Meghan Duggan, Manager of Energy and Sustainable Services for Harvard Business School, works with the HBS community, Harvard University and Operations to identify and implement sustainable measures. In this interview, she shares her perspective on how HBS is doing in its sustainability efforts. Harbus: What are the HBS sustainability goals and what are the key… Continue reading Green Living: Sustainability at HBS
Tag: events
Election Madness
As can happen, I was sitting in a bar the other day and overheard a conversation that went like this: “He’s not running. Definitely not-he just told me.” “But he was running before the MBA program even started. He has been inviting people to parties everywhere. He even designed Analytics t-shirts.” “Yep, but he is… Continue reading Election Madness
A Global Perspective on Life at HBS
Five international RC students share their experiences in a roundtable discussion on transitioning and adjusting to life at Harvard Business School. Given my own process of trial and error in adjusting to a new life at HBS as an international student, I set out to understand how other international students manage the transition. In this… Continue reading A Global Perspective on Life at HBS
TechMedia: Latest Trends in Online Communications
On Monday, September 11, TechMedia kicked off the year with its first speaker presentation on the “Latest Trends in Online Communication”. Brad Garlinghouse, MBA class of 1997, was greeted by a packed room filled with TechMedia members, eager RC’s, and even a handful of Exec Ed students. Brad engaged the audience in a lively discussion… Continue reading TechMedia: Latest Trends in Online Communications
And So It Begins
John Harvard’s. Grafton. The Kong. Gilbert Tang. These are all names that RCs became very familiar with during Orientation Week. As we enter our third week of classes, those times of team-building, “what did you do” and “where are you from” already seem long gone. So let us reminisce a bit about the good old… Continue reading And So It Begins
Wine & Cuisine Society: What does your $100 get you?
Annual membership fee – $100. Eight glasses of Opus One — $15. Cheese and crackers – complimentary. Getting to meet the man behind the magic – included.Enjoying great company that just gets better as the glasses go on – priceless. With 350 members, the Wine & Cuisine Society is the only club permitted to serve… Continue reading Wine & Cuisine Society: What does your $100 get you?
Member of 2008 Class Reflects on March Admitted Students Weekend
As a recently admitted member of HBS’ Class of 2008, Apar Kothari candidly shares her experience from Admitted Students Weekend (March 2 – 4). Admitted Students’ Weekend proved to be a huge success, as HBS students and faculty welcomed approximately 300 new admits to the Class of 2008 and 60 spouses and/or significant others. Each… Continue reading Member of 2008 Class Reflects on March Admitted Students Weekend
Book Review: Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald
It started as a free book from the Random House event, became something to keep me busy while waiting at the airport, and ended up being an incredibly thrilling page-turner I could hardly put down. Conspiracy of Fools covers everything from the beginning – the very beginning – with the formation of Enron and the… Continue reading Book Review: Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald
Scenes from Sundance
How do film directors celebrate after screening their film at the Sundance Film Festival? They call Mom. In the Clockwork Caf‚ on Main Street in Park City, Utah, a director tried repeatedly to shoo a friend off the phone so he could make that all- important call. And no wonder. Out of 3,148 submissions, only… Continue reading Scenes from Sundance
Careers in Travel and Hospitality: Highlights from the WSA Conference
On Saturday, January 28, seven business leaders in the travel and hospitality industry traveled to campus by planes, trains, and automobiles to offer career advice to HBS students as part of the WSA Dynamic Women in Business conference. Reflecting a growing interest in the travel industry on the HBS campus, there was great enthusiasm among… Continue reading Careers in Travel and Hospitality: Highlights from the WSA Conference
Negotiating to Win: FBI Crisis Negotiator Shares Insights
Picture this. You stroll into Aldrich 8 on a Monday afternoon and squeeze yourself into a seat along with more than 100 other students who have crammed themselves into every square inch of space in the classroom. You settle in, lean back and relax, grateful that classes are over replica breitling, and then……you get cold… Continue reading Negotiating to Win: FBI Crisis Negotiator Shares Insights
International Week 2005: HBS Shows its True Colors
Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. And so it is at HBS. Last week we celebrated international diversity through a variety of events including films, a panel discussion on Global Disaster Relief, the Food and Drink Festival, World Party and an International TGIF with cultural performances. To see hundreds of students, representing almost 40… Continue reading International Week 2005: HBS Shows its True Colors
Celebrating International Diversity at HBS
International Week arrived at HBS the week of October 24 as hundreds of students came out in droves to celebrate the cultural diversity that resides here on campus. Over 40 countries were represented as the week of events included such activities as a panel of global disaster relief, an international food and drink festival, the… Continue reading Celebrating International Diversity at HBS
Interpreters Needed
Doreen Martel, District Governor2005 – 2006 District 33K, Massachusetts, USA129 Glen Meadow Road, Franklin MA 02038(H) 508-541-5353 (E) Doreen_Martel@yahoo.com November 3, 2005 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing today to ask for assistance from your students. As you may be aware Lions Clubs International Convention is going to be in Boston from June… Continue reading Interpreters Needed
HBS and the SA help to Relieve, Rebuild and Recover after Hurricane Katrina
Over the past six weeks since Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the profusion of support for the victims of Katrina from the HBS community. It is truly amazing to see the amount of energy and passion that talented people can generate when working together for such a worthy cause. On behalf… Continue reading HBS and the SA help to Relieve, Rebuild and Recover after Hurricane Katrina
Arts & Entertainment are Alive at HBS
For many of us, Boston is a new city – one that we will call home for the next two years. We come with big hopes of exploring downtown, taking in a great new exhibit at a Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and trying out some fine cuisine. And then the HBS social events kick… Continue reading Arts & Entertainment are Alive at HBS
Welcome, Class of 2007!
For many in this world of ours, this year may be the same as any other year. It is not all too difficult for most of us to remember a time just a short while ago when a day at the office or a day in the field was not all much different than the… Continue reading Welcome, Class of 2007!
RC's Take Campus by Storm
The HBS Class of 2007 formally started classes this past week, but students had been on campus beforehand to fulfill prematriculation requirements, and for some, to participate in the HBS Analytics program. One of the more memorable events during the RC Orientation period was the HBS Games. Here, the one of the teams participating in… Continue reading RC's Take Campus by Storm
EC's: This is Our Year
Class of ’06, let me be the first to say ‘welcome back’ on behalf of the Harbus editorial staff. Being away from campus and away from the Boston area made me miss all the things that really make this place special…like granola parfaits and a well-staffed army of round-the-clock campus groundskeepers. But honestly, it is… Continue reading EC's: This is Our Year
Prominent Mexican Politician Visits HBS Speaks to Harvard University Mexican Association about Political Aspirations
Carlos Arriola (OH) did not know how easy it would be to contact important executives and politicians from his country of origin, Mexico. Arriola, who co-directed the Harvard University Mexican Association (HUMA) during the past year, kept busy calling Mexican VIPs, inviting them to come and participate in conferences at Harvard. The result speaks for… Continue reading Prominent Mexican Politician Visits HBS Speaks to Harvard University Mexican Association about Political Aspirations
SA/MBA Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributions
On Wednesday, March 30th Scott Blackburn (OD) and Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (OI) were awarded the prestigious SA/MBA awards for their outstanding contributions to the HBS community. Presented by SA Co-Presidents Jeff Liaw (OA) and Les Williams (OC) on their final day in office, the awards recognized Scott’s and Ty’s leadership efforts that went above and beyond… Continue reading SA/MBA Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributions
