Our Master in Business for Veterans (MBV) Welcome Weekend is an event designed for admitted students and their partners to experience Goizueta first-hand. You will be able to meet with current students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as future MBV classmates. The weekend’s activities incorporate the academic, professional and social benefits of the Goizueta program, and give attendees a sense of life at, and after, Goizueta. We do hope you can attend in person! Limited sessions will be livestreamed.
APRIL 17-18, 2026 Mark Your Calendar
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6 to 8 pm: Goizueta Veterans Association Happy Hour
Please make plans to get a head-start on Welcome Weekend and arrive Thursday to pre-game with incoming and current student veterans, alumni veterans, and faculty. This is great opportunity to meet the current veterans and advocates that make Goizueta such an incredible place to be post service.
Registration available soon.
5:00 - 6:00 pm: Welcome Weekend Registration, 5K Fun Run packet pick up & Tour
Check in for the festivities and pick up your Dooley Dash race packet, if participating! We will have soft beverages and beer and wine for you to interact with attendees and each other!
6:00 pm: Welcome Weekend Kickoff
7:00 – 9:00 pm: Welcome Dinner at Goizueta Business School
Take a culinary tour of Atlanta's best areas for dining, while not having to leave the b-school! The flavors of Buford Highway, Krog Street/Beltline, and Virginia Highlands will be represented!
7:30 – 8:30 am: Welcome Weekend Dooley Dash 5k Fun Run
A Welcome Weekend tradition! Don't miss out on the camaraderie, the views through campus and the elevated heart rate as you run/walk through Emory with our community! Partners are welcome and all finishers get a tee-shirt. And Chick-Fil-A will be waiting for you at the finish line!
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Academic, Career and Student Life Sessions
4:00 – 6:00 pm: KEGS (Keeping Everyone @Goizueta Social) & Club Fair
The Emory Conference Center Hotel is located just a 15 minute walk to the business school. We have secured a block of rooms at a rate of $184 + taxes. You can book directly here for any nights between 4/16-4/19.
Other area hotels within 15 minutes drive to campus:
Courtyard by Marriott - Decatur
Hampton Inn - Downtown Decatur
Goizueta will provide up to $350 of travel reimbursement to attendees in need who live over 90 miles from Atlanta to assist in covering travel costs, including hotel, airfare, and mileage. Students who received a travel stipend for Inside Goizueta or Salute to Service 2025 are not eligible.
We will not reimburse for tickets or hotels purchased with airline/credit card/hotel points. Reimbursements can take up to three weeks to reach you. Participants must attend 100% of the required Welcome Weekend activities (most events excluding the 5K Fun Run) to receive the reimbursement. You will receive the reimbursement form via email after conclusion of Welcome Weekend.
Dooley Dash 5K Fun Run - Saturday, April 18
We are excited to announce that we will kick off Welcome Weekend 2025’s Saturday programming with the 13th Annual Dooley Dash 5K. Prospective students, partners, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in this event that was overwhelmingly successful last year! The course will showcase the beauty of the Emory campus and surrounding neighborhood. This will be a great event for those looking to mingle with members of our community, to get in a morning exercise, or just eat some Chick Fil A at the finish line!
The race will start at 7:30am under the Arch at the business school. Partners are also encouraged to participate. Registration is FREE and all finishers get a t-shirt!
P.S. Dooley, "the Lord of Misrule," is a skeleton that embodies "the spirit of Emory." For years he's been represented by a student who roams the campus wearing a top hat, a black sheet painted with bones, and a skull mask. Dooley is Emory's unofficial mascot!
The race will start at 7:30am under the Arch at the business school. Partners are also encouraged to participate. Registration is FREE and all finishers get a t-shirt!
P.S. Dooley, "the Lord of Misrule," is a skeleton that embodies "the spirit of Emory." For years he's been represented by a student who roams the campus wearing a top hat, a black sheet painted with bones, and a skull mask. Dooley is Emory's unofficial mascot!
