{"id":4664,"date":"2006-12-01T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2006-12-01T17:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:03:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:03:56","slug":"nshmba-conference-makes-impact-on-attendees-and-vice-versa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2006\/12\/nshmba-conference-makes-impact-on-attendees-and-vice-versa\/","title":{"rendered":"NSHMBA conference makes impact on attendees…and vice versa."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nOpening day at NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When Anand Shah<\/strong>, a student in the Executive MBA (EMBA) program in the college\u2019s Chapman School, was offered a full scholarship to attend the 16th Annual Conference and Career Expo of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) in 2005, he declined. Instead, he spent the next twelve months preparing to attend the 17th annual event, held October 26-28, 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Working with Barry Shiflett<\/strong>, the college\u2019s director of career services, he honed his resume, refined his interviewing skills, and shaped a vision of his future. He was ready, and yet the experience prompted \u201ca 180-degree change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an opportunity that turned my life around,\u201d said Shah, an enterprise architect with Sun Microsystems. \u201cIt made me think and realize who I am, and it helped me focus on what I want to do. It was a testing ground for the year long process I had gone through crafting and molding myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shah was one of eight students\u2014all of whom had to meet stringent criteria established by Shiflett\u2014selected to receive support to attend the conference: three from the EMBA program, three from the International MBA (IMBA), and one each from the Professional MBA (PMBA) and the Master of International Business (MIB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nCollege\u2019s display at NSHMBA Expo: A corporate visitor meets with M. Angella Williams<\/strong> (BBA ’05) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

They were part of an impressive contingent that included Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean of the college; Jos\u00e9 de la Torre<\/strong>, dean of the Chapman School; Luis Casas<\/strong>, director of marketing and recruiting; Ellie Browner<\/strong>, director, student and alumni services; Lourdes<\/strong> Herrero-Matus<\/strong>, Downtown MBA program manager; and Elsie Florido<\/strong>, administrative coordinator, Career Services, who handled many of the complex logistics to ensure the students\u2019 experiences were glitch-free.<\/p>\n

Conference combines social events and business opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prior to the conference events\u2014which included a trade show with nearly 300 Fortune 500 companies exhibiting, a full array of professional development seminars, networking opportunities, and first-round interviews\u2014the college and Bank of America co-hosted an executive reception and dinner. The event gave students the chance to socialize with potential employers. Elam emceed and introduced the keynoter speaker, Andr\u00e9s M. de Armas<\/strong>, incentive administration executive, Consumer and Small Business Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nOn the Expo floor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mainly Fortune 500 companies populated the exposition space, but the college\u2019s booth was prominently placed: directly across from Bank of America\u2019s, thanks to the partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised by the number of people who stopped by to congratulate us on the quality of our students whom they\u2019ve hired in the past,\u201d said Casas, who was attending NSHMBA for the first time. \u201cMany alumni now working at Fortune 500 companies stopped by to tell us how proud they are of their degree and of our presence at the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShiflett and Florido did a great job of getting us on the map,\u201d said Browner, who attended for the third year. She sought out alumni, and as a member of the Chapman team, \u201cdid whatever possible to work the convention floor to increase our visibility and to support our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conference shows people that our alumni can be a true force in the business world,\u201d said Herrero-Matus. As a program manager and a student in the PBMA program, she was able to provide in-depth information about the Chapman School\u2019s offerings. \u201cIt\u2019s very positive reinforcement to have companies see you year after year, and we had the chance to meet with representatives from lots of new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nFrom left: Odile Santos<\/strong>, Javier Casserly<\/strong>, Ruben Salazar<\/strong>, Kazmira Pedonesi<\/strong>, Alexis Aran<\/strong>, Luis Romero<\/strong> and M. Angella Williams<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Professional development opportunities prove as important as the job fair.<\/em><\/p>\n

M. Angella Williams<\/strong> (BBA \u201905), human resources director, Crown Wine & Spirits, who, like Shah, will complete the EMBA in 2007, took full advantage of the professional development side of the conference, selecting four sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttending these types of conferences helps you build valuable networks and gives you a chance to see what is new in the marketplace and what companies are doing as well,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing there helped me see which career path I am on and which I should take.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opening day at NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo When Anand Shah, a student in the Executive MBA (EMBA) program in the college\u2019s Chapman School, was offered a full scholarship to attend the 16th Annual Conference and Career Expo of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) in 2005, he declined. Instead, he spent the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[95,111,388,763,1151,1641,1869,1991,2031],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4664"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24348,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4664\/revisions\/24348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}