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The six-week extracurricular program combines the rigor of Kellogg School of Management’s academic content with the skill of world-famous poker professionals for a unique educational experience focused on leadership, strategy and confidence-building for women MBAs.
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Poker Powher is pleased to announce a first-of-its-kind extracurricular pilot program with the Kellogg School of Management designed to help female-identifying MBA students build crucial leadership skills in negotiation, emotional intelligence and decision-making by learning the art of poker. The program will be taught by world-renowned Kellogg faculty, including negotiation and decision expert Victoria Medvec and Deputy Director of the Kellogg Center for Executive Women Gail Berger, professional poker player Melanie Weisner, and will feature a guest lecture from psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova.
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BeeBank & Brokerage Wins 2021 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
April 12, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 12, 2021
Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University today announced that the BeeBank & Brokerage team was named the winner of the 2021 Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge. The team was one of 16 finalist teams competing in the virtual Challenge on Friday, April 9. The 16 finalists were selected from a field of 123 teams, composed of 414 students from 50 different countries. They represent 87 graduate schools, and their projects targeted impact in 33 countries.
It’s a given that technology makes purchasing nearly every good and procuring a dizzying array of services fast and easy, with only a few finger clicks on a keyboard or smartphone required.
But for all it covered, high-tech expert Jason Junge knew that the e-commerce universe neglected a significant category. And it involved consumers.
“It had all been about automation, how to make it faster, cheaper, easier to sell online … to patronize the self-serving customer who likes to do things themselves,” Junge said. “But they forgot about the population that wants their hand held.”
PointerTop, the Tempe-based remote sales and service software company Junge started in 2016, addressed that. Junge’s business-to-business model focuses on e-commerce high-touch customer service, a more personal interaction that’s more fluid and done in real time.
Holy Cross will honor four individuals with honorary degrees this May.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Representative to the United Nations, and Dr. Michael Collins ’77, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will receive honorary degrees at the College’s 175th Commencement on May 21. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will deliver the commencement address and Dr. Collins will offer a reflection for our graduates.
Separately, Reverend David Beckmann, one of the foremost U.S. advocates for people struggling with hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world, and Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, will receive honorary degrees and speak during a special virtual Convocation event for our graduating Class of 2020 on May 22. Valedictorian Kerry Shortell will also be a featured speaker.