Beyond Academics

The GSB experience is so much more than what happens in the classroom. Your fellow students are a tremendous resource - for industry knowledge, career contacts, business ideas and solutions to management challenges. You'll have numerous ways to establish new relationships and build new networks as you learn. Here are just a few:

• Travel to China as part of the International Entrepreneurship Lab course to see first hand what it takes to develop a business in another country.
• Join the Chicago Consulting Club to learn more about the industry or any of the more than 20 student groups that offer leadership experience, career information or social activities.
• Attend the Global Leadership Series and hear the James Kilts, '74, former CEO of Gillette, talk about "a constant turnaround mentality." Read about event and listen to his remarks >
• Take your study group for a break to the Billy Goat Tavern made famous on Saturday Night Live.
• "Shadow" a brand manager at Baxter, Shure, Abbott, Wrigley, Discover or Con Agra to learn more about what the career involves.
• Attend a Myron Scholes Global Market Forum event to learn why India's past will influence its economic future. Read article >
• Test your competitive spirit in the MBA Cup.
• Become a mentor for new students and help their transition to the GSB.

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