"Nonprofit is a tax status, not a business plan." (Board Relations) This is what I appreciated during the first month of my Master's degree at the Mendoza College of Business; an emphasis on effective business practice. For our professors it was critical that we learn how to succeed in a competitive business environment so that we can better fulfill our mission. We learned how to address problems in society by utilizing business research and skill sets.
It was a privilege to learn from both fellow students and professors. On our last day of classes I was blown away by the presentations made in class and I wish someone had recorded them. Every day I learned something new about my classmates and as time went on I became more and more impressed by everyone's accomplishments and skills. It was an intense month and many of us were separated from family, but we developed new friendships in the process.
On Tuesday I leave for Uganda. I look forward to meeting Niki at the airport on Wednesday. It is strange to think that this will be the fourth country we lived in during our first five years of marriage.
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