Ladies and
gentlemen, welcome back to another fun-filled year at the Rotman School of
Management!
Now
that everyone’s summer internships are wrapped up, it’s time to dive back into
the wonderful world of classes, career searching, case competitions and copious
amounts of coffee.
Some
notable things that have happened over the past few weeks:
1.
Rotman
Orientation Camp! I can’t tell you how much fun camp was this year. The
second-year volunteers are still talking about it. Some of the highlights this
year were the fact that we could go swimming, kayaking and canoeing (last year,
we were not allowed near the water), a carnival with inflatable obstacles
courses, rock climbing, slides and other injury inducing activities (don’t
worry, there weren’t TOO many injuries this year), cotton candy, and fireworks
during the full-moon beach party. There is no doubt it is going to remain one
of the highlights of my second year. If you’re a first year student, I
encourage you to apply to be a volunteer, and if you’re a prospective student,
don’t miss out on this amazing weekend!
2.
The
Rotman South Building Grand Opening was on Wednesday, September 5th,
and hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and affiliates of the school came to
celebrate the opening of Rotman’s new South Building. I had the pleasure of
being one of four students selected to hold the ribbon for the ribbon cutting
ceremony. There were tour groups being led around the new facilities throughout
the day, and in the evening, all floors were opening up for drinks, hors d’oeuvres,
music and mingling. It was so nice to see some of the recent graduates again,
meet some older alumni and reconnect with my friends. It was a very successful
day, and I think the new building is going to contribute to some great things
happening at Rotman in the future.
3.
The
clubs fair took place earlier this week – an event that is never to be missed
if you are joining any clubs for the year. The room was buzzing for two hours with
students of all years talking to club execs and eating pizza and candy. I spent
my time between the club booths for WIMA (Women in Management Association) and
the MBA Games, as I am on the executive team for both clubs. I am pretty
excited about what both clubs have planned for the year and I hope we get a lot
of interest from the incoming class. There will definitely be more updates on
what these clubs are doing, so stay tuned!
There is
not much to report on classes. Our schedule is a little wonky for the first
couple weeks of school to accommodate information session for the recruiting
season. But once we get into more of a routine, I will talk about classes a
little more. Classes I am taking this semester are: Financial Risk Management
(FRM), Business Analysis and Valuation (BAV), Security Analysis and Portfolio
Management, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets, and either Behavioural
Economics or Real Estate Economics.
That’s
all for now folks! Enjoy the weekend and what’s left of the summer weather!
