Preview: Summer Internship and 2009 For those of you thinking about getting an MBA, business school is really whatever you want it to be. There are amazing amount of opportunities for you to do whatever you want and the doors are wide open. Today, I took some time to figure out my plan for next year and it is going to be pretty intense given that I have 6 courses on top of these extracurricular activities. But it's going to be fun, I can't wait...

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February - April: Net Impact Service Corps - I secured a project with a literacy organization for Net Impact Service Corps and just need to finalize the contract. Basically, Net Impact's Service Corps program provides an opportunity for MBA students to use their business skills to help their community.

The goal of this marketing project is to “provide a comprehensive and sustainable marketing plan to target individual donors focusing specifically at the business women segment. The marketing plan will derive $100,000 funding in one year and will increase incrementally each year thereafter. The marketing plan will also connect the target audience with the non-profit's message and build community awareness for adult literacy issues in Greater Los Angeles.”

This project will be a great opportunity for us to put our marketing skills to the test. Segment, target, position, repeat. 3Cs, 4Ps, RDB, value propositions, etc., etc.

February 20-21: 2009 Haas Education Leadership Case Competition - Today, my team from USC Marshall was selected to participate in the 2009 Haas Education Leadership Case Competition along with some of the top schools in the country. This year's competition focuses on the DC Public Schools system and the nationally recognized work of Chancellor Michelle Rhee. In just one year, the Chancellor and her staff have taken dramatic steps to reform the DC Public School system. Their efforts have generated significant media coverage, including articles in Fast Company, Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Education Week, and interviews on the Merrow Report, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer and The Charlie Rose Show.



March 29: Pier to Pier 5K Charity Run/Walk - Pier to Pier (P2P) is an annual 5K charity fun run/walk created and organized by USC Marshall’s Challenge for Charity (C4C) MBA student organization. All proceeds from the race benefit C4C charities such as Special Olympics and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

We will be working to promote the race and recruiting volunteers and corporate sponspors. It will be a fun way to stay active (not many opportunities in business school) and hang out with Special Olympic Athletes during the race.

Summer: GE Healthcare - I was given an offer for this summer internship at the end of GE's Pre-Experienced Commercial Leadership Program (PrECLP), which was basically a one week pre-MBA summer program for students entering their first year of business school.

I will be based out of Waukesha, Wisconsin working at the GE Healthcare headquarter. It's going to be an amazing opportunity and I am looking forward to potentially working with the ecomagination initiatives within healthcare and healthcare in emerging markets. GE Healthcare is really focusing on developing new green products and setting up “Green Hospitals” to help newly constructed hospitals hit energy and conservation targets. Also, the global innovation/in-country localization approach in emerging markets is helping to tailor breakthrough technology to meet the specific needs of rural populations in BRIC and developing countries.

Here is a cute ad about the rural China healthcare initiative:

Labels: Case Competition, Challenge for Charity, GE, Net Impact, PrECLP, USC Marshall

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