Full-time MBA Events for October 7-13, 2012

Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

Please RSVP in Symplicity (Events - Career Training) by October 7 for a spot on the Tippie-provided charter bus to Chicago for the Midwest MBA Career Fair. You must RSVP for this event in Symplicity to obtain a spot on the bus. Your RSVP to the Midwest Fair event announcement DOES NOT count as your bus reservation. The bus will depart from the Pomerantz Center on Thursday afternoon, October 18. The bus will leave the Fair on Friday, October 19 in the afternoon. Exact departure times will be announced the week prior. Please RSVP for the bus and your attendance at the event separately in Symplicity by end of the day on October 7. All those riding on the bus will have to complete a transportation waiver (more details to come). IF YOU RSVP FOR THE BUS, BUT WILL NO LONGER NEED THE TRANSPORTATION, YOU MUST LET ERIN KNOW IMMEDIATELY.

Choosing where to get your MBA is a big decision. And big decisions are easier to make when you have reliable information from reliable sources. A group of Indian students in the Tippie MBA program will host this online chat, intended to help answer your questions about Tippie from others who share your same point of view. This is a great chance to ask them, and us, any questions you have about the Tippie MBA before submitting your application!