Freeman College of Management Blog

Join us for a session and dinner with Annie Jean-Baptiste, Author of BUILDING FOR EVERYONE and Founder, Equity Army.

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Monday, February 6th, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner with faculty 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.
Holmes 116 Hislop Auditorium

Annie is a business disruptor and the author of Building for Everyone, the first
book about building inclusive products across the intersections of 12
dimensions of diversity. She currently serves as an intrapreneur in residence at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, a member of both the CTA Health Equity and Access Leadership (HEAL) Coalition, and sits on the IEEE’s Executive committee.

As the co-founder and director of product inclusion & equity at GOOGLE, she
leads product inclusion & equity strategy across the company. She’s been
covered in Vogue, Essence Magazine, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, MSNBC,
and CNBC and was recognized as one of Ebony’s Power 100 in 2022. Follow
her for more on social media @its_me_ajb

Co-sponsored by Freeman College of Management and the College of Engineering

RSVP and special accommodations requests:
Suzan Kinslow at sak037@Bucknell.edu

Spring Break Analytics and Operations Trip to Seattle

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Experiential Learning and the Analytics and Operations Department are hosting a spring break trip to Seattle for students who are interested in analytics, operations, and technology as career paths and areas of further exploration.  

Open to students from all three colleges, the experiential trip will include: site visits to employers like Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce, (visits still being confirmed) networking sessions with alumni, and cultural and entertainment visits to Seattle hot spots.  

APPLICATION DETAILS: 

DEADLINE: January 23, 2023, or until the trip fills

APPLY: via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/eHbssfk3BssJ5nKt5

OPEN TO ALL MAJORS AND CLASS YEARS FROM ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY.

DATES: Sunday, March 12-Friday, March 17

COST:  $900.00 per student with financial aid available.

NEXT STEPS: Students will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis and by January 27, 2023, if they are selected to participate in the experience. Confirmation of acceptance within 72 hours of email notification and payment is due within 7 after acceptance documents are completed. 

CONTACT: Missy Gutkowski, Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning, Freeman College of Management
at mmg019@bucknell.edu or 570-577-1305. 

Meet Bucknell Trustee Mako Fujimura at this event…

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Culture Care at Bucknell

Premiering “New Creation” 

a short documentary film by Windrider Productions 

(Partner organization of Sundance Film Festival)

Date: Tuesday, October 18th @ 7 – 8:30pm 

Where: Holmes Hall, Hislop Family Auditorium

How do we live and create the future of abundance in our fractured time?

Come hear Mako and Haejin Fujimura speak about their Beauty+Justice work as an artist and a lawyer and hear the Fujimura Fellows share about their Culture Care projects for the year.  

Speakers: 

Mako Fujimura ‘83 P ‘13 (Artist, Author of “Art+Faith: A Theology of Making” Yale University Press) with Haejin Shim Fujimura (Attorney, Managing Partner at Shim & Associates, CEO of Embers International).Fujimura Fellows:  Christian Stef, Yuki Yao, Cindy Cortez and Ally Lima
Interested in the Fujimura Fellowship? Attend for details on applying.

Women’s Walk on Wall Street Trip Fall 2022

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Experiential Learning in the Freeman College of Management and the Women in Finance student organization will offer this student experience on October 28-29, 2022.  

Interested students should apply here: https://forms.gle/XNf8povAESgZ6T7fA

Applications are read and accepted on a rolling basis. The final application deadline is Thursday, September 29. Space is limited, not all students who applied will be offered a seat on the trip.

Cost to students includes money for lunch on their own and other preferred purchases.  Transportation, accommodations, and most meals will be provided.

Students will spend a day and a 1/2 in NY, NY visiting with finance employers and networking with alumni.
Employer visit details will be shared as they are confirmed. 
An alumni networking reception is also planned, welcoming all Bucknell alumni, parents, and employers from all areas of financial services.

Trip Itinerary
Thursday, October 28
-Noon, Depart campus for NYC on bus
-Afternoon in NYC
-Evening, Alumni Networking Reception

—Overnight Accommodations–

Friday, October 29
-Early AM Visit
-AM Visit
-Lunch on your own
-3:00 PM, Return trip to campus, back by 7 PM

Contact Missy Gutkowski, Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning, Freeman College of Management
at mmg019@bucknell.edu with questions.

Wall Street Prep Financial & Valuation Modeling Seminar, October 22-23, 2022

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Limited spots are available.

Attention to all students interested in pursuing investment banking, private equity, portfolio management, business, and corporate development, capital markets, equity & credit research, and industry corporate finance careers:

Experiential Learning at Bucknell University will be hosting Wall Street Prep’s Financial Modeling seminar at on campus on the weekend of October 22-23, 2022. Classes will take place in Holmes Hall with breakfasts and lunches provided.

This intensive 2-day weekend seminar series is led by former investment bankers with applied expertise in financial modeling methodologies and bridges the gap between academics and the real world to equip students with the hands-on practical financial skills that they will need to excel during the recruiting process and on the job.

Full details about this event can be found at: https://www.wallstreetprep.com/seminars_university/bucknell-university-102222/

PROGRAM AGENDA
Day 1 – Saturday, October 22 (9am-5pm): Financial Statement Modeling in Excel
Day 2 – Sunday, October 23 (9am-5pm): Introduction to Valuation and Discounted Cash Flow Modeling in Excel

Two-step registration process:

  1. Register with Freeman COM here: https://forms.gle/AkY9J16nox6DD53o7
  2. Register with Wall Street Prep here: https://www.wallstreetprep.com/seminars_university/bucknell-university-102222/ (Credit card required. If financial aid is needed contact Missy Gutkowski, Assistant Dean, Freeman COM BEFORE this second step.)