WWIB Functions

ADMISSIONS

One of the dominant priorities for Wharton Women In Business continues to be encouraging more women to pursue and obtain an MBA. We approach this goal through a robust calendar of outreach efforts, all of which reinforce the open lines of communication that exist between prospective students and current students of Wharton.

2007-2008 functions include:

Email Buddy Program
Pair up with a current female Wharton student who can answer all of your questions via email. This program is administered on a rolling basis throughout the year. If you are interested, please e-mail our Admission Officers: Urvashi Singh (urvashis@wharton.upenn.edu) and So Young Park (soyp@wharton.upenn.edu) with a brief description of your educational/professional background, post-MBA career aspirations, and interests while at Wharton. The information will be used to match you with a current student who has similar experience and interests.

Coffee Chats
Meet a current female Wharton student in your hometown. Details and locations are announced on student2student (Wharton's E-talk).

Attend Prospective Day in the Fall
This venue is designed for prospective students representing a minority group, including women, to inform applicants and potential applicants about the value and rigor of MBA Programs. Activities include essay reviews, mock classes, campus tours and opportunities to have small group discussions with current students, among others.

Winter Welcome Weekend
This welcoming event helps first round admits understand what life is really like at Wharton.

Wharton Welcome Weekend
Open to all new admits, this welcoming event teaches you about life at Wharton and gives you a sneak peek on your future classmates and lifestyle!

If you have any questions or would like to find out more information regarding WWIB's outreach efforts, please contact:

Reena Bajwa (bajwa2@wharton.upenn.edu) or
Eugenia Chen (eugeniar@wharton.upenn.edu )

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ALUMNAE RELATIONS

The Alumnae Relations Officer is WWIB's primary liaison with Wharton Alumnae Associations worldwide. WWIB officers firmly believe that Wharton Women in Business provides more than a two-year membership and engaging Wharton Alumnae in our events is a critical mission for this year's team.

Specific Alumnae events fall within four broad categories

Foster Alumnae and student interaction
Support Alumnae participation in WWIB's annual conference
Provide a forum for Alumnae to assist student development
Promote the Wharton Alumnae Network

Foster Alumnae and student interaction
This year, in collaboration with Wharton Clubs around the world, the Alumnae Relations Officer is organizing dinners and receptions for Alumnae and current students during the summer and winter breaks. Additionally, the Alumnae Relations Officer assists networking amongst second-year students who are intending to move after graduation to particular domestic or international regions.

Support Alumnae participation in WWIB's annual conference
WWIB's Alumnae Relations Officer assists the Conference Co-Chairs in contacting Alumnae networks to distribute invitations and determine appropriate Alumnae speakers. Additionally, the Alumnae Relations Officer participates in the selection of the Kathleen McDonald Distinguished Alumna Award given each year during the WWIB Conference.

Provide a forum for Alumnae to assist student development
Throughout the year, WWIB, together with the External Affairs Office, invites Alumnae speakers to share their professional and personal experience with current students on issues of interest to women in business. This year, the Alumnae Relations Officer plans to pioneer a mentorship program, assigning Alumnae mentors to current students according to industrial and geographical focus.

Promote the Wharton Alumnae Network
WWIB is intrinsically involved in supporting students in their transition into the Alumnae community upon graduation and maintains a constant dialogue with the External Affairs Office. Using internal contact lists, the WAVE database and WWIB work very hard to ensure that its members stay involved after leaving Wharton.

If you have any questions regarding WWIB Alumnae initiatives, please contact:

Meghan Michels (michelss@wharton.upenn.edu)

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CAREER

WWIB Career Officers are the primary point of contact with companies seeking to recruit Wharton Women and are responsible for coordinating numerous career-focused events throughout the year. This year, Wharton Women in Business Career Officers identified four key goals for the 2007-2008 academic year.

