Cornell MBA

The latest news and updates from the MBA programs at SC Johnson College.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell
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Cornell Chronicle: Students across colleges work together on hospitality hackathon

115 Cornell students spent the weekend of Sept. 29–Oct. 1 coming up with ideas focused on the luxury hotel industry during a hospitality hackathon.

Noteworthy: Shreya Bajaj, MBA ’18, talks to P&Q on pursuing a U.S. MBA as an Indian student
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Noteworthy: Shreya Bajaj, MBA ’18, talks with P&Q on pursuing a U.S. MBA as an Indian student

Scholarships and programs specifically targeted to international students, such as an annual Diwali celebration, help ease the transition to American life.

Cornell Tech student moderators post-discussion with Jason Goldman, the first White House chief digital officer and early team member at Twitter, Medium, and Blogger. Pictured, from left to right: Asher Rosenfeld, MBA ’17; Me; Jason Goldman; Jake Magid, CS ’18; Spriha Bhandari, LLM ’18; Emily Tseng, HT ’19.
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Building a home and culture on Roosevelt Island

The inaugural semester on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus has reached the halfway point. We dove into coursework while finishing touches were made.

Coaching peers: How to not be an expert
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Park Perspectives: Coaching peers — How to not be an expert

There are moments when the tools that we’re developing as graduate students–leadership of organizations and people–come to the fore and are put to the test.

5 distinguishing qualities of Johnson Cornell Tech MBAs
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5 distinguishing qualities of Johnson Cornell Tech MBAs

Every business school has a unique personality—for those of you that have your sights set on the Tech MBA, here’s what I’ve observed among my classmates.

Female faculty, staff, and students at Johnson gathered for the annual Women’s Welcome Reception in September 2017
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Park Perspectives: Johnson prepares women to “lean in”

Four years ago “Lean In” opened my eyes to the struggles women face in the workplace. Johnson strengthens our personal motivations as women to push further.

Marcelo de la Garza Gossler: Top 5 outdoor activities in Ithaca
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Top 5 outdoor activities for an MBA in Ithaca, New York

When I was applying to business schools, I was looking for a place that was family-friendly, inspired me to study, and had plenty of outdoor activities.

Greg Allis, MBA ’18
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Park Perspectives: Second-year goals

“Saying no” is a commonly-referenced difficulty for us Type-A business school students. The solution? Set some goals for your second year.

The Consortium: You can choose your family
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The Consortium: You can choose your family

The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is the largest MBA diversity network in the United States. I began the Two-Year program this year as a Consortium member.