This group experience is the most valuable asset and is something we all will use in the future. A student committee works with administrators to plan and implement the series. It also gave her a new appreciation of her Wharton education. There's a whole lot of pride at Wharton. As a team adviser for the Management 100 program for three years, Lisa Pierog has watched community service projects open the eyes of Wharton freshmen.
People often view city schools negatively, but when the students went in, they saw good things.
As a team adviser, Pierog developed an understanding of teams and group dynamics that will serve her well in her first job in the financial services division of Price Waterhouse Coopers. Each year I learned to maintain a better balance between solving students' problems for them and acting as a mentor.