Student Voices & Experiences
From Verona to Parma: Lessons in stewardship from Italy’s oldest family enterprises
A weeklong immersion with the Smith Family Business Initiative reveals how Italian family businesses preserve identity, governance and purpose across generations.
India’s digital pull revolution: How kirana stores are reshaping global retail
India’s 13 million kirana stores are proving that constraint-born innovation and the digital pull model they built may reshape global retail.
Park Perspective: Leading without authority
An MBA student reflects on lessons from the Park Fellowship and leading a trek, building confidence, trust and a leadership voice.
Student delivers equipment to Peruvian volunteer firefighters
During a Cornell Dyson School trip, Kiran O’Kelly ’26 befriended a Peruvian firefighter. He spent the next year organizing an equipment delivery.
From ILR to investment research: Spotlight on Grace Ogden ’22
A Cornell alumna reflects on her investment research path, experience on the Cayuga Fund and current career.
Why I returned to the classroom to learn investing
After returning to the classroom, Han uses hands‑on experience in the Cayuga Fund to connect theory and practice to build confidence in his investment ideas.
Cornell Business Impact Symposium: Making sustainability work
Key insights highlight how to turn sustainability concepts into practical, real‑world impact.
Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain
Master’s student Avery Sheppard won $25,000 to put toward her fish and chips eatery by winning the Nolan School’s hospitality business plan competition.
Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery
Students travel to San Francisco to pitch startups at the Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at Autodesk Gallery.