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Corporate Social Responsibility

GWSB Business Gives Back – What a Blast!

January 30, 2012

in Corporate Social Responsibility,GWU School of Business,MBA experience

What a great evening!

Really enjoyed the night with my wife. Great cause, great entertainment, great networking, great organization!

The event was held at the House of Sweden, on the Potomac waterfront in Georgetown. There were celebratory speeches, acknowledgement of this year’s recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award, hors d’oeuvre, open bar (take a note, if you ever have to attend an event at this venue – no red wine is permitted, apparently for the sake of the floors),  and performances by current students and alumna.
I was really surprised and pleased by the quality of the band  that comprised GWSB MBA students. The guys were really amazing. My personal favorite was their rendition of the Beatles songs, though they had more in their repertoire, including American classics.

This reception reminded me about another event I attended with my wife in my first year of part-time program – MBA Gala. No contest here – Business Gives Back night was hands down a much more rewarding experience.

Other than enjoying the music and dancing, I was glad to catch up with a bunch of people I met before in my elective classes, as well as meet quite a few new faces – mostly the first-year full-time Global MBAs.

I even met the guy who almost dismantled me from the dubious position of being the oldest student in full-time and part-time MBA programs at GWSB ;-) . He is still a couple of years younger than me. But he nevertheless beat me in one regard – he started full-time program, not part-time, at the age just over 40. Kudos!

To learn more about the event, read this more official report on the evening, and my original post about it.

If there were one thing I personally could do differently – I should have skipped the after party at the nearby bar ;-) .

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Business Gives Back at GWSB

January 24, 2012

in Corporate Social Responsibility,GWU School of Business,Sustainability

I just bought two tickets for me and my wife to the 2-nd Annual Business Gives Back event that will take place this coming Saturday. If you are in the GWSB community and somehow missed multiple prompts and invitations to this event in the busyness of your days, you still have a chance to register and buy tickets online till tomorrow. Here are just a few highlights of this event from the invitation flyer and other promotional materials:

  • In line with the George Washington School of Business pillars: “Act Responsibly, Lead Passionately, Think Globally,” Business Gives Back is a student-led initiative celebrating a commitment to responsible business and social change.
  • Three student-led initiatives will be selected by a student panel to compete for the funds raised at the event. The initiatives showcased must be nascent nonprofits or community service groups founded or led by current GWSB students that, as a reflection of the GWSB pillars, make a positive impact within the D.C. and global communities.
  • An evening of music and fellowship recognizing community initiatives led by George Washington University School of Business students and alumni.
  • The evening will feature musical performances by current GWSB graduate students. Cocktails and refreshments will be served.
  • Remarks by Dean Guthrie and Dean Riddle

I hope to take a few pictures and have a brief report on the event afterwards. For me, in addition to supporting a good cause, it will be another opportunity to network with my fellow MBA, and undergrad students, as I acknowledged before the lack of such opportunities for part-time MBA students due to busy schedules.

See you there!

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