LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management yesterday welcomed business school career services officers representing Columbia University, Wharton, Harvard, Stanford, Darden, London Business School, Northwestern, Purdue, and 18 other institutions to the Malibu Drescher Graduate Campus. The gathering convenes the 5th Annual MBA Career Services for Working Professionals Alliance Conference (http://mbacswp.org/conference/default.aspx) on April 20-23, 2008.
“The MBA Career Services for Working Professionals Alliance (CSWP) is a consortium of university-based career management specialists who provide counseling and resources to executive and part-time MBA students and MBA alumni from top graduate business programs,” said Pepperdine’s Tina Ohmstede, director of career services, Fully Employed MBA programs and alumni.
Ms. Ohmstede and her peers meet annually at a member school campus to share best practices and learn from industry experts on topics that impact their constituents and the services their respective business schools provide.
This year’s event is themed “Career Transitions,” a topic that will be addressed by keynote speaker Ira Krinsky, Ph.D. As senior client partner for Korn Ferry International in Los Angeles, Dr. Krinsky headed the firm’s Education and Not-for-Profit Practice in the Western Region of the United States.
Author Carol Fishman Cohen (Back on the Career Track: a Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work) will also address the conference, offering strategy and advice to women resuming careers after extended time at home with children.
The conference features 18 discussion sessions and break-out meetings, covering such topics as “Creating Visibility through Online Networking” and “Prioritizing Service Development and Delivery.” Industry paneled events provide a forum to hear from professionals on HR and executive recruitment, entertainment, and Sustainability/Green career opportunities. Johnson & Johnson, The Walt Disney Company, Chevron Energy Solutions, Wetfeet Career Guide Writer, Kathryn Ullrich Associates, E! Entertainment, CBS Television Distribution, Cairns Blaner Group, Global Resources Ltd., and Warner Bros. Home Video are among the companies participating.
Participating business schools represent:
– Columbia
– Cornell
– DePaul
– Duke University
– Emory
– Harvard Business School
– Indiana University
– INSEAD
– Kellogg School of Management
– London Business School
– Michigan
– Northwestern
– Notre Dame
– NYU
– Pepperdine
– Purdue
– Stanford
– University of California, Berkeley
– UCLA
– University of Chicago
– University of North Carolina
– University of Texas
– University of Virginia
– USC Marshall
– Vanderbilt
– Wharton
– Yale
About the Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University
Founded on the core values of integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management has been developing values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice since 1969. Our portfolio of fully accredited MBA and bachelor’s completion business programs provide personalized attention in an intimate setting, emphasis on applied and relevant business practices, and the convenience of six campus locations throughout Southern California. With an alumni network of more than 30,000 business professionals, the Graziadio School delivers superior flexibility, quality of experience and depth of knowledge for professionals continuing their education as full-time students, fully-employed degree recipients and senior executives.
Contact: Douglass Gore, Director of Public Relations
Phone: (310) 568-5580
GraziadioPR@pepperdine.edu
CONTACT: Douglass Gore, Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business Director of Public Relations, +1-310-568-5580, GraziadioPR@pepperdine.edu