active chapters at eight top business schools on the west coast, including USC, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley and the University of Washington. Challenge for Charity works to develop leadership in the business field and also commitment to the community and social responsibility. Challenge for Charity is the largest student-run organization at the Marshall School of Business. This year, the Marshall chapter held more than 90 events during the academic year for the organization.
Stanford Launches Go To Market Program in Mexico City
Stanford University Graduate School of Business will launch its first “Go to Market” program in Mexico City, in October. The “Go to Market” program is a six-day certificate program that teaches participants practical business skills to refine their business models to execute and pitch their ideas. The program was created for both entrepreneurs, who are starting a new venture, and intraprenuers, who are leading a project in a larger organization and will be taught by Stanford GSB MBA faculty.
Leading Mexican executives, entrepreneurs, and investors will also act as guest speakers and panelists and provide practical feedback on business plans. Stanford will be working with Cisco Mexico, which will host the program at their facility in Bosques de Las Lomas in México City. Stanford faculty will deliver courses through a combination of in-person class sessions in México City and distance-learning technology from Stanford.
Tom Steyer to Deliver Stanford GSB Graduation Address
Tom Steyer, investor, philanthropist, advanced energy advocate and Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus, has been selected to deliver the 2015 graduation address on June 13. Steyer will speak at the graduation ceremony as part of Stanford GSB’s alumni speaker program. The program was inaugurated in 2010 as a means to inspire graduates in their future careers.
In addition to being involved in the creation of the joint business and law school Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, which examines issues of funding and public policy surrounding alternative energy, Steyer has been a member of the Stanford Board of Trustees since 2007 and served as a member of the Stanford GSB Advisory Council from 2003-08.
