- From Undergraduate to Graduate August 30, 2011
Keri Jewell Class of 2011 Concentrations: Human Resource Management My summer break was minimal but the change was drastic. Coming right from my undergraduate course work at Northwood University, I expected to naturally transition into g...
- Internship Insight September 16, 2010
Scott Dai Class of 2011 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Corporate Accounting When I started business school, I considered it to be the start of a new chapter in my life. It was an opportunity to alter my career path and my life ...
- Learning to Manage People the Broad Way April 23, 2010
Deepak Goel Class of 2011 Concentrations: Human Resource Management Broad School is the place where I am pursuing my future as a Human Resource professional. Very few people know that Broad has a highly recognized and well regarded Human ...
- I'm An Entrepreneur April 15, 2010
Anthony Khedaywi Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing You don’t necessarily think of entrepreneurship the moment you step on campus, but for anyone who’s ever been an entrepreneur or thought of doing their own venture, it’s extre...
- Broad v. Broad April 1, 2010
Melissa Gardner Class of 2011 Concentrations: Marketing Taking part in this annual rite of passage for first year MBAs here at Broad gave us the unique experience of working on an innovation challenge as well as allowed us to experience gro...
- A Marketing Trek of Personal Discovery March 28, 2010
Nupur Bihani Class of 2011 Concentrations: Marketing On Friday, March 26, 2010, the MBAMA (MBA Marketing Association) visited two companies in the Chicago area. The first company visited was Sears Holdings Corporation with its corporate ...
- The Mustache Contest March 16, 2010
Matthew Ritter Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management The MSU MBA Association hosted the 2nd Annual MBA Mustache Competition benefitting CureSearch (www.curesearch.org) from February 4th - March 4th ...
- My Birthday March 4, 2010
Scott Smith Class of 2011 Concentrations: Marketing This year I was blessed to spend my birthday with a terrific group of people which consisted of my wonderful fiancé, friends from undergrad and friends from the Broad community. First ...
- Helping the Broad Way February 20, 2010
Kristyn Jones Class of 2011 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategic Management On January 12, 2010 Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earth quake, and on that day I was overcome by overwhelming sadness for the Haitian community. ...
- 14th Annual Carnegie Mellon International Operations Case Competition February 12, 2010
Angel Lynch Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing Throughout our coursework we learn about the importance of having diversity in teams and how diversity can improve the strategic decision-making process. As a part of our 2009 Internati...
- Reflection January 26, 2010
Amandeep Bagga Class of 2011 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management Arriving to Michigan State in late August I felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. It had been nearly five years since I graduated university and nearly two years sinc...
- Career Switching December 18, 2009
Angel Lynch Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing I’m currently a second-year Marketing & Strategic Management student in the Broad Full-Time MBA Program. As an alumnus of the MSU undergraduate program, I was thrilled to have an op...
- Broad: Small Class Size, Vast Learning Field December 11, 2009
Masahiro Sato Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance It is true that time flies...more than half of my Broad journey has already passed. With hectic days as a Broad student, it was difficult to tell how much I had...
- The Broad Advantage December 2, 2009
Robert Wilson Class of 2005 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance Issuing asset-backed securities requires the ability to manage the various stakeholders of the transaction along with making decisions in a real-time fashion. T...
- A Time for Reflection November 20, 2009
Kristyl Crayton Class of 2011 Concentrations: Marketing The Broad Women’s MBA Association Potluck dinner, was a great opportunity to network with women at Broad, get to know more women in the program, and plan future events that would i...
- Expectations November 1, 2009
Rajdeep Golecha Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance As I look back at my application process to B-Schools late in 2008, I recall my aspirations of doing an MBA. Broad has definitely fulfilled them. The first ...
- India... Broad...Microsoft... October 25, 2009
Ojasa Dumane Class of 2008 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, Finance, Strategic Management After working for over three years in international compensation consulting, I was definitely interested in getting deeper knowledge of t...
- 1st Semester Journey October 15, 2009
Michael deLongpre Class of 2011 Concentrations: Finance, Consulting I simply cannot believe how much time has already passed. The professors and career services staff have kept us busy in the best way possible. When we get out of class,...
- B2B (Breakthrough to Broad) September 23, 2009
FNU Rituraj Class of 2011 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management My journey in “Broad” began with the orientation program aptly named as "B2B" (Breakthrough to Broad). The setting was professional yet the program was designed to inc...
- Human Resource Management at Broad September 4, 2009
Donald Miller Class of 2006 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, Leadership and Change Management The first rays of morning sunlight touch my desk as I review my team’s project deliverables for the final presentation of an operat...
- From a war zone to MSU June 18, 2009
Thomas Goddard Class of 2010 Concentrations: Finance I left a war zone to come to Broad. My previous work had been with the U.S. Embassy in the country of Georgia, where I worked as a political analyst. Two days after I left my wife, who...
