Marshall Gives Back: Class raises $24,000 for Junior Achievement of Southern California
In line with the USC Marshall School of Business’ commitment to giving back to the community, the MBA Program for Professionals and Managers Class of ‘16, recently raised more than $24,000 in the iBowl for the Junior Achievement of Southern California program.
As part of their ongoing participation in Challenge for Charity (C4C), MBA.PM will donate $21,000 of the funds raised to the local chapter of Junior Achievement, a national non-profit youth organization dedicated to teaching financial literacy to nearly 100,000 K-12 students.
“The Class of 2016 did this in just three weeks,” said Fernando Zapatero, vice dean for graduate programs and professor of finance and business economics. “Philanthropy is part of Marshall’s community DNA. Nothing makes us happier than to verify it is a priority for our new members.”
“What separated USC for me was how involved the community is with charities and philanthropic events,” said Jordan Alajov, MBA.PM ’15 and co-vice president for philanthropy on the MBA.PM class board. “I couldn’t wait to get involved.”
C4C enlists nine of the West Coast ‘s top MBA programs to compete for the “Golden Briefcase” award by participating in a variety of fundraising, social, volunteer and athletic events. USC Marshall has won the prize in four consecutive years and Alajov is hoping to keep the trend this year.
“It was inspiring to see everyone coming together, both to raise $24,000 and, more importantly, to recruit the highest number of participants,” said Alajov. “It speaks volumes for the first-year students to generate so much excitement and passion about philanthropy.”
