December 23, 2019ICYMI: Four of the Most Exciting Developments at Michigan Ross this FallPrint Share
2019年12月23日ICYMI:密歇根罗斯最令人兴奋的四大发展
With so much going on this semester, here’s a recap of four really exciting new developments at the Ross School of Business in case you missed them.
这学期有这么多事情要做,以下是罗斯商学院(Ross School of Business)四个非常令人兴奋的新发展,以防你错过。
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First-ever class of online MBA students
第一届在线MBA学生
Michigan Ross welcomed its first cohort of 72 accomplished and diverse business professionals into the school’s new Online MBA Program, making Ross the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer such a program. The students were immediately immersed into the rigorous Ross business curriculum, taking classes taught by senior faculty members in accounting and statistics via live, interactive sessions in the new Digital Education Studio.
密歇根州罗斯商学院(Michigan Ross)欢迎其首批72名有成就和多元化的商业专业人士加入该校新的在线MBA课程,使罗斯商学院成为首 个提供此类课程的美国商学院。学生们立即沉浸在严格的罗斯商业课程中,在新的数字教育工作室中,通过现场互动课程,由资深教师讲授会计和统计课程。
Outside of class, many online students enjoyed getting to know each other and the Michigan Ross community by joining clubs and virtually participating in events. Next semester, the students will have the opportunity to experience Ross in person when they visit campus for their first residency in January. They will participate with other graduate students in the Leadership Crisis Challenge.
课外,许多在线学生喜欢通过加入俱乐部和参加活动来了解彼此和密歇根罗斯社区。下学期,学生们将有机会亲身体验罗斯,当他们访问校园时,他们的第一次居住在1月。他们将与其他研究生一起参与领导危机挑战。
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Launch of the Michigan Ross FinTech Initiative
启动密歇根罗斯金融科技计划
In September, Michigan Ross announced a new program in partnership with Chicago-based PEAK6 Investments to prepare students for successful careers in the rapidly growing fintech sector, aiming to produce a robust pipeline of top talent well-versed in technology and finance. The Michigan Ross FinTech Initiative includes educational offerings; fintech-related clubs, events and activities; and action-based learning experiences that connect students with the most innovative fintech companies in the world.
今年9月,密歇根州罗斯与芝加哥PEAK6投资公司(PEAK6 Investments)合作,宣布了一项新的计划,为学生在快速增长的金融科技领域的成功职业生涯做好准备,旨在培养一批精通技术和金融的优秀人才。密歇根罗斯金融科技计划包括教育课程;金融科技相关俱乐部、活动和活动;基于行动的学习体验,将学生与世界上最具创新性的金融科技公司联系起来。
As part of the initiative this semester, Michigan Ross held the 2019 FinTech Challenge, where nearly 50 student teams participated in a month-long competition to develop an impactful and commercially viable fintech solution to increase financial inclusion in rural Michigan. In addition, Ross hosted University of Michigan Professor Adrienne Harris for a talk with students in which she shared practical career advice and fintech industry analysis based on her experience working at a successful fintech startup, as a special advisor to the Obama administration, and a lawyer in NYC financial services.
作为本学期计划的一部分,密歇根罗斯举办了2019年FinTech挑战赛,近50个学生团队参加了为期一个月的比赛,以制定一个有影响力且商业上可行的FinTech解决方案,增加密歇根农村地区的金融包容性。此外,罗斯还接待了密歇根大学教授阿德里安·哈里斯(Adrienne Harris)与学生们进行了一次谈话,在谈话中,她根据在一家成功的金融科技初创企业工作的经验,作为奥巴马政府的特别顾问和纽约金融服务公司的律师,分享了实用的职业建议和金融科技行业分析。
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Grand opening of the +Impact Studio
+Impact工作室隆重开幕
With the goal of translating faculty insights into tangible business solutions to the world’s challenges, the new +Impact Studio officially opened at the Ross School of Business. The +Impact Studio, which is part of the Business+Impact initiative at Ross, encompasses an interdisciplinary action-based learning course; a collaboration space; and a campus hub for programming and events.
为了将教师的见解转化为应对世界挑战的切实可行的商业解决方案,新的+Impact工作室在罗斯商学院正式开业。+Impact工作室是Ross的Business+Impact计划的一部分,它包括一个跨学科的基于行动的学习课程;一个协作空间;以及一个用于编程和活动的校园中心。
In the +Impact Studio course this semester, MBAs and other U-M graduate students were divided into two different groups: one focused on using the latest fintech research to improve financial inclusion, and the other on scaling a technology on how to identify lead in Flint water pipes so that it can have a greater impact in Flint and beyond. Ross also hosted several workshops in a new Faculty Research for Impact series focused on taking the UN Sustainable Development Goals and using faculty research to develop ideas that directly impact those goals, such as reducing inequality.
在本学期的+Impact Studio课程中,mba和其他密歇根大学研究生被分为两组:一组专注于利用最新的金融科技研究改善金融包容性,另一组致力于推广一种技术,即如何识别燧石水管中的铅,从而使其在燧石和其他领域产生更大的影响。罗斯还在一个新的“教师影响研究”系列中主办了几期讲习班,重点是制定联合国可持续发展目标,并利用教师研究来发展直接影响这些目标的想法,例如减少不平等。
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Rollout of the Pinkert Scholar Program
推出平克特奖学金计划
Sixteen incoming Michigan Ross full-time MBAs were the first students to receive full-ride scholarships through the Pinkert Scholars Program, which is awarded to a select group of Ross MBA students each year who are focused on the business of healthcare and healthcare innovation. As part of the program, scholars are matched with alumni mentors who are leaders in the healthcare field of interest to the scholar. Additionally, the scholars have funding to participate in healthcare-specific learning experiences and career and professional development programs, including career treks to meet with healthcare innovators and executives across the country, conferences, workshops, and other experiences designed to help scholars get ahead in their desired healthcare career.
16名即将入学的密歇根罗斯全日制MBA学生是第一批通过平克特奖学金计划获得全日制奖学金的学生,平克特奖学金计划每年颁发给一批罗斯MBA学生,他们专注于医疗保健和医疗保健创新业务。作为该计划的一部分,学者与校友导师是学者感兴趣的医疗领域的领导。此外,这些学者还有资金参与特定于医疗保健的学习体验和职业和专业发展计划,包括与全国各地的医疗保健创新者和高管会面的职业旅行、会议、研讨会,以及其他旨在帮助学者在他们期望的医疗事业中取得成功的经验。
Beyond those opportunities for the scholars, the gift from the Pinkerts that established the program will create a $500,000 venture capital seed fund for healthcare startups to be launched in 2020, allowing students the opportunity to compete for financing to launch their ventures.
除了这些对学者来说的机会之外,设立该项目的平克茨基金会(Pinkerts)还将为2020年成立的医疗初创企业创建一个50万美元的风险投资种子基金,让学生有机会为创办自己的企业竞争融资。
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