MBA Insider's Blog

Women in the MBA next Monday!

There is still time to register for our our Women in the MBA event on Monday, November 1.  This special preview event allows prospecive students to learn more about the UCLA Anderson experience and our commitment to developing female business leaders.  The day includes lunch, a campus tour, class observation, an information session and the opportunity to engage in intimate dialogues with current students, alumni and staff.  Register now!

UCLA Anderson MBA Attracts New Recruiters for Interns and Grads

The school recently announced new leadership in its Parker Career Management Center for MBA students. Parker's interim director, Rob Weiler, a UCLA Anderson MBA grad and former Wall Street investment banker, has been appointed Assistant Dean of the career center. He is joined by Regina Regazzi, a UCLA Anderson MBA grad from New York with extensive finance and head hunting experience, as the new Executive Director of Corporate Relations for the career center.

Regina will devote her energies to supporting existing relations with corporate recruiters who hire UClA Anderson MBA grads, as well as forging new recruiter relationships. She will build on the achievements of the Parker Center that have occurred during Rob's tenure. In particular, she will build upon Rob's successes in creating new relationships with companies who have had not traditionally recruited UCLA Anderson students, as well as re-establishing relationships with firms that had been on hiatus with the school. 

New UCLA Anderson MBA recruiters include: 

• American Express
• Banco Santader
• OneWest Bank
• American Airlines
• PG&E
• FedEx
• Symantec
• Neutrogena
• Dole Foods
• Under Armour
• Bloomberg
• Harris Williams
• Credit Suisse-NY

We welcome our new recruiters. And we welcome prospective students to get to know us better. We are an MBA program on the move. As we begin our year-long celebration of our 75th Anniversary, we invite you to learn how our students, alumni and faculty engage in Business Beyond Usual: for careers in which they not only achieve traditional monetary and personal success, but have spheres of impact that shape both business and the communities in which they live and work.

Embracing Diversity Event on Sunday, November 14th

Join us for a wonderful opportunity to learn about the UCLA Anderson experience and our commitment to diversity.  Take advantage of this special preview day to meet with current students, alumni and staff.  This is a full day event comprised of student panels, meals with alumni & staff, as well as an information session.  Interact with our community and get your questions answered.

For more information about the event and to learn how to apply, please visit our Embracing Diversity page.

UCLA Anderson Ranked #1 in Best Campus Environment

This past Tuesday the Princeton Review published the 2011 edition of its annual Best Business Schools guidebook, ranking UCLA Anderson as #1 among 300 outstanding institutions for best campus environment. The ranking is based on student answers to survey questions concerning the safety, attractiveness, and location of the school.

At the Princeton Review Site there is a “Survey Says” section that highlights some of the topics about which UCLA Anderson students universally agree. You can also find answers to FAQs about the book, the survey, actual rankings, and a "User's Guide to our Business School Rankings and Ratings."

UCLA Anderson in Buenos Aires – Notes from the road

 
Street picture of the picturesque Barrio de Boca, Buenos Aires.

Greetings from Latin America! UCLA Anderson just wrapped up two great recruiting events in Buenos Aires. Monday, I hosted an intimate gathering of some of our dedicated Argentinean alumni, a group of 5 second-year UCLA Anderson students on Exchange in Buenos Aires and some very talented MBA applicants. Last night we participated in the MBA Tour in the same city.

This is my second trip to Buenos Aires, arguably one of the most fascinating cities in the continent. I was fortunate enough to take a couple of walks in the city between events and found myself a new fan of Tango and Parrilla (see photo). I look forward to future visits and growing our alumni network in Argentina.

Next stop is Santiago de Chile. I expect the city to be filled with amazing energy and emotion as the miners continue to be plucked from the earth at a rate of one per hour. More to come on that tomorrow.

