Yearly Archive: 2014

SEMESTER SERIES: CHARLENE THOMAS – Sanity List

SEMESTER SERIES: CHARLENE THOMAS – Sanity List

I, personally, think that one of the hardest parts about business school (there are a lot of hard parts about business school) is the point at which you realize that everyone around you is really, really smart. It’s both a cool and intimidating thing; it’s something I can honestly say...

SEMESTER SERIES: KIRK SMITH – ENJOYING THE FALL WEATHER

“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” –Elizabeth Lawrence You know what’s awesome about the fall? Leaves changing, return of pumpkin everything, lower humidity, clear skies, and the realization that you are more than halfway finished the first semester...

SEMESTER SERIES: KIRK SMITH – FOOTBALL ISN’T JUST A GAME; IT’S A WAY OF LIFE

SEMESTER SERIES: KIRK SMITH – FOOTBALL ISN’T JUST A GAME; IT’S A WAY OF LIFE

Those words couldn’t be more true in the South, especially Atlanta. Group meetings are frequently altered to accommodate college and professional football schedules. Students participate in fantasy football leagues with professors…for credit. All of this enthusiasm for AMERICAN football (sorry, soccer fans; it’s just the way we talk here) translates...

SEMESTER SERIES: CHARLENE THOMAS – CAMPING WITH GOIZUETA

SEMESTER SERIES: CHARLENE THOMAS – CAMPING WITH GOIZUETA

If you’re anything like me, you have a core group of people, they’re awesome, and expanding beyond that group not only seems generally unnecessary, but relatively exhausting and slightly (sometimes extremely) terrifying. That was part of the reason why I chose to attend Emory initially. It’s a small program as...

SEMESTER SERIES: KATIE HULL – TEAM BUILDING WITH GOIZUETA

SEMESTER SERIES: KATIE HULL – TEAM BUILDING WITH GOIZUETA

One of the most exciting (and sometimes challenging) aspects of business school is working closely with a new team, in an often highly intensive, high stress environment. As if the first semester isn’t demanding enough, business schools up the ante by placing you in a group of 5-6 strangers with...