Smeal Veterans Tackle Chicago

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On October 17th, seven of Smeal’s finest MBA Veterans headed to Chicago to attend the annual MBA Veteran’s Conference.   This exclusive conference was open to just 325 MBA Veterans in the country from the top 50 business schools.  With 30 Fortune 500 sponsors such as Google, Microsoft, Johnson and Johnson, and J.P. Morgan, the vets were eager to get some quality face time with their target companies. Continue reading

Smeal MBA 2nd Year Spotlight – Travis Lesser

LesserName: Travis Lesser

Concentrations: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability & Innovation

Internship: Project Management Intern, Penn State Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM)

Why did you choose Smeal: As I had been out of school for some time, I liked the idea of being in a team-based learning environment.  Continue reading

The start of the second year – Mike Bassani

The start of the second year:

Coming back to state college is a lot easier in the second year. You know the expectations, you already have a friend base, and there is a lot less stress. What never gets easy is the fact you are coming back from an awesome summer internship to being a poor student again. Thank goodness the cost of living in State College is cheap; otherwise I don’t know how I could do it.

The responsibility of a second year is also different. Being on the MBA Association board makes things a little bit busier, but everyone in the second year feels the change. There is almost an unspoken oath that you will look out for the first year class, and help them get integrated into the school and town. It is crazy to think that just a year ago we were the same bright eyed group. Now we all feel like seasoned veterans. We supported the MBA administration a lot with orientation and the early career development activities. It’s so important, even if you are holding offers from your summer job, to get started in the career search right away. You need to be sharp right out of the gate as companies start recruiting early on. We already had two career fairs, multiple on campus info sessions and two corporate-sponsored tailgates just even before hitting October.

It’s a frantic pace but it is a lot easier the second time around. Cheers to being less than a year away from Graduation.

 

-Mike Bassani, Penn State Smeal MBA ’14

ISBM 30th Anniversary Meeting attracts marketing students in Smeal MBA

照片 2By Effie Li, MBA Class of 2014

The Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) is a center of excellence in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State. It is networked with researchers, educators and practitioners in business-to-business marketing in companies and universities throughout the world. Founded in Continue reading

WMBA: Personal Branding Workshop with Deloitte

By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014

On September 27th, the WMBA joined forces with Deloitte to present a Personal Branding and Resume Workshop.  In this workshop, a representative from Deloitte’s Federal Practice gave us tips on how to structure an effective personal branding statement.  We learned that always having a personal branding statement prepared is critical for success in today’s business world.  This statement can be used Continue reading

SCMA: 1st Meeting/Summer Internships

By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014

On the evening of September 10th, the SCMA hosted its first meeting of the year.  While munching down on delicious sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, we watched a video developed by Arizona State’s W.P. Carey School of Business entitled “What is Supply Chain Management?” (the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1QBxVjZAw).

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Smeal MBA Financial Aid Opportunities

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Graduate Assistants working in MBA Admissions depicted in this image. Students are eligible to be placed in various departments and roles.

As the cost of higher education rises, the Penn State Smeal MBA Program continues to generously support its students with significant merit-based aid opportunities. As you consider an MBA program, it’s important to understand the financial support that is available to you.

All of our awards are based on the merit of your application. This includes factors such as the quality Continue reading

Gained Professional Experience Sitting in a Class at Smeal

By Monira Linda, MBA Class of 2014

Smeal is known to be one of the best schools for Supply Chain, but is that all? No. I come from a Finance background with 4 years of experience, and wanted to learn about Strategic Leadership as well as Supply Chain. I was concerned about how much Smeal would help me in adding other concentrations beside finance. To my surprise, Smeal has exceeded my expectations. Continue reading

WMBA: Welcome Back!

By Angela Shershin, MBA Class of 2014

On the evening of August 27th, the WMBA invited members of the 1st Year Smeal MBA Class to a Meet & Greet at the Allen Street Grill in Downtown State College.  At this mixer, the incoming class was able to network with current WMBA members, including current 2nd Year Students and Faculty where the conversations ranged from advice about upcoming courses to future WMBA activities.

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