Several thousand members of Phi Beta Lambda, the world's largest and oldest business student organization, from colleges and universities across the country gathered June 21-24 for the organization's annual National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA. The University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration's chapter was represented by five delegates and advisor Kate McConnell, director of CBA's Career and Leadership Development Center. The annual conference includes competitive events and workshops for students. The four Pitt students who participated in competitive events all placed in the top 10 of their respective events. Read more about the National Leadership Conference.
CBA students now have 24/7 access to career development tools through SIMON Underground, a Web site that utilizes the latest technology to provide CBA students access to career development tools such as video workshops, e-tutorials, podcasts, and blogs.
For many undergraduates, the task of initiating monumental change in business may seem daunting, but for the members of the Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association, it is their everyday mission: “Transforming the corporate world through diversity.” With this mission as its members’ motivation, RCMBA has become one of the most successful and highly-visible CBA student organizations.
CBA senior Erin Scheihing began to develop her interest in service at the age of three - while watching Sesame Street. Today, poised to graduate from the Pitt College of Business Administration, she is putting the finishing touches on an academic record in which she combines an accounting major and certificates in leadership/ethics and American Sign Language Studies.
According to the most recent annual report of the Pitt Study Abroad Office, the number of CBA students studying abroad rose significantly last year. Students studied in a wide range of countries, including Australia, Spain Germany, India, Thailand, Bulgaria, and Cyprus.