Student Voices & Experiences

Startup Nation City View
Johnson School

Chinese companies recognize value in Israeli startups

After the iTrek trip to Israel, Siqi Shi, Johnson Cornell Tech MBA ’19, summarizes his insights on the emerging market between China and Israeli startups.

Colin Lang, Two-Year MBA '20, outside Sage Hall in his Acadia
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Life is a highway

Core classes, recruiting, and traveling from Ithaca to NYC for company events give students the opportunity to deepen friendships with their classmates.

Rebecca Wolff welcomes a guest
Johnson School

Just Tech It: Recapping the 2019 Johnson Women in Technology (JWiT) Conference

This year’s JWiT theme, Just Tech It, celebrated MBA women who have leveraged technology to make significant cross-industry impacts.

Students in a cooperative grocery store aisle
Dyson School

Students attend 2019 National Farmers Union College Conference on Cooperatives

As part of the Dyson School’s Cooperative Business Management course, students had the opportunity to travel to Minnesota for this invitation-only event.

Andrea Bonds
Nolan School

A wanderer at heart, Andrea Bonds ’20 finds her home as a Hotelie

Andrea Bonds earned money for college by playing her flute as a street performer. Now she’s focused on hospitality entrepreneurship at her dream school.

Four images: Village with tents, students riding camels, Great Wall of China, waterfront town
Johnson School

Learning beyond the classroom with winter travel treks

Sara Schmitt, MBA ’19, reflects on 35 days spent traveling the world on business, technology, and entrepreneurship treks with her classmates.

Harrison Jobe at NPR
Johnson School

Aligning values: My internship as a summer consultant at NPR

Harrison Jobe, MBA ’19, discusses the state of journalism and his summer internship at NPR—made possible with help from the Social Impact Internship Fund.

Bryan_Tannenbaum_CWG
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: From internship to mentorship

Bryan Tannenbaum, Two-Year MBA ’19, reflects on his Johnson experience as a first-year during recruiting and how he transitioned to a second-year mentor.

Students working on computers in a breakout room
Johnson School

Exploring a New Age IPO: Beyond Meat

The 2019 IBI continues with an in-depth look into IPOs and a guest lecture from Alex Ivanov, MBA ’00, managing director of equity capital markets at Citi.