A trip to Wall Street is one of the latest examples of students getting a taste of the real world outside the classroom.
While a 鲍德温华莱士大学 education is grounded in classroom learning, BW values h和s-on application 和 offers a range of 体验式学习机会.
That combination of theory 和 practice is on full display in the BW卡梅尔商学院, which sent 10 executive 和 voting members of BW's 投资俱乐部 to Wall Street on a spring break trip supported by generous donors.
The club members manage a real piece of the BW endowment using BW's state-of-the-art Bloomberg Room, which currently houses the second-most Bloomberg terminals of any University in the state.
所有BW 会计 和 金融 students are trained on the terminals, which are the same that Wall Street financiers use for research.
金融学教授 Dr. 基督教Nsiah, who mentors the 投资俱乐部 和 led the visit to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, says students were exposed to "the operations of different Street-based financial institutions 和 career opportunities based on meetings with leaders of the New York Stock Exchange, 投资银行, 和 cutting-edge fund 和 wealth management institutions."
Junior 会计 和 金融 major Adam Cotte '24 was awed by the meetings with "experienced professionals working in some of the biggest banks 和 hedge funds in the world."
"I gained some really good insight on what it is that goes into the valuation of a company 和 what a larger scale stock pitch actually looks like. It was incredibly interesting to me because I plan on going into one of these career paths, 如果不是相似的话, 在未来,他说.
Ryan Rivera '23, a senior 金融 和 数字营销 double major 和 chief investment officer of the 投资俱乐部, agrees the opportunities to gain career perspective are invaluable.
"I've been able to immerse myself in real-life scenarios in the financial industry, utilizing skills such as portfolio management, 兼并与收购, 股票研究,里维拉说. "By participating in these opportunities, I am developing the practical skills 和 expertise needed to become a highly desirable c和idate in the job market where experience is highly valued."
Experiential learning is baked into other business programs as well, with 体育运动管理 大联盟在超级碗比赛, 最后四个, 一级方程式赛车, 肯塔基赛马, 今年新, 主人的.
Traveling to competitions that test real-world skills is another approach to applied learning, including a "David 和 Goliath" showing in the 2023年克利夫兰ACG杯 和 a third-place prize at the Ohio HR Games held in Akron by Ohio SHRM.
HR team member Christina Lafko '24 noted, "It was a great opportunity to test my HR knowledge in relation to the SHRM-CP exam 和 meet some awesome new people."
In another recent experiential learning opportunity, the Carmel Boyer School's Carmen Castro-Rivera led a group of mixed majors from BW's Spanish 和 Latinx Student Association (SALSA) to the United States Hispanic Leadership Conference.
"We hope to keep exp和ing the opportunities for students to connect classroom learning with the work they will be doing in their careers, 和 that's why we're looking to increase support for these life-changing experiences,BW Business Dean表示 Dr. 苏珊Kuznik.
为了实现这个目标, the 卡梅尔博耶商学院 is holding a "Taking Care of Business: Topgolf Networking 和 Fundraiser" event on April 13 at 6 p.m. in Topgolf's Chairmen's Suite in Independence, Ohio.
该活动对所有BW校友开放, 和 proceeds will support student professional development opportunities, including attendance at professional conferences, 网络事件, co-curricular travel experiences 和 other applied learning opportunities.
More support will mean more BW business students will, 正如里维拉所说, "capitalize on opportunities that were previously out of reach."
