Excerpt from Olin Blog: Congratulations to Austin René Moulder, named this week to Poets & Quants’ list of the best and brightest MBA students. Moulder, from Kansas City, Missouri, describes himself as a “proud 22-year-old Latino committed to advancing socioeconomic justice for disadvantaged communities by utilizing interdisciplinary solutions.” Among other questions, P&Q asked him why he chose Olin Business […]
Category: 2022
Bryanna Brown’s address to the Class of 2022
Excerpt from The Source: Bryanna Brown, an MBA graduate from Olin Business School, delivered her message to the Class of 2022 at Washington University in St. Louis during the Friday, May 20, Commencement ceremony on Francis Olympic Field. Below are Brown’s prepared remarks to the graduates. Members of the Washington University community, families, friends, distinguished guests […]
Bryanna Brown, MBA ’22, to address Class of 2022 at WashU’s main commencement ceremony
Excerpt from Olin Blog: “I saw firsthand how the inequities in resource allocation impacted my students,” said Brown, who taught fifth-grade math in her hometown of Atlanta at KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools. “To make a difference, you need leaders who can innovate and make strategic business decisions that put children and their education first.” Brown […]
GBSA President Sam Amorin cuts the ribbon to open Olin’s Bear Public House
Excerpt from Olin Blog: Olin’s Bear Public House comes out of hibernation After two long years, The Bear Public House is open again. Dean Mark P. Taylor invited first-year MBA students to a ribbon-cutting and reception to celebrate the reopening of the Bear at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Students joined Taylor, his team, and the […]
Cristián TroBass and the biggest Carnaval globally: Brazil
Episode summary found on Ritmos Negros: Meet Cristián TroBass – Brazilian Capoeira You are now listening to Ritmos Negros! Feliz Carnaval Foliões!! Happy Mardi Gras! Have fun, but y’all better be safe! We will dive into the home of the biggest Carnaval globally: Brazil! In this episode, I speak with Chilean capoeira professor and singer-songwriter […]
Three teams with C@O Students Advance to Semifinals
SKANDALARIS VENTURE COMPETITION SEMIFINALISTS CHOSEN FOR SPRING 2022 From Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship blog: Seventeen Washington University startups (founded by students and recent alumni) are set to compete in the spring 2022 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) for a chance to win up to $22,500 in awards. The Skandalaris Center reviewed 55 ventures who applied […]
Team Tylmen makes it to the next round!
Excerpt from Olin Blog: Three months after inviting entries for a joint pitch competition sponsored by WashU Olin and Poets & Quants, judges have pared down the 167 startup plans to just 12. Those will be further trimmed to a list of teams that will present their pitch with a $50,000 prize on the line. The […]
Miguel Valerio and Argentine Tango
Episode summary found on Ritmos Negros: Meet Miguel Valerio – Argentine Tango! You are now listening to Ritmos Negros! We embark on a NEW journey to South America in Season 3! In this episode, I speak with Miguel Valerio, a Washington University in St. Louis Spanish Professor. We discuss the Black roots of Argentine Tango, […]