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SINC: Sports Industry Networking & Career Conference

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By James Mitsos and Jack DeBoef, MBA Class of 2020

We are grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the SINC conference at George Washington University. It was a fantastic occasion to learn from some of the brightest and most influential minds in the business of professional sports. With a wide variety of speakers, ranging from the general council of the Washington Redskins to the Human Resources Director of UNICEF, there were talks and information sessions for any avenue of sports that students were interested in. Continue reading →

Pulse Entertainment and Sports Conference

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By Thomas Fiki, MBA Class of 2019

Lights, camera, action! When you hear those words you think of film, movies, glamour and of coarse Hollywood. When the idea of this conference arose, four members from the Class of 2020, along with myself, decided to jump on this opportunity. The Pulse Entertainment and Sports Conference is held annually by UCLA and gives great exposure to that industry. Being in central Pennsylvania we don’t necessarily get to be front and center of the entertainment. This year it was hosted by Paramount Pictures and simply we had to consider: where do we go from here?

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Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge in LA

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By Karan Jain, MBA Class of 2020

There are case competitions, and then there are case competitions. The Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge is one such event where you know and understand the scope of the task at hand by the sheer amount of commitment that the organization has towards it. Not only is Deloitte one of the most reputed Continue reading →

2018 Net Impact Conference

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By Sophia Schuster, MBA Class of 2019

At the end of October, six MBAs from the Net Impact Graduate Chapter had the opportunity to attend Net Impact’s National Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Aside from getting some much-needed and well-deserved time in the sun, we had the opportunity to connect with students from across the country who are committed to fusing their sustainability and social responsibility with their business expertise. Continue reading →

11th Annual MBA Veterans Career Conference Expo

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By Andrew Simpson, MBA Class of 2019

The 11th Annual MBA Veterans Career Conference Expo kicked off this year in Chicago, IL and Smeal was well represented! A record 400 veterans attended the conference to find their place among over 50 prestigious recruiting companies. The MBA Veterans Career Conference and Expo is a unique Continue reading →

MBArk/Expo Fest

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By Liz Kennedy, MBA Class of 2019

For people who care a lot about healthy foods and sustainability and want to work for a company that does too, attending the Natural Products Expo East Conference was a dream come true. What made the experience even better was attending as part of the MBArk program. MBArk was started by a Yale School of Management graduate named Joe Dobrow. Continue reading →

Great Experience at the 14th KeyBank Minority MBA Case Competition!

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By Benedetta Piva, MBA Class of 2019

The 14th Annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition took place in Cleveland, Ohio on February 24, 2018, and was hosted by KeyBank Corporation in collaboration with The Ohio State University. Twenty-eight teams from several of the strongest MBA programs across the country came together to compete in the event, including; Indiana University of Bloomington, University of Michigan, Purdue University, University of Alabama, University of Maryland and more. Farzan Sohail, Karthick Jayakumara Sarma, and myself, all 1st Year Continue reading →