First UCLA Anderson LGBTQ Awareness Week
UCLA Anderson School of Management held the first UCLA Anderson LGBTQ Awareness Week. During this week, Anderson students took part in the Ally Pledge of solidarity with LGBTQ people, signed during the daily lunchtime Ally Rally by Dean Judy Olian and nearly 200 others at Anderson. Allies proudly added their signatures to a giant poster and wore an “I pledged” sticker. The school also held a moment of silence in honor of the National Day of Silence. Allies stood around the tree in the Anderson courtyard and joined hands in recognition of how society silences LGBTQ individuals.
Awareness Week at Anderson also coincided with UCLA’s campus wide observance. The week’s events were an open celebration of the achievements of LGBTQ people and the support they enjoy within the Anderson community. Participants also made Allies@Anderson T-shirts and Out@Anderson PROUD ALLY wristbands. For the week, pillars at UCLA Anderson’s Marion Anderson Courtyard were wrapped in rainbow colors to signify alliance with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer-Identified community.
Anderson Hosts Greater China Business Conference
The UCLA Anderson School of Management hosted the ninth annual Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference on April 10. This year’s conference was titled, “U.S.-China: Economic Ties, Growth Strategies and Investment Opportunities.” Both U.S. and Chinese business leaders, cross-border investors and academics came together during the conference to discuss the trends, strategies and opportunities, challenges, issues and dynamics presented by changing cross-border business and investment between the two countries.
Anderson’s dean, Judy Olian and Michael Woo, Los Angeles’ first Chinese-American city councilman and son of conference founder Wilbur K. Woo, delivered the opening remarks for the conference. Other speakers included representatives from BYD Motors Inc., China Mobile International Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, China Fisheries North America, A&J Capital Investment Inc., Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Emerging Transformational Ventures and Asia Strategic Growth Enterprises, Pillsbury, U.S.-China Real Estate Investment Center and Beijing Construction and Engineering Group.
Anderson Venture Comp. Helps Start Alumni Business
UCLA Anderson School of Management alumnus Kelsey Doorey had plans to go in to the corporate retail industry after completing business school. It wasn’t until she entered the 2013 Knapp Venture Competition, that she thought about pursuing a different idea. Doorey won the competition and the $15,000 prize with her idea for an e-commerce rental service for designer bridesmaid dresses. Two of the competition’s judges also offered additional funding for the start up. “The competition literally changed my life in one night,” said Doorey.
“Vow to be Chic” is the fusion of Doorey’s retail and entrepreneurial dreams. Customers can rent designer bridesmaids dresses and Little White Dresses online starting at $50. The company’s website calls it, “An affordable, convenient, and stylish alternative to the status quo. Bringing an age-old tradition into the 21st century.” After the event is over, customers simply send the dress back in the provided prepaid packaging.
Anderson Hosts EMBA Info Session and App Tips Workshop
Anderson School of Management will be hosting an information session for its Executive MBA program. The information session will be followed by an application tips workshop for EMBA students. The events will be held April 4. The information session will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and the application tips workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m. Registration for both events should be completed online prior to the events.
The EMBA information session will give prospective students the opportunity to join current EMBA students and the Director of Admissions for breakfast. The event will be held at the Executive Divining Room at UCLA Anderson. Prospective students will hear more about the EMBA program, admission process and what an Executive MBA degree from Anderson can do for your career.
Anderson Hosts Online Information Sessions
UCLA Anderson School of Management will be hosting two upcoming online information sessions for its Full-Time MBA program. The two information sessions will be held Feb. 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. and Feb. 26 from noon to 1 p.m. Both of theses information sessions will be hosted by current Anderson MBA students.
During the event, prospective student can get more information on the full-time MBA program’s curriculum, the admission process and student life at Anderson. Registration for the online information sessions can be completed online.
Anderson Team Wins Energy Case Competition
The Energy Management Group at the UCLA Anderson School of Management hosted the 4th annual Challenges in Energy Case Competition. The competition was held Jan. 30 2015. The event stands among the top energy case competitions among B-schools in the country. This year, eight teams participated from six different schools. The competition focused on charging solutions for electric vehicles.
For the competition, students were assigned to create a business model for electric vehicle charging at commercial locations that would provide positive value proposition for the commercial customer, the vehicle driver and the local electric utility. The competition allowed students from the competing schools to network with each other as well as the judges who represented the industry’s top companies including SoCal Edison, SolarCity and NRG eVgo.
