{"id":1050,"date":"2016-03-07T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/mba\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T15:19:16","slug":"bard-mba-winter-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/mba\/2016\/03\/07\/bard-mba-winter-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bard MBA Winter Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had an exciting fall and winter at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h1\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHBfPgV-2B1vcPyYKpG1LaYynQ-3D\">Bard MBA<\/a>\u00a0in Sustainability and are happy to bring you our latest updates in our quarterly newsletter. Enclosed you\u2019ll find lots of great news on the activities of our students, alumni and faculty\u2014who are leading the change towards a sustainable future. We\u2019ll also update you on our upcoming events and bimonthly podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fw.cdn.technolutions.net\/fw\/eu\/-bgWTcF616sU-i5vVrdHNwwKigz_j51_fp94dULhW7BkHMEladUncPA_TP7MZdCxZ8kQDrME9IfTuUhmtwn2iPehEEq50kZIzpyrgzl_UGxPMAdJlSWY8rn6nKOrwr_n\/VceW5tHlGEOnZ-GEnYgqWA\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/>First, we&#8217;d like to introduce and welcome our new Assistant Director of Bard MBA, Caroline Ramaley. In addition to her role as a professor in the Communications, Leadership, and Capstone Sequence, Caroline has helped administer the Bard Center for Environmental Policy for ten years. We are thrilled to have her join the Bard MBA team!<br \/>\nBard\u2019s MBA program, in the heart of NYC, is one of a select few programs globally that fully integrates sustainability into a core business curriculum.\u00a0<strong>Please let qualified applicants know about our:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 admissions\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h2\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHNwoaXF5FX-2FhzrsOVyhw0M32irY-2BHgtSuumYkhYsMbLb\">deadlines<\/a>: 3\/15 (for scholarship priority) and 5\/15 (final deadline)<\/li>\n<li>Spring NYC\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h3\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHBrYjGrz-2FX1XA3YcmnqqElb25zjQepmMtTYAnl9Bnhd0atZ6Aia-2FimiF39-2FNHU7tp4Nz6sznUIwGAoC5u1945Y4-3D\">Open House<\/a>\u2014Wednesday April 27th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming weekend residency\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h4\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHNwoaXF5FX-2FhzrsOVyhw0M3JvI7JyLW39rVBt1sHBL0b\">visits<\/a>\u2014these are a great chance to experience our classes and meet students and faculty<\/li>\n<li>New option to enable international student enrollment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Miso, 'Lucida Grande', lucida, 'sans serif'\">Students, Faculty, Alumni Leading the Change<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Bard MBAs Participate in Case Competitions<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo student teams have recently tested their skills in case competitions:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fw.cdn.technolutions.net\/fw\/eu\/-bgWTcF616sU-i5vVrdHNwwKigz_j51_fp94dULhW7BkHMEladUncPA_TP7MZdCxZ8kQDrME9IfTuUhmtwn2iPehEEq50kZIzpyrgzl_UGxAq6Zysa2uU_w3b6ypNvL6\/8txGJsl2YImjw_Njh5udOqluCo6lfS9ReboyMZ2TwkA\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" align=\"right\" \/>Simon Fischweicher, Reuben Goldstein Mariana Souza and Mart\u00edn Lemos (all \u201916) traveled to Boulder, Colorado to compete as one of 24 finalist teams in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h5\/BcsjTboIAsMzoXKnCa1xrW7MALncvSK-2FTxPLmYr9j3pmmkzW-2FY5wXGEf2J7-2Bu5OJ\">Net Impact Case Competition<\/a>, the premiere MBA competition focused on solving real-world sustainability business cases. This year&#8217;s competition case centered on impact investing and how foundations can use program-related investments to fulfill part of their charitable distribution requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Nour Shaikh \u201816, Brooke Forde \u201816, Gwen Jones, and Jen Shelbo \u201917 are submitting their proposal in the third annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h6\/8W-2FB8uKSui-2BW4NGrKatePuxqu-2BuYhZrsylQHJ02VA0AriHmGndDCijXDxb0zT4JWksFbJT-2BtD45YURackGDVYQ-3D-3D\">Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge<\/a>\u00a0at the end of this month. Their charge is to come up with fresh, creative ideas for Nespresso\u2019s Creating Shared Value Strategy.