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SCHOOL NEWS
University of California Welcomes Next President: Michael V. Drake, M.D.
UC Welcomes Next President: Michael V. Drake
The UC Board of Regents has appointed Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UC's world-renowned system of 10 campuses, five medical centers, and three nationally affiliated labs. Drake has served as president of The Ohio State University (OSU) since 2014, but prior to OSU he spent his entire academic career at UC, including serving as chancellor of UC Irvine from 2005 to 2014. "President-designate Drake's demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and graduate students and the work of faculty, understanding of the needs of UC employees, his commitment to social mobility, and his intimate insights into diversity, policing and inclusion ensure UC will continue to be a leader in higher education nationally and internationally as the world enters a bold new era," said Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani, chair of UC's Faculty Academic Senate and the Academic Advisory Committee. Read more.
ALUMNI NETWORK
Message from Kate Pletcher ('07), President of Anderson Alumni Network
Message from Kate Pletcher ('07), President of Anderson Alumni Network
"I'm incredibly excited to be serving as your UCLA Anderson Alumni Network President for the next two years. By nature, I am a connector…I LOVE connecting people to people, companies to people, potential partners to potential partners, and on and on. As a student at Anderson, I really enjoyed the many opportunities I had to connect with new opportunities, learning experiences, and future friends/colleagues. My hope, as your President, is to help more of you expand and deepen your connections with each other, the school, and our Anderson community. We've gotten off to a great start with some of the really wonderful things I was involved with on the Board of Directors." Read more.
ALUMNI NEWS
Roaming Hunger is Fueling Small Businesses and Driving Conversations
Roaming Hunger is Fueling Small
Businesses and Conversations
Founded in 2009 by Ross Resnick ('14), Roaming Hunger is a mobile food platform that helps adventurous eaters find gourmet food trucks, supporting over 18,000 food trucks, carts and small food businesses. When people stopped gathering, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company had to pivot. "We realized that we had the power to do something unique: keep our partners in business while doing good for the community and helping frontline workers and organizations," said Mircea Vlaicu ('15), Roaming Hunger's growth marketing director. They started with helping feed local communities and health care workers. Since then, they have set up a Conversation Truck at events and protests to create a safe space for uncomfortable conversations. Read more.
CURRICULUM
Meeting the Demand with a Pandemic Supply Chain Class
Meeting the Demand with a Pandemic
Supply Chain Course
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic put supply chain operations in the headlines. As a result, Anderson students petitioned for a new course focused on the pandemic—so UCLA Anderson leadership responded. Professor Charles Corbett quickly put together a course offering insights on how the pandemic is testing the resilience of supply chains and creating disruption. In addition to sharing frameworks from existing books and materials, Corbett solicited the support of 16 Anderson alumni who shared real world expertise through panels on supply chain issues in the apparel, grocery, healthcare, and retail industries. Read more.
VIRTUAL ACCESS
Leadership: Changing Paradigm -  A New Series
Anderson's New Series on Leadership Imperatives
In a global environment of greater opportunities and challenges, with greater demands on leaders, businesses and society, new leadership paradigms must be assessed and acted on to ensure future success. To offer ongoing insights on these new paradigms, the Centers at Anderson are presenting a new series to address leadership imperatives for today and learnings for tomorrow. Join Anderson for the upcoming events: The Dynamic Role of Technology, Business and Government in Society (Aug. 3) and COVID-19: What Have We Learned from Other Nations? (Aug. 13).
View events calendar for select upcoming events and webinars.
Anderson Review
Motivation to Begin or an Excuse to Slack Off?
Motivation to Begin or an Excuse to Slack Off?
Hengchen Dai
 
Fresh-start dates can serve as either — it's a two-way nudge.

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When a Mistake Isn't
 
When a Mistake Isn't
Franklin Shaddy
Gain insights on various topics from research by UCLA Anderson faculty in this month's Anderson Review.
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
Applying MBA Skill Sets to Impact Nonprofit Boards
Applying MBA Skill Sets to Impact Nonprofit Boards
For Tarik Walmsley ('20), it was UCLA Anderson's sharp focus on impact and spirit of shared success that attracted him to the program. As part of Anderson's Net Impact Chapter, Tarik took part in Impact Week programming and experienced hands-on investing through the Anderson Venture Impact Partners. Seeking direct experience with board-level nonprofit strategy, Net Impact launched a new Board Fellows Program in 2020 placing MBA students on various boards of directors of local partner, nonprofit organizations as non-voting members. First-year fellows are also matched with a board mentor, who are typically an Anderson alumnus or alumna. "Students and alumni work side by side, connected through a shared purpose—serving those in need and strengthening our Anderson family." Read more.