Guest Blog Post by Laura Oslick (MBA 2012) There I was, walking into the airport with three huge suitcases stuffed to the brim with boots, sweaters, scarves, and skinny jeans.  I knew I was in for an adventure as I began my three month exchange program at ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.  What I didn’t know was how much fun I would have.  My only worry was making it through the first 24 hours coordinating with a driver and my landlord with a cell phone that didn’t work and zero...read more

Guest Blog Post from Chau Mai, MBA Class of 2012 LIFE AT IPADE Kenan-Flagler professors are well-known for their teaching skills and love for student learning, and they’d find like-minded souls at IPADE University in Mexico City.  I spent a week at IPADE, one of Mexico’s top business schools as part of the Doing Business In (DBI) program led by Patricia Collins.  The professors were top-notch in their teaching style and through a series of thought-provoking lectures, they had us...read more

The last few weeks have been different to say the least. To be honest, I’m not really sure I knew what I was getting myself into when I decided to participate in the Leadership Immersion. I just knew that I didn’t want to take any more traditional lecture-style classes. I was ready for some hands-on learning experience, and that’s exactly what I’ve gotten. It started back in late March when I joined 17 of my fellow classmates for a week in the wilderness doing Outward Bound. If...read more

PaGaLGuY.com, the largest MBA Web site in India, interviewed UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Director Sherry Wallace. Below is an excerpt from read more

“Wow! What a night!!” That’s how we, the IBA team, felt once we finished cleaning up the area of The ArtsCenter. Huge relief and satisfaction were the only two feelings that we felt. We just finished hosting MBA Global Night 2012, an annual event by International Business Association (IBA) club to celebrate the diversity of Kenan-Flagler MBA community. In this event, we served food and showcased performances from different countries. It is one of the biggest events, not only by IBA, but...read more

From Guest Blogger, Genny King, MBA 2013 [caption id="attachment_1330" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Our team with our ambassador from Hult Global Business School "][/caption] This past February, I traveled with my teammates, Peter Brinkerhoff, Emily Dorfman, and Sid Padgaonkar to Boston, MA to participate in the Hult Global Case Challenge. The mission of the Hult Global Case Challenge is to develop innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social challenges...read more

Guest blog written by Daiki Shigihara (MBA 2013) You may be amazed when you see fellow classmates are spending their spring break in tens of different regions and countries. Some people are traveling in Europe or Asia, while others staying in the hometown far away from Chapel Hill. As for me, I am writing this at a place near a famous hot spring in Japan. I always want to know and share the background and experience with fellow students from different cultures. One of the International...read more

It’s not easy being an international student. I remember when I was accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School two years ago, the first thing that went into my mind was not about the classroom or job opportunities in US. Rather, I was worried about how to survive in a country across the globe that I barely knew. Things did not get easier. From talking to several people who used to study in US, I learned several not-so-good news. It turned out that although Chapel Hill is a lovely little...read more

Guest Blog from Professor Robert A. Connolly, Associate Professor of Finance [caption id="attachment_1302" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This youngster is getting a pair of shoes to put on bare feet. The snow is about 15 feet away on the right of the photograph."][/caption] Over the past several weeks, many of our faculty, staff and students have stepped forward to assist in meeting the request for children’s winter clothing and shoes made by some U.S. Army units in the...read more

Guest blog from Laura Israel, MBA 2012 Golf is an essential part of the Kenan-Flagler experience – especially if you can golf and raise money for the official cause of Kenan-Flagler Business School: Habitat of Humanity of Orange County.  I’ve been trying my hand at the sport for the last two years and look forward to our Carolina spring and more chances to play.  I’m especially looking forward to this April. Every year in April, the Habitat Club at Kenan-Flagler hosts the Habitat...read more