http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/ News, interviews, profiles, and more to help you get to know the Stanford Graduate School of Business community en Copyright 2009 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:47:02 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Today we extended our first interview invitation for the 2009-2010 application year. This is just the first invitation of many, but we thought it was worth celebrating. Just as a reminder, the Round One application deadline is 7 October. We will be extending interview invitations up until the decision notification deadline of 16 December. http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/10/round_one_interviews_begin.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/10/round_one_interviews_begin.html News & Updates Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:47:02 -0800 Read more]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/09/2009_siebel_scholars.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/09/2009_siebel_scholars.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:36:54 -0800 www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/admission_events/oncampus_events.html We hope you will be able to join us for some events this fall. Take care, Brad Lindeberg Admissions Coordinator ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/09/registration_for_fall_campus_v.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/09/registration_for_fall_campus_v.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:26 -0800 here. As previously announced, we have moved up our Round 1 application deadline to 7 October 2009. We also may be extending interviews earlier this year. As always, we encourage you to review our website soon and submit your application as early as possible within the round you choose to apply. For complete application information, including deadlines, please visit the Admission section of our site. ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/07/class_of_2012_application_now.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/07/class_of_2012_application_now.html News & Updates Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:25:46 -0800 From left to right: Akhil Gupta, MBA 1981, Jo Pattabiraman, MBA 2002, Dr. Rakesh Mohan, Nadir Godrej, MS 1974, Dr. Rati Godrej, Naushad Forbes, BAS 1981, MS 1982, PhD 1987, Farhad Forbes, BS 1977, MS 1979, Sloan 1991, and Jagdish Malkani, Sloan 1993 ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/06/alumni_events_around_the_world.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/06/alumni_events_around_the_world.html News & Updates Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:42:13 -0800 video of Los Tigres' visit. You can also learn more about the GSB's Global Study Trips on our website. ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/06/los_tigres_del_norte_prowl_the.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/06/los_tigres_del_norte_prowl_the.html News & Updates Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:06:43 -0800 It was just announced that our own Garth Saloner will be the ninth dean of the GSB, effective 1 September 2009. Saloner joined the Stanford faculty in 1990 and is a scholar of entrepreneurship and business strategy. He was also instrumental in creating and implementing the new MBA curriculum. >> Learn more about our new dean ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/garth_saloner_to_be_next_dean.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/garth_saloner_to_be_next_dean.html News & Updates Tue, 26 May 2009 14:58:45 -0800 Financial Times, this essay gives you insight on the experiences that shaped Dean Joss, who in turn helped shape the GSB and the future of management education. >> Read the essay ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/management_values_that_count_r_1.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/management_values_that_count_r_1.html Profiles & Perspectives Tue, 26 May 2009 10:07:32 -0800 here. In July, we'll be adding more information to our site, including the admission application and instructions, so make sure to check back. Also, as we do every year, we've posted the new short-answer essay questions; the two longer-format essay questions remain unchanged. You can find all of the questions, along with essay-writing tips from Derrick Bolton, our director of MBA Admissions, here. As is customary for many business schools, we will post the new class profile when our students arrive in September. Until then, happy application planning! ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/applying_for_admission_to_the_1.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/05/applying_for_admission_to_the_1.html News & Updates Fri, 22 May 2009 15:38:29 -0800 It was announced today that Anthony Wilder Miller, MBA 1992, has been nominated by the White House to be the Deputy Secretary of Education for the Department of Education. Miller will be joining Jim Shelton, MA/MBA 1993, who was recently named Assistant Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education. Other alumni who have made their mark on the hill in the Obama administration include Corey Booth, MBA 1995, Chief Information Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission; David Lee Katz, MBA 2008, Special Assistant to the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy; Aditya Kumar, Director and Special Assistant for the Chief of Staff's Office at the White House; and Penny Sue Pritzker, JD/MBA 1984, national finance chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/gsb_alums_on_the_hill.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/gsb_alums_on_the_hill.html News & Updates Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:51:53 -0800 The GSB faculty has voted to retire the Certificate in Global Management beginning with the MBA Class of 2011. The Global Management Program and the Center for Global Business and Economy will continue to enhance the global nature of the Business School. Our original reason for creating the Certificate in Global Management back in 1994 was to provide a catalyst for more global content within the MBA Program. Even at its inception, our hope was for obsolescence once the MBA curriculum and our students were more global in perspective and experience. I am happy to announce that the deans and faculty have assessed that this time has come. Over the last 15 years, we have dramatically expanded the global nature of the Stanford MBA Program. With the introduction in 2007 of the Global Experience Requirement and the required Global Context of Management class, as well as an increase in global offerings across the GSB, it is inaccurate to suggest that some of our students are "global" and others are not. We believe that all of our students now graduate with a broader and deeper sense of how to manage effectively in the global economy. We hope you share our excitement that the School has achieved this notable milestone, and all of us in the Global Management Program look forward to supporting our students' development as global leaders. --John Roberts, Faculty Director, Global Management Program http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/certificate_in_global_manageme.