Learn more: Student Voices
21 Articles
- Student Experience
How I Deal with Homesickness at Georgetown
Kiumars Afrassiabi (B'28) is a finance and accounting major from Dubai. He’s a residential assistant, consultant for Georgetown Ventures and works at the Tech.…
November 25, 2025
- Business and Global Affairs
- Student Experience
Living the Case Study: Experiencing Global Business Firsthand in Washington, D.C., and Abroad
Margo Spiritus (IBP’25), a McDonough Student Ambassador enrolled in the Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (IBP) program, shares how the real-time and hands-on…
September 26, 2025
- Business and Global Affairs
- Student Experience
The Journey of a Lifetime: Rewiring My Perspective on Global Business and Beyond
During his time in Georgetown McDonough's Full-time MBA program, Shamik Shah (MBA'25) took advantage of multiple opportunities to further his global. …
September 18, 2025
- Business and Global Affairs
Bridging Worlds Through Business: My Global Business Experience in Kenya
Hadi Uppal (MBA‘25) shares how his Global Business Experience (GBE) in Kenya enhanced his perspective of global business and key lessons he plans to carry with him throughout…
July 17, 2025
- Student Experience
Cecilia Rios (ESM’25) on Transforming Early Environmental Curiosity into a Career in Corporate Sustainability Strategy
As the spring semester comes to a close, Georgetown McDonough is pleased to commemorate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting several of…
May 16, 2025
- Student Experience
From Storytelling to Strategy: Mabel Barba Davila’s (MSBA’24) Journey of Resilience, Purpose, and Data-Driven Impact
Mabel Barba Davila (MSBA’25) reflects on the personal struggles that chartered her professional journey to Georgetown and.…
May 13, 2025
- Business and Global Affairs
- Student Experience
Traveling to Madrid with the Global Business Fellows Program to Consult for Airbus Helicopters
Adelle Barkhuizen (B'25) is a Global Business Fellow (GBF) in the Undergraduate Programs who recently traveled to Madrid, Spain, as part of her global consulting project with…
April 16, 2025
- Student Experience
Driving Impact: How McDonough is Helping Me Bridge Sustainability and Small Business Support
Andrea Lizarzaburu (MS-ESM’25) is part of the Small Business Corps (SBC), a program facilitated by Georgetown’s Business for Impact that provides pro-bono consulting services…
March 27, 2025
- Curriculum
- Student Experience
Rising to the Challenge: How Georgetown’s MiM Program Prepared Me to Lead with Confidence
As part of the Master's in Management curriculum, Justin Thompson (MiM’25) participated in the MiM Leadership Challenge, an experience that helped develop essential leadership…
February 21, 2025
- Student Experience
A Balancing Act: A Graduate Student-Athlete’s Perspective on Juggling School and Sport
Aidan Carroll (SFS'24, MS-GRA’25), a McDonough Student Ambassador, is pursuing an M.S. in Global Real Assets (MS-GRA) at Georgetown’s McDonough School of.…
January 22, 2025