11/29/11 GBM - Crash Course to HEMM

In anticipation of the upcoming 26th annual Howard E. Mitchell Memorial (HEMM) Conference, BWUA hosted a general body meeting to teach members all they need to know in order to make this year’s conference a success. HEMM Committee co-directors Oyinda Adefoye and Jarrid Tingle along with HEMM committee members Albert Williams, Marcus Hawkins-Dungey and Paul Ampofo led the meeting. They outlined the steps that members should take to prepare for the conference to reap the many benefits the conference has to offer. To conclude, conference packets were handed out to ensure the members had a written guide for their individual preparations.

11/15/11 GBM - Networking 101

In anticipation of the HEMM (Howard E. Mitchell Memorial) Conference, BWUA brought in professional executive coach Barbara Roche to coach members on the intricacies of networking through an interactive presentation. Barbara ran through numerous networking essentials, such as the elements of a great pitch and how to properly enter and exit conversations. All throughout the presentation, members were allowed to practice with one another as they refined their skills. To conclude, Barbara told members that on days they would be networking to have energy, to smile and to allow their personalities to show. Certainly all members are now poised to succeed at the upcoming HEMM conference.

11/01/2011 General Body Meeting -- How Did You Get That Internship?

Today the Black Wharton Undergraduate Association’s general body meeting consisted of a panel of five distinguished members who have had internships in finance, consulting, technology and entertainment. The panelists described the work they did in their various internships, the Penn resources they used to get there, the skills required for the job and finally any advice they had for younger students wishing to follow in their footsteps into their respective industries. The present members were then given the opportunity to email for a chance to take part in a group dinner with the panelists to ask more questions in an informal setting.