We spoke about Alex Rodriguez and his retirement from Major
League Baseball this morning as I asked the question “Why does no one believe
Alex that he’s really retired?” Well this evening as many of you are headed
home from your jobs, at home preparing meals for your families or simply headed
into work to start your day I wanted to bring a little good news to the site
and that good news and charity comes from Mr. Rodriguez himself. According to
reports the former Yankees third baseman and designated hitter gave the
University of Miami a donation and gift in the sum of $500,000 thus
establishing the Graduate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Endowed Fund.
The fund, which I will not be typing out ever again so I
will shorten it to the GEIE fund…. Because wow the English language doesn’t
make it easy on you some days, is designed to support new co-curricular
programs for participants in the school’s Miami Executive MBA for Artists and
Athletes program.
In recognition for the award the school built a courtyard
within the School of Business complex and have name aptly name it the Alex
Rodriguez Courtyard. Here’s a direct quote from Alex during the courtyard ceremony
that took place on February 17th:
“As an athlete and an
entrepreneur, I am thrilled to help the School of Business create unique
initiatives around innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly in the
Executive MBA program for artists and athletes,” said Rodriguez. “It’s my hope
that these initiatives will encourage athletes and others to explore their own
entrepreneurial path outside what they are exposed to in the classroom.”
The fund is designed to help enrich workshops that help
young students in the entrepreneurship, negotiation, multinational leadership,
family business and wealth management fields. Kudos, Alex. Kudos, indeed.
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