Living in the Classic City: Athens, GA - a podcast by Deirdre Kane

In this episode, Cara Sonnier, Associate Director of MBA Admissions, talked with 3 of our current students, Matt White, Ashlee Azziz, and Stephen Eppling, about living in Athens. Athens is consistently rated as one of the U.S.’ best college towns with great food, great music, and great people! It is only an hour from Atlanta, one of the largest business hubs in the U.S., so there is easy access to a major city and the benefits of a smaller town like lower cost of living and less traffic. Also known as the “Classic City,” Athens is unique and rich in cultural heritage but also modern, diverse, and progressive. We really have something for everyone here from our legendary music scene, amazing restaurants, thriving arts community, and plenty of parks and green space.

The Athens area is also home to more than 300 non-profits, 31 private foundations, and a thriving start-up community that employs over 250 people and generates 250 million dollars in revenue annually. Several large corporations also call the Athens area home, including Carrier, Hitachi, Caterpillar, Evo-Shield, and Eaton. All of our students are expected to give back to this community by completing community service hours. They can do this in a variety of ways including sitting on the board of directors for a local nonprofit through our Non-Profit Board Fellows, by completing social impact projects through Leadership Fellows, or by working on a B-Corp certification project with a local business. In recent years, our students have logged thousands of service hours at over 80 volunteer organizations. Listen in and learn more!

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