Hello Class of 2017!

Best of luck to those of you participating in FRP!

January 21, 2016

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

• Last day to change grading status (ex. pass/fail) on Q3 or spring semester courses

To make a pass/fail election, login to the drop/add interface and click on the "My Courses" tab in the upper right corner. Courses that are eligible to be taken pass/fail have a grey box in the "P/F" column. Click the box that corresponds with the course you wish to take pass/fail.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

• Final day to drop Q3 classes

The Spring 2016 Core Exam Schedule is now posted under the SPIKE Exam Calendars. 

LT indicators for Q2 and full-semester fall courses have been published. To view these designations:

Login to SPIKE
Select the "My Account" tab
Select "My Academic Info" from the left-side menu bar

• A@W Speaker Series Student Committee Info Session: Monday, February 1, 12.15pm-1.15pm, JMHH 270.  For 1st year MBAs interested in serving on the committee for the 2016-17 academic year. More information about the role and application process available on our website: http://wlp.wharton.upenn.edu/committee-information/

• P3: Purpose, Passion and Principles  INFORMATION SESSIONS: Application for the Spring semester is now open and will close January 27th  at 1:30pm EST. Apply Here Please contact Amanda Zimmerman with any questions.

• Nonprofit Board Fellow Program INFORMATION SESSIONS: Applications are now open and will close on February 1st at 5pm . Apply Here Please contact Dan Kaufman or Gizelle Clemens with any questions. The application will close at 5:00pm EST on Monday, February 1st.  If you experience technical difficulties, please call 215-746-8768 before the deadline and leave a message.

• Authors@Wharton presents our first event of the Spring semester featuring Adam Grant Monday, February 1st  5:00pm- 6:00pm at the Penn Museum of Archaeology. Registration Required

• Want to spend spring break on a boat in the Caribbean? We have a limited number of spots available on the Small Crew Sailing Leadership Expedition in Grenada over Spring Break. Dates: March 6-11, 2016. Cost: $3,950. Small Crew Sailing places participants in crews of five aboard modern sailboats in Grenada where they will be challenged to work effectively under highly fluid and dynamic conditions. Through daily challenges, participants develop technical sailing, navigation and racing skills while testing and refining their leadership, communication and team- work capabilities in a rapidly changing environment. All spots are first come first serve. These unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences will build your leadership skills while you adventure through a beautiful area of the world with ~20 new Wharton friends! Take advantage of your time here in the best way possible – come away with us this Spring Break. If you’re interested, please email WLPVentures@wharton.upenn.edu.

Seats remain in the following course:

MKTG 893
Marketing in Emerging Economies: Understanding & Marketing to the Indian Consumer (0.5 cu) Syllabus
Professor Jagmohan Raju
Mumbai, India
March 7-9, 2016  

MKTG 893
Marketing in Emerging Economies: Understanding & Marketing to the Chinese Consumer (0.5 cu) Syllabus
Professor John Zhang
Beijing, China – Local Partner: Guanghua School of Management, Peking University 
March 7-9, 2016

Interested? Please contact Paula Greenberg for more information.

The next Penn.Pay student bill will be available on Wednesday, January 20 and a late payment penalty of 1.5% will be assessed on any past due balance. 

If you haven’t borrowed a student loan for the current academic year or are borrowing student loans below your student budget, please note that the deadline to submit a loan application for the current academic year is Friday, April 1.

Please contact the Wharton MBA Financial Aid Office at 215-898-8728 or by email at financialaid@wharton.upenn.edu.

The MBA Office of Student Life would like to invite you to schedule a 1-on-1 meeting with your Cluster Student Life Advisor at some point in the coming days, weeks, or months. Our aim is to get to know you better and discuss some of your goals and how we can best support you during your time at Wharton.

If you would like to set up a meeting, please use the link below to access the Wharton Appointment Scheduler.

https://web.wharton.upenn.edu/scheduler/MBAStudentLife/