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August 2005 Go Back to B-School Without FinalsCynthia Scherr settled in a Southern Oregon city where the living is great but opportunities for professional development are few. In February Scherr, MBA ’91, joined 31 other Stanford Business School alumni/ae, representing classes from 1963 to 2003, for the inaugural Back to School weekend of the School’s Lifelong Learning program. The subject was “Innovate with New Management Ideas,” and Scherr learned so much she plans to go back for more. “Back to School initially brought up some feelings of anxiety,” Scherr writes. “I hadn’t read a case or done a study group in almost 15 years!” But her misgivings were soon set aside: no cold calls, no squeaky chairs in the classroom, splendid digs in the new (to her) Schwab Residential Center, good food, and, most important, stimulating classes taught by faculty—some familiar and some new—on everything from expensing stock options and creating supply-chain security to urban legends and Internet hype. For years, Scherr suggested the Business School offer continuing education classes for alumni, and now that it has, “I have a personal stake in wanting it to thrive,” she writes. “The program provides a means of connecting with others, reconnecting with personal and professional goals, and disconnecting old thought patterns and infusing them with innovative new ideas. You should go!” You can. This year’s fall program, Back to School: Developing Culture, Leaders, and Teams, will be held November 4–6. For information and reservations, browse alumni.gsb.stanford.edu/backtoschool/ or call Jolie Fernbach at 650.725.6502. |
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