Carey Business School News and Events Carey Business School ONE Magazine DeanYash Gupta's Washington Post Blog Johns Hopkins Magazine Johns Hopkins Gazette Peabody Institute Event Calendar Johns Hopkins Sports | In This Issue:
Dean's MessageDear Alumni, A quote I often like to cite comes from Marian Edelman, the renowned activist for children's rights. "Education," Edelman said, "is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it." She couldn't have known it at the time she said it, but Edelman's statement nicely sums up the philosophy of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. The mission of our school is to produce entrepreneurs and managers who fully grasp the idea that a healthy, stable, and prosperous society is not just a moral imperative but is also the best environment in which to conduct business. That's why we place so much emphasis here on the outward view, the far-reaching perspective that looks beyond our own borders to people and places around the world. The spirit and the tradition of Johns Hopkins University demand no less. This demand applies equally to our students, our faculty, our staff, and you, our alumni. You alums are among the greatest assets of the Carey Business School, as you have proved repeatedly over the years with your generous support of development campaigns. On this occasion, however, I would like to ask you to consider an additional form of giving, if you haven't done so already – that is, giving of your time, your knowledge, and your experience in a direct and personal engagement with the life of the school, particularly as we prepare to launch our new, full-time Global MBA program this summer at our new Harbor East campus. How can you help? By volunteering in any number of capacities. You can assist our admissions office in student recruitment. Alert our career services office about internship opportunities within your organizations. Share information about our programs with any of your professional colleagues who are interested in pursuing business degrees. Help to arrange presentations at your organizations about our school and its programs. Be a mentor to our students. Opportunities are abundant. Whether you graduated decades ago or just this past May, you possess insights and wisdom that can greatly benefit our current students, those in the part-time programs as well as those in the full-time Global MBA. It is indeed an exciting time in the life of the Carey Business School. I invite you to deepen your ties to the school by taking advantage of a volunteer opportunity such as the ones I have mentioned. And if you have an idea of your own, please feel free to suggest it to us. With your help, we can continue to build a thriving and powerful network for the benefit of students and alumni alike. With gratitude and sincerest best wishes, Yash Gupta,
Dean Return to top
Inside CareyIn May, the school celebrated three momentous and uplifting events: graduation, the annual Honors and Awards Ceremony, and the Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers' 20th anniversary. The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and its Office of Alumni Relations offer congratulations to the school's graduating class of 2010! On May 24 at Baltimore's Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, almost 400 members of the graduating class of 730 took part in the school's commencement ceremony. Vikram Pandit, the chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc. addressed the graduates. Morris Offit, Johns Hopkins University trustee and chair of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School's Board of Overseers, was recognized for his great dedication and service to the university, receiving the Dean's Medal of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Other guests included Geraldine Peterson, president of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, who welcomed the class of 2010 into the Hopkins Alumni community and John Hunter, member of the Carey Business School's Corporate Advisory Board and chair of the Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers' Advisory Board who was awarded the prestigious Heritage Award by the Alumni Association. The following evening, the Carey Business School community celebrated again with faculty, alumni, donors and students at the second annual Honors and Awards Ceremony. Students who received named and endowed scholarships, and academic awards were recognized. In addition, alumni association awards were presented to Joel Braunstein, M.D. '04, co-founder and managing partner of LifeTech Development Partners and a skilled internist and cardiologist; andClarence Wooten '98, founder of Groupsite, a social networking and collaborative Web site; and Venturepreneur, an early-stage venture capital firm. Jerry Dawson '04, a vice president of Duke Realty, received the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award for his exemplary support of the school and the university. Two members of the school's faculty, Reza Djavanshir, associate professor; and Paul Duffy, practitioner faculty, were presented with the university's highest teaching honor, the Excellence in