2007-2008 Goals

Provide WWIB members informal access to highly represented and underrepresented employers
Promote career success through skill-development workshops and seminars
Assist members to focus their career search through informational events with second-year students and employers
Support our members during the recruitment process through resume review and mock interview sessions

In order to accomplish their agenda, WWIB Career Officers have scheduled the following key activities:

Recruitment Events with Career Services focused on maintaining and extending WWIB relationships with industries that have a growing female representation
(e.g. banking, consulting, technology and manufacturing)
A faculty-led workshop to develop contract and general business negotiation skills
A first-year student/second-year student mentor program
Educational events with Career Services
Production and distribution of the WWIB Resume Book
Industry Lunches and Coffee Chats with employer representatives
Resume Reviews
Mock Interviews
Networking Events

WWIB Career Officers are continually reevaluating our current schedule of events to arrive at a calendar that best meets the needs of Wharton Women, introducing them to the full breadth of opportunities available to Wharton Alumnae. If you have any recommendations to strengthen WWIB's efforts in this regard or any questions about career activities, please contact:

Lavanya Swetharanyan (slavanya@wharton.upenn.edu)

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

WWIB's Community Service Officer seeks to provide opportunities for Wharton Women in Business membership to meaningfully engage the Philadelphia community and apply time, effort and talent toward various social initiatives. WWIB focuses on connecting students with community organizations particularly focused on youth and women.

This year, WWIB is partnering with a youth organization to provide a series of skills workshops, including "Managing your career," "Building Wealth," and "Creating a business from ground zero."

Other initiatives include:

Suit drive for women reentering the work force
Sponsored team in Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure

If you have any questions or recommendations regarding upcoming community service opportunities, please contact:

Micole Hamburger (micolek@wharton.upenn.edu )

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CORPORATE RELATIONS

Wharton Women in Business hosts a variety of major events throughout the year, thanks to our generous sponsors. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact:

Jessica Potts (ligget@wharton.upenn.edu ) or Nora Liao (noratl@wharton.upenn.edu )

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Wharton Women in Business takes an active role in the student community and the greater Philadelphia community. If you have an event or opportunity of interest, please contact:

Sarika Jain (sarika2@wharton.upenn.edu )

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INTERNATIONAL

Wharton attracts and enrolls talented business leaders from every corner of the world. In an effort to celebrate Wharton diversity, WWIB's International Officer organizes numerous events on- and off-campus that provide an opportunity for Wharton students and alumnae to share their unique cultural heritage.

2007 - 2008 Events

Small group dinners hosted by student volunteers
Participation in Philadelphia's cultural celebrations
Prospective student, current student and alumnae networking, along with restaurant outings

If you have any questions or recommendations regarding upcoming international opportunities, please contact:

Nancy Lai (nlai@wharton.upenn.edu )

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SOCIAL

WWIB Social Officers aim to foster a greater sense of community among Wharton women and enhance the Wharton women experience by having a good time! Events planned for the 2005-2006 academic year include:

Chocolate Social for first-year Wharton Women

Monthly poker nights and the first annual WWIB Texas Hold'em-style poker tournament
Bowling Nights
Happy Hours
Subsidized tickets to the movies and performing arts events
Subsidized DIP-week and Beach Week manicures and pedicures
Subsidized exam-week massages
Toast to second-year Wharton Women farewell event

Should you have any ideas for WWIB social events, please contact:

Eugenia Chen (eugeniar@wharton.upenn.edu ) or
Reena Bajwa (bajwa2@wharton.upenn.edu )

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SPORTS

The WWIB Sports Officer supports student wellness through informational sessions and physical fitness activities. Wharton's rigorous curriculum and community of hyper student engagement and civic commitment may tire the best prepared students. Physical activity and other strategies to optimize health increases energy levels, reduces feelings of stress and anxiety, improves sleep and enables students to approach work refreshed and able to concentrate.

If you have any questions or recommendations regarding upcoming sports opportunities, please contact:

Anne McComiskey (mccomisk@wharton.upenn.edu)

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