Tuck students kick off MBA program with a week of community service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—August 12, 2008
CONTACT: Katie Riolo, 603-646-2733
HANOVER, N.H.—Work boots, long sturdy pants, and hats you "won't mind ruining" are not usually considered appropriate attire for new business school students. Not so for those entering the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. From August 18th through the 21st, there won't be a cufflink or collar-stay in sight as 25 of Tuck's incoming class of 2010 commence their MBA program with a week of community service through TuckBuilds. The student-run program is now in its fourth year, and there is consistently more demand than places available.
"Our building program gets an annual burst of energy when TuckBuilds comes to town," says Don Derrick of Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity. "We're looking forward to it again this year." Tuck has partnered with two local nonprofits for this week of community service—the area's Habitat for Humanity branch and the COVER home repair and reuse program. Two teams of first-year students will be helping local families build their homes on Habitat's Norwich and Lebanon worksites, while another group will work with COVER in Hartford to replace the roof of a mobile home.
After each day of service, TuckBuilds students will gather for dinner to mingle with alumni and faculty. They'll also hear from speakers such as Charlie Crane D'81, T'83, who serves on both the Tuck MBA Advisory Board and the board for Habitat for Humanity in Portland, Maine. Students will discuss ways in which business knowledge can be used to make a positive impact on communities.
In the week following TuckBuilds, the entire first-year class will join their peers to continue serving in the community. The Tuck Community Outreach Day matches teams of students with 25 local nonprofits in order to pool knowledge, skills, and resources. Throughout their two years in Hanover, Tuck students will volunteer with these organizations by helping with labor projects and offering pro bono consulting.
These community service projects are supported by Tuck's Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship in order to "provide resources for students to investigate questions of business and management's role in society," explains Patricia Palmiotto, director of the Allwin Initiative. "This experience foreshadows what is to come in the next two years," says Palmiotto. "To become successful in business, it is essential that students engage themselves both personally and professionally in the community."
"A commitment to community is an integral part of the Tuck education and tradition, and I can think of no better introduction to this place than TuckBuilds," says student organizer Jenn Blazejewski T'09. "It is a uniquely appropriate way to begin one's Tuck journey."
Tuck's Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship helps students develop the skills to manage increasingly complex interactions between business, governments, and the nonprofit sector.
For more information on the Allwin Initiative, visit: www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/initiative.
For more information on COVER, visit: www.coverhomerepair.org.
For more information on Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity, visit: www.uppervalleyhabitat.org.
Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management in the country and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Tuck remains distinctive among the world's great business schools by combining human scale with global reach, rigorous coursework with experiences requiring teamwork, and valued traditions with innovation.
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