Teaching Award. A Johns Hopkins faculty member since 2002, Dr. Djavanshir's expertise is in the areas of global sourcing in supply chains, technology transfer and strategic planning, technology institutionalization, open systems/institutions theories, meta-systems design, and systems integration strategies. Dr. Duffy, who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1988, has 30 years of professional experience in various research and consulting assignments, in addition to founding his own market research firm. Two decades of groundbreaking and award-winning leadership education were honored as the Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers (LDP) held a 20th anniversary celebration to recognize the milestone. More than 200 alumni and friends from the first LDP cohort to the most recent came together for the evening. The evening was filled with reconnections, networking, and old friends. The keynote speaker was Major General Errol Schwartz, Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard. The LDP program was established in 1990 as the nation's first graduate-level cohort program specifically designed to enhance leadership capacity, decision-making, and career options for entry- to mid-level managers who are underrepresented professionals with demonstrated potential for advancement. Return to top
Looking BackKey Volunteers—New and Old Schooled in Giving Back: Bryan McMillan When Bryan McMillan received his undergraduate degree in business from Johns Hopkins in 2000, little did he realize that his involvement with his new alma mater was just beginning. Now, a decade later, as he looks back on a period of volunteerism that includes two terms on the Johns Hopkins Alumni Council and an additional term as chair of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Dean's Alumni Advisory Board, McMillan, who received the school's "Outstanding Recent Graduate Award" in 2009 could make the claim that no alum has put in more hours or been more receptive to the needs of the school. "The volunteer bug kicked in when I was an undergraduate student," says McMillan, who went on to earn an MBA degree from Hopkins in 2003, and is now Import/Export Manager of Business Operations—International Systems for Northrop Grumman. "As undergraduate students, we did a lot of volunteer work with the cohorts, being asked to comment on curriculum and lay out new timetables for an accelerated program, which ultimately accelerated my own graduation from the program." "I firmly believe I wouldn't be where I am in my career if not for two organizations," says McMillan. One is Delta Sigma Pi (his business fraternity, for which he served as a longtime trustee of its Leadership Board). The other is Johns Hopkins, which has given me the chance to prove myself, not only education-wise, but also to take everything I've learned and to apply it immediately in the workplace." Currently, McMillan serves on Northrop Grumman's "Corporate Club," an organization serving as a liaison between Johns Hopkins and the company. The club seeks to build a network of Northrop Grumman employees who are also Hopkins graduates to both mentor Hopkins students and to encourage those company employees furthering their education to consider the Carey Business School and other schools within the university. In the works is a possible series of company internships designed for Hopkins students. Outside of his career and Hopkins activities, McMillan still finds time to volunteer with the American Cancer Society and the Lance Armstrong Foundation's annual cycling marathon to raise funds for the Live Strong Foundation, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, and Johns Hopkins Medicine. McMillan, who lost his best friend to cancer last March, has organized 34 riders and counting (many Northrop Grumann employees and former Hopkins classmates) for the event, scheduled for this August. In his professional and personal pursuits, McMillan continues to tap into his experiences as a Hopkins student. "This is how you learn," he says, referring to the hands-on approach to teaching he experienced first as an undergraduate, then on the graduate level. "This is why I value my Hopkins education so much." Forging New Frontiers: LouAnn Conner As a Carey Business School alumna living in the San Francisco area, LouAnn Conner might be tempted to fly the school banner from the top of Nob Hill or off the side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Being a bit of a trailblazer, she could hardly be blamed for trying her best to get the word out about the country's newest business school, in a part of the U.S. that (so far) sports a modest number of Carey alumni. While the Johns Hopkins name and reputation are well known on the West Coast, mention of the university still almost exclusively conjures thoughts of the medical school, and international studies (SAIS), observes Conner, a 2008 graduate of Carey Business School's MBA program, with an international business concentration. However, once she explains the Carey Business School's humanistic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative approach to business education, it's an "easy sell" to