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Social Impact Newsletter 9/4/2023

David Stolow - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
 Events 

September 4, 2023

Happy Labor Day!

 

Happy Labor Day! The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being. For us students, it marks the beginning of school...

Anyhow, this week's Spotlight is on second year FTMBA Jorge Garcia Valverde!

Prior to Questrom, Jorge lived in Mexico City and worked in Financial Planning for Lexmark, a global tech company. He was in charge of planning the annual budget for the Latin America sector, forecasting and reporting on future projects to increase profitability. Over the summer, Jorge did his internship at BlueHub Capital, a national Community Development Financial Institution based in Boston. As an Impact & Operations Intern, he worked on two affordable housing loans in the underwriting process and helped gather important impact data for the organization.

Jorge is super active in the MBA community. This year, he is helped establish the Impact Investing club and is currently its Co-President alongside second year SIMBA Andrew Erickson. He also serves as VP of Finance for the Social Impact & Nonprofit Club and the Latin American MBA. He believes that clubs are the best way to get to know other students and engage with the community and encourages all first years to consider joining a club!

This summer, Jorge enjoyed traveling, biking around Boston, and going on picnics in the Public Garden with his wife and fellow second year SIMBA, Paulina Carregha Garcia. He is an avid baseball fan and loves attending Red Sox games; he even organized a Red Sox outing for the SINC executive board last spring! 

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Announcements

BU Directed Study Opportunities

More info here.There are three newly created for-credit directed studies being offered in Fall '23, in partnership with a local commercial partner in Harare, Zimbabwe. These opportunities are for second-year full-time students and advanced PEMBA students.

These projects will will focus on:

  • Project Financing in Less-developed Capital Markets: (Prof. Nalin Kulatilaka)
  • Developing microgrids to serve an anchor tenant and surrounding low-income communities. (Prof. Richard Stuebi)
  • Assessing Social and Environmental Impact of Community Renewable Energy Projects (Prof. Paul McManus)
 

BU Climate Innovation Challenge

This new competition invites all Boston University students and class of 2023 alums to submit innovative ideas that helps Boston mitigate extreme heat/cold effects, promote climate justice, address sea level rise, or anything else that makes our city more climate-resilient. $15,000 in funding will be awarded to the winning ideas. More info available on the challenge webpage. 

BUild Lab Infosessions

Find out how to use BUild Lab's programs to launch new ideas, learn new skills, and create meaningful impact at the BUild Lab's Info Session on 9/8. The BUild Lab has many events this month, so visit the BUild Lab website for up-to-date information on all their opportunities.

Jobs & Internships

First Year MBA Jobs & Internships
Microsoft's HR Rotational Program
 contact SIMBA '22 alum Lauren Bodager at lbodager@bu.edu
CapShift Impact Investing Fellow by 9/5
LISC IXLerator Initiative Student Consultant

Resources
SecondDay Career Resources

If there are any opportunities, resources, or events that you think would be helpful to have on the newsletter, please send them over to kbvu@bu.edu

Upcoming Events

Back To School Party!

You're invited to the annual Back to School Party for the Social Impact program! The party will take place Saturday 9/9 from 3-6pm. This will be a casual event with snacks and beverages available. More details and registration available on QCommons.

Questrom Graduate Club Fair

Looking to join some clubs? The club fair will be this Thursday 9/7 from 4-6pm in the atrium. Clubs with a Social Impact focus include the Social Impact & Nonprofit Club (SINC), the Impact Investing Club, the Internship Fund for Social Impact (IFSI), and the Energy & Sustainability Club, to name a few. Find out more about clubs here!

Conference Fee Reimbursement

Did you know you can be reimbursed for conference expenses from the Social Impact Program?
Details Here

Social Impact Reimbursement

Social Impact will reimburse up to $50 of conference registration fees. Email John Temps (jtemps@bu.edu) with proof of purchase (receipt with last 4 digits of your card), an itemized receipt, and a current mailing address for the reimbursement check. If one person paid for multiple registrations, include the names and emails of all attendees for $50 reimbursement per registration. Reimbursements will be processed after the conference is completed and may take up to 3-4 weeks to process.

Feld Reimbursement
Students should request approval for conference funding before paying for registration fees and/or travel expenses. Individuals can request a reimbursement of 75% of the total conference registration fee and travel expenses up to $500 for the 2023-2024 academic year. Please note that case competitions, career fairs, and BU-sponsored conferences are ineligible for reimbursement. To start the process, please visit the Conference Funding Support Request Form.

 

Happy Birthday!


9/1 Tristram Dammin
9/9 Avery Finkel

2023-2024 Social Impact & Nonprofit Club Executive Board

Co-Presidents: Rachel Ault & Jessie Ralph
VP of Finance: Jorge Garcia Valverde
VP of Marketing: Kristine Vu
VP of Club Collaborations: Sydney Altmeyer
VP of Community Partnerships: Paulina Carregha Garcia
VP of Professional Events: Alexandra Remar
VP of Social Events: Natalie Ciardi & Libby Morley
BU on Board Chairs: Courtney Hsu & Tucker Dammin
 Link Day Chairs: Andrew Erickson & Alex Morgart
Grad Council Rep: Jesse Drury
PEMBA Representative: Annie Niland

To contribute to the Social Impact newsletter, please email Kristine Vu at kbvu@bu.edu or David Stolow at dstolow@bu.edu

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