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Leave Your Fear at the Door: Advice from MBA Veteran Students
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - March 02, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode, which is a recording of a virtual event, we talk with 4 of our current MBA students who served or are serving in the US military, all second-year students: Kayla Vickers, Jason Hedrick, Mason Strain, and Allan Wiltshire. They are coming to the end of their time here in the progr...
Bridging the Divide: The Pride Center at UGA
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - January 18, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode, we talk with Chad Mandala, Ph.D candidate and director of the University’s Pride Center about his work supporting queer and trans students, Pride Center history, and what the Pride Center offers today. What many people don’t know is that UGA holds an important place in gay histo...
Finding Your Tribe: Being an International Student at UGA
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - January 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are sharing the recording of a recent live event with 4 of our international students: Franklin Nwachukwu, MBA ’23; Priscilla Miuiane MBA ’23; Aakash Khadka, MBA ’23; and Vishakha Tiwari, MBA ’22. We had a lively and candid conversation about their experiences as students in ...
You Are Not Alone: Tips from Georgia MBA Black Students
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - January 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are sharing the recording of a recent live event with 4 of our students of color and members of the Black MBA student group: Nick Collins MBA ’22; Gbenga Enoch, MBA ’22; Priscilla Miuiane MBA ’23; and Kayla Vickers MBA ’22. We had a lively and candid conversation about their ...
Growing Not Failing: Georgia MBA Women in Business
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - December 21, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutesIn this episode, I am sharing the recording of a recent live event with 3 of our female students and members of the Graduate Women’s Business Association: Colleen Kelleher MBA ’22; Gayatri Belhekar, MBA ’23; and Callie Weir, MBA ’23. They were very candid in sharing about their experiences in th...
Season 4 Trailer: Perspectives
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - December 14, 2021 05:00 - 5 minutesWelcome back to Dawgs on Top! With Season 4, we want to broaden the scope while also focusing on a theme. Diversity is top of mind to many of us and a critical piece of any MBA program. In the Full-Time MBA program, we know we are responsible for offering the best possible experience to all of...
Self-Care During COVID
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - April 08, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutesIn this episode, we talk with two staff members with UGA’s University Health Center: Kristin Groft, Senior Communications Coordinator, and Liana Natochy, their Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Coordinator. The UHC has about 300 staff serving the University’s 37,000 and 10,000 staff and has been...
Developing Leaders Through Real World Challenges
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - December 09, 2020 17:51 - 42 minutesIn this final episode of the season, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and two second year students, Emylee Connally and Lily Waldron, about our Leadership Fellows program. Leadership development is an integral part of our MBA program, especially since students are getti...
Navigating the MBA as an International Student
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - December 01, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutesIn this episode, we talked with Jiwon Park, MBA Career Training & Development Specialist, and Siddhant Agarwal, MBA Class of 2021, about what Athens, UGA and the program offer our international students. International applicants are often making the decision of where to apply and attend without ...
MBA Wayfinding: Aligning your Coursework with your Career Goals
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - November 24, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and Travis Hawkins, a second year student, about our curriculum and concentration offerings and how those align with career paths. With 9 concentrations and 3 areas of focus, our students choose from a menu of required a...
Hands-On Schmands-On: What's the Fuss about Applied Learning?
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - November 17, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutesIn this episode, we talked with Jake Mosley, Director of Student Engagement and 2 of our current students, John Davis and Alex Foye, both Class of 2021, about the applied learning opportunities in the program. Besides our Leadership Fellows and Non Profit Board Fellows programs, our students eng...
COVID Impacts on Jobs and Recruiting
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - November 10, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, our Admissions Director talked with Emily Nicholos, Associate Director of Corporate Relations and 2 of our current students, Ashlee Azziz, MBA '22, and Alex Meier, MBA '21, about how COVID has changed networking and recruiting and how the program and our students have adapted. T...
Tips for MBA Interviews
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - November 03, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode, the Admissions Director and two of our first year students, Ashlee Azziz and Luke Rabun, talk about how to prepare for the admissions interview and how similar they are to job interviews. The interview is an important step in the MBA Admissions process, and in the time of COVID,...
Living in the Classic City: Athens, GA
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - October 27, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of MBA Admissions, talked with 3 of our current students, Matt White, Ashlee Azziz, and Stephen Eppling, about living in Athens. Athens is consistently rated as one of the U.S.’ best college towns with great food, great music, and great people! I...
Program Overview and Application Tips
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - September 23, 2020 19:54 - 35 minutesThe Fall 2021 application is live, we are 4 weeks into the semester, and first year students are prepping for this week's virtual National Black MBA Association Conference and Career Fair. It's a busy time in the program and also a good time to share information about the application. In this ep...
What Did You Do During Your Summer Vacation?