interest her listeners in finding out more. "The challenge is raising awareness," she points out. The Minnesota native, who is putting her degree to good use in the management consultant field (specializing in operations and start-ups centered on clean technology and women-led businesses) ended up in the Bay Area by way of Washington, DC, when her husband, a native San Franciscan, relocated to his hometown last year. "I joined the alumni association immediately after school," says Conner. Since then she's been elected to the School's Dean's Alumni Advisory Board. "There aren't a lot of Carey alumni in San Francisco and I was looking for a way to connect. I absolutely loved my experience with the school, and wanted to participate and give back. If I could share that and foster those sentiments with others, I was happy to do it." In enhancing awareness of the school, Conner started at the grass roots level and continues to build, in terms of participants and events. "I tried to set up activities for groups of Carey alumni as I found them," says Conner, who has assembled 15 Carey graduates, and counting, in a Google group alone. "We've met for a couple of brunches; it's still a very informal process. We continue to add people and try to build that sense of community on the West Coast and share the Carey Business School story here. "We're using each other as resources, for camaraderie-building, and for networking…as a student at Hopkins, it was great having people to talk to or call upon for expertise, or consult with on issues," says Conner. "It would be great to continue that sense of community and high expectations here as well." "Here on the West Coast, when people think of business school, they think of Stanford or Berkeley," Conner observes. With her tireless volunteer efforts, she's out to broaden that association. "We want to identify the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School as a very viable option." Return to top
Volunteer OpportunitiesThe Johns Hopkins Carey Business school alumni community is a powerful resource, one which is made stronger by the active engagement of the school's alumni and students. Elena Thompson, the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School's director of Alumni Relations wants you to utilize those resources and to remain connected to, or to reconnect to the School, to your former classmates, and to the entire Johns Hopkins alumni community — now more than 165,000 strong. Your involvement is a key ingredient in the recipe for success. There are so many ways to become more involved, from attending one of the many events hosted by the School or the Regional Alumni Program, to sharing some of your professional and personal experience with a student or assisting with building a dynamic alumni group in your local area or focused on an industry vertical. Every positive interaction and exchange makes a difference that translates into greater success for the school and its alumni. If you aren't already involved please consider becoming an active member of your Carey Business School network. Career Affinity Groups The Alumni Office would like to create several volunteer groups by vertical industry segments, such as finance, IT, and entrepreneurship, to build industry-focused networks among Carey alumni, students and faculty for professional development and education. If you are interested in learning more about these groups or wish to volunteer to establish a group with other alumni please contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu . Regional Carey Alumni Groups Volunteer groups of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School alumni are forming around the country with the goal of creating stronger Carey alumni communities in major metropolitan areas outside the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as connecting to the greater local Johns Hopkins alumni community and supporting the School as it grows and develops into one of the top tier business schools in the world. This is a wonderful way to meet interesting Johns Hopkins professionals and an opportunity to broaden your network—especially with other Carey alumni. Groups are growing in Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and New York now, and we'd like to see others develop. If you are interested in joining a group or would like to assist in creating a new group in your local area please contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu. Alumni Mentor Program In an effort to provide our current students with additional career development resources and to enhance the quality of the Carey community for alumni and students, the school launched a pilot Alumni Mentor Program for current MBA students in January 2009. Students and alumni were matched by industry and function with the mentoring relationships continuing through the end of the year. We are excited about the program's continuing growth and are working on improvements. We would like to launch a second phase of the program in the year ahead and are looking for alumni who would be interested in serving as mentors to current MBA students for one year. To learn more about the program or to become a mentor, please visit www.carey.jhu.edu/mentoring or contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu Admissions The Carey Business School Office of Admissions is seeking alumni volunteers for its 2010 World MBA Tour. If you live in one of the following locations, domestic and international, and are interested in helping to recruit students for the new Global MBA program, and for the school's part-time professional programs, please contact Sondra Smith at sondra@jhu.edu. The alumni story and experience is compelling and the School welcomes your involvement! 2010 Carey Business School World MBA Tour Dates Latin America August 30: Mexico City
