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Together with our program manager, Tim Paradis, I had the pleasure of recently participating in the Tuck Club Fair. Within the gorgeous backdrop of McLaughlin Atrium, the multiple student-run clubs, Centers and Initiatives at Tuck gathered in a “tradeshow-like” manner to offer information, answer questions and greet the new students. I am always amazed at the amount of extra-curricular clubs available to students here and their apparent popularity. MBAs may easily connect with others interested in everything from golf and tripod hockey to the international buddy club and women in business. There’s even a weekend warriors club! Given the cirriculum here, I often wonder how they find the time.
Though the velocity and amount of questions we entertained gave me frightening flashbacks of 12-hour tradeshows at the Javits center, our time was well spent. Armed with iPads, QR posters, brochures and a banner – we were ready for a presentation but surprised by the amount of students we actually spoke to one-on-one with pointed questions and interest. Students inquired over and over how they could become involved with the center in their first year since our Fellow’s Program is exclusively available to second years. We were pleased to take that opportunity to describe our Britt Technology Impact Series and its focus on cloud computing this year – ensuring everyone that the mobile app, email, tuckstreams, visix and social media will alert them to upcoming panels and events, (such as the Amazon event we had last week.) Obviously, we encouraged engagement on facebook, chatter and twitter as well and invited MBAs to stop in and see our new space. We love visitors and are always happy to discuss technology.
If you were at the fair, is there anything you suggest we come prepared to share next year?
It was an honor to be included with the student-run clubs at this event and we’re grateful for the opportunity to speak with everyone in person. The Dean speaks about the eight Centers and Initiatives and their importance at Tuck in his recent video address to Alumni. It’s worth a listen if you’ve missed it.