Experience

Entrepreneurship, Experience

Meet the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student Fellows

Meet the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student Fellows

Lina Alfieri Stern, Director of Operations Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation The best part for me of working at the Freeman School is the pleasure of interacting with Tulane students and working one on one with them on entrepreneurial projects, business consulting, and career mentoring.  I am thrilled to […]

November 13, 2017 ×

Energy, Experience, Master of Management in Energy

MME Students Tour Entergy’s Ninemile Power Plant

MME Students Tour Entergy’s Ninemile Power Plant

On August 25, 2017 the Tulane Master of Management in Energy (MME) took a trip to Entergy’s Ninemile natural gas power plant located in Westwego, Louisiana. The plant, a combined cycle 600 megawatt nominal capacity facility is among the most efficient in the state.  The plant utilizes what is known […]

September 5, 2017 ×

Community, Experience, Master of Management in Energy, Programs

MME Students Take a Trip to Houston for the Get66 Program

MME Students Take a Trip to Houston for the Get66 Program

The MME program recently took a trip to Houston, TX to participate in the Get66 Program, which is a career-readiness and networking event sponsored by Phillips 66. During this three-day trip, the students visited the new Phillips 66 Headquarters in the Energy Corridor of Houston. There they toured the facility, […]

September 5, 2017 ×

Experience, Master of Management in Energy

Field Trip to P66 HQ

Field Trip to P66 HQ

A few weeks ago, during the summer session of the MME program, my fellow MME class and I had the chance to visit the Phillips 66 headquarters in Houston. We had the opportunity to see the P66 trading desk where we participated in a crude oil trading competition called Crude […]

September 5, 2017 ×

Community, Experience, Master of Business Administration

First Impressions of the Freeman School from the Tulane MBA class of 2019

First Impressions of the Freeman School from the Tulane MBA class of 2019

The newest class of Tulane MBAs shared their first impressions of the Freeman School at the end of Orientation. Today is the first day of classes. We wish them great success in the Tulane MBA program. Follow their journey @freemanschool on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

August 21, 2017 ×

Community, Experience, Master of Management in Energy

President and CEO of Newpark Resources, Paul Howes, Speaks to Energy Students on the Importance of Maintaining a Focused Strategy Through the Down Cycle

President and CEO of Newpark Resources, Paul Howes, Speaks to Energy Students on the Importance of Maintaining a Focused Strategy Through the Down Cycle

On April 11, 2017, Paul Howes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Newpark Resources, spoke to students in the Master of Management in Energy (MME) program.  Mr. Howes lectured the students on Newpark Resources’ strategic drivers such as differentiation through technology, customer service and support, and international expansion.  He also […]

May 2, 2017 ×

Community, Experience, Master of Management in Energy

Jim Carter, Calumet Board Member, Lectures Energy Students on MLPs

Jim Carter, Calumet Board Member, Lectures Energy Students on MLPs

Jim Carter is on the Board of Directors of Calumet Specialty Products Partners and came to speak to the MME students about Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and the Calumet case studied in James McFarland´s Energy Strategy Capstone class. Calumet began in 1990 as a specialty petroleum products business. they expanded […]

May 2, 2017 ×

Experience

Crawfish Fest at Tulane

Crawfish Fest at Tulane

Students, alums and crawfish fans alike flocked to Crawfest over the weekend. With warm weather, close to 20,000 pounds of mudbugs and nine bands playing on two stages, the annual student-run festival was, once again, a rousing success.  Read More…

April 26, 2017 ×

Entrepreneurship, Experience, Hospitality, Master of Business Administration

New course explores the process behind new products

New course explores the process behind new products

  What does it take to create a successful product? According to John Clarke, it’s probably not what you think. “It’s kind of a myth that there has to be some kind of epiphany,” says Clarke, a professor of practice in management at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of […]

February 23, 2017 ×

Experience, Featured, Professional MBA

3 reflections on the Asia Global Leadership course

3 reflections on the Asia Global Leadership course

Several things contribute to this course being a useful and interesting course. The number one reason would be the fact that you work with actual companies who are looking to expand into Asia. It is an empowering and exciting experience to work as “management consultants” with the company administration, gauge […]

May 16, 2016 ×