Monthly Archives: March 2013

Career Focus Friday – Alumni Panel

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By Hari Chockalingam, MBA Class of 2013

The spring semester has been coming along well, and the recruiting season is active with many employers reaching out to students via career fairs and other means. Many first year and second year students have their interviews lined up for their internships and full time jobs, respectively.

The MBA Career Services team took this opportune moment to organize a session that featured our Alumni, on February 08, as a part of the weekly ‘Career Focus Fridays’. Continue reading →

Centre County PAWS – 2013 Service Immersion

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By Simon Hsu and Michael Wang, MBA Class of 2014

Service Organization: Centre County PAWS (http://www.centrecountypaws.org)

Growing up back in our hometowns, we had grown up around pets for as long as we could remember. Being away from our pets is something that both us have had to adjust to since moving to State College, so when subject of looking at an organization to volunteer our time came up, Centre County PAWS was immediately a front runner. Centre County PAWS is an independent animal shelter for dogs and cats, which means that it is not backed by organizations such as the ASPCA or the Humane Society. Because of that fact, PAWS is entirely member supported, it makes volunteers the backbone of the organization. Continue reading →

My MBA Journey

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By Janice Nguyen, MBA Class of 2013

When I received the pre-commencement announcement a couple of days ago, I almost couldn’t believe it: I’m only about 6 weeks away from graduation. These two years of my MBA have gone so fast. I remember vividly the moment I received a call from Smeal saying that I had been accepted to the program. I was so happy that I almost cried, and I kept smiling all the way home. Finally, all the hard work in the past year had paid off, and my dream to get an MBA from a prestigious university in the US did come true.

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An exciting journey to Czech Republic

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linda blog 3-27-13 copyBy Monira Linda, MBA Class of 2014

So far my Smeal MBA has been a journey of excitement, challenge and opportunity for me.  The events that I have participated in after joining Smeal are exciting, value-adding and of course gave good return on my investment of time. You might feel that I sound a little more excited, and yes I am, as Continue reading →

Lunar New Year Buzz and Celebration Event

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By Effie Li, MBA Class of 2014

Lunar New Year is also called Spring Festival and is celebrated widely in many Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. As a diversified program, Smeal MBA held a Lunar New Year celebration event in late February. Before that, we also organized a cultural buzz to briefly explain the meaning of this festival and to introduce Chinese traditional culture to both the current students and also prospective students who joined our buzz that day. Continue reading →

The Importance of Informational Interviews

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By Nate Brodman, MBA Class of 2014

This summer I have the good fortune of working at two different companies in two different functional areas.  I will spend 9 weeks as a finance intern with Wynn Resorts, Ltd in their Macau location and I will be working for 5 weeks in New York City for Excel Sports Management.  Excel is a sports agency that represents and markets professional athletes in many sports including professional basketball players, baseball players, and golfers.  While my summer will certainly be busy, I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with these companies. Continue reading →

Smeal Goes to Shanghai!

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By Elizabeth Combs, MBA Class of 2013

During our time in Shanghai, Smeal MBAs took an amazing tour through the city. Our guide was phenomenal; engaging, charming, and memorable. The best thing we learned from him was about the six numbers of China—a super easy numerical device to keep your Chinese fun facts straight. I present to you, the six numbers of China: Continue reading →

Arkansas International Graduate Logistics Case Competition

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By Felicia Li, MBA Class of 2013

Last week, a team of Penn State Smeal MBA candidates consisting of Tim Pace, Darius Adl, Jose Fanjul, Derek DeGroot, Felicia Li and Joey Ly had the opportunity to travel to Arkansas to compete in the 16th Sam M. Walton College of Business International Graduate Logistics Case Competition.

We were one of 12 teams participating with our competition consisting of BYU, Iowa State, Continue reading →