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Goodbye Owen
I walked out of my last class today. Numb. Shocked. Thankful.
When I close my eyes, somehow I can remember almost everything over the last two years. These past couple of years have been amazing… absolutely amazing.
I can confidently say that my Owen experience has been nothing short of stellar. I spent hundreds of hours in the library for which I got a pin and $152 off my car insurance. I scrambled for a semester before I found my professional calling… and I also found what I consider the best MBA job out there (for me). I know every single person in my class… more than just their names. I worked with the Dean’s office to help define many parts of Owen’s overall vision and strategy. I challenged my professors and also listened to them. I rocked the boat often and ticked people off. I met my lovely fiancee here. I made some dear friends… friends who will always take my calls, friends who will stand up for me at my wedding, friends who will stay with me for life. I learned to flirt with numbers, build models, dissect problems, smoke through regression analysis, and even attempt to solve world poverty.
Two years ago, on the first day of classes, OwenBloggers was born. Today, on the last day of classes I write my last blog entry. I have enjoyed sharing my life and experiences over these two years on this forum, and I thank all three of you (and Mom) for reading.
Goodbye Owen… I will miss you dearly. I will always look back upon my days here with fondness and remember it as some of the best in my life.
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Michael Hyatt, President and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing
It was Monday morning. The colorful leaves on the trees around campus, the crisp air with traces of pollen sparked the occasional sneeze, and the relatively warmer sunlight streaming through the windows somehow put a calm smile on people. I love this time of the year, it is a time that reminds me, humbly, that I am not in charge. It is a time that something greater than me instantly makes me feel like a better person when I wake up and look outside the window.
It was Monday morning, and I walked into Leadership class, found a seat and put my stuff away. We had a guest speaker that day, so I pulled out my Moleskine and got ready. A gentleman, with an aura of confidence and humility, sat across the table from me talking to Professor Dick Daft. When he saw me, he got up, reached his hand out to me and introduced himself. “Mike Hyatt,” he said… “I love the Moleskine too!” We talked for a minute about blogs and the moleskine notebooks before class started.
Owen Transitions, Part 2: Batman Bruce
I am living proof that business school makes you smarter… that is if you at least take it halfway seriously.
People often say that you go to business school to network and learn the buzzwords… I guess, but the networking and the buzzwords are absolutely useless if you have no idea what you are talking about when you network and use the buzzwords. That’s why, as Isaac would say, we need to get our learn on.
Looking back, the core curriculum at Owen is fantastic. I admit…I whined and complained about the material, assignments, professors, and group members from time to time, but it was definitely worth it. Everyone struggles with the core… or at least some part of the core… and now they (we) are better for it.
Batman Bruce taught us core Statistics… this class was a good wake up call for Isaac and me. I remember we spent six hours in the library one Thursday evening over numerous plastic cups of our regular Thursday evening beverage trying to decipher every single component of a one page regression output. I can proudly say that it was the best six hours spent studying anything in Mod 1… and it was probably the reason that I was (personally) able to walk out of the final without any hurting body parts. I also served as Batman Bruce’s Teaching Assistant (along with Asif and Isaac) and the Batman is one brilliant bird.
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Owen Transitions, Part 1: Changing of the Guard
With only a few weeks till graduation, this is a time filled with transitions.
I have officially relinquished my position as the President of the Owen Student Government. OwenBloggers’ very own Ryan Dix is taking over the reins along with a new executive board comprised of members from the class of 2009. This is a great tradition at Owen because it allows for graduating second years on the Owen Student Government to transition their responsibilities to the new executive board while a whole academic module to spare before graduation. This gives the outgoing board a chance to enjoy their last seven weeks after having served the student body for a year, and at the same time it allows the new board members to get acclimated to their new roles while still having access to the members out the outgoing board for advice and guidance.
7 down, 1 to go
Mod 3 is over… it was a doozy.
It was definitely the most challenging Mod, hands down… but it also had some of the most interesting classes. I don’t know why I was compelled to take so many tough classes, but Mod 4 is going to be a lot smoother of a ride. I learned a tremendous amount this past mod, but spending tons of time at school lends itself to eating out… so here is my Top 5 list for the day:
Top 5 Burgers near Owen:
1. Five Guys
2. Cheese Burger Charley’s
3. Corner Pub (its a patty melt, but I guess that counts)
4. TGI Fridays
5. RAND Hall on the Vanderbilt campus
Now please, Wendy’s and McDonalds might be vying for Spot #5 but they are going to have to start serving some jello shots along with their burgers if they want to move up the list.
I am going to sleep for a few days!
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