December 2005 - News, Events, and Lifelong Learning for HBS Alumni

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HBS and Harvard Medical School Celebrate New MD/MBA Program

Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School celebrated the official start of Harvard University's joint MD/MBA program with a special event on the HBS campus. Daniel L. Vasella, MD, PMD 57 and chairman and CEO of Novartis AG, delivered the evening's keynote address on the compatibility of business and medicine. The five-year program has been specially designed to foster intellectual integration of the medical and management disciplines by combining the curricula of both the Business and Medical Schools. For more information about the program, visit:
http://www.hbs.edu/news/121605_mdmba.html

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Calling All Alumnae: Become a Mentor for a Current MBA Student

The Women's Mentorship Program is seeking alumnae volunteers to mentor women MBA students. The program is designed to help students learn from the experience and expertise of alumnae and provide a supportive environment for HBS women. This is not a program for students to find jobs, though that is certainly a topic on which they seek guidance. Mentor pairs are encouraged to connect once a month by phone, email, or in person. Participation is expected for one year and possibly will last a lifetime. To learn more:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/womens_mentorship/

New Entrepreneurial Alumni Association Debuts

The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship launches the HBS Entrepreneurial Alumni Association to connect the diverse community of HBS alumni entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and those who support them. We want to hear from you about your interests and experience. For more information visit:
http://www.hbseaa.org

To learn more about Entrepreneurial initiatives at Harvard Business School, you can also visit the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship website:
http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/

News from HBS Social Enterprise Online

The HBS Social Enterprise Initiative's newsletter profiles past participants of Social Enterprise Executive Education programs. It also highlights summer fellowship and field study experiences of MBA students. This year,three members of the Class of 2006 worked with the Chicago Public Schools and nine students traveled to south Asia to help the tsunami reconstruction effort. To read the current issue and explore the newsletter archives, visit:
http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/newsletter/

It's not too late to think about a year-end gift to HBS

The end of the calendar year is approaching, and there's still time to make a charitable gift to HBS. All gifts will count toward the Campaign for Harvard Business School, which closes on December 31. To make your year-end gift to HBS today, call 877-GIVETOHBS or visit:
http://give.hbs.edu

Lifelong Learning

HBS Global Leadership Forum: June 20–22, Washington, D.C.

The HBS Global Leadership Forum brings together HBS faculty, alumni, and business and government leaders to discuss some of the most challenging issues facing business and society. The 2006 conference in Washington, D.C. focuses on "The Private Sector and the Public Interest." Participants will consider the intersection of the public and private sectors and the impact on financial markets, innovation and technology, executive compensation, and society as a whole. Activities for partners and children plus pre- and post- conference travel options make this an event for the whole family. For more information, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/glf/

Executive Education: Leadership Best Practices

March 27–31, 2006: Examine proven leadership strategies, cutting-edge research, and the latest tools and techniques for benchmarking and building leadership practices that help establish and sustain competitive advantage.
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/lbpwn/

HBS Alumni receive an exclusive 30-percent discount on open-enrollment Executive Education Programs. For more information, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lifelong_learning/execed_calendar.html

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Faculty in the News

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Professor Clayton Christensen suggests an alternative to prevailing models of segmentation and brand building.
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/
112905_wsj.html

Professor Richard Tedlow details in Fortune magazine how Intel's Andy Grove became a premier business leader.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/print/
0,15935,1134617,00.html

New in HBS Working Knowledge: The Geography of Corporate Giving

Faculty member Christopher Marquis examines how corporate giving is influenced in large part by where a company is headquartered.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5103&t=nonprofit

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This message was prepared by the Alumni Communications office of Harvard Business School.