\u00a0 The team is coached by Lily Russell, Leading Change professor.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nBard MBAs in the Press<\/strong><br \/>\nAmy Kalafa \u201916\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h7\/uU1wIAF8PDhykzF4BNA4XfKXzAbWg9V4LP14gNAPRiu2sV-2BhXM-2Fgh5gD57ThBxGFECUKYKYnsL8Rcg1wyp5IcqyPdjTwY9xfTbc48Z5XCqpHJgO0QhHQoDchfC4GWOju\">blogged<\/a>\u00a0for LinkedIn Pulse about how promoting employee engagement can help turn around Connecticut\u2019s slow economic growth.<br \/>\nMiles Crettien\u2019s \u201915 Brooklyn-based\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h8\/lCENRWKWCqq9HYLgJqq2J7WZIGLrlwbfZfsJQgOss4M-3D\">aquaponics startup<\/a>\u00a0was featured in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h9\/ZkxJacOV-2FClQgt3apUsnkTY-2BMWcp7Da-2BCo8bLpYbRZSRcDrysCG0TAKJDihpTUG62CxzMGis54HH-2ByAtBDoDcA-3D-3D\">Foragers<\/a>.<br \/>\nTony Nogales &#8217;16, a professor at the Culinary Institute of America, has an article coming out in the next issue of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h10\/J9uaIfojHUsH5J0gI9NK5XwIVqbZfrTgCu-2FQtkqETCqRT6djs73UrJocmrL3htd68EbwELnNunyXSg2RxjJRX1js3Kq3KNggnAftNVC5C1k-3D\">Nutrition and Foodservice Edge Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bard MBAs Speak Out<\/strong><br \/>\nMariana Souza \u201916, was invited to the White House in November for a roundtable discussion on climate change. As a 2015\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h11\/O1pIk-2FP2liHCalbCqgW4IeqbOpEZF7VSK5kji8IjB30-3D\">EDF Climate Corps<\/a>\u00a0Fellow at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h12\/-2BUEmniTDi4Ia-2BT5-2FwIIG4-2FybmFrTN88MEZdr5c-2B5c4I-3D\">Baxter International<\/a>, she was invited to represent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h13\/OC2sl47m1WqX4vb1RAtpKkBggIMGLBwMFn8nQDuVUUs-3D\">Environmental Defense Fund<\/a>, Climate Corps Fellowship, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h14\/qb-2B84uj-2BZk-2FyNx0k9upCroAKIKO-2FGzzWdWBq55A7HTo-3D\">Defend Our Future<\/a>. She was able to share practical tools and resources with undergraduate sustainability and climate student leaders as well as the university presidents in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy Wasser \u201918 will present at the Residential Energy Services Network (<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h15\/8gEfpI1kr5EHy06EYrH9BWh8bsL4Nsx2QfGfBPmMWGc-3D\">RESNET<\/a>) Building Performance conference at the end of February, and Tony Nogales &#8217;16 will speak at the \u201cMenus of Change: The Business of Healthy, Sustainable, Delicious Food Choices\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h16\/sfxzsXFN6ZOpaJk-2BHF2AmpoqV-2FTUGuKx5XoQxgfMtc8-3D\">leadership summit<\/a><a>\u00a0<\/a>this June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bard MBAs on the Move<\/strong><br \/>\nGwen Jones, current MBA student, travelled to Oaxaca, Mexico with Bard CEP\u2019s January-term class.\u00a0 She joined CEP Environmental Policy Monique Segarra and a team of eight CEP students to evaluate\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h17\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHErZm8EK9cknHlYmIRDP9fD4ar7vjW07gE8GDHvuBc6F\">the process of water reform in the Central Valleys region of Southern Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Libby Murphy Zemaitis, MS\/MBA\u00a0\u201914, closed a $50K pre-seed investment for the company she started while at Bard,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h18\/0WmLghjkNK87gUDj-2B-2BPjaFY874EcHaXLleSSBROSh84-3D\">Up Homes<\/a>, and is currently fundraising to manufacture a model home in the Hudson Valley. Libby\u2019s Bard MBA classmate, Robert Ransick \u201814, leads branding and development for the company.