Student-initiated clubs provide MBA students with channels to address issues most relevant to them and offer opportunities to further develop their leadership skills.
Clubs invite speakers to address the MBA class, engage the community in awareness and service activities, and build connections that complement classroom learning.
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Challenge for Charity
Challenge for Charity (C4C) is a yearlong fundraising and volunteering competition between top West Coast business schools. Students compete to raise money and contribute volunteer hours to C4C's official charity, Special Olympics, and to one local, family-oriented charity. This year-long effort culminates in a collegial three-day competition among participating schools. Contact: c4c-leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Education Club
The Education Club engages business and education students in discussion and learning about their role in education; education's role in society; and business' role in education. Contact: edclub-leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Energy Club
The Energy Club explores issues impacting the oil and gas, wind energy, solar energy, fuel cell, and power sectors, as well as energy security and the environment. Contact: gsbenergyclub-leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Food and Agriculture Resource Management (FARM) Club
The FARM club advances the career and educational interests of the GSB community on topics related to food and agriculture and facilitates cross-disciplinary engagement in these topics within the broader Stanford community. Contact: farm_Leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Government and Politics Club
The Government and Politics Club provides a nonpartisan forum for students to discuss and develop a deeper understanding of the intersection between government and business. Contact: gpc_leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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GSB Gives Back Club
The GSB Gives Back Club organizes and hosts the GSB's largest school-wide charity event, the Charity Auction, with proceeds benefiting organizations chosen by the auction team and student body. Contact: gsbgivesback_leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Health Care Club
The Health Care Club brings students with interest or experience in health care together with alumni, industry experts, and thought leaders who share common interests. Participants come from the business, medical, and law schools, biosciences, and other medically related programs. Contact: hcc_leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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I Have a Dream (IHAD)
IHAD is a unique tutoring program for students in East Palo Alto. IHAD adopts a first-grade class and follows its students through high school graduation, providing mentoring, tutoring, and support. Contact: ihad dot leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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International Development Club
The International Development Club creates visibility and mobilizes interest among the GSB community for various international development areas including financing, private sector development, health, education, women's issues, and macroeconomics in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Contact: gsbinternationaldevelopmentclub-leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Social Venture Club
The Social Venture Club provides a forum for students to explore the blurring boundaries between the public, nonprofit, and private sectors and study the resulting initiatives and ventures—whether for-profit or nonprofit. Contact: svc_leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
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Sustainable Business Club
The Sustainable Business Club connects students with business, technology and policy leaders in fields such as sustainable services, clean energy, water resources, and climate change; we hold industry speaker lunches, mixer events with across-the-street and e-IPER students, and company treks. Contact: sbc_leadership at gsb dot stanford dot edu |
MBA Students Launch "Farm to Cup"
Bronxville-Eastchester Patch, March 22, 2011
Catha and Caroline Mullen recently launched "Farm to Cup," a web-based business that sells coffee straight from farmers in Guatemala.
Good goes viral: Stanford class focuses on social media for public good
Mercury News, April 28 2010
Three Stanford GSB students spreads awareness for an organization that hopes to save millions of prematurely born babies in developing countries.
Interview with 2009 FWA Scholarship winner, Jenny Chen
Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco, Fall 2009
Chen was rewarded for her work with the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS initiative in Yunnan, China in the summer of 2009.
Daryn Dodson Gets a Presidential Nod
October 2008
Daryn Dodson, MBA ’07, received a personal thank you for his efforts on behalf of small-business owners in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans from President Bush during an August 20 speech detailing the Gulf Coast recovery effort.
The X Interview with Sam Goldman
A Production by Social Edge
Sam Goldman tells the story of the creation of D.light, and how he is planning on revolutionizing the lighting industry.
The Oprah Winfrey Show, September 5, 2007
Former President Clinton discusses the Kiva.org online loan concept with founders Matt and Jessica Flannery. Jessica Flannery actively worked on the launch of Kiva.org while a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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