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Ties that bind: Goizueta and UPS deliver
“Ties that bind” is a recurring feature on companies that have built strong ties to Goizueta Business School.
The strands that connect Goizueta Business School and United Parcel Service (UPS) are many and strong. Not only does UPS hire Goizueta students and send its executives to Goizueta programs, but its top leaders are some of Goizueta’s most valued guest lecturers. “It’s impressive that UPS CEO Mike Eskew and UPS International President David Abney are willing to give us their time,” says Jeffrey Rosensweig, associate dean for corporate relations and associate professor of finance and international business. “Students give them high grades for their realism, vision, and ability to communicate clearly while remaining accessible.”
Lea Soupata, UPS senior vice president of human resources, says that for her, the relationship has triple benefits. First, serving on the Goizueta advisory board opens her thoughts to all kinds of possibilities. UPS also sends employees to the Goizueta Executive Education Program for external perspectives on business and valuable networking opportunities. Then, UPS hires Goizueta graduates because “Goizueta listens to potential employers and teaches the skills that will produce the next business leaders,” Soupata explains.
The link was extended when Tom Key ‘99EMBA, senior associate director for the MBA Career Management Center at Goizueta, asked the charitable UPS Foundation for funding for new initiatives. A UPS grant allowed Mati Jones ’04MBA, Helen Yuxin Shu ’04MBA, Nannan Ding ’04MBA, and Ming “Stephen” Jin ’04MBA to serve internships with Atlanta-area nonprofit organizations. The result: UPS extended its social impact, the interns received priceless experience, and the nonprofits received welcomed assistance.
Shu, an alumnus from China, is continuing with UPS through a pilot program, where she is being trained in all aspects of international marketing. Her target is a permanent position in the China operation, where she will help UPS integrate its corporate culture with Chinese culture.
With many Goizueta graduates at UPS, networking is a natural. Chip Gross ’97MBA, a strategy manager with UPS Interactive Communications, is an alumni board member and coordinates get-togethers, where Goizueta graduates share their experiences. He also co-chaired the mentor program that links current students with Goizueta alumni. Christine Davis ’97MBA, marketing manager, UPS Customer Relationship Marketing, is a mentor. “It’s great, because while helping students you learn the latest information that they’ve picked up in classes,” she says.
Sean Flaherty ’92BBA, marketing manager, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, says that UPS put him back in touch with Emory. He reconnected while working with the UPS-sponsored team for the yearly Goizueta Marketing Strategy Competition and recently spoke to a Goizueta class about supply chain solutions.
The interaction between UPS and Goizueta facilitates solid relationships between students and executives and reinforces integrity as the hallmark of both institutions. Rosensweig sums up by saying, “UPS and Goizueta truly have built a model partnership.”
—Francine Kaplan