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Main navigation Johns Hopkins Legacy Online applications Faculty Directory Experiential studying Career assets Alumni mentoring program Util Nav CTA CTA Breadcrumb Precedent-setting Carey Black Alumni Network eyes bold agenda A milestone was achieved on Saturday, October 19, 2019, because the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Black Alumni Network celebrated its launch as the varsity’s first affinity network. Approximately seventy five Carey alumni and employees came together to mark the occasion with Carey Dean Alex Triantis and Black Alumni Network President John L. Green III (MBA ’04) delivering remarks. The impetus for the community was reconnecting minority alumni to Carey, in addition to creating new networking and mentorship opportunities among alumni, plus present and potential college students. “When the LDP (Leadership Development Program for Minority Managers), a graduate certificates as soon as provided, ended numerous years in the past, there was nothing formal in place to keep up a correspondence with and have interaction its graduates,” stated Green, who earned his MBA from the Johns Hopkins School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, the immediate predecessor to Care y. “LDP also was a great feeder for minority students interested in pursuing a graduate degree at Carey, together with the MBA,” he added. “So, there are numerous ‘double alumni’ due to it.” (Green himself is an LDP graduate, cohort 10, class of 2000.) “We needed to rekindle those relationships with our existing alumni base,” said Green. He stressed the worth of an engaged, evolving partnership with extremely profitable professionals in a diverse group of industries and occupations who're enthusiastic about Carey and eager to share their expertise and experience. A core goal of the community is “bringing individuals again to the fold” stated Green, citing the additional challenge of many who graduated before Carey was founded identifying themselves as Carey alumni. Both Green and Gareth Warren (MBA ’11), vice chairman of the network, along with other members, are busy mapping out a calendar of events and initiatives for 2020. Already, social media channels are percolating with activity; the network’s LinkedIn page stands at roughly a hundred and fifty members and growing. The school has made progress on other fronts in participating minority populations, as nicely. In 2017, Carey launched its “Leading a Diverse Society” initiative, with the aim of eradicating obstacles to business education for underrepresented minorities. Fruits of these efforts have included creation of a dedicated fund to support pupil range at Carey, a mentorship program for minority college students, and a first-ever Summer Business Academy in 2019, geared to undergraduates from traditionally black faculties and universities. In addition to persevering with these initiatives, the network might be instantly concerned in Carey’s minority recruiting and profession growth efforts. Of the diverse attendance at the kickoff event, Green noticed “I truly met individuals who graduated from the LDP within the mid-Nineties, in addition to individuals who [just] gradua ted in the ‘teens.” Warren added that the event additionally drew individuals from different colleges inside Johns Hopkins, fascinated in the structure and objectives of the community. The community’s potential is already producing excitement. “This is a foundational yr for us,” mentioned Warren, who added “The assist from Johns Hopkins and Carey has been phenomenal.” “As the first affinity-based mostly group at Carey Business School, the Black Alumni Network is poised to set the standard for all affinity groups to follow,” said Dean Triantis in his launch remarks. “This is as a result of onerous work of John Green and the members of the steering committee, along with Professor James Calvin, whose leadership and mentoring have impressed so many in attendance here today.” Posted The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School alumni groups bridge connections for alumni to the college and one another. a hundred International Drive