-Adrian Aguirre

 

 

Women in the MBA on Monday, November 1

Please consider joining us on November 1, 2010 for Women in the MBA.  This special preview event allows prospecive students to learn more about the UCLA Anderson experience and our commitment to developing female business leaders.  The day includes lunch, a campus tour, class observation, an information session and the opportunity to engage in intimate dialogues with current students, alumni and staff.  Register now!

New Loan Forgiveness Program for Public Service

There is good news for those who are interested in pursuing a career in the public service after earning the MBA degree.  The US federal government created a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program which forgives the balance of principal and interest on eligible federal loans after a borrower makes qualifying loan payments for 10 years while working full-time in a qualifying public service position.  This means that someone who borrowed $115,000 in federal loans and earns $50,000 per year working for public service could reduce his or her monthly payment by $900 (from $1,320 to $420) based on the Income Based Repayment plan.  After 10 years or public service, approximately $130,000 of the loan interest and principal would be forgiven.

50 Ways to Measure Diversity

Second year MBA student Sreesha Vaman shares his perspective on diversity, which was shaped by his summer internship at Harrah's Entertainment. Read his post on the UCLA Anderson MBA Student Voice blog.

UCLA Anderson Announces New MBA Career Center Leadership

After a national search, we are delighted to announce the appointment of two outstanding professionals to leadership roles in the Parker Career Management Center (PCMC).  Both are also leaders in the UCLA Anderson alumni community.

Rob Weiler, Anderson Class of 1991, who has been serving as Interim Director of the Center, will be appointed as Assistant Dean, PCMC, leading the Center’s strategy and operations. He will assume the position held earlier by Eric Mokover, now Associate Dean, External Affairs and Executive Director, Alumni Relations.  We are grateful to Eric for the dedicated leadership he provided for nearly seven years to the PCMC.

Regina Regazzi, Anderson Class of 1997, was recruited into a new position, becoming the Center’s Executive Director, Corporate Relations.  She will oversee the outreach efforts of the PCMC, and the attraction of employers to recruit at the school.

Rob Weiler has spent over 16 years in the financial sector.  Starting his career in sales and trading with Goldman Sachs, he later worked in Private Banking at Union Bank of Switzerland and then led a team in the Private Client Services Group at TCW.  Over the course of his career in financial services, Rob developed, serviced and nurtured relationships with high net worth individuals, foundations, endowments and fund-of-funds, while advancing his expertise in asset allocation, equities, fixed income and alternative investments.  In September 2007, he joined the PCMC as an Executive-in-Residence focused on the financial sector and on preparing students for that industry.

Rob earned a BA in economics from the University of Virginia and, in 2004, served as the President of UCLA Anderson's Alumni Board of Directors.

Regina Regazzi founded Artume LLC, an executive recruiting and career-consulting firm based in New York. Her executive recruiting career began at Spencer Stuart, an international executive search firm and continued at Prince Goldsmith, a New York-based boutique firm.  With both companies, she concentrated on financial services recruiting.  Prior to executive recruiting, Regina worked in originations for Bank of America's Leasing and Capital Group and for Greenwich Associates, a financial services market research and consulting firm.

Throughout her professional life, Regina has provided career counseling to diverse populations, from recent college graduates to high-level executives.

Regina has been involved in UCLA Anderson alumni activities since she graduated, including terms as president of the Bay Area chapter and as alumni board chair of chapter presidents.  She served as President of UCLA Anderson's Alumni Board of Directors between 2008 and 2010.  She has also collaborated with admissions and development.  She received the UCLA Anderson Outstanding Alumni Service Award in 2005.

Regina received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Colgate University and served on Colgate's Alumni Corporation Board of Directors.  She received the Ann Yao Memorial Young Alumni Award and a Maroon Citation for her service to the school.

Rob and Regina will work closely with our students, faculty and recruiting partners to enhance the employment preparedness and opportunities of our students.  We are especially excited about the energy and ideas Rob and Regina bring to their roles. Please join us in welcoming them into their new positions.