We are joined this week by Philippe Sommer, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Darden. Philippe discusses the Darden Incubator, which helps student entrepreneurs get new businesses off the ground.
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We are joined this week by Philippe Sommer, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Darden. Philippe discusses the Darden Incubator, which helps student entrepreneurs get new businesses off the ground.
Darden’s Associate Dean for MBA Education, Robert Carraway, joins Ken for a discussion of the Darden Social Enterprise Initiative, a program that matches student internships with non-profit organizations. Robert also touches on the Amazon Kindle pilot project at Darden.
In this week’s podcast, Ken speaks with Terry de Guzman, Darden’s Associate Dean for Finance and Administration. Terry discusses a summer project that she is overseeing — the upgrades to many of Darden’s student learning team rooms.
This week it’s all about Graduation 2009. Darden’s registrar, Kitty Smiley, joins us to talk about the graduation preparation process leading up to the big event on May 17th.
Darden’s Director of MBA Operations, Michael Koenig, joins us this week to talk about an exciting new partnership between Darden and Amazon: a special pilot project with students using Amazon’s Kindle device. In the news: “Darden Goes to Singapore,” “Meet Your New Classmates,” “An Update from the Boss,” and “Friend of the Student.”
In Darden news this week: “First Time in Decades,” “Diversity Through Theatre,” and “From the Horse’s Mouth.” Second year student Adam Nelson joins us once again to talk about his experiences competing in the recent Summer Olympics in Beijing and his future plans.
Darden’s Manager of Sustainability Programs, Erika Herz, joins Ken to discuss the upcoming and ongoing sustainability efforts at the School. In the news this week: “Tweaking a Tradition” and “The Best of the Best.”