10 Coolest MBA Clubs in Philadelphia
If you’re looking to enhance your MBA experience as well as to gain priceless networking opportunities, membership in a student club could be the best choice for you. Schools in the Philly metro have a host of organizations for every interest.
Bloomberg and GE Join Smeal Corporate Associates Program
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has announced the Bloomberg LP and General Electric Co. have joined the Penn State Smeal College of Business Corporate Associates Program. The two companies joined 26 others in the program, including the program’s corporate partner, Kohl’s Department Stores. The Smeal Corporate Associates Program provides companies with connections to Smeal’s top student body for recruiting purposes. Corporations can connect with students for a variety of recruiting options, including undergraduate internships and co-ops and MBA internships and full-time positions as well as full-time positions for Smeal alumni.
In addition to recruiting opportunities, Smeal also provides its Corporate Associates with support for solving business challenges with access to industry-specific research centers as well as its Student Consulting Programs. Penn State also offers a wide variety of Executive Education programs. Other companies that participate in the Smeal Corporate AssociatesProgram includes, Aldi, Altria, AT&T, Baker Tilly, CohnReznick, Crowe Horwath, Delta, Deloitte, Dick’s, EY, Ferguson, First National Bank, Grant Thornton, Ingersoll Rand, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Macy’s, McGladrey, PLS Logistics, PNC, PPG Industries, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell Oil, UPMC, Volvo and Williams.
Smeal Welcomes Exec. VP of Dick’s Sporting Goods
The Penn State Smeal College of Business will welcome Executive Vice Prsedeint, COO/CFO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, André J. Hawaux to campus on April 10. Hawaii will speak as part of the Executive Insights program at Smeal. The event will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. at the Struthers Auditorium, Room 110 of the Business Building at the Penn State campus.
During the event, Hawaux will take part in a moderated discussion with Charles H. Whiteman, John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal. Those interested in attending the event can complete a registration form online.
Smeal Hosts International Women’s Day Events
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has created a series of events to be held over the course of two weeks to celebrate International Women’s Day. The events were coordinated by the Women of Smeal initiative. The celebration will begin on March 18 with two events. The Smeal Executive MBA Program’s Women’s Leadership Forum is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, and a virtual session by co-author Sara Laschever about the importance of negotiation for women titled “Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation — and Postive Strategies for Change” is slated for 125 Business Building.
Other events include, “Women and Money: Unique Challenges & Opportunities” by Farnoosh Torabi ’02 —a virtual session from 12:40 to 1:40 p.m. March 20 in 124 Business Building, “Financial Literacy Presentation” by Dr. Daad Rizk, Penn State’s financial literacy coordinator from noon to 1 p.m. March 24 in 124 Business Building and Striving Toward Awareness & Respect Tomorrow (S.T.A.R.T.) Conference from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Smeal MBAs Place Second at Sustainability Comp.
A team of MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business placed second in the inaugural Smeal MBA Sustainability Case Competition. The college hosted the event in its Business Building on the Penn State University Park campus. Smeal was awarded $5,000 for second place.
Purdue won the $10,000 prize for first place and Indiana took home $2,500 for third place. Teams from Dartmouth and Ohio State were the other finalists invited to campus from an initial field of 29 teams. The Smeal team included MBA students Darius Yuwono, Miguel Iturralde, Farm Chanduayvit and Shan Nie.
Smeal Names New Members to Board of Visitors
The Penn State Smeal College of Business has named four new members to its Board of Visitors. All four new members are alumni of the Smeal College of Business. The Smeal Board of Visitors was founded in 1989 to provide advice and counsel to the dean and other Smeal administrators
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