- 18 months at Broad May 18, 2009
Kelly Herwick Class of 2009 Concentrations: Finance These past 18 months at Broad have flown by so quickly! I knew that they would, but I’m always amazed when I take a moment to think about all that has occurred. My expectations have b...
- What will be my legacy? April 18, 2009
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management “What will be my legacy?” This was a question that I constantly asked myself when I entered the Broad MBA program in the Fall o...
- My Experience April 6, 2009
Sarah Kanowski Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management My experience at Broad has been amazing. I enjoy being around my fellow students very much and learn a great deal from them and their varied experiences and ways of loo...
- Broad Consulting Club March 30, 2009
Samir Sawant Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance The Broad program is truly about taking initiative and making things happen. Coming in to the program a lot of us wanted to pursue consulting. We had people who...
- Time will fly and you won't even know March 24, 2009
Shrenik Sanghvi Class of 2010 Concentrations: Finance, Corporate Accounting This was what some of my seniors told me when I joined the Broad Family in August last year. Today as I stand in the brink of finishing my first year, it just s...
- Graduation Sentiments March 3, 2009
Jennifer Yang Class of 2009 Concentrations: Finance, Accounting I still remember it like it was yesterday - riding the CATA bus on that rainy and humid morning to the first day of MBA Orientation where I would be meeting 100 new classmat...
- Are you LinkedIn? February 18, 2009
Nihar Bihani Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, Finance Professional networking, I would argue, is the most important part of an MBA student's life. I had always believed in networking, but only after I started at the Broad school ...
- From 8 to 5...now at 9 to 9 February 3, 2009
Ashish Patil Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance This is my new work clock. But I am so happy with spending almost 12 hours in school because I feel that we at Broad are like a big family. The day is made up o...
- Winning BvB January 28, 2009
Carlos Arturo Beltran Rojero Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing, Supply Chain Management Winning Broad vs Broad case competition has been, by far, my best experience in the MBA program. At the end of two days of hard work I realiz...
- Broad: Small Class Size, Vast Learning Field December 11, 2008
Masahiro Sato Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance It is true that time flies...more than half of my Broad journey has already passed. With hectic days as a Broad student, it was difficult to tell how much I had...
- Hindsight is 20-20 November 24, 2008
Michael Kotick Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, Supply Chain Management I have read a couple of the diary entries that my classmates have composed over the last several months and I must say they have hit it right on target. Upon...
- The Broad MBA Experience: Team Projects November 24, 2008
Nancy Caswell Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, General Management This semester, I will have worked on team projects in all 5 of my classes - that is 3 marketing and 2 strategy classes. Therefore, the topics our team projects have ...
- Selling for Spartan Consulting, Inc. November 21, 2008
Carrie Shuman Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, International Business Being part of Spartan Consulting, Inc. is one of the best hands-on business experiences a Broad MBA can have during their time in the program. Since the busine...
- The last 3 months at the Broad Graduate School of Management November 21, 2008
Rajdeep Golecha Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance Here I want to share one of my most incredible moments in life "the last 3 months at the Broad Graduate School of Management", an experience which has been a...
- Big Ten and Broad November 21, 2008
Priyanka Verma Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategic Management Broad's marketing majors have always been linked with great companies... Look at the list of interns last year and the companies they worked for and it's just...
- The Marketing Brand Boot Camp October 2, 2008
Priyanka Verma Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategic Management Coping up with Dr. Simonds finance class, updating Dr. Omura's marketing readings, football tailgates, playing pool at the Roadhouse Pub, wine tasting at Begga...
- My summer internship at Stryker Medical September 15, 2008
Shavin Shahnawaz Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategic Management My summer internship at Stryker Medical was an amazing experience with a diverse breadth of projects in product marketing, business development and service in...
- Multitask with reckless abandon September 15, 2008
Kelly Herwick Class of 2009 Concentrations: Finance "Multitask with reckless abandon." That is a slogan for one of Intel's top consumer PC microprocessors, and a phrase I would need to live up to in order to be successful as a strategic ...
- Summer Sun September 11, 2008
Christina McPherson Class of 2009 Concentrations: Human Resources, Finance, Strategic Management I was very excited on my first day at my Human Resources internship at Sun Microsystems, Inc. in Menlo Park, California. I had just spent th...
- BANG! August 27, 2008
Matthew Ritter Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Strategic Management The starting gun has fired. That is the best way to sum up our first week as Broad MBAs. I'd like to take a short trip down memory lane, back to ...
- Orientation week-Class of 2010: An International student's perspective August 26, 2008
Ashish Mahendra Class of 2010 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Marketing "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Lao Tzu As the sun dawned on the fateful day of 18th of August, the MBA class of 2010 at t...
