From the Dean
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Last year had its share of challenges. The Owen family suffered the loss of several beloved members in 2016, three of whom died as the result of horrific terrorist attacks. And no matter what you thought of the presidential election, many people have been left with rattled nerves and a sense of uncertainty for what […]
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Owen sharpens career-skills courses
When Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management began developing a strategic plan two years ago, alumni and employers felt confident that MBA graduates excelled in their majors, from marketing to finance. But as anyone in the working world knows, there are often many more factors that make for career success beyond the narrow confines of […]
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Health care disrupted
What is the right price to put on a child’s life? That may be a deeply unsettling question, but to start to fix the U.S. health care system, we have to begin to think in ways that confront uncomfortable realities, says Larry Van Horn, executive director of health affairs at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of […]
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Big dog
When you walk into Rover’s office in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the first friendly face to greet you belongs to Dublin. She’s a 6-year old Chiweenie (part Chihuahua, part Dachshund), whose owner smiles from behind the reception desk in the lobby. It’s a nice welcome to one of the hottest companies in tech. Rover, whose business […]
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The ties that bind
As the inaugural member of a new corporate partnership program at Owen, Cardinal Health’s relationship with the school has moved beyond year-to-year hiring. Just over a decade ago, when Jeff Greer, BA’94, MBA’00, decided to leave the world of management consulting, he called a contact at Cardinal Health, one of the world’s leading global health […]
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Reunion 2016
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, Owen has celebrated its Alumni Weekend in April. Last October, Owen rejoined the rest of Vanderbilt in celebrating Reunion in the fall. In addition to Owen’s traditional wine and cheese night—as well as the Saturday night dinner honoring this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Virginia “Gigi” Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73— alumni […]
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