Welcome to the Fall 2023 Semester!
- NEW this year! The Graduate Programs Office (GPO) will host a Graduate Student Resource Fair on Thursday, August 31, 2023, on the second floor of Frick Forum from 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Stop by for food, campus resources, raffles, swag, and more!
- The All MBA Fall Meet n Greet is scheduled for Friday, September 1, 2023, 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Armory. MBA students should register to attend.
- Mark your calendar! The Dean's Annual Olin Welcome is scheduled for Thursday, September 7 in Frick Forum 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm.
- SMP Council is hosting a Fall Formal at the Four Seasons on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Check out all the details online and register to attend!
- Incoming Graduate and Professional Students are invited to attend the All- Danforth Campus Resource Fair on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in the Field House. Learn more online and register to attend.
- The cat is out of the bag! In 2024 Olin will host a case competition titled Values & Data From the Owner's Box. Yes, City SC is part of the fun! Watch your email for the formal announcement and your chance to register a team!
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Faculty Spotlight
Sam Chun
Samuel Chun,
Professor of Management Practice
Sam Chun is considered unique, entertaining, charismatic, and approachable. Sam has a sense of humor that staff and students enjoy, but it is his commitment to the students that have made him an Olin favorite.
"Prof. Chun is very underrated, one of my favorites, and his class is the one that I learned the most from. His classes feature a deadly triple: rigorous class material, a unique sense of humor, and incredible energy. It’s really more of a performance and less of a traditional lecture. Even outside the classroom, Sam’s always had my back (and I’m sure, every student’s) and I’m grateful. Need I say more?! Go and take one of his classes. Thank you for existing, Sam!" Arun Ganeson, MBA 2024
Learn more about Sam, his music, his furry friends, and his appreciation for a good cup of coffee!
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OMBA Spotlight
Julia Garza
- Olin Recruiter
- Maplewood
- Cat lover (one in particular)
- Two wedding receptions!
- Arabic
Julia Garza, Olin OMBA, had an exciting year. Julia moved from the WCC to the GPO recruitment team, and then later in the year, she was married in St. Louis but celebrated a second time with a reception in her husband's homeland of Lebanon and the pictures are gorgeous!
In August 2024, Julia will graduate with the inaugural Online MBA cohort. Life is sweet! Get to know Julia, meet her cat, and find out where she spent her summer vacation.
Olin GPO Staff Spotlight
Andrew Knight
Andrew Knight, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Vice Dean of Education & Globalization
Andrew Knight is a man that wears many hats! In the fall of 2022, Andrew took on another role as the interim dean for the GPO. Andrew's fan base grew beyond the classroom. Olin staff most recently nominated Andrew for the Pacesetter Award from the Missouri Academic Advising Association. And yes, he won!
Much like the GPO staff, our Olin graduate students consider Andrew "one-of-a-kind," an exceptional human, dedicated, and joyful!
We in the GPO couldn't agree more!
Learn more about Andrew, his family, and what the graduate students have to say about Andrew!
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Olin Happenings & Student Opportunities
- The 10th cohort of GMF students celebrated commencement on August 7, 2023. Dihao Feng was the student speaker, and Zherui Zhang was the outstanding student. Check out the celebration and find out the class' favorite St. Louis destinations.
- Tyler Whiteman, MBA 2023, placed 7th in the world for his essay in the Peter Drucker Challenge. Read Tyler's essay, Bouncing Back: A Journey from BFA to MBA, and learn more about the challenge online.
- SMP students registered for orientation on Monday, August 14th, and later celebrated in the courtyard. Check it out!
- If you missed the GPO July newsletter you can find it online.
- Registration is now open for the MBA Fall Excel Workshops. MBA, PMBA, and OMBA can register to attend one or three seminars. Register online and learn more.
- Save the Date! Fall PowerPoint Design Workshops with the AGI is scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2023.
MBA Student Group Spotlight
OSCA!
Last year, the Olin Strategy and Consulting Association hosted an internal case competition. OSCA plans to make this an annual event. Case submissions will archive in perpetuity as a shared resource for MBA students.
The OSCA Board of Officers for 2023 is preparing for fall activities. Watch WUGO, meet them at the Graduate Student Resource Fair, and discover more about who is a twin, a vetrans Marine, and another that is ambidextrous!
Let's not forget the college baseball player and two officers learning new languages, one Spanish and the other Elvish Sandarin.
The OSCA offers a combined love of art and music, and one, in particular, is a very enthusiastic cook, especially Jollof Rice!
Get to know the OSCA officers.
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Nan Barnes, EMBA 58 and WCC Director of Career Advancement, along with her husband Andrew welcomed Joanna Tianai Barnes on July 25, 2023. Joanna was a whopping 11 pounds, 1 oz, and 21.25 inches. Welcome to Olin and to EMBA!
SMP Spotlight
Meet the Officers of WAM
The WAM Club has hosted more than seven events this year, with more than 200 accumulated event attendees, and the fall events start soon!
Meet the four SMP officers in WAM. Learn more about who they are in and outside the classroom. Six musical instruments have been mastered, and poker is the president's preferred card game! Who went to the UK for their undergraduate degree in economics, and who runs half marathons?
WAM will feature Andrew Chen on August 27, 2023, with Leveraging Your Career Potential. Students can learn more and sign up online. WAM presents Microsoft Office Training in fall 2023. Learn more about this great program and how to sign up.
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New to the Lou? Here's what to do!
Late summer adventures include festivals, art, music, and blooms. There is always something to do in the Lou!
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