Beet Week

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Celebrate Beet Week Sneak Peek

Beet Week 2024 is on its way! Join us for these exciting activities to get a sample of what's in store for official Beet Week on April 15–19, 2024.

Save-the-date:

1st Thursday ‌Social Networking Reception

The Office of Student Affairs, Office of Development & Alumni Relations, and FastForward U is excited to bring together a special 1st of the month social experience. Join us for an exclusive "speed networking" reception featuring fifteen entrepreneurial teams over light refreshments. We hope to see you there!

 Thursday, February 1 | 4:30 - 6 p.m‌. ‌| Harbor East: Passano Lobby, 2nd Floor

Learn more about the teams

Protean Industries—surveying, mapping, and geospatial robotics company focused on aquanautic-to-astronautic planetary science and technology analog research

SmarTIVA—closed loop anesthesia system provides greater safety and more individualized dosing

ReBokeh—growing accessibility tech company featuring assistive eye technology for blind and low-vision cell phone users

Eden Therapeutics—developing novel digital therapeutics for neurodegenerative conditions

Curve Assure—non-invasive spinal alignment and assessment software

Aptabridge—developer of stable bi-and multi-specific molecules to treat complex disease

Novvacup—environmentally sustainable menstrual products

JJIM—hemp-based, net-carbon-neutral construction materials

Hypermelt—early cancer screening tool with microfluidic technology to detect extremely rare tumor-derived DNA from non-invasively collected samples

SweetBee Doula—doula agency in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia

Next Generation Language—high-quality interpreter training for bilingual high school students for careers in consumer services

Sacred House—wellness center, store and community co-working space for holistic health, wealth, and healing in the community

Divaneering—women-led STEM- and innovation-driven solutions for wig and weave care Nucleate—student-led biotech accelerator program

Nucleate—Student led biotech accelerator program.

Entrepreneurs’ Forum—Carey’s own entrepreneurship student organization

"The View From My Seat": Virtual Alumni Panel

Join the Carey community for an insightful conversation with Carey alumni leaders John Baldino (‘14) from Citadel Securities; Adwoa Frimpong (‘10) from Google; and Sammantha Marks (‘22) formally from Deloitte.

They will share their career journey post-graduation, experience navigating their industry day-to-day, and ways they’ve stayed connected to the school. We look forward to seeing you there!

  Tuesday, February 6 | Noon - 1 p.m. | Virtual

1st Tuesday ‌Social Networking Reception

The Office of Student Affairs and Office of Development & Alumni Relations is excited to bring together a special 1st of the month social experience. Join us for an evening connecting with fellow students, faculty, and staff over light refreshments. We hope to see you there!

 Tuesday, February 6 | 4:30 - 6 p.m‌. | D.C: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Room 1024/1026


Want to become a Beet Week ambassador and receive exclusive insiders' knowledge?

Email us at carey.alumni@jhu.edu to learn about ways to get involved.


The Office of Development and Alumni Relations thanks Carey students, alumni, faculty, and staff for a wonderful 2023 Beet Week!

“Beet Week is a great way to learn about what philanthropy means at Carey, what it means in your own life, and how giving back has many positive impacts across all facets of your life and career."

Katherine Pinkard, MBA '14

“I really enjoyed my experience at Carey and I loved to participate at different activities like Beet Week. I always felt thankful to everyone I met at Carey, they're all very warm and helpful to me. That's why I'd like to give back to help to build a even better community.”

Jing (Emma) Liang, MS in Finance '18, MS in Information Systems '19


Show your spirit!

Custom Beet Week Zoom backgrounds are available for download.

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Behind the beet

The simple sugar beet is a profound metaphor of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and its benefactor, William P. Carey’s commitment to advancing society. In the 1940s and 1950s, Colorado and Kansas farmers grew sugar beets for the National Sugar Manufacturing Company. William P. Carey’s family was a minority stockholder in the company for decades. Due to global price wars, the company was forced to liquidate in 1966, leaving farmers to absorb their losses.

At the time, a young Carey, whose $50 million gift would later establish Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2007, was not in a financial position to aid the farmers, but he never forgot their plight. Although not legally responsible for the debts, he pledged to make the situation whole.

Twenty years later, after contacting every one of the 80 farming families involved, William P. Carey repaid the $250,000 debt in full. Responsibility. Integrity. Dedication. Humanity. These are the cornerstones of Beet Week as embodied by the actions of our benefactor and the mission of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.


Sign up to be a Beet Week ambassador!

Contribute your own ideas for activities and to be the first to learn about scheduled events.  Email us at Carey.Alumni@jhu.edu if you are interested.