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Stanford GSB, Tsinghua Exchange Visits

Students from the Stanford GSB exchanged visits with their partners at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The week-long trip involved visits to local businesses, as well as working on cases involving China and the global economy.

Larger Version Slideshow: STEP Trip to Beijing

KoreaStudy Trips Take Students Worldwide

Over winter break, students trekked the globe from Asia to Africa to South America as part of the global component of the new curriculum.

New Business School Campus Taking Shape

The Knight Management Center is 100,000 square feet larger than the existing GSB facilities, totaling 360,000 square feet of occupiable space for the new campus, with a total construction area of 450,000+ square feet.

SLIDESHOW: New Campus

Entrepreneur Conference Draws Over 300 to GSB

Entrepreneurs sat in on discussions ranging from business plans to health care to global opportunities. The GSB portion of the weeklong Stanford University event was organized by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.

SLIDESHOW: Entrepreneur Conference

BizPartners Focus on Couples

Time away from familiar settings can be tough on a relationship. BizPartners is a group formed specifically for partners and families. The group coordinates small-group dinners, tennis tournaments, cooking classes, book and movie clubs, tailgates, and plenty of other opportunities to connect with other families.

Slideshow: BizPartners

Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Ideas

A group of MBAs pitched ideas on starting a wine/coffee bar and delivery of meals to pregnant women. A panel of judges with experience in start-ups and venture capital delivered feedback and encouragement.

SLIDESHOW: Women Pitch Ideas

ExchangeExchange Increases Ties Between Stanford GSB and India

The 16 GSB students who made the exchange program’s inaugural trip to India in September got a chance to reciprocate in December. Students from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore spent time with their GSB peers socializing, visiting local businesses, and having discussions on India and the global economy.

SLIDESHOW: Stanford GSB/IIMB Exchange Program

ContestContest Highlights Students' Trips

GSB students get around, from skydiving over Monterey to exploring Mexico and the Middle East. Students submitted images from their trips abroad for a Fall 2007 photo competition.

SLIDESHOW: 2007 Student Photo Contest

 

 

KenyaStudents Get a First-hand Look at Microfinance

Microfinancing has been in the news lately. On the ground in East Africa it provides opportunities to families. But it's not a panacea for a region that struggles with basic needs. Narrated by Andy Dunn (MBA '07).

AudioAUDIO SLIDE SHOWS:

PetterssonInterview: Pontus Pettersson (MBA '07) talks about how his trip to East Africa was a transformative experience. So much so that he spent his summer break doing volunteer work for a nonprofit in West Africa.

Leadership

SLIDESHOW: Capital One CEO Tells Students to Look Beyond the Resume

If you want to run a business, forget about what’s in your wallet. Richard Fairbank, chief executive of Capital One Financial Corp. wants to know what’s in your heart.

WilliamsAudio AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Learning Leadership

Evelyn Williams, director of the Leadership Labs, narrates the new leadership component in the school's curriculum. Students will now face real-world problems through role-play exercises.

Events

Graduates Celebrate with Friends, Family

SLIDE SHOW: Commencement 2007

CommencementFamily and friends joined 461 graduates at the 2007 Commencement ceremonies. The Business School conferred 380 Master of Business Administration degrees, 8 of them are joint degrees with Stanford's School of Law and 20 of them with Stanford School of Education. In addition, 22 students received doctorates, 2 received a Master of Arts in Business Research degree, and 57 graduates of the Stanford Sloan Master's Program received the Master of Science in Management degree.

Supply Chain

LeeVideo Professor Hau Lee Discusses Supply Chain Trends at IESE

Hau Lee, the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology, was a keynote speaker at IESE (University of Navarra). Lee talks about the evolution of the value chain and solutions to operational problems. (8:33, requires Windows Media Player)