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Apr 22, 2024

Join Andrew Brayda, senior director of admissions, as he chats with LaTanya Johns, assistant dean of the Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Career Management Center. LaTanya discusses a range of topics, including a little about her career path to Simon, what she enjoys most about her job, the role self-care plays in student success (and the emphasis placed on it at Simon), and the importance of celebrating small wins.

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Apr 4, 2024

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with our part-time student advocates about what led them to Simon, how to balance work and your course load, and more!

Student panelists:

  • Brian Asermily (MMM candidate)
  • Tammy Boak (PMBA candidate)
  • Lauren Bradley (EMBA candidate)
  • John Marchesane (PMBA candidate)
  • Dave Miller (EMBA candidate)

Learn more about Simon’s Executive MBA program.
Learn more about
Simon’s Professional MBA program.
Learn more about Simon’s MS in Medical Management program.

Mar 14, 2024

Join Dylan George, assistant director of MS recruitment, as he chats with Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance) and Fernanda Sesto Carballo (MS in Business Analytics) about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what made them decide to pursue an MS degree, what a typical week as an MS student looks like, co-curricular involvement, learning how to network as a young professional, engaging with Benet Career Management Center career counselors and Benet Career Peers, and more!

Learn more about
Simon’s MS programs.

Mar 8, 2024

Join Matt McCormick, associate director of MS admissions, as he chats with Missy Keesler and Ashfaq Rahman, members of Simon’s MBA Class of 2024, about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what it was like adjusting to full-time study, favorite classes, co-curricular involvement, engagement with the Ainslie Office of Student Engagement and the Benet Career Management Center, and more! 

Learn more about Simon’s Full-Time MBA.

Mar 1, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Diana Castro Millan (MBA) and Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including:

  • Master’s Advisory Council
  • Simon Finance & Investment Club
  • Meliora Fund
  • Simon Gaming Club
  • Net Impact
  • Simon Pricing Club
  • Simon Volunteers

With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

Feb 22, 2024

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Professional MBA student Jenny Timinieri. Jenny reflects on her experience playing—and winning!—the PMBA Simon Games player group in Fall 2023 and offers advice to those playing the Spring Games. She also reflects on her first few months in the PMBA program and how she hopes her Simon degree will elevate her career. 

Learn more about Simon’s Professional MBA program.

Feb 15, 2024

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Executive MBA student Jesus Castro Ojeda. Jesus shares his journey to Simon—including moving from Venezuela to Canada, and eventually to Rochester—and what motivated him to pursue an MBA. He also shares what he enjoys doing in his free time and his best advice for prospective students.

Learn more about
Simon’s Executive MBA program.

Feb 9, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, for a chat with four MS alumni as they reflect on their Simon experience, including favorite classes, support from the Benet Career Management Center, living in Rochester, and more!

Alumni panelists:

  • GeeGee Pressley ’22 (MS in Accountancy), Senior Assistant Auditor, Deloitte
  • Auraib Naveed ’23 (MS in Accountancy) Tax Associate, KPMG
  • Ulf Grosseloh ’23 (MS in Business Analytics), Associate, EY–Parthenon
  • Swarnima Radhakrishnan ’23 (MS in Marketing Analytics), Senior Associate Consultant, Ducker Carlisle
Feb 5, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Meredith Shewell (MBA) and Sofia Troshina (MS in Marketing Analytics), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including:

  • Simon Women in Business (SWIB)
  • Forté
  • Simon Volunteers
  • Simon Sports
  • Product Management Club
  • Vision Consulting
  • Simon Marketing Association
  • Uncorked

With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

Jan 30, 2024

Join Dylan George and Sharise Kent, assistant directors of recruitment, as they discuss STEM at Simon. Building on its decades long analytical foundation, Simon became the first school in the US to offer STEM designation for every MBA specialization. In addition, all four full-time MS programs (Accountancy, Business Analytics, Finance, and Marketing Analytics) are STEM-designated, as well Simon’s Executive MBA, Professional MBA, and Online MS in Business Analytics & Applied AI programs. Sharise and Dylan share the primary benefits of STEM for students, what it can mean for your future career, and much more.

Ready to start your Simon journey? Learn more at simon.rochester.edu.

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