Monthly Archives: December 2008

Reflections on first semester

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By Hector Tantoh, MBA Class of 2010

It has been a little over a week since I took the last final and left State College for a much needed break.Since then I have had a chance to reflect on my first semester at Smeal, and I still cannot get over the fact that so much happened in such a little time.Like one of my classmates said to me last mod, “a week in the MBA program is like a month outside of it”. So it’s no surprise to me that I feel like the last Semester was a year, with Mod 1 marking the first 6 months and Mod II the last six.As a class I feel like we have come a long way together since the first day of orientation.I have gotten to know some of my classmates on levels that I wouldn’t have thought possible when we Continue reading →

Net Impact D.C. Career Trek

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By Christy Conley, MBA Class of 2010

A crew of Net Impacters set off for Washington DC on Thursday, November 13th. Matt, Colin, Jared, Chris, Rob, JP, and myself piled into various automobiles, mopeds, and rickshaws to make the trek down to or nation’s capital.  Our goal was to visit a few companies in the DC area who ultimately each practice what we like to call the Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, and Profits.  Our first stop on Thursday morning was with PNC Bank to meet with Larry Miltenberger in order to discuss plans for their new Platinum LEED certified building.  We talked about not only the obvious benefits of creating a building that consumes less energy and water on a daily basis, but what went into convincing executives that undergoing this endeavor was worthwhile. Continue reading →

WMBA small group session with Wendy Graham, Honeywell

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By Christina Conley, MBA Class of 2010

This past Friday Wendy Graham from Honeywell was kind enough to visit with the WMBA here at her alma mater to talk to us a bit about what it takes for women to become executives in the modern workplace. We talked about how her prior experience in various company Continue reading →

NAWMBA National Conference & Career Fair

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By Margret E. Ortega, MBA Class of 2010

For a day it was easy to forget that women are a minority in the MBA program and in the workforce. Everywhere I looked I saw women in business professional attire, shaking hands with recruiters and going in and out of the ladies room for a make-up retouch. I, along with other first year classmates, was at the National Women’s MBA Conference held in Stamford, Connecticut. Continue reading →