September 1: Caracas
September 3: Bogota
September 6: Lima
September 8: Santiago
September 10: Buenos Aires
September 13: Sao Paulo North America September 11: Los Angeles
September 12: San Francisco
September 16: Vancouver
September 19: Toronto
September 21: Chicago
September 23: Boston
September 25: New York
September 26: Philadelphia
September 28: Washington, DC
September 30: Dallas
October 2: Houston
October 5: Atlanta
October 7: Miami Europe October 9: Paris
October 9: Turkey
October 12: Moscow
October 16: Frankfurt
October 23: London Asia November 6: Beijing
November 8: Shanghai
November 13: Hong Kong The Office of Admissions is also looking for alumni volunteers to assist with the recruitment of the best and brightest for the Carey School throughout the year ahead— speaking with prospective students, or participating in information sessions or yield events outside of the World Tour events. If you are interested in learning more or in volunteering please contact Sondra Smith, Director of Admissions, at sondra@jhu.edu. Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Student Host Program Have you ever wondered what the biggest celebration in China might be, or what type of food is served at family meals in Turkey? Assist a student and gain a cultural experience by connecting with a Carey international student. The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School International Student Host Program (JHCBS-ISHP) creates a community of people, both on and off campus, who are committed to international understanding and cross-cultural friendship. The International Student Host Program provides two ways to connect with international students, The Host Connection and Thanksgiving Dinner. These two opportunities allow for different commitment levels for students and hosts based on needs and other commitments. You may choose to participate in one or both. The Carey Business School will hold two events where hosts and students may connect, one at the beginning of the school year and the other later in the academic year. There is an urgent need for additional volunteers for this year. To learn more about this program or to become a host, please contact Jennifer Smith, coordinator of International Services, at jjsmith@jhu.edu or at 410-516-9740 no later than July 26, 2010. Return to top
Career Focus – Join CareyConnectA benefit at the top of many people's wish-lists, once they've decided to attend business school is the network they hope to build through school connections. Life's quick pace and professionals' busy schedules often make it challenging to find convenient or sufficient time to broaden and sustain your network. The Carey Business School's Career Services team now has a great tool to assist with building your personal and professional network. CareyConnect is a private online student and alumni networking community powered by Groupsite.com, an organization created by one of our very own alumni, Clarence Wooten '99. Creating a profile on CareyConnect, not only allows you to gain FREE access to the School's career resources and to the new Career Services team, but you can also volunteer to "give back" to the school by making yourself available to serve as a mentor to current students and engage in the current life of the School. You can choose to be as involved as you'd like – simply by signing up in your profile for the activities that interest you most. To join CareyConnect log onto www.careyconnect.com, complete your profile, and introduce yourself to your fellow alumni and current students. The information you provide about yourself will help you connect further with those who share a similar background and career goals. While you're online, reconnect with former classmates, contribute to a discussion topic, and check out the career resources available! If you have any questions about CareyConnect or the Career Services Office please contact Patrick Madsen at pmadsen@jhu.edu or Lauren Klentak at lklentak@jhu.edu. We hope to see you online! Return to top
Share Your News!We would like to share and showcase what you've been doing professionally and personally in the next issue of the School's magazine ONE. So please send a short update, a few sentences in length, for consideration to carey.alumni@jhu.edu by Monday, July 26—information sent after that date cannot be published do to deadline constraints.
We look forward to hearing from many of you!
Johns Hopkins Alumni AssociationJoin the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association!
