Happy Wednesday!
Thank you to everyone who came to this Monday's meeting with Professor Charlie Johnson, who shared advice on how to be an advocate for yourself and navigate job offers regarding salary and other negotiables!
Please keep in mind that we will be having next week's meeting on Wednesday!
Next Wednesday, April 20th, at 7pm in Isenberg 137 (Flavin Auditorium), we will be teaming up with Smart Women Securities, a finance club here at UMass, who will be presenting to us about personal finances and how to manage them as a young professional and college student! This will be a very useful meeting for everyone - you don't want to miss it!
We will be live streaming on Zoom for our virtual members to attend:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/92299580036
Meeting ID: 922 9958 0036
WiB Spring Fling - WiB Spring Fling will be held at Monkey Bar Amherst TOMORROW, Thursday, April 14th from 10:30pm to 1:00am! For those of you who have signed up, please be on the lookout for an email regarding waiver information. Please contact teleonard@umass.edu or achinai@umass.edu with any questions. We can’t wait to see you all there!
Why WiB Wednesday - Fill out this form to be featured on the Instagram for "Why WiB Wednesday"! We want to show off our members by sharing what they love most about being a part of WiB!
Committee Sign-Ups and Reminders:
Fundraising Committee - To sign up for the fundraising committee, click here! Our next meeting is tomorrow, April 14th at 6:00 PM, where we will be going over the headshot fundraiser!
Community Service Committee - Please sign up here for the community service committee! Our next meeting will be April 27th at 7:00 PM, where we will be signing up for Not Bread Alone and doing some fun activities!
Marketing Committee - Sign up here for the marketing committee. Our last meeting for the semester will be held on April 21st!
Watch Monday's Meeting by Clicking Here:
Additional Opportunities
Smart Women Securities
SWS is hosting an event TONIGHT, April 13th from 5:30 - 7:45 PM in Flavin Auditorium where they will have a screening of the documentary $AVVY and learn why it's critical for young women to understand and take control of their personal finances. Following the screening will be a live Q&A with Dean Anne Massey and the film's producer, Robin Hauser, which will be moderated by Smart Women Securities. Register here!
Minutemen Equity Fund
The Minutemen Equity Fund is now accepting applications! We invite freshmen and sophomores of all majors who are interested in joining our Fall 2022 junior analyst class to apply by midnight on April 18th. The Minutemen Equity Fund is a student-run investment fund managing a $400,000 AUM portfolio with a long-only value strategy. The fund's analysts work in a junior/senior analyst pair to cover each sector of our portfolio, continually monitoring our existing holdings and presenting new investment ideas. Analysts learn equity research, financial modeling, and other skills related to successful coverage of their sector, as well as networking and recruiting skills to pursue their desired internship roles. Please see the following link to find the application on our website. Feel free to reach out to our leadership team or email address if you have any questions!
Female Founders: Meet The Women Behind JJ Media
Join the UMass PR Club on Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m. in the Journalism Hub (fourth floor of ILC) to hear from the founders of JJ Media, Janelle Driscoll and Jojo Gutfarb. Janelle and Jojo will be discussing their experience as female business owners. JJ Media is a Boston-based public relations agency focusing on media, marketing and management, particularly for sport-related clientele. The co-founders bring a combined 20 years of industry experience with clients ranging from the Bill Belichick Foundation and professional athletes to Boston’s best celebrity hair stylists. They will be discussing the obstacles and triumphs from their experiences as founders. There will be a Q&A portion at the end so come with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!
Please feel free to reach out to umassprclub@gmail.com or agigandet@umass.edu with any questions. Please RSVP to the meeting via Eventbrite.
Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group
The Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group is the premier strategy consulting organization within the University of Massachusetts, operated entirely by students. Since the Group was founded in 2015, IUCG has tackled strategy and operations challenges for over 20 Fortune 500, multi-billion-dollar, startup, and nonprofit clients. The Group leverages its expertise to provide impactful recommendations for its clients and an engaging experience for its members, empowering IUCG’ers with a robust, generalist problem-solving toolkit that is applicable for professions ranging from consulting to high finance, to software engineering – and anything in between! Email isenbergucg@umass.edu or reach out to any IUCG’er with additional questions! Also, follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with upcoming events and other announcements! Apply here! For more information, click here.