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Veterans MBA Conference 2021

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Smeal MBA students at the Veterans MBA Career Fair and Expo

Left to right: Nathan Lewis ’23, Patrick Higgins ’22, Matthew Robles ’22, Gabe Eshleman ’23, Miles O’Keefe ’23, Andy McKenna’22 on October 1, 2021

By Andy McKenna, MBA Class of 2022

Transitioning from any job or industry is difficult and challenging. Transitioning from the military into the business world however involves unique challenges. The professional recruitment cycle is unfamiliar and can be overwhelming. It is difficult to communicate and explain to recruiters how military work experience relates to the business world. Fortunately, the veterans’ Continue reading →

The 7th Annual Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge Case Competition Final Round 2019

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By Dan Nichol, MBA Class of 2021

Four of us had the honor of representing Penn State Smeal in Final Round of the 7th Annual Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge at Ohio State University. Our team consisted of Sanath Adiga, Andrew Marshall, Dan Nichol and Declan Smith, all First-Year Smeal MBAs were given the opportunity to represent the Smeal at Columbus Ohio. After a 7-hour car ride from State College to Columbus filled with good Continue reading →

Meet 220: Sarah Woodward

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“Meet 220” is a series of posts featuring staff of the Smeal Professional Graduate Programs. “220” refers to the suite of offices within the Business Building where the team is housed.

Sarah Woodward, MBA and MOL Education Program Assistant, Professional Graduate Programs

What’s your role with the Smeal PGP office?

I am the Education Program Assistant for the Residential Masters Programs in Business Administration (MBA) and Residential Management and Organizational Leadership (MOL). My responsibilities include managing student records from year of entry through graduation and assisting with the coordination of course offerings. My position also gives me Continue reading →

10th Annual MSU Bowersox Graduate Supply Chain Challenge

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From Left to Right: Alex, Thompson, Uzo, Declan

By Uzo Ukaegbu, MBA Class of 2021

We had the opportunity to compete in the Donald J. Bowersox Graduate Supply Chain Challenge a two-day event involving a three-hour supply chain simulation. The experience allowed us to exercise our supply chain knowledge and Continue reading →

Veterans MBA Conference 2019

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By Bobby Ettorre, MBA Class of 2020

One of the greatest challenges facing Veterans who transition from the military service into the private sector is a lack of business acumen. Speaking from personal experience, when I left the service, I didn’t know how to communicate my work experience to recruiters and was unfamiliar with the professional recruitment cycle. I remember being completely lost at my first career fair; figuring it out as I went along. Continue reading →

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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Three Days in the Life of a Second-Year MBA

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By: James Babb, President of the Supply Chain Management Association (for one more day), MBA Class of 2019

Being at the end of the MBA program is an interesting spot. I’m very much looking forward to a full-time job, a paycheck, the start of my new career in supply chain management. Yet I’m also keenly aware of how this unique experience in coming to a close and will soon be a reduced to a memory.  It’s a bittersweet ending, and I say “ending” now even though it’s only the end of January because us 2nd years have the opportunity to conclude our studies after Mod 7 (if we have enough credits) to spend a Continue reading →