Did you know that when you pay your membership dues to the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, one-third goes to the Carey Business School and is used for alumni programs for you? There are other great benefits to being a member of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association. Stay connected and pay your dues online. Please visit http://alumni.jhu.edu/yourmembership for more information. Return to top
Being Green and Staying ConnectedThe Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, in its efforts to stay in touch with all alumni, is working hard to be a greener and more sustainable organization. To minimize our carbon footprint, we ask you to supply an up-to-date email address so that in the future we can communicate with you electronically. You can then more easily share the school's news and events with friends and colleagues. Please send your email, professional contact information, and updates to carey.alumni@jhu.edu or update your information online, Return to top
Go ShoppingYou may purchase Johns Hopkins Carey Business School apparel and gift items using our online shopping site. Please visit www.carey.jhu.edu/shopcarey to access the site, which includes photos and descriptions of all available items. You will be guided through a simple registration, password selection, and ordering process. You may contact Kim Anderson at kander47@jhu.edu with any questions. We hope you enjoy your shopping experience and purchases. Return to top
Johns Hopkins Carey Blogs and Media HighlightsIn December 2008, The Washington Post launched a blog , "On Leadership" which focuses on answering the question, "What is the essence of leadership?" Dean Gupta joined the panel of more than 60 leaders from various fields who respond each week to a question posed by the blog hosts, Ben Bradlee, former Post Executive Editor and Steve Pearlstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist. To read Dean Gupta's most current response and review his past entries please click here. Phillip Phan, PhD (Strategic Management, University of Washington School of Business Administration) Professor and Vice Dean for Faculty and Research, joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2008. His expertise is in the areas of corporate governance and technological entrepreneurship. His blog "Economic Meltdown" can be found at http://econmelt.blogspot.com Media Highlights The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School received major coverage in the print and electronic media during the second quarter of 2010, including some of the leading media outlets in the world. The highlights of the media coverage during these three months include: - Nikkei News (Tokyo), a feature article on the business school and the Global MBA, April 3, 2010
- International Business Times, an article citing the Carey Business School's Twitter page as one of the best of its kind among B-schools, April 12, 2010
- New York Times, a letter in the Times from Dean Yash Gupta, titled "A Business School Model," June 18, 2010
- Inside Higher Ed, a feature article on innovative new MBA programs, including the Carey Business School's Global MBA, May 5, 2010. This article was reprinted in USA Today
- BusinessWeek, a feature article on the Global MBA, May 10, 2010; this piece was reprinted or cited in numerous media outlets around the world
- Economic Times of India, an article featuring Dean Gupta as one of several Indian-American deans of business schools, May 16, 2010
- Forbes, opinion pieces on immigration policy (May 20) and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill (June 15) by Dean Yash Gupta
Return to top
Follow the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School on Facebook and Twitter!Return to top | ISSUE HIGHLIGHTSShare Your News! We would like to share and showcase what you've been doing professionally and personally in the next issue of the School's magazine ONE. Please send a short update, a few sentences in length, for consideration to carey.alumni@jhu.edu by Monday, July 26—we look forward to hearing from many of you! Volunteer Opportunities The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School alumni community is a powerful resource, one which is made stronger by the active engagement of the school's alumni and students. Your involvement is a necessary ingredient in the recipe for success. There are so many ways to become more involved, from attending one of the many events hosted by the School or the Regional Alumni Program. Every positive interaction and exchange makes a difference that translates into greater success for the school and its alumni. If you aren't already involved please consider becoming an active member of your Carey Business School network. Please consider becoming an active member of your Carey Business School network. Career Affinity Groups The Alumni Office would like to create several volunteer groups by vertical industry segments, such as finance, IT, and entrepreneurship, to build industry-focused networks among Carey alumni, students, and faculty for professional development and education. If you are interested in learning more about these groups or wish to volunteer to establish a group with other alumni please contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu . Regional Carey Business School Alumni Groups Volunteer groups of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School alumni are forming around the country with the goal of creating stronger Carey alumni communities in major metropolitan areas outside the Mid-Atlantic region. If you are interested in joining a group or would like to assist in creating a new group in your local area please contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu. Alumni Mentor Program To enhance the quality of the Carey community for alumni and students, the Alumni Mentor Program for current MBA students was launched in January 2009. We would like to launch a second phase of the program in the year ahead and are looking for alumni who would be interested in serving as mentors to current MBA students for one year. To learn more about the program or to become a mentor, please visit www.carey.jhu.edu/mentoring or contact Elena Thompson, at e.thompson@jhu.edu Admissions The Office of Admissions is looking for alumni volunteers to assist with the recruitment of the best and brightest for the Carey School throughout the year ahead — speaking with prospective students, or participating in information sessions or yield events, and the 2010 World Tour events. The alumni story and experience is compelling and the school welcomes your involvement! If you are interested in learning more or in volunteering please contact Sondra Smith, Director of Admissions, at sondra@jhu.edu. |
