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A year of planning and hard work culminated in a hugely
successful national conference Nov. 2-3, 2007, attracting
more than 1,400 women MBA students, executives and corporate
recruiters to the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith
School of Business. The 25th Annual National Association of
Women MBAs Conference and Career Fair featured panel
discussions, workshops, a career fair and networking events
all designed to advance women in their professional lives.
Smith second-year MBA students Rita Mullane and Loretta
Goodridge co-chaired the event. They worked with the Smith
School team and the National Association of Women MBAs to
line up speakers, plan panel discussions and workshops, and
coordinate logistics for the school’s largest event, which
followed the theme of “Take the Lead: Globalization,
Entrepreneurship and Technology.”
“The event drew in more people than we ever expected,”
Goodridge said. “It is great for the organization to see
such a growth in this year’s conference. Everyone commented
on how well the conference was put together. Participants
were very happy with the information they were able to take
away from the event and the new contacts they had made
throughout the weekend. And employers were thrilled with the
high caliber of women they met.”
Recruiters from more than 70 top companies including
Lehman Bros., Google, Home Depot, eBay and Bank of America
were present at the career fair to recruit top female MBA
talent from around the country.
More information about the conference and career fair is
available at
www.mbawomen.org.
--CH, LG |
