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August 12, 2024 33 mins

This episode focuses on how to best utilize design thinking to build team culture, discuss important topics, and in this specific case, refine a graduate admissions process. Dr. Mary McNamara will walk you through her design of an offsite staff retreat and the activities associated with it that allowed her to learn about herself, her team, and the needs of the applicants to their business school.

Click here for a list of resources referenced in this podcast, provided courtesy of Dr. McNamara.

 

Host:

Dr. Alex Fronduto
Faculty Lead, M.Ed in Higher Education Administration & Assistant Teaching Professor 
Northeastern University


Guest:

Mary McNamara, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of Graduate Recruitment & Admissions
D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

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