The Kellogg Alumni Club of Boston was busy during fall 2018

The Kellogg Alumni Club of Boston was busy during fall 2018

Austria

The Kellogg Alumni Club of Austria partnered with the local alumni club of Chicago Booth in January to host the largest meetup of MBA graduates from either university in Austria to date. This unlikely partnership strengthened the connection of the local MBA alumni community, and great stories about Chicago created an instant bond among the alumni.

Boston

Highlights included a workshop with Director of Alumni Career and Professional Development Matthew Temple, Professor Tim Calkins’ book tour, a Kellogg Cares event and a women’s networking event.

In September, Matthew Temple held the workshop, «Designing Your Life» at Bain and Company for more than 30 alumni. In November, the club hosted Professor Tim Calkins, who shared his expertise on presentation skills and their role in effective and persuasive business leadership. He highlighted four concrete ways to become a stronger presenter that are included in his latest book, How to Wash a Chicken: Mastering the Business Presentation, which each of the 40+ attendees received. The club also organized a day of giving back at Open Table food pantry for Kellogg Cares Day in ily affair, with more than 20 volunteers who helped process 3,000 pounds of donated food, cooked a turkey dinner for 100, prepared meals for the elderly and prepared a week’s worth of snacks for school kids. In December, the club held a women and wine event as the first in a three-part series of women-focused events.

Chicago-West

Kellogg Alumni Club Chicago-West continues to host its quarterly breakfast club, a networking and reconnecting event buoyed by the efforts of Larry Lifson ’88 and Brian Langenberg ’95. Recent events included a morning of pastries, coffee and conversation sponsored by Republic Bank in Oak Brook as well as a doubleheader with Professor Tim Calkins reviewing his book How to Wash a Chicken and his traditional Super Bowl ad review.

Cleveland

The Kellogg Alumni Club of Cleveland continues to find new ways to engage local alumni in its smaller regional market. (más…)