Student Voices & Experiences

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Dyson School

2019 SMART program reflections: Cau Chocolates, Indonesia

Students reflect on their SMART program trip Indonesia where they were tasked with helping a family-owned company expand its chocolate-production business.

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Dyson School

2019 Best & Brightest: Dhanushka Kadawatharatchie, Cornell University

Dhanushka Kadawatharatchie, Dyson ’19, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants.

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Johnson School

Re-energizing P&G’s bottom line with the IBI’s Duracell case study

The Investment Banking Immersion (IBI) hosted Procter & Gamble CFO Jon Moeller to discuss approaches to corporate strategy.

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Johnson School

Park Perspectives: The heart of leadership

Zach Zirkle, Two-Year MBA ’20, highlights how motives behind one’s leadership approach make all the difference in their ability to build a world-class team.

Myron Spikes
Nolan School

Cornell’s ‘positive energy’ is just what Myron Spikes ’22 was looking for

The first in his family to attend college directly after high school, Myron has always held onto an unyielding determination to excel and earn a degree.

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Johnson School

Interning with Dow Chemical at the intersection of sustainability and business

Matt Pundmann, MBA ’19, reflects on his summer internship at Dow Chemical, where sustainability is at the core of its mission.

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Nolan School

“Finding Synergy” at the 94th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell

Hotel Ezra Cornell, an annual SHA tradition and entirely student-run event, hosted its 94th gathering in 2019. The Board of Directors shares reflections.

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Nolan School

2019 Best & Brightest: Marissa Block, Cornell University

Marissa Block, SHA ’19, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants. After graduation, Block will join ZS Associates as a hospitality insights and strategy consultant.

The Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI)
Johnson School

Helping family businesses thrive: SFBI turns five years old

A Cornell-wide program, the Smith Family Business Initiative was founded in 2014 with a $10 million donation from John Smith, MBA ’74, and his wife, Dyan.