In many ways, Raja Venkatachalam is not all that different from other driven and talented students who have studied at Clark’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM). Despite having a mechanical engineering degree from Anna University in Chennai, India, he knew he wanted to attend graduate school in the United States and shift his focus to…
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Graduate School of Management
An In-class Experience with a Multi-National Sports Company
GSOM students who have taken Professor Lin Boldt’s Marketing Research class agree: there’s no better course for hands-on, practical experience in marketing. The course teaches students current, real-world marketing research skills and is highlighted by a semester-long project for a well-known, multi-national sports company. Marketing Research teaches students how to make sound business decisions and…
Graduate School of Management
Graduate School of Management to Induct 46 Students into Prestigious Academic Honor Society
Clark’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) will recognize 46 students to be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society exclusively for business programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – on May 19, on the college’s main campus. Beta Gamma Sigma is a prestigious national honor…
Graduate School of Management
Clark MBA Graduate Sees Video Production Company Expand with Acquisition
Article from The Worcester Business Journal detailing Matter Communications’ acquisition of Skyscope, a video production business started by Clark alumni Alex Dunn ’11, M.B.A. ’12, Gabe Gerzon ’11, M.S.P.C. ’12, and Sam Shepler ’11, M.S.P.C.’12: Skyscope, a Worcester startup focused on video production, was acquired by a Newburyport public relations firm Tuesday and will remain operating in the city…
Graduate School of Management
Clark ranked a top Peace Corps volunteer-producing school
Clark University is number 23 on the Peace Corps’ 2016 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. Clark is ranked on the list of small colleges and universities, with 8 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. Since 1961, 255 Clark alumni have served in the Peace Corps; this is the second straight year that the University…
Graduate School of Management
Merging Business and Environmental Interests into the Perfect Graduate Program
John Marshall Richards has always had a sense as to what fields he’d like to work in after graduating college. His only question upon finishing his bachelor’s degree at Dickinson College was finding a graduate school that paired his two—seemingly very different—passions: business and environmental sustainability. He found both, and more, at Clark University Graduate…
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Distinguished GSOM alumnus Dr. Wolfgang Hammes Visits
Clark University Graduate School of Management was honored to have alumnus Dr. Wolfgang Hammes, MBA ’89, CEO at The Vangi Group LLC and a Clark Board of Trustees Member, share his expertise with the GSOM community on the dangers and opportunities of economic inflation. Dr. Hammes also spent part of the day meeting individually with students to offer networking and career advice.
Dr. Hammes previously authored a book on Strategic Alliances and has published several articles on strategy, finance, and risk topics. He is about to publish a second book on what companies and individuals should do to prepare for the return of inflation. He has several years of consulting and investment banking experience.
GSOM graduate and undergraduate students packed a classroom to listen to Dr. Hammes, and after a warm welcome from GSOM Dean Catherine Usoff, he began his talk with a review of past financial crises. He emphasized the importance of critical thinking and of learning from the past, so as to avoid a financial crisis in the future. “Very few people focus on risk when they’re feeling good,” Hammes noted. He then shared his thoughts on how companies and individuals can be better prepared for the return of inflation.
As an MSF student here in the Graduate School of Management, I was quite interested in Dr. Hammes’s insights on inflation and critical thinking. Afterwards, I felt more confident in my knowledge about how it is a vital part of economy and can closely affect our professional and personal lives. His visit was an excellent addition to our classroom work!
-Contributed by student, Hayley Gao, MSF candidate, 2016
Graduate School of Management, International Development Community and Environment
Clark Student Helps Organize Energy Transition Workshop in Luxembourg
Robin Miller, a dual degree student in the MBA and MS in Environmental Science and Policy program, has made the most of her time at Clark University. Actively involved in a number of student clubs and activities, she recently returned from a summer trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, having been selected to participate in an international…
Graduate School of Management
Meet Standout Student, Karan Gangwani
He wins the coveted Student Council President position within three months of arriving at Clark, starts the Marketing Club after one month as a student, and keeps a high GPA while participating in numerous other student activities. There’s no denying that Karan Gangwani, MBA candidate 2016, has already made an impact at Clark University’s Graduate…
Graduate School of Management, International Development Community and Environment
Clark Graduate Students Selected as EDF Climate Corps Fellows
The Graduate School of Management and the International Development, Community, and Environment Department are proud to announce that two dual-degree graduate students have been chosen as Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellows this year. Christian Davies of Wheaton, Illinois, and Edward Snook of Auburn, Maine, both working toward an MBA/MS in Environmental Science &…