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fw.cdn.technolutions.net\/fw\/eu\/-bgWTcF616sU-i5vVrdHNwwKigz_j51_fp94dULhW7BkHMEladUncPA_TP7MZdCxZ8kQDrME9IfTuUhmtwn2iPehEEq50kZIzpyrgzl_UGxhelFBS52Pe2UHzbJ_cDJA\/i2Ek3KOPXIY\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>\npictured: Uphomes prototype<\/p>\n<p>Justine Porter &#8217;16 is organizing a conference in Poughkeepsie, New York on April 22, 2016 focusing on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h19\/-2Bp5Q3h8ZP7gHO-2FWwhbYIjQeyzRtd-2F8iFpb4Pn96oRiKmyaOkgxg1Emt24anBkQD0\">building community wealth<\/a>. The event, produced for her Bard MBA Capstone Project, will bring together community stakeholders to discuss and create a shared vision of economic development for the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong>\u00a0to our students and alums who\u2019ve taken new mission-driven jobs: Mart\u00edn Lemos \u201916 as an Associate in Advisory Services at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h20\/Jhwbg6EM3j7mINbQ9fJCkVtl0lE1ZzUY9uVONo-2BvWxg-3D\">BSR<\/a>, Cindy Wasser \u201918 as an Outreach and Marketing Specialist at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h21\/BSOs1nT6XCGJIevMt8MI6GVV5patVRH1-2BKx-2FnDa0Kkk-3D\">ICF International<\/a>, Bernell Grier &#8217;15 as Vice President and Director of\u00a0 Affordable Housing Program Operations at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h22\/bdEA0lGOXE-2Ba6h-2BrzSMd-2B29orUHqPLM2nz2rjJVnLp4-3D\">FHLBNY<\/a>, Whitney Files &#8217;15 as Chief Operating Officer at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h23\/bjMGAzkrclVXoW4aV0zEwIsAJPn-2BUPJab4qj3XCgRxw-3D\">Harlem Grows<\/a>, Jessica Ridgeway &#8217;15 as a Planner at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h24\/OnjJilRBA3d4-2BhoyFJuGxm97xMHh705-2F5SUrghqZtwTCyIBywm6JnCPz6D5h-2BYZGZy3GfREkGgYWiKvoVlIhmw-3D-3D\">Orange County, NY, Planning Department,<\/a>\u00a0and Sarah Bodley \u201915 as Operations Manager at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h25\/hGtpGd1r6E1JtVX1FCQUoA-2BbDYNJcaRHQgooj-2FgQQ40-3D\">Empowered Women International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bard MBA Faculty in Action<\/strong><br \/>\nLily Russell, Bard MBA Leading Change professor, teamed up with Mariana Souza\u00a0\u201916 to take her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h26\/-2BH-2BT-2Bcym-2Flzghgaf0UEVo3-2FxKHfoTmdZDV7EGloCfFc-3D\">\u201cExplain the Chain\u201d website<\/a>\u00a0live. Lily\u2019s Explain the Chain movement ignites curiosity in kids about where things come from and go.<\/p>\n<p>Bard MBA Career Coach Shannon Houde delivered the keynote at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h27\/laCycbjzuDwe-2BXNTOL9-2FdrzxTW5bOpCM-2F1xZud55EVdTA2lAHP2axFq91xIw2eiu\">Hitachi Europe\u2019s Women\u2019s Interactive Network Summit<\/a><a>\u00a0<\/a>this past November, and she recently published several articles on sustainability and career development, including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h28\/ig-2F7Z7RjJa3358ivUtjfss1EMxyWhQr75sJBI7wIDZpc-2Fi1hnqwXXlYT7trmdCUhiT9s7Uvt-2Bj3hzGri-2B6MPFmxnEwedvQG5MNK5-2Fo5Pg5Ai3vspkOMpu04mcFSMTeUj\">\u201cBeyond the Big Four: 12 Sustainability Consultancies to Watch in 2016\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h29\/ig-2F7Z7RjJa3358ivUtjfsu2BmKUU7V5HXlhATveMB1g-3D\">Triple Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h30\/ULq5ixBdHQO5-2FneXAMvqG9vML6zx91xZKzM0pkdGp6U-3D\">Central Hudson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h31\/6CjEdxK5U-2FCNvRie6SMhiFPwDUNz3n4iKpVsrDa6Hl4-3D\">Energize NY<\/a>, a local NGO, Gautam Sethi, Bard MBA Economics professor, will launch a new project on the drivers of household participation in energy efficiency programs. His work is funded by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h32\/MoI3OoaKLKpg4MLNbphdwufaqczYIR-2B70v-2Fhv-2Blq5ic-3D\">NYSERDA<\/a>\u00a0and began at the end of February.