Thunderbird is hosting a Microfinance Conference on Thursday and Friday (Feb 23 & 24), and many high-level speakers of note will be in attendance. For more details on the conference, listen to Huma Idrees and Mark Johnson discuss the event and why it will be interesting for Thunderbird students.
Registration closes Monday at 5:00pm and can be done at http://secure.Thunderbird.edu/microfinance.aspx . It will most certainly be an exciting event!
Mike Gabriel sat down with Dr. Cabrera yesterday to talk to him about Global Citizenship. As the President of Thunderbird, Dr. Cabrera has shown a passion for incorporating the concept of being a citizen of the world into the school’s curiculum. Listen to him speak about the responsibility he believes every businessperson should carry.
Listen to Dr. Cabrera’s interview here.
And if you want to get involved with the Global Citizenship Challenge that he is speaking about, go to www.gcchallenge.org to sign up. Only a few days left to register!
T-bird Greg Lambert of the Net Impact Club had a chance to talk with the folks at Kopali Organics. Never heard of them? Read how they describe themselves…
“Kopali Organics is a fair commerce organic specialty food company. Its mission is to produce, market and distribute traditional gourmet products to improve the food we eat, the life of the farmers who grow it and the planet we share. Kopali Organics is launching its first products from Mexico and Costa Rica at twenty-three Whole Foods Market stores in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada on December 1st 2005. As part of the launch, Kopali is introducing the Conscious Goods Caravan - an Eco Showroom Veggie Bus tour with a crew of social entrepreneurs and media artists who will visit Whole Foods Market stores, local schools, universities, farmers markets and other community centers to promote fair commerce, organic agriculture and transparent business practices while giving out samples, presenting talks and giving demonstrations.” Read more about Kopali at their website: www.kopaliorganics.com
T-bird Jim Samuel brings us a truly unique mix … Malayalam dance music. Not to be confused with the Malay language which is spoken in Malaysia, Malayalam is one of the 22 official languages of India. As Jim explains, these songs are “from a culture which gave birth to some of the most admired dance forms and music in India.”
And an odd piece of trivia about Malayalam… it is the longest language name in English which is a palindrome!
It seems appropriate that today, on the day that the Dalai Lama visits our school, that we have a story about a T-bird’s journey to become a monk. One of Thunder Radio’s favorite storytellers, Sean Daley, is back with his tale of how he became an ordained monk in Thailand. This is part one of his tale…
Were you born in 1970 or later? Did you spend your childhood pumping quarters into Pac-Man or grasping a Game Boy for hours on end? Can you hum the theme song to Super Mario Brothers? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you might be a “gamer.”
In his book “Got Game,” T-bird professor John Beck shares the findings of his research on the Gamer Generation and the impact this group has upon business today. His studies have shown that those of us who grew up playing video games think and act differently in our business decisions than non-gamers. The implications are that non-gamers need to understand how to work with the gamer professionals in their organizations, and gamers need to understand why they might not fit within the traditional business work environment.
Dr. Beck sat down with Thunder Radio to discuss his research and share some thoughts on the Gamer Generation. It’s a fascinating interview, but to learn more about his book visit www.gotgamebook.com.
Many of us have had this experience… when visiting a place where we very obviously stand out due to skin color, hair color, dress or some other physical attribute, the staring eyes follow us around. Maybe you’ve even be the unwilling subject of someone’s vacation photos. Chris Lay, ThunderSpouse to recent grad Savvy Him, shares his experiences being the object of interest during their time in China. Only people might not be staring for the reasons he originally thought!
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Do you long to hear this drawn out, jubilant shout during one of the most thrilling sporting events ever? If you are one of those fans who is anxiously counting down the moments until the 2006 World Cup begins, this podcast may help you through your wait. Alumnus Abe Jacob details the passion and the history of this heart-pounding championship. Those new to the sport will find this an excellent primer to get ready for the competition… but even those die-hard fans will learn a few pieces of trivia that they can use to win bets in the bar!
Did you ever wonder how our school came to be located on this square mile in Glendale Arizona? Or where the name “Thunderbird” came from? Maybe you heard that there was once a movie filmed on our campus… or that Hollywood stars had something to do with the founding of the school. Here is your chance to learn the truth behind the history of the Thunderbird Airfield!
Alumnus Abe Jacob is a history nut when it comes to the school. He knows all the fun, amazing, and downright quirky facts about Thunderbird. In this first installment of our history, Abe explains exactly how we came to be.
You’ve learned all about Hofstede and the GLOBE Study… you know all about ‘power distance’ and ‘individualism vs. collectivism’… perhaps you’ve even been exposed to Dr. Javidan’s research on the Global Mindset. But have you heard about “Globality?”
Doctors Smith and Jones (AKA - Archamp students Mike Miller and Kris Steward) and their subject (student Matthew Goldberg) take this opportunity to describe exactly what the Globality Index is and how you calculate your own rating. Things like speaking another language or having multiple passports gets you a higher index, while attributes like being American start your rating at zero (or lower)… but they do allow points for being from Texas since it is “almost like being in the United States.”
Interested? Listen here to learn more…
(By the way, if you take this show seriously, you’ve sat through one too many Competing Through People classes!)