- Orientation...the Broad Way... August 26, 2008
Molly Koernke Class of 2010 Concentrations: Marketing Michigan State's MBA orientation started the year off with a bang. The class of 2010 was the first to experience a case competition during orientation week. The demanding yet rewardin...
- Summer of 08 !!!! August 23, 2008
Kunal Gupta Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance I am so excited to be back to school and see new faces and meet my classmates as another great learning journey starts this fall. I had a great experience interni...
- Hello China! May 19, 2008
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management It's hard to believe that we were just in East Lansing about a week ago, let alone being in the heat of a very hectic finals week j...
- Tailgating - Broad MBA style April 5, 2008
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management I admit, I'm probably not the biggest drinker, and I don't think I had been to more than 2-3 tailgates before I came to the Broad M...
- Real world learning February 17, 2008
Shilpa Shastri Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Corporate Accounting The Broad MBA program has offered me many challenging opportunities where I've learned to contribute successfully. Our Learning has been in many forms - theoretic...
- Broad vs. Broad. February 13, 2008
Kunal Gupta Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance I think the highlight for me last month was the Broad vs. Broad case competition. I had the same team as the Net Impact case competition and we were pretty much r...
- Big Ten Case Competition February 13, 2008
Kelly Jordan Class of 2008 Concentrations: Marketing, Leadership & Change Management While the preparation is pretty intense, we all agreed that the learning process was invaluable to our MBA experience. We were able to take the know...
- As a Broad MBA student we do have lives outside of the classroom February 13, 2008
Philip Johnson Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Supply Chain Management, JD Well, I'm sure that I could sit here and wow you with all of my fun stories about the MBA program, but instead I'm going to write about something bold, con...
- Change is good January 24, 2008
Mithu Saha Class of 2008 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Strategic Management So again...Why did I come back for an MBA? This is the one singular question that I have been asked by innumerable friends, family, acquain...
- The Holiday Break January 18, 2008
Ryan Gelisse Class of 2009 Concentrations: Marketing, Strategic Management The first semester really moved quickly. Classes, career search, networking, social events, exams, papers and presentations all add up for a tremendously fast pac...
- Put business school into perspective January 16, 2008
Philip Johnson Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Supply Chain Management, JD Sometimes things happen that really help you to put business school into perspective. This week one of those happened to me. As a member of the Christian B...
- Weather, new years, and other things. January 15, 2008
Benjamin Deneweth Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Strategic Management Michigan weather is crazy, but it's fun. I grew up around here, but was away from Michigan for several years. Since getting back from vacation it has been over...
- ARE YOU MARRIED?? January 15, 2008
Jared Stratton Class of 2009 Concentrations: Finance, Human Resource Management For those individuals who are married, are you or your spouse considering a full-time MBA degree? Here are a few things to be mindful of and/or be prepared f...
- Taking a break from break December 26, 2007
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management Happy Holidays and Merry belated Christmas, everybody! So here I am, taking my time off back in Texas. I'm going to split my blog e...
- Pre-crisis evolution December 9, 2007
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management So yes, it's the weekend before finals, and for some reason, my procrastination has either continued, or I have become the master a...
- Sanity Check at 5 AM December 6, 2007
Jack Lu Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance, Information Technology Management Time: 4:48 AM That's right, baby. 4:48 AM. Stats team project, check. Finance take-home exam, check. E-mails, check. Sanity? Umm.....
- International Student Orientation November 30, 2007
Kunal Gupta Class of 2009 Concentrations: Supply Chain Management, Finance It is always challenging for an international student to acclimatize to a new community and culture. I am still trying to be more comfortable in the new settings....
- Finals November 30, 2007
Stacy Dugan Class of 2008 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, Leadership & Change Management I am almost half of the way through the second year of the Broad MBA program at Michigan State University. The whole first year was a...
- I am younger than most of the other MBA students November 30, 2007
Benjamin Deneweth Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Strategic Management I am younger than most of the other MBA students, but they have always made me feel comfortable and I rarely feel that they look down upon me because of my rel...
- Day in the life of... : Tuesday, November 27 November 30, 2007
Amy Swaney Class of 2009 Concentrations: Human Resource Management, Strategic Management This is my first posting, and I promise it will be my longest. 6:00 a.m. Wake up, get ready for school. This is my normal rising time, and today my...
- Internship # 2 November 30, 2007
Philip Johnson Class of 2008 Concentrations: Finance, Supply Chain Management, JD Well, this was a big week for me. I elected to take an offer to return to John Deere for a second internship. A second internship is an option available to...
- How are things going for you? November 20, 2007
Jared Stratton Class of 2009 Concentrations: Finance, Human Resource Management I have a friend who is currently getting his PHD in mathematics at Vanderbilt University. One day I asked him how things were going and he replied "just less...
