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Park Fellows alumni spotlight: Chia-Lin Simmons, MBA ’02
Chia-Lin Simmons, MBA ’02 and Park Fellow, reflects on her Park Fellowship experience and how she continues to support women in business.

Mergers and acquisitions and lots of introspection
For mergers and acquisitions, we recreated a deal and prepared a pitch. Awesome experience, steep learning curve, and lots of introspection.

Lessons after one year in the Executive MBA Metro NY program
In just one year, the executive MBA program taught me to leave my undergrad self behind, balance school and life, and develop team cohesiveness.

A spa-tacular learning experience with Inns of Aurora
The Inns of Aurora is moving ahead with plans to develop a destination spa. And they’re involving students from the Hotel School in the process.

Applying military experience to a sustainability challenge
Jason discusses similarities between military and sustainability challenges as he developed a commercialization strategy for a new technology in Kenya.

Park Fellows alumni spotlight: Frank Nicklaus, MBA ’12
Frank Nicklaus, MBA ’12 and Park Fellow, reflects on his Park Fellowship experience and his transition from the military into business.

The business case for sustainable tourism management of protected areas
I was able to put my immersion and core skill sets to work with the TAPAS Group at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Park Fellows alumni spotlight: Jessica Rolph, MBA ’04
Jessica Rolph, MBA ’04 and Park Fellow, reflects on her experience and how she’s devoted her career to making a difference through social entrepreneurship.

Johnson women MBAs boast record-breaking attendance at Forté Conference
This June, a record number of Johnson’s women MBAs attended the Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.