I recently asked my husband if, after every class, he felt as excited and motivated as I did. Even though he said “yes” (and I’m sure he does), I also believe our appreciation is somehow different. I know he worked very hard to be here, but Kellogg calls me a JV (Joint Venture) and allows… Continue reading
Kellogg Executive MBA Women
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. — Marianne Williamson When I applied to the EMBA program at Kellogg, I had been out of school for 12 years, the first few of… Continue reading
The JV Experience: Facing Winter Head-On
The most dreaded time of year has come! Since I moved to Evanston, my friends and I always talked about winter time. We wanted, first, to understand the proper winter gear but were also curious about the possible activities this time of the year. I was afraid of the winter since I have never lived… Continue reading
Forward.
As President Obama’s second inauguration (hopefully featuring a second fabulous hat) approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on how lucky I was to be a member of the Kellogg community during this important time in our country’s history. In the months leading up to the election, Kellogg offered a multitude of ways to engage… Continue reading
A Week in the Life of a Kellogg Student
It feels good to be back after the holidays, and I had a busy first week filled with a myriad of activities. While there is no “typical” week at Kellogg, highlights of my first week will hopefully provide some insight into what it’s like to be a student here: Monday – Global Curriculum: On the first… Continue reading
Boundaryless Learning and the Business Card Series
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other – John F. Kennedy Balancing theory and practice is a key characteristic of the EMBA program at Kellogg. My classmates in the Executive MBA program are high-level executives with substantial experience in management and come from Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, public and nonprofit organizations. Throughout the… Continue reading
5 Business Predictions for 2013
Every new year brings resolutions for change and predictions of the future, so we asked a few of our student bloggers for their thoughts on what’s in store for business in 2013. Read what they had to say, and leave your own predictions in the comments. 1. Continued Growth of Private Label Brands Retailers are… Continue reading
Recapping Kellogg Cares’ Fall Quarter
The fall quarter was a busy one for Kellogg Cares (formerly Kellogg Volunteers), Kellogg’s student volunteer organization. Kellogg Cares welcomed five new student officers to the leadership team, participated in the school-wide Kellogg Cares Day in early October and brought a wide variety of volunteer events to Kellogg. On October 29, Kellogg Cares partnered with… Continue reading
First Quarter Highlights & Looking Ahead to 2013
How time flies! It feels like just yesterday that I sat here, likely in the same spot, putting final touches on my application essays. Today, as I sit back and reflect on this past quarter, I am truly blown away by how much I have learned in just a few months – not only from… Continue reading
The JV Experience: Reflecting on 2012, New Friends & the Year to Come
By Thaleya Freitas I just love the Christmas and New Year holidays. The city is so beautiful with all the lights, and people are so happy. As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Every year during this period, I take time with myself to think about the year that is almost… Continue reading
The End of the First Quarter
It’s finally here. It’s what we’ve all been preparing for over the past 10 weeks – finals! That means the study rooms are inevitably packed, and people are partying studying at Jacobs until all hours of the night (after getting there at 9 o’clock in the morning). In fact, one of my favorite Facebook posts from this past week… Continue reading
It’s the Kellogg Way
…But for many of their children, the sprawling urban zone of more than 450,000 people, including almost 32,000 registered internally displaced people, is a social, educational and careers dead end… — UN Refugee Agency, 2010 Of all the choices of the world’s best business schools to attend for my MBA, I chose Kellogg. For me, one reason was… Continue reading