MBA means business, and the Minority Business Association is launching a comeback on campus after three years of inactivity. The organization will empower minority students interested in business and increase cross-cultural cooperation on campus, said club president Ayana Harry '05.
Harry's objective is "to inform ourselves of the options after Princeton, and to bring companies and speakers to Princeton so that it'll be known that you don't just have to be an investment banker or a lawyer," she said. "There are a lot of opportunities and [we are trying to] inform people about them."
An open house at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Frist Multipurpose room will introduce prospective members to MBA's mission and outline future events.
Harry became increasingly aware of the lack of interracial cooperation as a member of the Carl Fields Center governance board, as a moderator of Sustained Dialogue and as one of the planners of the town hall meetings on African-American life on campus in November.
"There are very few organizations interested in having various ethnic groups working together," Harry said. "I realized that a lot of work needs to be done at Princeton, the intra-group work as well as the intergroup work."
Kevin Ghorm '99, who was president of MBA and who contributed to the town hall meetings in November, inspired Harry to revive the organization, she said.
She has been working ever since with members Jamaal Clue '06, Lauren Phillips '04, Victor Davis '05 and Kyndall Parker '06 to organize special events, including panel discussions scheduled to take place March 29.
The themes of the information panels range from "Careers in Entertainment" to "Inside the Investment Bank" and "Networking 101."
Special speakers
Professionals from several investment banks, including Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Goldman Sachs, are scheduled to speak at the panel discussions.
"For the entertainment industry careers, we've invited an entertainment lawyer, the general manager of Ruff Ryders Records, and a producer from ABC," Harry said.
MBA also aims to provide its members with internship and employment opportunities in the business world by sending out books of members' resumes to potential employers.
"What the organization used to do is compile resume books and sell them to organizations," Harry said. "That was their funding, and we're hoping to do that next year."
A board of advisors consisting of alumni and faculty is also planned.
Encouraging minority groups to interact is also a fundamental aim of MBA, Harry said.
"I saw how little collaboration there is among different minorities," Harry said. "There are a lot of misunderstandings between various ethnic groups. [We are interested in] how we can bridge those misunderstandings and work together."
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