Undergraduates get a taste of Wall Street when more than 10 investment banks send bankers to UNC-Chapel Hill to lead case studies for students interested in a career in investment banking. Applications for the program will be available Aug. 17. Lend a Helping Hand to Nonprofits Before stepping foot in a classroom, incoming MBA students will be rolling up their sleeves to do volunteer work. As part of MBA Orientation Week, first-year students will donate a day of their time and energy to eight Triangle nonprofit organizations during the inaugural Community Leadership Day Aug. 11. Orientation Week this year centers around themes of leadership, teamwork and community service, said MBA Program Executive Director James Danko.
Students develop team and leadership skills by working together to complete the volunteer projects.
We want our students to realize that being a good manager extends beyond business knowledge and into the realm of corporate awareness. We all have a responsibility to the greater community. Partnered with local executives from companies such as NationsBank, Mobil Corp., First Union National Bank and Glaxo Wellcome, students, executives and faculty will work on projects at eight nonprofits. International MBA students will arrive for a second orientation week Aug. 4-7. Each student will be paired with a U.S. student to help ease their transition into the program.