Using data to quantify the likely impact of rain on ticket sales. Unpacking the scientific and the political components of policies on climate change. Rethinking hiring practices with a newfound awareness of hidden biases. Viewing the world as full of possibilities.
Neubauer Civic Scholars at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, are discovering that earning an MBA is expanding their skills and perspectives in unexpected ways.
“Before I came to Booth, I saw my professional opportunities through a very small lens. That lens has widened exponentially,” said Louisa Shepherd, a Neubauer Civic Scholar who planned to focus on entrepreneurship when she first joined.
Shepherd chose financial accounting as her first class at Booth and immediately began implementing the concepts in her day job at a nonprofit. She is now excited about pivoting to a career in financial management and strategy at a social sector organization - something that she could not have imagined while earning an undergraduate degree in clarinet performance. “You don’t know what you don’t know,” she said.
The Chicago Booth Civic Scholars program, which offers full tuition scholarships and dedicated programming to MBA students who come from nonprofit or government organizations, attracts candidates who want to use business skills to amplify social impact in sectors such as the arts, education, public health, and the government.
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This story was first published by the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation.
