{"id":932,"date":"2015-09-01T12:48:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T16:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/mba\/?p=932"},"modified":"2015-10-16T08:27:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T12:27:35","slug":"bard-mba-summer-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/mba\/2015\/09\/01\/bard-mba-summer-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bard MBA Summer Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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We have had a busy summer here at the\u00a0Bard MBA in Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0are happy to bring you our latest updates in our quarterly newsletter. Enclosed you\u2019ll find news on our\u00a0big move<\/a>,\u00a0public lecture series<\/a>,\u00a0bimonthly podcast<\/a>,\u00a0NYCLab clients<\/a>, and\u00a0how the Bard MBA community is making waves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bard MBA visits The Hudson Company in Pine Plains, NY during the first 2015\/16 Weekend Residency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0Bard MBA in Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0welcomed \u201cCohort 4\u201d on August 21st<\/sup>\u00a0at the Bard College campus in the Hudson Valley. While Bard MBA classes mostly take place in NYC, we hold our introductory Residency away from the city, creating a retreat-like environment. The annual kick-off party at Director Goodstein\u2019s home has become a tradition our students and faculty look forward to each year. With 2015 set to be the hottest year on record, the students\u2019 return is a reminder of the urgency of all of our work.<\/p>\n

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Bard MBA is Moving to Impact Hub NYC!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bard MBA in Sustainability and\u00a0Impact Hub NYC<\/a>\u00a0have entered into an exciting partnership that leverages both of our networks of mission-driven entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to create a larger community.<\/p>\n

All NYC\u00a0Residency weekends<\/a>\u00a0will take place at Impact Hub NYC, downtown on Broadway off Canal, during the 2015-16 school year. Let us know if you want to stop by and sit in on a class, or meet the students and faculty.<\/p>\n

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Public Event: Thought Leaders in Sustainable Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bard MBA and Impact Hub NYC are also partnering to produce a monthly, Friday night\u00a0Sustainable Business Series<\/a>. This fall, the talks and networking events are open to the public and will generally feature authors of recent books on business sustainability. Join us for our first talk on\u00a0September 18th\u00a0at 6pm<\/strong><\/a>, with\u00a0Benjamin Bingham<\/a>, author of\u00a0Making Money Matter<\/a>\u00a0and founder\/CEO of 3Sisters Sustainable Management. Later in the year, we will be joined by\u00a0Freya Williams<\/a>,\u00a0David Bach<\/a>,\u00a0Rev. Fletcher Harper<\/a>,\u00a0Michael H. Shuman<\/a>. Please register and look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n

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Dial-in Sustainable Business Fridays Podcast Continues<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our 2015-16\u00a0Sustainable Business Fridays<\/a>\u00a0live noon-time podcast series kicked off this past Friday with Cohort 3 student\u00a0Amy Kalafa<\/a>\u00a0interviewing\u00a0Manoj Fenelon<\/a>of\u00a0PepsiCo<\/a>. This was a conversation not to be missed so check out the recording\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and look out for the transcript in our\u00a0Sustainable MBA<\/a>\u00a0column in GreenBiz. We convene on the first and fourth Fridays of the month so check out our\u00a0event calendar<\/a>\u00a0and join us.<\/p>\n

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NYCLab Clients Revealed Soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

A cornerstone of the Bard MBA program is our\u00a0NYCLab<\/a>\u00a0consulting course where students work in teams on real-world sustainability challenges for clients. We\u2019ve been fortunate to work with a top-notch group of clients the past three years and are excited to announce the 2015-16 clients soon. We received our highest application numbers yet and a great pool to choose from- just wish we could take on more clients. Many thanks to those who applied. We were impressed and appreciate the great work you\u2019re doing for business and society.<\/p>\n

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Students, Alumni & Faculty Making Waves<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bard MBA is proud of are our incredible students, faculty, and alumni. They are out doing big things in the world. Here are a few highlights.<\/p>\n

Bard MBA & EDF Climate Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two of our second-year MBA students,\u00a0Mariana Souza<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brooke Forde<\/a>\u00a0wrapped up their summer\u00a0EDF Climate Corps<\/a>\u00a0fellowships at\u00a0Baxter International<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Goddard Riverside Community Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bard MBAs in the Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica King<\/a>\u00a0\u201915, Executive Director of\u00a0ASSETS Lancaster<\/a>, provides keen insights in\u00a0It\u2019s going to take all of us to alleviate poverty here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Libby Murphy Zemaitis<\/a>\u00a0\u201914 is leading the way to make housing more affordable in the Hudson Valley with her startup\u00a0Up Homes<\/a>. The Hudson Valley community thinks she\u2019s awesome too. You can read more in the\u00a0Poughkeepsie Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miles Crettien<\/a>\u00a0\u201915 has been hard at work on his Brooklyn startup\u00a0Verticulture<\/a>\u00a0and was recently featured in\u00a0Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bernell Grier<\/a>\u00a0\u201915, CEO of\u00a0Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City<\/a>, advocates for NYC\u2019s homeowners and her work is featured in\u00a0Mortgageorb<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rochelle March<\/a>\u00a0\u201915 has been doing impressive work at the consulting firm SustainAbility with her report\u00a0Model Behavior II: Strategies to Rewire Business<\/a>\u00a0and a piece in\u00a0Guardian sustainable business<\/a>. She also presented on creating sustainable business models at\u00a0Sustainable Brands: Buenos Aires<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And Our Faculty Are Impressive Too\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bard MBA Finance Lecturer\u00a0Kathy Hipple<\/a>, Sustainable Management Professor\u00a0Hunter Lovins<\/a>, and\u00a0Juzer Rangoonwala<\/a>\u00a0\u201915 teamed up to write an article in The Journal of Environmental Investing \u2013\u00a0Really? Teaching Chevron at Bard\u2019s MBA in Sustainability<\/a>. It provides some great insights into how Bard MBA approaches our curriculum.<\/p>\n

Laura Gitman<\/a>, Vice President at BSR and Bard MBA NYCLab and Strategy professor, spearheaded research on\u00a0What Does It Take to Be a Resilient Business Leader?<\/a>\u00a0GreenBiz<\/a>\u00a0also showcased this work.<\/p>\n

JD Capuano<\/a>, Bard MBA faculty for Implementing Sustainability and how to handle data, was featured with this company\u00a0Closed Loop Advisors<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Ten socially responsible startups that are changing the way New York does business<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Working Together + Staying in Touch<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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. We would love to hear from you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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