Watch the Video of Pandora Internet Radio Founder
After graduating from college, Tim Westergren spent years searching for a way to combine his love of music with a career. Two experiences during that time would plant the seeds for the Music Genome Project, which eventually led to the founding of Pandora Internet Radio.
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Business Conversations: The 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu
The 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu has been called a young person’s virus. Unlike most other strains of influenza, it is most prevalent, and dangerous, for 25 to 64-year-olds — the group that makes up the vast majority of the global workforce. H1N1 has caused more deaths in three months than the seasonal flu did in the entire past year. How long will the outbreak continue, and how widespread will it be? [READ MORE and COMMENT]
Leaders Share Breakfast and Business with MBA Students
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business kicked off the first half of its 2009-10 MBA Leaders Breakfast series in September. Thirteen executives are on the fall schedule to join the school’s MBA Full-Time and MBA Evening Program students for breakfast and a conversation about leadership. [READ MORE]
McDonough School of Business Alumnus Receives Award for Nonprofit Leadership
Kelly Sweeney McShane, a Georgetown University McDonough School of Business MBA alumna who is the executive director of Community of Hope, is one of five recipients of the 2009 Meyer Foundation Exponent Award. [READ MORE]
Alumna Nominated for MillerCoors "Lider of the Year"
Lizette Jenness Olmos, national communications director of the League of United Latin American Citizens and graduate of Georgetown University's Executive Master’s in Leadership program, is a finalist for MillerCoors' Lideres campaign, which honors leaders in the Hispanic community. [READ MORE]
Distinguished Leaders Series Continues
The 2009-10 Distinguished Leaders Series at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business continues this fall with lectures by executives from organizations such as Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Kraft Foods, Evolution Markets, Jiffy Lube, the American Legacy Foundation, and DC Central Kitchen. [READ MORE]
Signature Alumni Networking Event with Dean Daly - New York City
'Keeping Your Best and Brightest'
Award-Winning Research on Employee Retention
Dean George Daly cordially invites alums to join him and Professor Brooks Holtom for a McDonough Alumni Business Networking Event.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m.
Cornell Club
6 East 44th Street
New York, NY 10017
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Signature Alumni Networking Event with Dean Daly - Boston
Where Did They Go? Keeping Customers in a Downturn Economy
Dean George Daly cordially invites alumni to join him and Professor Ron Goodstein for a McDonough Alumni Business Networking Event.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Hampshire House
84 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3496
[RSVP]
Special Opportunities for Executive Education Alumni - Special Breakfast Series
Please join us for our exclusive breakfast series events for executives. Alumni of IEMBA, GEMBA, and EML programs are invited to attend. Please contact Executive Education for more details. [Phone: 202-687-2704]
MBA Career Management
In early January, the MBA Career Management office will host two days of practice interviews, and we need alumni volunteers to act as interviewers. We ask that you consider participating for an entire day. If your schedule does not permit participation for a full day, we'd be pleased to have you join us for the half-day program.
Please complete this form to indicate your interest. A follow up e-mail and more details will be sent as we get closer to the date.
We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you back to Georgetown in January. |
