Student Voices & Experiences

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Energy Grows in Trees

Mark Betancourt, MBA ‘24, shares his experience with PFS Energy in Puerto Rico for his Spring 2023 Sustainable Global Enterprise Immersion Project.

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Johnson School

Exploring Colombia: An MBA Student’s Perspective

Ganesh Venkatakrishan MBA ’23 visited Colombia and Universidad de los Andes on the Emerging Markets Institute’s 2023 spring break trek to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s economy, business landscape, and culture.

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Student Delegate Takeaways from COP27: Successes and Failures

Courtney Schneider, MPA ’23, was among a small group of Cornell students selected to attend the 27th annual Conference of the Parties (COP27).

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Nolan School

Real ethical dilemmas offer leadership practice

In professor Peggy Odom-Reed’s classes, students act as high-powered executives working to address real ethical problems affecting companies.

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Johnson School

2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Names Record Cohort

The Johnson School unveiled 25 diverse startups that make up the 2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator, the program’s largest cohort to date.

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Dyson School

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business To Launch Program with KKR

The Accelerator Scholars Program offers a comprehensive four-year curriculum intended to provide enhanced support, resources, and opportunities to help bolster first-gen students’ skill set and experience.

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Dyson School

Grateful and Prepared, New Graduates Embrace Their Future

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business class of 2023 graduates included 540 undergraduates, 1,045 master’s degree students, and 17 PhD students.

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Nolan School

From Food Network to His Kitchen, Student Crafts Better Butter

Jonah Gershon ’24 won $20,000 in the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition and is working on Spekld, his idea to package and sell brown butter.

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Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Let the Battle of the Brands Begin

Ben Marks, MBA ’24, discusses learning opportunities outside the classroom, exemplified through the Battle of the Brands competition.