On the season 9 finale of Working for the Weekend, our year 1 podcasters, Pruthvi Kuppam and Jonathan Young, sit down with Amey, Jacob, and Jas, as their graduations approach and their time at Ross comes to a close.

The group emphasizes the importance of finding community and making connections while at Ross, highlighting the Leadership Crisis Challenge and The Bus. They discuss how their MBA journeys deviated from their initial expectations upon entering the program. The conversation closes with everyone sharing favorite campus spots, tips for maintaining energy levels, and their plans for the summer.

• Hosts: Pruthvi Kuppam and Jonathan Young
• Guests: Amey Parab, Jacob Hood, and Jas Bawa
• Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
• Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke

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At Ross, the Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP) program is an action-based learning experience that connects students with businesses all over the world to solve real-world problems and develop invaluable professional skills. On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, our hosts, Peter Lucido and Pruthvi Kuppam, sit down with 3 fellow WMBAs to discuss MAP and the way it fits into the part-time student lifestyle.

Our guests shed light on the MAP selection process, share favorite travel memories, and discuss how they use Ross coursework combined with their professional backgrounds to maximize problem-solving impact.

The episode closes with key pieces of advice for those who have yet to embark on their MAP journeys: come in with a purpose, leverage the resources Ross has to offer, and get comfortable with ambiguity.

• Hosts: Peter Lucido and Pruthvi Kuppam
• Guests: Katie Kosinski, Marco Andrade, and Harish Kohli
• Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
• Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke

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On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, our hosts, Meghna Jain and Jonathan Young, sit down with Weekend MBA student Ridha Al-Wishah and Online MBA student Chris Corbett to discuss international and domestic travel opportunities for the part-time MBA.

The guests share their experiences with WHU University in Germany, the Italy Innovation Residency, and the Malawi MAP (Multidisciplinary Action Project). They compare the consulting nature of MAP travel with the academic coursework focus of residency programs and tackle budget setting, managing credit hours, and fitting travel into a full-time work schedule.

In the second half of the podcast, Chris and Ridha discuss their domestic travel experiences, covering the Silicon Valley Experience Trek, the Trek to Harvard for the Arab Business Conference, and the West Virginia MAP.

As the conversation ends, the students frame travel experiences as an investment in oneself, and they shoutout the strong Ross alumni network that makes all of these opportunities possible.

Relevant Links:

MAP

MTREK at Ross

Online MBA In-Person Residencies

Zell Lurie Institute

• Hosts: Meghna Jain and Jonathan Young
• Guests: Ridha Al-Wishah and Chris Corbett
• Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
• Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke

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