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IMPACT Week (Orientation)The words that make up the IMPACT acronym embody the Tippie MBA Experience. Activities focus on getting to know your new classmates and team-building. You will register for your first semester of classes, learn about the services available, meet faculty, and interact with second-year students. You are also introduced to the case method and complete your first case analysis and presentation. ParticipationPlease plan to arrive in Iowa City in sufficient time to complete all of your personal arrangements before orientation begins. Limited free time during IMPACT Week is available for last-minute errands, but it is strongly recommended that these be kept to a minimum. Above all, plan to be fully involved and enjoy your Tippie MBA Experience! Don't forget to complete the pre-MBA checklist before arriving for IMPACT.
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Attire InformationBusiness Professional: Women: business suit or dress; Men: suit, sport coat, tie Business Casual: Women: dress pants/skirt, blouse; Men: dress pants, sport shirt Casual: Jeans/shorts, t-shirts, walking/running shoes |
| Saturday,
August 17 Attire: Casual |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Excel Boot Camp Optional for all students but highly recommended |
C207 Pappajohn Business Building (PBB) |
| Monday,
August 19: Your Tippie Community Attire: Business Professional |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Check-in, Continental Breakfast | Howe Galleria, Pappajohn Business Building (PBB) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Tippie School Welcome Colleen Downie, Senior Assistant Dean, School of Management Sarah Gardial, Dean, Tippie College of Business |
S401 PBB |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Class Ice Breaker | S401 PBB |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Break and Travel to Carver Hawkeye Arena via bus Bus will pick up on Jefferson Street, south of PBB |
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| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | Lunch | Carver Hawkeye Arena |
| 1:15 - 2:00 | Tippie Culture and Values Mark Winkler, Business Director, Marketing Career Academy |
Carver Hawkeye Arena |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Break | |
| 2:15 - 4:45 | Concurrent: Tippie Table Talks (Getting to Know Your Community) New Student Professional Photos |
Carver Hawkeye Arena |
| 4:45 - 5:00 | Closing Announcements | Carver Hawkeye Arena |
| 5:00 - 6:30 | Tippie Trivia Test your team's knowledge in all areas from geography to movies and business. Heavy appetizers will be served |
Carver Hawkeye Arena |
| 6:30 PM | Return from Carver Hawkeye Arena Bus will pick up students to return to Pappajohn Business Building |
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| Tuesday,
August 20: Your Academic Experience Attire: Business casual |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast / Announcements | S401 Pappajohn Business Building (PBB) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Introduction to Your Tippie Experience Colleen Downie, Senior Assistant Dean, School of Management |
S401 PBB |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Career Academy Insider Meg Thompson (SI), Cathy Zaharis (Finance), and Mark Winkler (Marketing), Academy Business Directors |
S401 PBB |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Break | |
| 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Career Academy Breakout Sessions One-hour sessions to explore individual academies more deeply; you'll have time to attend two separate breakouts |
TBA |
| 12:00 - 1:15 | Lunch | S401 PBB |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | Business Solutions Center Introduction Colleen Downie and Second-Year Tippie MBA Student Avishek Dey |
S401 PBB |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Travel to Levitt Center Bus will pick up students on Jefferson Street south of Pappajohn Business Building |
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| 2:00 - 5:30 | Build-a-Bike Team Building Activity | Levitt Center (LCUA) |
| 5:30 - 5:45 | Key Takeaways / Closing Announcements | LCUA |
| 5:45 PM | Return to Pappajohn Business Building Bus will drop off south of Pappajohn on Jefferson Street |
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| Wednesday,
August 21: Your Professional Development Attire: Business professional |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 6:00 AM | Depart for Des Moines Meet bus on Jefferson Street south of the Pappajohn Business Building |
Jefferson Street, south of PBB |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Travel to Des Moines | |
| 8:15 - 9:45 | Company Visit: Nationwide Insurance | Des Moines |
| 10:00 - 11:25 | Company Visit: Wellmark | Des Moines |
| 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM | Networking Lunch Keynote speaker: Charles McClendon, President, No Ceilings, LLC |
Wellmark Headquarters |
| 1:30 - 3:30 | Travel to Iowa City | |
| 3:30 | Arrive in Iowa City Bus will drop off south of Pappajohn Business Building on Jefferson Street |
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| 4:30 - 7:00 PM | Leadership Lessons Jerre Stead, Chairman & CEO, IHS Inc. |
HotelVetro, Downtown Iowa City |
| Thursday,
August 22: Your Student Experience Attire: Business Casual |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast / Announcements | S401 Pappajohn Business Building (PBB) |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Tippie Toolkit The basics every student needs to know: technology, calendars, study rooms, academic services, and more |
S401 PBB |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Enhancing Your Student Experience Leadership opportunities including student orgs, case competitions, 2nd year coaching, and more |
S401 PBB |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | How to Do a Case Analysis Tom Gruca, Marketing Professor and Faculty Director, Marketing Career Academy |
S401 PBB |
| 11:30 AM- 12:15 PM | Presenting a Case Annie Leonhart and Ben Clark, Tippie MBA students and members of championship case competition team |
S401 PBB |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch | PBB Patio (weather permitting) or S401 PBB (rain location) |
| 1:30 - 10:00 PM | Team Case Preparation Dinner provided at 6pm in MBA Exchange, 4th floor Pomerantz Center |
PBB and Pomerantz Center rooms as assigned |
| Friday,
August 23: Competing for Business Success Attire: Business professional |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast / Announcements | S401 PBB |
| 9:00 - 11:00 | Case Presentations | Pomerantz Center (PC) rooms as assigned |
| 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM | Lunch and Awards; announcement of finalists | S401 PBB |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Judges' feedback for teams not advancing to finals | PC rooms as assigned |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | MBA Case Competition Presentations - Final Round Finalists check in at 12:50 PM |
C20 PC |
| 3:00 | Travel to UI Athletics Hall of Fame Bus will pick up south of PBB on Jefferson Street |
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| 3:30 - 5:15 | Closing Mixer Case competition winning team announced Keynote address: Jay Sa-Aadu, Associate Dean, School of Management |
University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame |
| 5:15 PM | Return to PBB Bus will drop off south of PBB on Jefferson Street |
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| Saturday,
August 24 Attire: Casual |
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| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Accounting Boot Camp Optional for those who scored 80% or higher on the Accounting section final text in GMAT Essential Prep. Mandatory for all others. |
C425 Pomerantz Center (PC) |