New Traditions, New Relationships

We were pleased to see the second GBM of the semester have almost as high of a turnout as the first! The focus was on inter-grade relationships within the organization as well as summer opportunities. The GBM began with the latter, with presentations on finding summer internship/work opportunities. The Resume Drop, a service recently launched by a Harvard Junior to connect top students to top employers was mentioned, however the focus was on the MLT program. MLT was founded John Rice, a graduate of Harvard Business School and an ex executive at The Walt Disney Corporation, and is dedicated to building up strong underrepresented minority leaders in business and business related fields. President Jarrid Tingle is an alum, and he encouraged all sophomores to apply. Dinner followed, and while everyone was eating the board announced a new tradition. From now on, we will be starting going over current events during dinner. Freshman Liaison Alex Wiggin’s hosted, covering topics from the Greek Debt Crisis in the Eurozone to NBA player Jeremy Lin’s launch to superstardom.  The focus then switched the interpersonal relationships. The upperclassmen spread out across the room, and freshman were encouraged to introduce themselves to as many new people as possible. Freshman were also encouraged to take down names and contact information and reach out to the upperclassmen accordingly. In sum, the second GBM was a smash and we hope to see everyone and more back again at our next event!

First GBM of New Board 1/28

            The first BWUA GBM of the year was a smashing success. Attendance was great, and people even came on time! The board looked dashing in their formal attire as they introduced themselves before everyone moved quickly into the food from Sangkee. Notable among the announcements was the switch to a new monthly GBM system instead of the previous bi-weekly one, which aims to give more time for committee sponsored events. The board also announced a renewed dedication to reinvention in the sense of both new initiatives as well as expanding the focus of the club past Finance. As everyone ate, the Director of Alumni Relations Lucas O’Connor and Director of Membership Taylor O’Hare began the GBM discussion. The discussion was an introspective look at BWUA, and discussed both its positive and negative aspects in addition to the future direction of the organization. Members remarked that they enjoyed the sense of community present in the club, and cited communication as an area in which the club could improve. Following the discussion, the board put on a lighthearted skit on the Do’s and Don’ts of Interviews. Historian Ashi Okonneh, Director of Professional Development Titi Oshinaya, and Director of Community service Ernest Owens all stared. This acted as a segway into an interview competition among the members, characterized by the brainteaser “How many Neflix DVDs get lost in the mail each year?”  After some funny responses, the GBM was almost over save a brief presentation from the founder of the Penn startup Lokalty. All in all, it was a thrilling GBM and a great way to start off the new semester.

First GBM

            The first BWUA GBM of the year was a smashing success. Attendance was great, and people even came on time! The board looked dashing in their formal attire as they introduced themselves before everyone moved quickly into the food from Sangkee. Notable among the announcements was the switch to a new monthly GBM system instead of the previous bi-weekly one, which aims to give more time for committee sponsored events. The board also announced a renewed dedication to reinvention in the sense of both new initiatives as well as expanding the focus of the club past Finance. As everyone ate, the Director of Alumni Relations Lucas O’Connor and Director of Membership Taylor O’Hare began the GBM discussion. The discussion was an introspective look at BWUA, and discussed both its positive and negative aspects in addition to the future direction of the organization. Members remarked that they enjoyed the sense of community present in the club, and cited communication as an area in which the club could improve. Following the discussion, the board put on a lighthearted skit on the Do’s and Don’ts of Interviews. Historian Ashi Okonneh, Director of Professional Development Titi Oshinaya, and Director of Community service Ernest Owens all stared. This acted as a segway into an interview competition among the members, characterized by the brainteaser “How many Neflix DVDs get lost in the mail each year?”  After some funny responses, the GBM was almost over save a brief presentation from the founder of the Penn startup Lokalty. All in all, it was a thrilling GBM and a great way to start off the new semester.