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September 8, 2023

Announcements

MBA Class of 2024: Notice of Candidacy Forms Due October 1

Don't forget! If you are planning to graduate in Spring 2024, you MUST apply to graduate in Banner Self-Service no later than October 1, 2023, in order to ensure that your degree is conferred on time. Delayed completion of this form will delay the conferral of your degree.

Instructions on how to apply to graduate are available on the University Registrar's website.

Reminder: No Class Sept 13 - 15

Don't forget! Classes will not be held Wednesday, September 13 - Friday, September 15 to allow students to travel to the National Black MBA Career Conference. Classes will return to the normal schedule on Monday, September 18.

Reminders & Tips for a Successful Academic Year

Communicating with the MBA Programs Team - Please send emails to mbaprogram@wm.edu. We ask that you not email individual members of the MBA Program directly. Each of us has access to and monitors the MBA Programs inbox and sending emails directly to the program will ensure that you receive the quickest response.
myMBA - The myMBA website is your primary resource for program information. It contains announcements, advising appointment information, academic calendars and class schedules, specialization requirements, registration forms and much more. We highly recommend that all students bookmark the site in order to access it easily as you will need to reference it frequently throughout the program.
Email - Remember to check your W&M email account daily. All communication from your faculty and the MBA Programs faculty will go to your W&M email.

McGlothlin Leadership Forum - September 11 & 12

The McGlothlin Leadership Forum brings together two generations of leaders: the next generation from the business and law schools and the McGlothlin Leadership Forum Fellows, pre-eminent leaders in their fields. The Fellows will engage with students and faculty in discussion, debate, and analysis on the most pressing issues of the 21st Century economy and the global political, legal, and free enterprise systems that comprise it. You can learn more about the Forum and this year's Fellows here.

Full-time MBA students will have the unique opportunity to participate and engage with the Fellows during several events throughout the Forum.

Welcome Reception & Dinner - Monday, September 11

6:00pm - 8:00pm | Alumni House, Hunter Hall

(Reserved for second year MBA students. Attendance and RSVP is expected.)

*Transportation will be available to and from the Alumni House and Miller Hall.

Forum Fellow Classroom Sessions - Tuesday, September 12

Session I: 9:30am - 10:50am

Session II: 11:00am - 12:20pm

Keynote Luncheon - Tuesday, September 12

12:30pm - 2:00pm | Miller Hall, Brinkley Commons

(Reserved for all first year MBA students. Attendance and RSVP is required.)

Please RSVP to attend the Forum events no later than Monday, September 4.

*Attire is business professional (i.e. blazer and tie) for all events.

Join us every Monday for Ask the Staff & Graduate Career Lab

Join us every Monday in the Grad Gathering Area, between Classrooms 1008 and 1013, from 12:15pm to 1:15pm. Stop by and see the MBA Programs Team and GCMC Career Advisors with general questions!

2023 Social Impact Lecture

The Mason School is excited to host the 2023 Social Impact Lecture, Blood on Black Wall Street: The Principled Pursuit of Justice for Tulsa. This year's lecture will feature Sara Solfanelli '99 of Schulte Roth & Zable, and Damario Solomon-Simmons of Justice for Greenwood. The event will take place on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00pm in Brinkley Commons and is open to all members of the W&M community.

Attendance at this event is required for all first year MBA students as part of your Communicating for Results course. Second year students are welcome and encouraged to attend. RSVP to attend this event here.

Spring Break Global Business Immersion

Join Professor Don Rahtz on an immersion experience that will allow students to explore one of the most important business issues in the global economy: sustainability. The course explores this topic in two culturally unique cities, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium. These cities are leaders in the cutting-edge work regarding this business issue. The experience will provide students with firsthand knowledge through interactions with some of the region’s thought leaders and businesses regarding sustainability. Additionally, students will be able to engulf themselves in the area’s culture and environment.

Application & Deposit Deadline: Sunday, October 8

Apply here: https://wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_267gmHDpkgAQpIq
Seats are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis based on when we receive your application. (Your deposit does NOT need to be submitted to hold your seat, but your deposit does need to be received by the below deadline to finalize your seat.) A waitlist will be maintained.
Deposit of $2,000 is due by October 8. Payment information will be shared after your application is reviewed.

MBAA News & Events

Don't forget mug night happens every Thursday night at 6:30pm at Green Leaf Café. Remember to bring your mug for discounted drinks!

Get your run on! The MBAA Run Club takes place every Tuesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Billsburg Brewery. Don't forget to bring running water, running shoes, and most importantly, yourself!

Busch Gardens HERE WE COME!!! W&M MBA Students are heading to Busch Gardens on October 22 at 10:00am during the Howl-O-Scream event. For more information and ticket pricing, sign up here.

You can see all upcoming MBAA events on the MBA Association Events Calendar.

Leadership & Business Podcast Spotlight:

Transitioning in Life, with JD Due

People in the business world have become acclimated to changing jobs and employers. It's a different picture, though, for those serving in the military. For those in uniform, a change in career or employer are rare. And when the time comes to leave the military, the transition can be an overwhelming experience. That's where William & Mary comes in. Next month, for the second time, William & Mary is hosting "Flourishing Through Life's Transitions," a two-week long certificate program that teaches military personnel how to flourish in their new careers and in their personal lives.

JD Due is Executive Director of William & Mary's Center for Military Transition and joins us to talk about this unique and successful program that helps veterans and members of the intelligence community flourish in their transition and beyond.

Listen to the Leadership & Business Podcasts here!

Diversity Goes to Work Podcast Spotlight:

No, You Can't Touch My Hair, with Devon Peterika

Our guest on this episode is Devon Peterika, a dynamic and accomplished HR professional with over 20 years of work in HR and the DEI leadership space. Devon has a multi-faceted background in HR in a variety of institutions of higher education, and she currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion leader in the oil and gas industry.

What we love most about Devon's work is that she advances DEI work through very intention and specific organizational and HR strategies.

Listen to the Diversity Goes to Work Podcasts here!

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