Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions

Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, students at the MIT Sloan School of Management  organize  charity auctions. Each “ocean” (the 60-person cohort with which students take their first-semester core classes) selects a charity to support and identifies items to be auctioned, ranging from lunch with a professor to a home-cooked meal by a student to more unusual offerings, like having a professor chauffeur you to class in his classic car. First-year oceans compete to see which one can raise the most money, and second-year students organize a similar auction. The 2011â€"2012 ocean auctions raised more than $70,000 for such charities as Pencils of Promise, Bridge over Troubled Waters and the Sloan Social Impact Fellowship. Specifically, a February 2012 MIT News article reports that in fall 2011, the “Pacific” ocean cohort raised more than $15,000 for Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in developing countries. In addition, a first-year classmate procured a $15,000 matching donation from Dell, Inc. The money raised allowed Pencils of Promise to build a two-room preschool in Laos, Pha Thonglom, benefitting 40â€"60 children. The organization plans to dedicate the school in Sloan’s name. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at MIT Sloan and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, students at the MIT Sloan School of Management organize charity auctions. Each “ocean” (the 60-person cohort with which students take their first-semester core classes) selects a charity to support and identifies items to be auctioned, ranging from lunch with a professor to a home-cooked meal by a student to more unusual offerings, like having a professor chauffeur you to class in his classic car. First-year oceans compete to see which one can raise the most money, and second-year students organize a similar auction. In 2013, the oceans raised more than $70,000 to benefit Children of Fallen Patriots, Heifer International, Curing Kids Cancer, the Cancer Research Institute, Pencils of Promise and the Wounded Warrior Program. Items up for bid included a personal White House Tour, a weekend tour of Napa Valley and a week at a Costa Rican beach house. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at MIT Sloan and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions Pictured: The “Caribbean Ocean” Auction, via MIT Sloan When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, students at the MIT Sloan School of Management organize  charity auctions. Each “ocean” (the roughly 70-person cohort with which students take their first-semester core classes) selects a charity to support and identifies items to be auctioned, ranging from lunch with a professor to a home-cooked meal by a student to more unusual offerings, like having a professor chauffeur you to class in his classic car. First-year oceans compete to see which one can raise the most money, and second-year students organize a similar auction. The oceans have raised notable figures in recent yearsâ€"in 2014, for example, more than $48,000, and in 2013, more than $70,000. Over the years, the events have benefited such organizations as Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, Heifer International, Curing Kids Cancer, the Cancer Research Institute, Pencils of Promise, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Items up for bid have included a personal White House tou r, a weekend tour of Napa Valley, and a week at a Costa Rican beach house. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at MIT Sloan and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, students at the MIT Sloan School of Management organize  charity auctions. Each “ocean” (the roughly 70-person cohort with which students take their first-semester core classes) selects a charity to support and identifies items to be auctioned, ranging from lunch with a professor to a home-cooked meal by a student to more unusual offerings, like having a professor chauffeur you to class in his classic car. First-year oceans compete to see which one can raise the most money, and second-year students organize a similar auction. The oceans have raised notable figures in recent yearsâ€"in 2014, for example, more than $48,000, and in 2013, more than $70,000. Over the years, the events have benefited such organizations as Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, Heifer International, Curing Kids Cancer, the Cancer Research Institute, Pencils of Promise, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Items up for bid have included a personal White House tou r, a weekend tour of Napa Valley, and a week at a Costa Rican beach house. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at MIT Sloan and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the  mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Blog Archive Beyond the MBA Classroom MIT Sloan Charity Auctions When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, students at the MIT Sloan School of Management organize charity auctions. Each “ocean” (the 60-person cohort with which students take their first-semester core classes) selects a charity to support and identifies items to be auctioned, ranging from lunch with a professor to a home-cooked meal by a student to more unusual offerings, like having a professor chauffeur you to class in his classic car. First-year oceans compete to see which one can raise the most money, and second-year students organize a similar auction. In 2014, the oceans raised more than $48,000, and in 2013, the total was more than $70,000. Over the years, the events have benefitted such organizations as Children of Fallen Patriots, Heifer International, Curing Kids Cancer, the Cancer Research Institute, Pencils of Promise, and the Wounded Warrior Program. Items up for bid have included a personal White House Tour, a weekend tour of Napa Valley, and a week at a Costa R ican beach house. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at MIT Sloan and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. Share ThisTweet Beyond the MBA Classroom Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)