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DC Schools, Georgetown Offer Executive Leadership Program to Principals
Georgetown University and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Kaya Henderson (F’92, G’07) will announce today that 25 principals in the city will soon begin a tailored version of Georgetown’s Executive Master’s in Leadership (EML) program.
Henderson, who graduated from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business’ EML program in 2007, has emerged as one of the District’s most important leaders, charged with the education of 45,000 children in the nation’s capital. -
Georgetown McDonough Graduates Leverage Educational Experience in Startups
Entrepreneurial endeavors often start up in the classrooms of the Rafik B. Hariri Building, home of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Two recent startups by Georgetown graduates aim closer to home though, providing services for MBA students and alumni who share in the mission of serving business and society.
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Georgetown McDonough Among Top Social Media Friendly MBA Schools
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has been ranked #28 among the Top 100 Most Social Media Friendly MBA Schools 2013 by OnlineMBAPage.com (OMP). Staff at OMP spent weeks analyzing data from the social media accounts of more than 400 campus-based business schools and ranked them based on their presence and activity levels on various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Pinterest, and Flickr.
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Shari Hubert Appointed Associate Dean of MBA Admissions
Hubert To Lead Admissions for Full-time and Evening MBA Programs
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MBA Consulting Clinic Helps Local Middle School
MBA students in the Social Entrepreneurship Consulting Clinic at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business used their knowledge and business insights to support the organizational planning and strategy for the Washington Middle School for Girls (WMSG).
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2013 Commencement Dates Announced
Thursday, May 16, 2013
2 p.m. Senior Convocation, McDonough Arena
Friday, May 17, 2013
10 a.m. McDonough School of Business Tropaia Exercises, Gaston Hall
11 a.m. Tropaia Reception, Rafik B. Hariri Building
12:30 p.m. MBA, Executive MBA, and Executive Master's in Leadership Commencement, Healy Lawn (Rainsite: McDonough Arena)
1:45 p.m. MBA, Executive MBA, and Executive Master's in Leadership Commencement Reception, Rafik B. Hariri Building
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Aggarwal and Sturgess Earn Research Grant from Q Group
Georgetown’s Reena Aggarwal, Robert E. McDonough Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance, and Jason Sturgess, assistant professor of finance, earned a research grant from the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q Group) for their project on “The Role of Institutional Investors in Voting: Evidence from the Securities Lending Market.”
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News Article Features Dean Thomas’ Vision for Georgetown McDonough
David Thomas, dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, recently outlined his vision for the school in an article published by Unity First. The online publication also features a video of Thomas talking about the direction in which the school is headed.
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Georgetown on the Hill Forum to Discuss Outcome of International Telecommunications Conference
Georgetown on the Hill Forum Sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy
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Assessing the Economic Costs of the "Wireless Tax Premium"
Georgetown on the Hill Forum To Discuss Consequences of Taxation Towards the Development of the Mobile Industry in America