Happy Sunday!
We hope you are all having a great long weekend! Due to having no classes on Monday, we will be having our next meeting this Wednesday. Please note that we will NOT be meeting in Flavin on Wednesday - but instead, Isenberg Room 210 (second floor in the atrium).
This Wednesday, April 20th, at 7pm in Isenberg 210 (2nd floor in the atrium), 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
Headshot Fundraiser - We will be holding another opportunity for you to get your headshots taken! This will be open to everyone - so tell your friends! Everyone needs a good headshot for their LinkedIn! It will be on Friday, April 22nd in the Isenberg Hub from 1 - 3pm and is $5 for everyone including WiB members.
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!
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!
Be sure to follow our social media accounts for more frequent updates, Instagram specifically (@IsenbergWiB), and check out our website here!
Additional Opportunities
Minutemen Fixed Income FundThe Minutemen Fixed Income Fund (MFIF) is a group of ~25 students who attend tri-weekly meetings which focus on the fundamentals of credit research, financial modeling (LBO, M&A, DCF), and professional development. Junior Analysts are paired with Senior Analysts for one-on-one mentorship and support. Our Analysts develop high yield credit research reports and pitch their investment recommendations to the Fund. We seek to prepare our members for competitive roles in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, Equity/Credit Research, and more. It is important to note that almost all of our members start out with little to no knowledge about fixed income investing, yet quickly develop the essential skills needed to land jobs in the aforementioned career paths. Applications Due TONIGHT, Sunday, April 17th @ 11:59PM Please visit their website for more details and to apply.
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.
Youth Marketing Connection
YMC is looking for outgoing, confident, technology-savvy and well-connected students to join the first-ever Samsung College Program team this year. You do not have to be a current Samsung user to be eligible for this role! There are two different opportunities available for the Samsung College Program at University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Ambassador: Creates weekly Instagram Story content, Creates monthly Instagram in-feed posts (static image or Reels), Executes 2 on-campus events with your fellow campus ambassador, Hosts ongoing group visits, Weekly commitment approx 8-10 hrs/wk. Influencer: Creates weekly Instagram Story content, Creates biweekly Instagram in-feed posts or TikToks, Weekly commitment ranges between 1 - 2 hrs/wk. Both positions will get hooked up with the latest and greatest Samsung product as well as receive a generous cash stipend. You can read more details about each role and apply here. If you have any questions about the position or application process, please reach out to samsungprogram@youthmarketing.com.
Temasek Information Sessions
Women Fireside Chat (Click here for more information): We will be hosting the event on 19 May 2022, 6:00pm - 7:00pm ET. Our speakers will be offering their perspectives and insights as female leaders in finance. They will be sharing with you on the skills necessary to succeed in the industry and in having a fulfilling career with Temasek. This event will be held online and is open to all female students currently matriculated in US universities across all years of study.
STEM Fireside Chat (Click here for more information): We will be hosting the event on 26 May 2022, 6:00pm - 7:00pm ET. Our speakers will be sharing their experiences on how they navigated their career paths in finance as individuals from STEM backgrounds, why they chose to pursue Finance instead of following their degrees, and how their STEM background helps in their current role as an investor. This event will be held online and is open to all STEM students currently matriculated in US universities across all years of study. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have at sohum_shah@berkeley.edu.