Hi All –
We hope you had a great weekend! Thank you to all those who came out to our kick-off meeting! We’re really excited about everyone’s interest in the club.
There are several announcements this week so please make sure to read carefully:
LATINX HERITAGE MONTH KICKOFF TALK – Sept 16
Please join La Casa Cultural and the Yale Divinity School, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration at 6 pm on Friday September 16 for the kickoff of Latinx Heritage Month.
Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Professor of Sociology at Duke University, renowned race scholar, and the first Afro-Latino to be elected President of the American Sociological Association, will present a lecture, The Diversity Blues at HWCUs: Reframing the Diversity Agenda at Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Bonilla-Silva has published and spoken widely on racial theory, color-blind racism, the idea that race stratification in the USA is becoming Latin America-like, racial grammar, HWCUs, race and human rights, race and citizenship, whiteness, and the Obama phenomenon. He says, “In all my work, I contend that racism is fundamentally about ‘racial domination,’ hence, racism is a collective and structural phenomenon in society.”
The lecture will be preceded by a showcase of La Casa’s student groups. A reception will follow. The evening’s events will take place at Yale Divinity School’s Marquand Chapel, 409 Prospect Street. The event is free and open to all of the Yale community.
SOM COMMUNITIES:
SOM Communities, the Yale SOM diversity event for perspective students, is on September 22-23. We need AT LEAST 6 more hosts! If you are interested in hosting the night of the 22nd, please fill out this survey here.
RECRUITING AND NETWORKING
Bain & Company LLA/BBA Virtual Coffee Chats – Sept 15:
Please read below the message from 2nd year, Bernie Lauredan:
For anyone that is interested in learning more about Bain, I encourage you to sign up for virtual coffee chats next Thursday, September 15th with Ariel, who is a Consultant in our Los Angeles and part of Blacks at Bain (BABs). You can sign up for coffee chats here. She can answer any Qs you have about the job or the interview process, and she can help you get connected with the firm.
Please reach out to Bernie (bernier.lauredan@yale.edu ) with any questions.
Prospanica Conference in Houston – Sept 29- Oct 1:
Every year NSHMBA, the premier organization for Hispanic MBAs, organizes a conference and career expo. It’s a great place to network with Hispanic professionals and meet companies that don’t always recruit on campus. In the past several SOM Students have gotten jobs thanks to the career expo. For a list of companies attending please see: http://www.prospanicaconference.org/job-fair
We recommend you attend the Career Expo on 9/30-10/1 only. Please note that there is a special rate for students who become members of NSHMBA and attend the Expo only ($75+20 membership fee vs $150).
For rate info please see: http://www.prospanicaconference.org/pricing-1
And to become a member of NSHMBA please see: http://www.nshmba.org/?Membership_benefits
The sooner you register the better since there are companies who have already posted jobs and are looking at resumes. Next week, we’ll be sending out a google doc so SOM students who have signed up can share their contact info with each other. This comes in handy when trying to coordinate carpools to the airport or sharing hotel rooms. If you have any questions please contact Perla (Perla.Jimenez@yale.edu)
SAVE-THE-DATE for Hispanic MBA Summit – Oct 28:
Columbia Business School has invited us to their annual Hispanic MBA Summit – an annual gathering of Hispanic MBA students and companies such as JPMorgan, Bain, BAML, BCG, and more. This is what they have told us far:
What: Hispanic MBA Summit 2016 – an event that brings together Hispanic MBA students from the top schools
Why: To help foster a strong Hispanic MBA community
Who: Hispanic students from the top MBA programs in the country
When: October 28, 2016 – all-day event plus a great party at night
Where: The Convene Conference Center in Midtown Manhattan
Please save the date. More details to come in the next upcoming weeks.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
We appreciate all the enthusiasm for the leadership positions. We will be sending out the application details by the end of the week. Meanwhile, if you are interested please email us and we can set up some coffee chats to tell you more about the positions. Please stay tuned!
Lastly, Happy early Independence Day to all our familia from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Chile and Mexico!
Have a great week! Tus amigos,
Gabriella, Ignacio, Joel and Perla
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