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Through courses offered by the Center for Experiential Learning, students apply their academic work and managerial insight to real business challenges. Active faculty supervision insures a rich learning experience, and powerful results.
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Business school students work out plan for biofuels in undeveloped countries
Using the jatropha plant in African villages could help stabilize local economies
Nov. 9,
2006 --
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| Photo courtesy R. K. Henning and D1 Oils; www.jatropha.org |
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During a practicum for the World Agricultural Forum, Washington University M.B.A. students realized that using ethanol as an alternative fuel in developing countries isn't cost effective. Instead, they stumbled upon the jatropha plant, a hardy shrub with seeds that can easily produce oil to power basic generators. The students' work demonstrated the potential for economic stability that jatropha could offer small villages. More...
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WUSTL to host global leadership event featuring Guiliani, Trump, Covey, Welch
Olin School of Business is exclusive local host
Aug. 20,
2004 -- The John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis will serve as the exclusive local host for a one-day leadership teleconference for business executives and entrepreneurs and other current or aspiring leaders. Top business leaders from around the globe will join former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, renowned business author Dr. Stephen Covey, business icon Donald Trump and former GE leader Jack Welch for the Tenth Annual Worldwide Luminary Series Conference, to be broadcast live Oct. 13 to the Marriott Pavilion Downtown.
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New Olin professorship
Bellwether Foundation establishes professorship in entrepreneurship; will be named in honor of Robert Brookings Smith
May 10,
2004 --
Major gifts from The Bellwether Foundation and from Nancy Morrill Smith will create the Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship for Washington University's John M. Olin School of Business, it was announced by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Barton H. Hamilton, Ph.D., professor of economics, management and entrepreneurship in the John M. Olin School of Business, will be appointed as the first holder in a ceremony planned for later this year.
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Kenneth C. Bardach
Associate Dean and Director of ExecEdge Corporate Education, Olin School of Business
Kenneth C. Bardach is associate dean and director of ExecEdge Corporate Education at the Olin School of Business, appointed in June 2004. He previously has led executive education and MBA programs at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, the J.L. Kellogg Graduate ...
Expertise: executive education
Direct contact: (314) 935-7767
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bardach@wustl.edu
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Barton Hamilton
Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
Hamilton has directed the Hatchery™ Entrepreneurship Program at the Olin School of Business. Before joining Olin, he was an assistant professor of economics at McGill University for five years. In addition to being an expert on entrepreneurship, he also expertise in the economics of health and aging, ...
Expertise: applied microeconomics, econometrics, entrepreneurship, health economics, labor economics, efficacy of HIV treatment, advanced infertility treatment, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-8057
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hamiltonb@olin.wustl.edu
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