Student Voices & Experiences

Olivia Johnson poses on the roof of Castel Sant'Elmo in Naples, Italy.

A Journey Through Italy: Lessons and Landscapes

MBA student Olivia Johnson shares her experience in and insights from the 2025 Family Businesses in Italy Trek.

Professor Daniella Scur, Nneoma, and Rev. Sr. Matilda Adeboye of Louisville Girls High School in Nigeria, standing at the front of the room speaking at the Merrill Presidential Scholar luncheon.
Dyson School

Merrill Scholars Honor Mentors Who Inspired Their Success

Dyson School student Nneoma Udoyeh ’25 honored her high school principal for teaching the value of work routines that lead to success.

Commencement processional of students in the SC Johnson College of Business dressed in graduation regalia and holding a college banner.
SC Johnson College

Commencement 2025: Stories From Our Graduating Class

Our seniors share their most memorable experiences from their time at @SCJohnsonCollege and how they will carry them into the future.

Image of master’s students Alexandra Taic (left), Selina Li and Zach Zhong, all principals of Gymii.ai, a new nutrition tracking app, hold up the app and a recent QR code.
Dyson School

Delicious Innovation: Students Aim to Shake Up the Food System

SC Johnson students have created business ventures ranging from AI nutrition tracking to new exotic dried fruit products.

Image of Kuala Lumpur, Petronas Twin Towers

How a Semiconductor Boom Can Help Malaysia Escape ‘Middle-Income Trap’

Can global tech giants help the nation reach high-income status? A business analytics student explains.

Image of Jenny Hamilton standing, smiling with four other classmates in blue t-shirts and jeans. They stand under a “Crest” logo banner at a blue booth for Johnson’s Battle of the Brands competition.

Park Perspective: Embracing the Value of Unconventional Backgrounds

Battle of the Brands brings out intrepid MBA student’s superpower—narrative—and vanquishes a classic nemesis: imposter syndrome.

View from the bridge of a Havila cruise ship

Cruising Toward a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Havila Voyages

On Cornell’s trek to Norway, a cruise company stood out for embedding sustainability into strategy, offering lessons for emerging market economies.

Image of a clean, modern room filled with rows of servers, glowing with blue and green lights

Data Centers, Energy, and the Emerging Market Equation: A Sustainability Challenge

Data centers are expanding rapidly in emerging markets, raising urgent questions about energy, equity, and sustainability.

Image of a large group of students gathered together with a Cornell banner during the Rummo-Cornell Family Business Trek

Innovation Keeps Centuries-Old Family Business on the Leading Edge

On an Italy trek, an MBA student explores how a company blends tradition with consumer trends and modern marketing to thrive in Italy and beyond.