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - September 09, 2020 15:30 - 41 minutesSummer for an MBA student is synonymous with completing an internship, especially for those making career transitions. An internship is a 10-week job interview for both the student and the employer and a great opportunity to apply new skills and knowledge in a real world setting. In this episode...
Practical Diversity
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - August 10, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourThis podcast started at the beginning of the pandemic as an effort to bring stories about the Georgia MBA program and Athens to incoming students and prospective applicants. Then on May 25th with the murder of George Floyd, the nation added civil unrest to a horrible pandemic. This country is ...
Season Three: Back to School
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - August 04, 2020 14:01 - 50 minutesThis podcast started back in May when working virtually became a way of life for the MBA program staff. In season one, we talked about football, going to South Africa, the student veterans experience, our non profit board fellows program and the support provided by our career management staff. ...
The Rook and Pawn: Athens' Boardgame Cafe
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - July 28, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutesIn this last episode of Season Two, Town & Gown, we interviewed the owners of The Rook and Pawn, Athens’ downtown gameboard café, Tim and Carrie Kelly. They came to Georgia to attend the University, loved Athens and decided to stay. The Rook and Pawn grew out of their passion for board games and...
The Bike is the Answer: Charlie Mustard and Jittery Joe's Coffee
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - July 21, 2020 13:09 - 41 minutesJittery Joe's Coffee opened in 1994 on Washington St. near the 40 Watt Club and was open 24 hours a day to serve everyone: students, townies, and artists. Since then, it has grown into a roaster on Barber Street and 14 locations where everyone can get their fix. It is also a community fixture an...
Community Giving with Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - July 14, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutesWith its Get Comfortable, Get Artistic, and Brew For One campaigns, Creature Comforts Brewing Co. has given $2M back to non-profits in the Athens community since opening in 2014. They are redefining community giving and through their downtown location, they have literally and figuratively create...
Food & Community: A Conversation with Rashe Malcolm of Rashe's Cuisine
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - July 07, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutesYou can’t talk about Athens without talking about food. Athens has many fantastic restaurants, eateries, and amazing chefs. Athens is a fun place for foodies, but it also a food desert for many of its residents. Rashe Malcolm, chef and owner of Rashe's Cuisine, works at the intersection of food...
Enriching Athens: The Athens Area Community Foundation
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 30, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode, we will be talking with one of our Non Profit Board Fellows Program partners. Sarah McKinney is Executive Director of the Athens Area Community Foundation (AACF). The AACF was one of the founding partners of the Non Profit Board Fellows Program. Their mission is to help passiona...
The Athens Creative Economy: A Conversation with David Sutherland
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 23, 2020 14:07 - 32 minutesIn today's episode, we talk with Dr. David Sutherland, a senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Terry College of Business. David has been an entrepreneur, a corporate executive, and a trusted advisor to a set of companies that have achieve significant business growth success. He is deeply in...
Season Two Trailer: Town & Gown
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 23, 2020 14:07 - 10 minutesAfter 14 weeks of working from home and recording Season One, The Rona Files, it’s time to shift gears and explore some new topics. The pandemic is by no means over, though Athens has started to ease restrictions and the University has begun its phased re-opening, so now is a good time to make t...
Partnering with Athens: The Non Profit Board Fellows Program
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 16, 2020 04:00 - 56 minutesIn this episode, we talk with Andrew Salinas, Corporate Engagement Manager, and two recently graduated students, Jillian Farr MBA '20 and Rob Grabowski MBA '20, about our Non Profit Board Fellows Program and their experience serving on two board with an educational mission, Books for Keeps and ...
The Rona Files: Five W's and the How of Career Management at UGA
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 09, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutesEarning an MBA is not just about the academics. It is also a 2-year commitment to the next phase of your career. In this episode, Emily Nicholos, Associate Director of Corporate Relations, talks with Deirdre Kane, Full-Time MBA Admissions Director, about how students engage - and should engage -...
The Rona Files: The Student Veterans Experience
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 03, 2020 15:49 - 58 minutesWhat is the experience like for student veterans in the MBA program at the University of Georgia? In this episode, we talk with three of our current rising second years about their transition from the military to graduate school. John Davis, MBA '21, served in the Coast Guard and also completed ...
GWBA Summit: Prof. Maja on Apologies and Confidence
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - June 03, 2020 15:35 - 1 hourIn this episode, we share Prof. Maja's presentation from the first annual Graduate Women's Business Association Summit in February 2020. Prof. Maja is a sociologist, author, and confidence-researcher. Her TEDx Talk “How Apologies Kill Our Confidence” was featured by TED IDEAS in their 2019 artic...
The Rona Files: To South Africa and Back
Dawgs on Top: The Georgia MBA - May 26, 2020 20:31 - 48 minutesThis March, 30 of our students travelled with faculty and staff to Cape Town, South Africa, and engaged with local businesses on short term consulting projects. They also spent time exploring the area and learning about the culture. Your host today is Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of Full-Tim...
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