8-25-07

ORIENTATION

EVENING MBA
ASSOCIATION
AGENDA

• About the Association

• Useful Resources/Information
• Group Resume (Rendezvous
Committee, EveMBAtrek, Section
Leader, VP Marketing)
•Q&A
• Tours, Meet the Clubs, Women’s
Initiative
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
EVENING MBA ASSOCIATION

What the Evening MBA Association is:

• The Evening MBA student government
• Represents Evening MBA students and champions
their causes at Ross
• The liaisons between the school’s administration
and the Evening MBA student body
• Provides professional, academic, and social
networking opportunities for Evening MBA
students.
• Contributes to the building of the larger Business
School community by partnering with other
programs and clubs within the school.
• A great group of student leaders and a lot of FUN!
INTRODUCTIONS
President  Marwan Rateb
VP Academic Affairs Murali Arcot, Adrian Fortino

VP Alumni Development & Corporate Relations RashinderPal

Gill, Satish Kalala
VP Career Developlment  Amit Upasani
VP Community Robin Chacko, Sreenivas Vedula
VP Events  Nikhil Gupta, Lauren Rosinski
VP Finance Nikhil Apte, Emmanuel Legbeti
VP Information Systems Vamsi Chenepalli, Akshay Kamath,
Gopal Kamat
VP Marketing  Tiffani Moses
EVENTS

• Golf Outing
• Meet the Interns
• Meet the Alumni
• Meet the Day Students
• Tailgate
• Rendezvous
• Evening MBA Games
• Meet the Football Team
USEFUL RESOURCES
• Ctools (https://ctools.umich.edu/portal)
• Database Finder (http://
eres.bus.umich.edu/dbfinder/DataBaseFinder.htm
)
• Directories & Contacts (
http://www.bus.umich.edu/ContactsDirectories/)
• Facebook Group (
http://umichigan.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98442
)
• Evening MBA Association Website (
http://www.rossevemba.org/)
• OCD (
http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentCareerServices/
)
• Events (
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Events/StudentEvents/defa
)
GENERAL

• What happens at Ross stays at

Ross!
• Networking is key – Classmates, Day
Students, Alumni, Professors, etc…
• Take Advantage of OCD EARLY!
• Venture outside your comfort zone
• Be a good group member
• Approach your professors &
participate in class & GET INVOLVED!
SECTIONS
GROUP RESUME

• Split up into groups based on

geographic sections (about
30/group):
• UR - Troy, Royal Oak, Farmington
Hills
• LR - Canton, Ypsilanti, Novi, Detroit
• LL - Ann Arbor
• UL - Kalamazoo, Toledo, Lansing,
Ohio, Canada, Overflow
GROUP RESUME

• Work Experience (Years, Companies)

• Education (Degrees)
• Spouses, Children, Pets
• Vehicles Driven
• Accomplishments, Hobbies, Skills,
etc…
• Languages, Countries visited
• Anything else interesting/unique
GET INVOLVED

Each Section Please Select:

• 1 Member for the Rendezvous committee
• 1 Member for the EveMBAtrek committee
• 2 Section Leaders
• 1 Ambassador (Minimum)

Anyone interested please talk to us about

being
VP of Marketing for Eve. MBA Association
Q&A
Where to buy books? www.abebooks.com
(Intrntional Ed)
What classes to take?
What professors to avoid?
What clubs to participate in? (Whatever interests
you)
How soon to contact OCD? (ASAP)
How many of us are career switchers? (70%)
Are classes hard? (Depends)
How fast can I get out of the program? (2.25 yrs)
Can I switch to the day program? (Yes)
Cool places to hang out in AA? (Dominick’s)
What kind of salary can I expect when I graduate?
Should I take ACC501 & OMS501 together? (NO!!)
Do Day MBAs bite? (Sometimes)
USEFUL INFORMATION
• Classrooms that begin with:
• K: Kresge (K1350)
• W: Wyly (W0750)
• E: Electronic Ed Resources Building
(E0550)
• Classrooms that start w/ a 0 are in
the basement, 1 is first floor, etc…
NEXT

• Stay here if you are interested in

learning about the women’s initiative
(men also welcome) – Tour/Meet the
Clubs will be available after the talk
• Tours available now – will stop by
Meet the Clubs

WELCOME TO ROSS!!