The theme of this year’s annual Women in Business Conference, Step Boldly, encompasses what I feel Tuck prepares you to do as a future female business leader. Tuck is a place that will nurture and challenge you in equal measure so that you to have the confidence to chart your career path. Whether you are just beginning to consider business school, are currently a Tuck student, or are an alumnae, the conference brings together a group of women for thought provoking speakers, workshops, and networking events. Particularly beneficial for prospective students (I was one myself at the conference two years ago), the conference is an opportunity to immerse yourself in our distinctive community.
I can vividly remember the October weekend I spent in Hanover two years ago. There were helpful panels from Admissions, a student life panel full of women who impressed and inspired me, a keynote lunch and dinner with notable alumnae who shared tales from their careers in finance and marketing, a mock class, and dinner with a small group of first-year women at one of their homes. The small group dinner, a Tuck tradition, was particularly memorable as I felt the warmth of a group of women who had so quickly bonded through the hard work and fast pace of the first-year fall term and were simultaneously so eager to reach out to myself and other prospective students to share their stories and enthusiasm about the Tuck community.
Last fall I sat on the other side of that table, and was able to pay forward some of my newfound wisdom with other women considering business school. Now, I am planning the conference myself with two co-chairs (one of whom I met at the conference as a prospective student), hoping to create the same experience for another group of women. Some highlights from this year’s conference include a keynote dinner with Patty Wolff T’94 and Angelique Krembs T’94 both of whom have had long careers in marketing at Pepsi, a Saturday keynote lunch with Christina Morrison T’93 who is currently the Senior Vice President of Finance at Aramark, a Gender Intelligence workshop presented by Barbara Annis and Associates, an alumnae panel of women from the class of 2008, Tucktails, small group dinners, and so much more! We hope you consider joining us on October 24th-26th, you can find more information about the conference and apply (by Friday, September 19) on website.
Brooke Beatt T’15
WIB Conference Co-Chair