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.
It is very important to participate in all IMPACT activities. Please 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.
Each year we revise the specific activities that are included in IMPACT. This representative schedule of events provides a glimpse of what you can expect. Above all, plan to be fully involved and enjoy your Tippie MBA Experience!
| Monday, August 17 (Business Attire) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Check-in, Continental Breakfast | Howe Galleria PBB |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Tippie School Welcome Jay Sa-Aadu, Associate Dean, Henry B. Tippie School of Management Curt Hunter, Dean, Henry B. Tippie College of Business |
S401 PBB |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Alumni Speaker TBA |
S401 PBB |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Overview of IMPACT Nadia Dwight, Director MBA Student Services |
S401 PBB |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 am - 12:45 pm | Working Cooperatively in Teams Gale Mote, Gale Mote Consulting |
S401 PBB |
| 12:45 - 1:45 pm | Buffet Lunch |
Patio PBB |
| 2:00 - ??? | TBA | S401 PBB |
| Tuesday, August 18 (Business Casual Attire, and bring casual clothes, overnight gear) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast/Announcements | S401 PBB |
| 8:30 - 9:00 am | The Tippie Experience Colleen Downie, Assistant Dean |
S401 PBB |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Building your Business Foundation Colleen Downie, Assistant Dean |
S401 PBB |
| 9:30 - 9:45 am | Break |
S401 PBB |
| 9:45 - 1:00 pm | The Career Academy Experience and Academy Partners Academy Partners |
S401 PBB |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Lunch Lunch with Alumni |
S401 PBB |
| 2:30 - 3:15 pm | The Experiential Approach Business Solutions Center Academy applications Student presentations |
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| 3:15 - 4:00pm | Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism | S401 PBB |
| 4:00 - 4:15pm | Closing Comments |
S401 PBB |
| 4:30 pm | Bus Departs for Camp Wakonda | Jefferson Street Entrance, PBB |
| 6:30 pm | Cookout and Overnight Lodge Retreat |
Camp Wakonda, Central City |
| Wednesday, August 19 (Casual / Recreational Attire) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 am | Breakfast | Camp Wakonda, Central City, IA |
| 9:00 am | COPE COURSE—LOW AND HIGH ROPES COURSE Ropes courses create a great opportunity for groups and individuals to learn about risk taking, their own perceived limits, how they perform under pressure, how they give and receive support from other people, and how working with others collaboratively can help an individual achieve more than they thought they could accomplish. | Camp Wakonda , Central City, IA |
| 3:00 pm | Return to Iowa City | |
| Thursday, August 20 (Business Casual attire) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast / Announcements | S401 PBB |
8:30 - 10:00 am |
Diversity Training—BAFA BAFA Ann Knudson, Assistant Director, Institute for International Business |
S401 PBB |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Professional Expectations Rich Boulger, Director, Business Solutions Center |
S401 PBB |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Ethics and Honor Code |
S401 PBB |
11:00 - 12:30 pm |
Tippie Technology Technology Survival 101 Symplicity Training, Amy Sayer |
Behavioral Lab, C220D PBB C207 PBB |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
S401 PBB |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | How to Prepare a Case Analysis |
S401 PBB |
| 2:30 - ??? pm | Case Preparation |
PBB & PC Rooms, as assigned |
| Friday, August 21 (Business Attire) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast/Announcements
(Breakfast will be available all morning) |
Howe Galleria PBB |
| 8:15 - 8:45 am | Board Briefing (for Judges only) TBA |
C125 PBB |
| 9:00 - 11:00 am | Photography Sessions | Anderson Galleria PBB |
| 9:00 am - 12:15 pm | Case Presentations |
PBB and PC Rooms, as assigned |
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Closing Luncheon |
Hotel Vetro |
| Saturday, August 22 (Casual Attire) | ||
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Accounting Review Optional for anyone who scored 75% or higher on the accounting quizzes in MBAmath.com. Mandatory for anyone who scored below 75% |
C425 PC |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Excel Review (strongly encouraged) Jeff Ohlmann, Assistant Professor, Management Sciences |
Behavioral Lab, C220D PBB |
Business Attire: Women—suit, dress Men—suit, sport coat, tie
Business Casual: Women—dress pants/skirt, blouse Men—dress pants, sport shirt
Casual: Jeans/shorts, t-shirt, walking/running shoes
PBB = Pappajohn Business Building
IMU = Iowa Memorial Union
SOM = School of Management
PC = Pomerantz Center