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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 →

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 →

1st Year MBA: The Inside Scoop

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By Brad K. Grantz, Graduate Fellow, MBA Class of 2019

I cannot believe I have been in the MBA program at the Penn State University-Smeal College of Business for 8+ months. The incredible amount of admiration, gratitude, and respect I have for my fellow classmates, the staff, and faculty here, has made time pass at an unimaginable rapid pace. While this Continue reading →

Net Impact Week 2018

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By Sophia Schuster, MBA Class of 2019, President of Net Impact

I emailed Dan Guide to organize a talk in which he would discuss how he integrated sustainability into his career in Supply Chain Management. I was particularly struck, though, when he expressed his belief that Business Schools, which, for years, placed a heavier emphasis on financial cost minimization than on social cost minimization, had intrinsically contributed to the environmental crises that our world is facing today. Expanding upon that point, he noted that it was the responsibility of these same Business Schools to instill a higher moral code among its students so that they may more effectively lead the modern corporation.
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