volunteer work - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2003
News

South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs

’93), head of the South Florida initiative, notes that the alumni base is smaller and more scattered in that region than in Boston or San Francisco, for instance, but is pleased with the results from their first six–month project cycle. “The core model for Community... View Details

Keywords: Alumni groups; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 1998
News

José Royo

General Management course, and he has conducted research with Assistant Professor Robert D. Austin. Royo credits his parents, who instilled in him a sense of responsibility about giving back to the community, for his ambitious extracurricular involvement at HBS. His... View Details

Keywords: Eileen McCluskey; photograph by Webb Chappell

01 Dec 2005
News

Back to School

just this volunteer mom,” recalls Whitney, who had no admissions experience. “I told him, ‘I’m pretty good with people, I understand education, and I understand marketing. You can teach me about admissions.’ He thought about it and said... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

02 May 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

them realize that dream,” she says. A volunteer network sustains the San Francisco–based organization, which has helped facilitate peaceful relations in India, Pakistan, Colombia, and Rwanda. In India, for example, the Dreamfly built a... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

From A to Z

was what I needed.” Interests? “I’d like to become involved in the Volunteer Consulting Organization. On the one hand, I’ll be able to contribute my skills; on the other, I’ll have the opportunity to see how nonprofit organizations View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2018
News

3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)

Nwogugu with students at Aunty Ayo Girls Comprehensive School in Lagos (photo by Ruth McDowall/The Verbatim Agency) I volunteered at Junior Achievement (JA) in New York when I was working at Goldman Sachs... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1999
News

Spangler Center Groundbreaking

Harvard's long-standing relationship with the city of Boston. Menino cited the importance of higher education to the city's economy and praised HBS volunteer programs that benefit the nearby Taft Middle School and the Brighton-Allston... View Details

15 Apr 2021
News

Bringing Light to the Fight

work with the foundation. It wasn’t just her diagnosis, though; it also was her parents’ commitment to giving back. Throughout Smyth’s childhood, Anne had volunteered with Plunket, an organization that... View Details

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

marketing in courses with professors Das Narayandas, Forest L. Reinhardt, and (now Dean) Nitin Nohria. Kovatch embraced equally the academic and social aspects of campus life, volunteering as social chair and traveling to Japan,... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2003
News

Campaign News

faculty development; technology; and campus renewal. As Dean Kim B. Clark told the capacity crowd at Lincoln Center in New York City, “If we do our work well, we actually can change the way the world works.” This spring, alumni across the... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

such questions to people with some real answers - HBS alumni who have made the transition themselves. Making innovative use of technology to involve HBS graduates in the classroom, Garvin conducted a pilot program on the World Wide Web in which students and alumni... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

09 Jan 2017
News

Role Model, Coach, Life Guide, and Cheerleader

Austin Scee (MBA 2001) is the founder and CEO of Razorhorse Capital in Atlanta, Georgia. Starting in college and through his time at HBS, he volunteered as a mentor with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America. In this interview, he talks... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

— the group has also adapted to the changing needs of its membership. “We have a large percentage of people who work either for themselves, or out in the suburbs, or are retired,” Mott notes. “Not everybody is on the train heading... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

01 Mar 2006
News

Fast Lane to Country Lane

business skills but left room for morning walks, dining together at every meal, volunteering in her community, and being with her daughter. In just three years, Lackley has taken the business from one where Mark View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2014
News

Clubs Hopping

director Amelia Angella (MBA 2001), so the celebration commemorates not the conception but rather the execution. It's fitting: The organization matches local nonprofits with volunteer HBS alumni who help the groups build strategies to... View Details

19 Jun 2018
News

Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

alumni and guests gathered at the HYP Club. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) was founded in 1883 and is now the world’s largest manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, with $15 billion in sales. McGarry, a mechanical engineer... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

In 1995, Joseph L. Loughran (MBA '83) volunteered to be the government activities luncheon coordinator for the HBS Club of Washington, D.C. "Little did I know what was in store for me," he jokes. Loughran, a Pennsylvania native, is now... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Aug 2014
News

With No Time to Lose

worked closely with Kremer to ensure that his needs on campus were met. And HBS students—from Kremer’s class until today—have actively raised money for Prize4Life, while many alumni donors continue to support the cause, including many... View Details