<\/p>\n<p>The second edition of Bard MBA Employees and Organizations professor Jeana Wirtenberg\u2019s edited volume,\u00a0<em>The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When It All Comes Together,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h33\/XPhWOBj2ARfMT3SkgUPy9ahx9KGNuiiuvXIAFzamjkwaLEAdMF3Mg8dAfczumRMpgdVkM8TXGWGXHOHy2ZMQejCX4Zj5uUkTEaZswp14EL5eyJoTysuYQ6G2Ie9-2Bh-2FezpePJWhdSpJNOSinOWr9wdJueNclYsNlMaJMpwpTkebA-3D\">is now available for pre-order<\/a>. In other news, Jeana will moderate a panel discussion on \u201cBusiness Risk &amp; Human Rights Risk\u201d at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h34\/I-2B5CxzoijwqEY61bOXlp3DPc4npn4wxOO4xk2yMCWvaYQyDIW3rc-2F7fWroROUI66\">Skytop Strategies Symposium on Labor, Human Rights and Sustained Company Performance\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0hosted by Bard MBA in June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Hipple, Bard MBA Sustainable Finance professor, has recently joined the Innovation Hub for Resilient Design, an initiative that will fuel economic development around green building systems in VT, MA and NH by creating high-value jobs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><a id=\"SBS\" name=\"SBS\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Miso, 'Lucida Grande', lucida, 'sans serif'\">Public Programming<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h35\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHFDJ7lLIdLm2TMIc0F3-2FzEAokn86v6SL7q-2FcvxFQ8pOkmpn1-2F1uG7vNjmjBqJ30uQg-3D-3D\">Sustainable Business Fridays<\/a>\u00a0live noon-time podcast series is in full swing, with exciting discussions in the pipeline. The next podcast, on March 18<sup>th<\/sup>, will feature MBA student Alexandra Santiago\u00a0\u201816 interviewing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h36\/uU1wIAF8PDhykzF4BNA4XTjTHckGAkDuiUF-2FsIY5jTXjYEaPZD8zPSAKPEkEdJ3t\">Talya Bosch<\/a>\u00a0of Western Union. Later this semester, we will be joined by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h37\/uU1wIAF8PDhykzF4BNA4XUlHt-2B-2BYUhq6lRcLYmuCSLhz16OmGFmsEt-2BuSk619v7WgcAGdikn8aoJSsjiC38NEQ-3D-3D\">Michelle Wiseman<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h38\/uYOG7RBav5mUUGj6eXe6F7Q1kuL8L-2BaXL9NiNOl06UVSBFo01sGxhtTuRnOjk1VsOlTJGZxocvI2I7mejyS-2F6Q-3D-3D\">Silda Wall Spitzer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h39\/uU1wIAF8PDhykzF4BNA4XctvJuQW0TlTHDMIxAVgXveq-2BfJvmhiKQUMGbXjgucK3\">Latrice Ross<\/a>. We convene on the first and fourth Fridays of the month, so check out our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h40\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHJjj2DrsNGqWbrvTGC5MZ1c-3D\">events calendar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h41\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHFDJ7lLIdLm2TMIc0F3-2FzEAokn86v6SL7q-2FcvxFQ8pOkmpn1-2F1uG7vNjmjBqJ30uQg-3D-3D\">dial in to be part of the conversation<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Bard MBA and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h42\/5ZxMzhzMngTGWQI6OdXvo-2BtFbzpug0ge4r9NuGarmjg-3D\">Impact Hub<\/a>, our NYC home, continue to partner to produce a monthly Friday night\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h43\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHFDJ7lLIdLm2TMIc0F3-2FzEAgsDoFgWG001NLzHCTgW5c\">Sustainable Business Series<\/a>. These talks and networking events are open to the public.\u00a0 Join us for our final talk of the semester on March 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 6 p.m. with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h44\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHBrYjGrz-2FX1XA3YcmnqqElY4xUoonSmWfYY6Z9a0cvmqP2Yrp4IUDrw4FpTd-2BINTS4A5G7oofC3Vqb50KQU4OSY-3D\">Ron Meissen of Baxter International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Miso, 'Lucida Grande', lucida, 'sans serif'\">Help Us Find Future Leaders<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As we recruit our next group of students to rewire the world with clean energy, reimagine the global food system and reinvent finance, we invite you to be part of the process. Please let folks who want to be part of this work know how to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mx.technolutions.net\/mpss\/c\/6AA\/jM0HAA\/t.1v7\/WJfJUqlFTXa2ttSHmoGcmw\/h45\/VfxMW-2B-2FdirC-2FkRNzL77cHNwoaXF5FX-2FhzrsOVyhw0M32irY-2BHgtSuumYkhYsMbLb\">apply<\/a>to join us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Miso, 'Lucida Grande', lucida, 'sans serif'\">Working Together + Staying in Touch<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to us if you want to learn more about our MBA program, partner on a project, or hire our students. 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