Bridget Burnham

The China Executive MBA community completes life-altering experiences in the Gobi Desert, a life-altering terrain. The Gobi Desert is a large, cold desert and grassland region in northern China and southern Mongolia and is the sixth-largest desert in the world. Standing on a barren stretch of the Gobi Desert in May 2023, John Du, ’19 MBA, felt small and lost. Four days of continuous running through the vast expanse of the world’s sixth-largest desert humbled him.

By Bridget Burnham Six Carlson School students and alums chart new courses with their hard-won careers. Peter Dinh, '22 MHRIR Peter Dinh has always been driven to help people. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota, Dinh dedicated himself to improving mental health in his community.