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/certificate_in_global_manageme.html News & Updates Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:55:35 -0800 Want to control your Wii using just your mind? In the market for a robot that can help you communicate from home? Need your Prius to get 100 miles per gallon? This year's Stanford Cool Product Expo, co-sponsored by the GSB, the Stanford Product Design & Manufacturing Club, and the Product Realization Network at Stanford, featured all this and more. The mission of the Cool Product Expo is to generate interest in and excitement around "cool" products and companies in the field of manufacturing and design at Stanford and the community at large. This year's participants included start-ups, university research lab projects, and global manufacturers, all exhibiting products that aren't yet on the market. Many products focused on green technology---like Visible Energy's UFO, which allows consumers to "see" how much energy they're using and then helps reduce that amount. Other products ranged from handy, to life-saving. D.light Design, co-founded by Sam Goldman, MBA 2007, and Ned Tozun, MBA 2007, exhibited the Nova lamp, designed to replace dangerous kerosene lamps with a clean, safe, and affordable lighting option for families living without electricity. Jane Chen, MBA 2008, one of the co-founders of Embrace (see "Incubator" entry below), was at the Expo displaying a low-cost, portable infant incubator. Many of the exhibitors are hoping to bring their products to market soon. Chen, for example, is in the final stages of development and funding for the incubator, and says, "Our goal is to get this global within the next five years." ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/cool_product_expo_2009.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/cool_product_expo_2009.html News & Updates Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:16:59 -0800 Many Voices: Perspectives on Diversity and XX Factor: Women Changing The World. You may submit your application to attend by Monday, 13 April 2009, 5PM Pacific Time. For more information on these events visit: Many Voices XX Factor Hope to meet you during one of these events, Ciao, --Rita ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/deadline_extended_for_many_voi.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/04/deadline_extended_for_many_voi.html News & Updates Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:38:22 -0800 All right...you know who you are. You've been to our website, started an application, maybe even drafted an essay or two. All the while, you've been wondering, "Should I or shouldn't I?" "Is now the right time?" "Do I stand a chance of getting in?" The media hype says that business school applications soar when the economy is bad and, as such, there won't be any spots left for third round applicants. This simply isn't true. And we worry that some great people may delay applying because of these misperceptions. Historically, we've found that applications follow demographic cycles more than economic cycles. We assure you that we admit outstanding individuals in all three rounds--this year is no exception. While it is true that the final round typically is smaller than the first two, we do admit excellent candidates in Round 3--including our current Director of MBA Admissions. So the real question to ask yourself is when do you want to enroll? If the answer is September 2009, then you should apply now in Round 3. If you're admitted, great. If not, then you're in a better position for September 2010 having already begun the self-reflection process for your first-round application. There is still time to put together a thoughtful and thorough application by the Round 3 deadline of 8 April 2009. So if you've started, take that final step. The bottom line is we can't admit you if you don't apply. http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/03/apply_now_for_round_3.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/03/apply_now_for_round_3.html Myth Busters Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:04:47 -0800 here. The breadth of perspective at the GSB is incredible. If you're interested in seeing this in action, there are two upcoming events you might be interested in. The xxFactor: Women Changing the World event will be held on 16 May. Hosted by the Women in Management club, the alumnae Women's Initiative Network, and the MBA Admission Office, this conference is geared toward women who are interested in applying to business school. This year's conference will focus on who attends business school and why, what kinds of opportunities are available for MBA graduates, and why experiential learning is transformational. All prospective students are welcome to participate. Applications are due 10 April. You can find more information here. Many Voices: Perspectives on Diversity is hosted jointly by the Asian Society, Black Business Students Association, Hispanic Business Students Association, and the MBA Admission Office. This event provides the opportunity for you to meet GSB alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and to gain insight into our admission process. The event will be held on 17 May, and again, all are welcome. To attend Many Voices, you need to apply by 10 April. More information is available here. Seeing the range of ideas and talent within our community might just help you envision how you would make a difference at the GSB. We look forward to meeting you at one or both of the events! ]]> http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/03/diversity_in_action.html http://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/2009/03/diversity_in_action.html News & Updates Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:46:29 -0800