2014 Admitted Student Weekend

Full-­‐Time MBA Program Class of 2016

Admitted Student Weekend April 25-­‐26, 2014 Congratulations on your admission to Texas A&M University! We invite you to join us in College Station for a weekend of information gathering, interaction with your soon-­‐to-­‐be classmates, and fun!

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Friday, April 25th 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Optional Meetings: MBA Admissions: Financial Aid, Scholarships, etc.

Texas A&M University Campus Tour (details to follow) 6:00 pm Registration and Check-­‐in University Club 6:30 pm Welcome Dinner and Alumni Guest Speaker Alayne Bomba, MBA Class of 2009 University Club 9:00 pm Socializing with Current Students* The Corner on Northgate

8:30 am Breakfast and MBA Jeopardy Cocanougher Special Events Center, Wehner 9:30 am Mays Business School and Program Expectations Dr. Bala Shetty, Executive Associate Dean Wehner 186 10:00 am Planning for your Career Cindy Billington, Associate Director Graduate Business Career Services Wehner 186 11:00 am What to Expect in the Year Ahead Patti Urbina, Director Full-­‐Time MBA Program Wehner 186 11:45 am Lunch with Current Students

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A f t e r n o o n

M o r n i n g

Saturday, April 26th

12:30 pm Student Organizations Cocanougher Special Events Center, Wehner 1:00 pm Breakout Session I 1:30 pm Breakout Session II 2:00 pm Breakout Session III 2:45 pm Paying for your MBA Chris Reed, Director MBA Admissions Wehner 186 3:15 pm Closing Remarks 6:00 pm Family Barbecue Southwood Pavilion 1600 Rock Prairie Road, College Station

*Not a Texas A&M sponsored event

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+ Breakout Sessions Each Breakout Session will be 30 minutes in length. Choose from the following topics:

Learning Outside of the Classroom, Wehner 186

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Washington Campus

• MBA Venture Challenge

• Study Abroad Opportunities

• Case Competitions

• Aggies on Wall Street

• Engagement with MBA Advisory Board

Internships and the Job Search, Wehner 187 • Current Students’ Path to Internships

• Maximizing the 16-­‐month MBA

• Lessons Learned

• Career Fair 101

• How to Leverage the Aggie Network

• Getting the most out of GBCS

Life as a Texas A&M Student, Wehner 183 • Balancing Academics and your Family

• Intramurals

• Texas A&M Traditions

• Living in College Station

“Cooperative” Students Only, Master’s Lounge

• An additional Breakout Session will be held at 2:00 pm for cooperative students to hear more about life in the Program.

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+ Case Competitions Case Competitions provide an opportunity for highly engaged students to apply their classroom learning to situations affecting an actual firm. Competitions also challenge students to work under pressure and develop strong presentation sills.

MBA Venture Challenge In partnership with the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, Venture Challenge is an opportunity for MBAs to work in teams to evaluate all aspects of a startup business. Teams present an unbiased valuation of the startup firm to a panel of business professionals.

Capstone Consulting Project The Capstone Consulting Project takes place in the final term of the MBA program (Term 5). Working in teams, students apply knowledge and skills gained in the program to solve a real-­‐world business problem for an actual client. The project allows students to increase their work experience prior to graduation.

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Speakers and Faculty

Dr. Bala Shetty Executive Associate Dean Letbetter Chair in Business

Patti Urbina Director, Full-­‐Time MBA Program Patti Urbina is a graduate of Texas A&M,

Cindy Billington Associate Director, Graduate Business Career Services

In addition to serving on the faculty at Texas

earning a bachelor's and master's degree in

Cindy Billington, a Certified Professional

A&M University since 1985, Dr. Shetty has

history and management. She has completed

Career

held faculty positions at Southern Methodist

doctoral studies in the College of Education's

(CPCC/CPRW), has

University in Dallas, Texas and Madrid

Human Resource Development Program.

experience in career services. She is

Business School in Spain. Dr. Shetty’s

Prior to joining Mays, Urbina held leadership

currently the Full-­‐Time MBA Career Coach at

research interests include optimization and

positions across campus including, among

Texas A&M. Cindy joined GBCS in 2004 to

finance. He has published extensively in

others, Director of the Qatar Support Office,

create a career advising program for the

multiple premier journals domestically and

Associate Director in research centers

Master of Science students at Texas A&M,

abroad. Dr. Shetty has also served as the

focused in advanced technologies and

and moved to MBA career advising and

Ph.D. Director, Assistant Department Head,

computer security, and managing a research

education in 2009. She is a current board

and Head of the Department of Information

consortium in petroleum engineering.

member for the National Association of

Coach

and over

Resume 20

Writer

years

of

and Operations Management as well as

Colleges and Employers and is an executive

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs for

volunteer for the Prison Entrepreneurship

Mays Business School.

Program.

Alayne Bomba Marketing Director, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Alayne brings more than 20 years of corporate communications, marketing and public relations expertise to her role on the S&P team. She is responsible for setting and achieving strategic goals, establishing and maintaining the marketing budget and overseeing all activities related to building the company’s brand awareness. She directs media relations, advertising, print collateral and website development. Prior to joining S&P, Alayne was a Regional Marketing Manager at a national construction firm. In addition to her MBA, she

has a BBA in Marketing with a minor in International Business from the University of Houston.

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Student Organizations MBA Association MBAA is the student organization that engages students in networking amongst current and former students through activities such as industry tours, entrepreneurial round tables, happy hours, and tailgates. This fall, MBAA will host an inaugural event in conjunction with a home football game to bring together full time MBA alumni with current students to maximize the Aggie network.

National Association of Women MBAs

NAWMBA is a non-­‐profit organization dedicated to empowering women MBAs in order to propel more women into leadership positions and to enhance the diversity of the nation's workforce. The mission of the Texas A&M chapter is to provide all women at Mays with social and professional opportunities to interact, exchange ideas, network, and develop strong business leadership skills to ensure success while at A&M and long after graduation.

Partner Cohort P-­‐Cohort is the club for spouses and significant others of Full-­‐Time Mays MBA Students. The Partner Cohort exists to provide community and information to the significant others involved with the MBA Program.

Students Helping Our Community SHOC’s mission is to give back to the community by providing assistance to local, national and international charities through community service and fundraising events. SHOC coordinates student participation in multiple events throughout the year.

Mays Business School Consulting Club The mission of MBSCC is to provide its members with the opportunity to interact with top consulting firms. MBSCC also arranges various networking events to enable students to meet with consultants in an informal atmosphere and provide them with a better understanding of the industry. MBSCC also conducts information sessions to help its members acquire the necessary skills to success in the consulting, recruiting, and interview process.

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