Happy Sunday!!
We hope you all are having an amazing weekend!
Thank you again for joining us on Tuesday at our fun study abroad meeting. If you missed it, here's the panelist's info if you have any more questions:
Bella Kane ikane@umass.edu (Florence)
Abby Morse acmorse@umass.edu (Florence)
Ava Buratowski aburatowski@umass.edu (Africa - Short Term)
Ellie Meehan ejmeehan@umass.edu (Florence)
Emma Aborn eaborn@umass.edu (Barcelona)
Grace Buehler gbuehler@umass.edu (Italy - Short Term)
Sophia Trischitta strischitta@umass.edu (Florence)
Our next meeting will be TOMORROW Monday, November 18th, at 7pm in Flavin Auditorium (Isenberg 137). This will be an exciting meeting with Cape Cod’r, a Craft Cocktail company that our lovely Co-President Bella interned with over the summer! During this meeting, we will discuss entrepreneurship, following your dreams, and the importance of variety when building your resume with Kevin O’Leary and Taylor Bramhall.
If you are not able to join us in person next Monday, please feel free to join us on Zoom!
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/96705375240
Meeting ID: 967 0537 5240
Networking Night: Please join us Tuesday, November 19th 7-8pm in Isenberg room N135. This is going to a really exciting meeting collaborating with Women of Isenberg that you won't want to miss!
Committee Meetings:
Marketing Committee: The next marcom meeting will be THIS Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm in Isenberg room N145, topic TBD. Sign up for the email list here.
Community Service Committee: The next comserv meeting will be Wednesday, December 4th at 7pm in Isenberg room N145, topic TBD. Sign up for the email list here.
Peer Mentorship: Thank you everyone for coming to our class selection meeting! Stay tuned for our next meeting!
Content:
Podcast: Be sure to check out our newest Out of Office w/ WiB episode: "S. 2 Ep. 4 - Tips We Wish We Knew as an Underclassman w/ Patricia." Patricia is an honors junior studying Marketing and is also the Vice President of Operations & Event Management for the Women of Isenberg Conference. In this episode, she shares valuable insights on resources and tips for navigating your college career. Be sure to check this amazing episode out, you don't want to miss it. You can listen to it now on Spotify or Apple podcasts!
Blog: The next blog post is up! Check out, "The Power of 1%" by Harper Sweeney here.
Minute Fund: We are pleased to announce our Minute Fund! The MinuteFund is a UMass crowdfunding platform made for organizations like WiB to raise funds for events/opportunities. Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! The funds we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Help us out by sending emails to your family and friends! Our goal is to raise $4,000 by December 9th, 2024. Each member will receive +1 membership point for every five emails/texts they send promoting our MinuteFund. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit.
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We can't wait to see you tomorrow!
As a reminder, all are welcome at our WiB meetings, regardless of your major- so make sure to bring your friends and anyone else interested in joining.
If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events and opportunities. You can also add our calendar to your calendar at this link here to stay updated on all the events for the year!
UMass Opportunities
Women of Isenberg: The 2025 Women of Isenberg (WOI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks. The conference will be held on February 15th, 2025 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Early bird pricing of $20 is now available until December 2nd. After 12/2 regular pricing will be $25. Register here!
Alliance for Women in Accounting: AWA is a club that provides guidance and support to undergraduate women in accounting and empowers undergraduate women to take on professional challenges in the field of accounting with confidence and determination. If you are interested in joining AWA (Alliance for Women in Accounting) and like to join the email list, please fill out this form.
Isenberg's Undergraduate Student Advisory Council: Isenberg's Undergraduate Student Advisory Council (USAC) is looking for suggestions and recommendations for the betterment of our school and its students. USAC works directly with Dean Massey and Dean Fink to find ways to enhance our environment and uphold our reputation here at Isenberg. If you have any thoughts, ideas or questions please fill out this survey, here, they want to hear from you!
Minutemen Marketing Group: The Minutemen Marketing Group is currently hiring! The MMG is a highly selective, student-run organization at the Isenberg School of Management, designed to offer dedicated undergraduates an advanced platform for professional development and the application of technical marketing skills. If interested, apply here.
Minutemen Equity Fund: The Minutemen Equity Fund (MEF) has opened applications for their Spring 2025 Junior Analyst Program! They are a completely student-run undergraduate investment fund that manages $440,000 of real money invested across US stocks. As a junior analyst in the fund, you will be paired with and mentored by a senior analyst where you will learn the core quantitative and qualitative skills on how to analyze a business and its corresponding stock. This will include things like financial modeling, in-depth data analysis, understanding the competitive landscape of an industry, and more. Additionally, junior analysts will be guided through the process of how to land selective jobs on Wall Street or other competitive roles within or outside of finance. This is grounded in learning how to build a great resume and cover letter, how to network with professionals, and more. All interested freshmen are encouraged to apply! Applications are due tomorrow, November 19th at 11:59PM. You can learn more about MEF through their website or LinkedIn. Please feel free to reach out to our email (minutemen.equity@gmail.com) with any questions! If interested, apply here.
Opportunities
Scholarship Opportunity: The New Face of Tech Scholarship Program is an invitation to young women to share their dreams in STEAM for the chance to win funding and mentorship from HARMAN executives. The Scholarship Program is 1DF and HARMAN’s ongoing partnership and commitment to funding and spotlighting those inspiring young women with big dreams in STEAM. Their goal is to address the importance of helping women early in their careers, to help level the playing field. If interested, apply here. Previous recipients are not eligible to reapply for this scholarship. Applications are due November 22nd, 2024.
The Hanover Insurance Group: Are you looking for an internship this upcoming summer? The Hangover Insurance Group is still accepting applications to their summer internship program. They have various internships including operations, technology, and underwriting. If you're interested, you can click the links and apply today. The Hanover recruits on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP!