Saturdays in the fall mean crisp weather and American Football. Watching Cornell beat Yale on Saturday afternoon not only exhibited big hits, cheerleaders, and salty pretzels, but also an aspect that I love about Cornell and the Johnson school - the collegial atmosphere. About 25 students showed up to enjoy each others company and the game, and even more showed up for an impromptu tailgate party on the roof of a student's apartments.
The Sage Social (a weekly event) leading up to the game was football themed and included hot wings, sausages, drinks, nachos and lots MBAs and faculty. During the social I met new first year classmates: Paco from Mexico City who talked about the country's President Calderon and how the leader is addressing the drug trade, and Oded from Israel who conversed about his military experience in his home country. Later, I caught up with Matt who interned at Goldman Sachs and discussed his thoughts on the recent market bailout and Goldman's reaction.
These events really lend themselves to good times, meeting interesting classmates, and creating the "strong and weak ties" that you'll learn about in Managing and Leading Organizations.
