Angela’s First Trip to Europe!
A short week ago, my cohort friends and I departed for a trip across the pond to Deutschland! Not only was I excited for a week away, but also my first trip to Europe! With limited German knowledge, I...
View ArticleFOM Students for a Day!
By Catherine Papp Our visit to FOM in Cologne perfectly coincided with our topics of study so far in the program. We were honored to have Malgorzate Zmuda of the Krakow University of Economics present...
View ArticleLearning Outside the Classroom at Phipps Conservatory
In preparation for our LEED design project in Dr. Sroufe’s Sustainability Tools and Processes for New Initiatives class, we have a series of learning opportunities that go beyond the typical classroom...
View ArticleAlison Meets Snow
As winter TECHNICALLY comes to an end and we celebrate the first day of spring, Alison shared her thoughts on the white stuff we call snow! “After living the last two years in the tropical climate of...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Kyle Gryta
Before Duquesne: Kyle joined the cohort after spending time living in Rome, Italy where he had the opportunity to work for Duquesne’s Italian Campus study abroad program. Before his relocation to...
View ArticleDeutsche Börse
Our visit to Germany included a stop at the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt. If you didn’t know the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, so you can compare it to the New York...
View ArticleEating like a German
By Matt Lepri During the week-long tour of the western Germany with the Duquesne SMBA program, I had the opportunity to try a variety of traditional German food. I attempted to document most of the...
View ArticleScalo Solar Solutions Site Visit
This week, Dr. Sroufe set up a visit for our class to visit Scalo Solar Solutions to further the cohorts’ understanding of solar and green roofing options. The site visit included a tour of the...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Kayla Rodman
Kayla at a castle in Heidelberg during the spring break global study trip to Germany. Before Duquesne: Kayla, a Pittsburgh native, attended the University of Pittsburgh where she majored in Management....
View ArticleInternal Aspen Case Competition
Two weekends ago our cohort competed in an internal case competition, specifically the Aspen Business & Society International MBA Case Competition. Each group of four had 72-hours to complete a...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Stephen Sumpter
Before Duquesne: Steve recently spent time in Ethiopia as a US Peace Corps volunteer. Steve has also shared his love for music and business in Spring Grove School District and South Western School...
View ArticleSpring Sustainability Symposium
Students, members of faculty, and representatives from local businesses such as PNC, Alcoa, and the Pittsburgh Zoo, pleasantly mingled early Friday morning over breakfast during the Sustainability...
View ArticleTeam Captures Second Place in International Aspen Case Competition
Pictured (from left to right): Derick Florian, Angela Petitto, Dr. Benito Manrique, Fan Ding, and Peter Kassouf For the second year, a student team from the MBA Sustainability program competed in the...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Laura Monahan
Before Duquesne: Laura, originally from Los Angeles, California, started working for Apple in 2007 and moved up to a technician (“Genius”) within the year. After moving to Pittsburgh, she helped open...
View ArticleA Class with the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
Click to view slideshow. Yesterday, Erika Johnson, executive director of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, visited our Organizational Behavior to shed light on group dynamics. Erika brought a...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Catherine Papp
Before Duquesne: Catherine attended Bethany College in West Virginia where she double majored in German and International Relations. Currently, she is working in the graduate office doing administrate...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Alison Etheridge
Before Duquesne: Alison attended Agnes Scott College in Decather, Georgia where she majored in International Relations and Biology. After graduation she worked as a sustainability consultant to the...
View ArticleMaking a Mark with Spring Consulting Projects
This semester we completed seven real-world consulting assignments with four major companies - Braskem, GE, Alcoa, and PPG Industries. In January each client tasked their respective student team with...
View ArticleAttracting Foreign Investment to Costa Rica
Click to view slideshow. The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) kicked off our business visits during our stay in San Jose, Costa Rica. CINDE, founded in 1982, has been around for 32...
View ArticleLearning to “Think Big” with Leo Burnett
With a communications background, I was in my element during our visit to Leo Burnett Costa Rica. Over the weekend, the agency had won various awards, including “Agency of the Year” and “Best Work in...
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