{"id":47187,"date":"2019-10-04T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/largest-gift-in-tuck-history-will-support-global-learning\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T11:29:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T18:29:12","slug":"largest-gift-in-tuck-history-will-support-global-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/largest-gift-in-tuck-history-will-support-global-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Gift in Tuck History will Support Global Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"BakalaThe Tuck School of Business<\/a> at Dartmouth has received the largest gift in its history—$25-million in support of TuckGo, the school’s global learning program. The commitment comes from the Bakala Foundation USA. This is the American family foundation of Michaela and Zdenek Bakala T\u201989, a Czech-born investor, philanthropist, and member of Tuck\u2019s Board of Advisors.<\/p>\n

The gift consists of a foundational investment to endow\u00a0TuckGO<\/a>\u2014the portfolio of for-credit immersive educational experiences that comprise Tuck\u2019s global learning requirement. Established in 2015, TuckGO\u2014short for \u201cTuck Global Opportunities\u201d\u2014has become a distinctive part of the Tuck curriculum. It’s also a critical differentiator for Tuck among MBA programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tuck MBA students must take one of three immersive experiential courses in a country that is new to them. These options include a qualifying First-Year Project<\/a>; an\u00a0OnSite Global Consulting<\/a>\u00a0assignment; or a\u00a0Global Insight Expedition<\/a>. All of these experiences are designed, taught, and assessed by a Tuck faculty member or faculty adviser. Alternatively, students may participate as an international exchange student with a partner institution.<\/p>\n

Part of the gift will go to strengthening existing TuckGO offerings and funding new and varied educational experiences abroad. It will also help cover operational costs for the program. This includes funding related to logistics, travel, and preparatory expenses. In addition, it will further the personal scale that is the hallmark of learning at Tuck by allowing for continued small cohort size.<\/p>\n

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The gift also creates the Bakala Global Suite. This will become the future home to the TuckGO offices and a hub of student, faculty, and staff collaboration.<\/p>\n

Cultivating Critical Cross-Cultural Competencies<\/h4>\n

The Bakalas have a long history of support for Tuck and its students. In 2009, they endowed the Bakala Professor of Strategy, held by current incumbent Richard D\u2019Aveni. Notably, the Bakalas have contributed significantly to Tuck\u2019s global offerings in the past. In fact, Bakala affiliated organizations have sponsored more OnSite Global Consulting projects than any other organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“This is an incredible moment for Tuck and for the generations of students who will benefit from the Bakalas\u2019 extraordinary generosity,\u201d said Matthew Slaughter, Tuck\u2019s dean. \u201cTheir gift ensures that TuckGO, already a vibrant and innovative part of learning at Tuck, will connect students even more to the world\u2019s diversity, dynamism and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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