Diversity in Business
The McCombs Diversity Program initiatives for the 2009-2010 academic year are described below. Corporate partners may select initiatives to support based on partnership
levels. Please see the attached document outlining corporate partner levels.
Initiative Target Audience Initiative Description Partner Visibility
Pre-College/Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Programs
• Benefits apply to selected city event: Opportunity
Each year McCombs staff visits the hometowns of prospective students across
to send company representative to event
50-100 diverse high Texas. During these visits to cities including El Paso, Laredo,
BBA Admissions Statewide • Recognition on all email communications and
school students and Brownsville/McAllen, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, our recruiters showcase
Recruiting Visits marketing materials
their families the McCombs School to interested students and their families. Available cities
• Opportunity to provide company handouts and
for 2009/2010 are El Paso and San Antonio.
giveaways
The Academy is a pipeline development program that encourages talented • Company representatives invited to participate in
students who are economically disadvantaged, or those who are the first in judging the marketing challenge on the last day of
their family to attend college to consider business as a future career. The the camp.
McCombs Future Executive Approximately 50 Academy is held in June for one week and centers around sessions that • Recognition on the MFEA website and printed on
Academy diverse high school introduce students to different facets of business taught by professors and camp materials
(June) students professionals. The week concludes with a marketing plan competition. During • Opportunity to distribute promotional materials to
the camp, students live in a residence hall, experience college life and the camp students
familiarize themselves with UT Austin and the McCombs School. • Opportunity to participate in other aspects of the
camp at company's request.
Women’s Weekend targets high potential women interested in business school. • Logo and company spotlight on event website
This two-day recruiting and information event provides women the opportunity • Opportunity to provide company handouts focused
to learn more about the Texas MBA culture and curriculum, network with on MBA’s and giveaways to be included in welcome
faculty members and current students, and form relationships with admissions, packet
student services and career services staff. • Participation as a panelist on Thursday afternoon –
Approximately 50
this event will be open to all women currently
Annual MBA prospective women and
This event will feature a women’s alumni panel on Thursday afternoon, which enrolled in the Texas MBA program
Women's Weekend 25-30 female MBA's
will also be open to all current first and second-year women in the program. • Opportunity to send 1-2 representatives to either
(October) currently enrolled in the
This panel will share their career experiences and challenges, from a woman’s participate in the panel and/or attend the opening
program
point of view, and have an opportunity to speak about specific initiatives for reception/dinner (one alumnus of the program is
women in their workplaces. The women’s panelists will have an opportunity to preferred)
continue to network with the attendees and our current women MBA’s at the • Networking opportunity at opening
opening reception and dinner following this panel session. reception/dinner
Initiative Target Audience Initiative Description Partner Visibility
Explore McCombs targets under-represented prospective MBAs , inviting them
• Logo and company spotlight on event website
for a weekend recruiting event (Thursday Evening– Saturday Morning) at which
• Opportunity to provide company handouts focused
the McCombs School showcases its culture, faculty, curriculum and
on MBA’s and giveaways to be included in welcome
opportunities for professional development. The ultimate goal of the program
packet
is to allow these 40-50 prospective students to form a more tangible bond with
Approximately 50 • Participation as a panelist on Thursday afternoon –
the school, thereby increasing the likelihood that they will apply and be
prospective under- this event will be open to all under-represented
admitted to the McCombs School.
Explore McCombs – MBA represented minorities minorities currently enrolled in the Texas MBA
Diversity Weekend and 25-30 under- program
In conjunction with Explore McCombs, the McCombs School will host a
(November) represented minority • Opportunity to send 1-2 representatives to either
Diversity panel discussion on Thursday afternoon that will be will be open to all
MBA's currently participate in the panel and/or attend the opening
under-represented minorities currently enrolled in the Texas MBA program.
enrolled in the program reception/dinner (one alumnus of the program is
Attendees will be able to gain knowledge of relevant diversity topics and
preferred)
interact with company representatives through the panel discussion and during
• Networking opportunity at opening
Explore McCombs’ opening reception/dinner to take place on Thursday
reception/dinner
evening.
• Opportunity to send up to 3 representatives to
Realize McCombs targets high-performing minority high school students,
attend and participate in the program
Approximately 50 inviting them to a day-long recruiting event at which the McCombs School
• Networking with students during breakfast and
Realize McCombs diverse high school showcases its culture, faculty, curriculum and opportunities for professional
lunch
(December) students and their development. The ultimate goal of the program is to allow these 50 students
• Logo and company spotlight on event website
families and their parents to form a more tangible bond with the school, thereby
• Opportunity to provide company handouts and
increasing the likelihood that they will matriculate in the fall.
giveaways
Current Student Programming
TYF is a program for minority business students that prepares them for
• Participation as a guest speaker, mentor, panelist,
internships and jobs and educates them in-depth about career related topics.
Approximately 40 company field trip host or mock interview participant
Target Your Future The program is a small group seminar over eight to ten weeks where
diverse BBA students • Eligible to sponsor TYF student participation in an
(Fall and Spring) employers, advisors, and peers talk about career-related issues. The fall
each semester etiquette dinner and provide internships for TYF
program is intended for transfer students and sophomores and the spring
program participants
program is intended for freshmen.
Through seminars and corporate partner mentorship opportunities, the BBA • Participation as a panelist, breakout discussion
Women’s Council provides a forum for undergraduate women to learn about facilitator, and/or mentor
and discuss current issues and opportunities in business. BBAWC participants • Opportunity to network/mentor BBA women
will be able to gain knowledge of relevant topics, including challenges women • Opportunity to bring up to 2 company
Approximately 65-100
BBA Women's Council (Fall face in the workforce, how to prepare for success after graduation, and how to representatives to each BBAWC Roundtable
BBA women
and Spring) network with prominent women in business. The BBAWC Roundtable Breakfast Breakfast Forum (fall and spring)
each semester
Forums (held on September 10 and February 4) include a networking session, • Opportunity to serve as a speaker for the
introduction of company representatives followed by breakout discussions on WomenTalk Speaker Series
issues such as developing leadership competencies, bridging the gender • Recognition on all email communications and
communication gap, and how to achieve work/life balance. marketing materials
Initiative Target Audience Initiative Description Partner Visibility
• Opportunity to bring up to 4 company
The McCombs Diversity Council dinners (held each fall and spring) are designed representatives to the Diversity Dialogue Dinner and
to educate students and employers through interactive forums about various Interactive Diversity Forum
diversity topics that all generations regardless of race, color, or ethnicity face in • Recognition as a "Gold level sponsor" of the
the workplace. The Diversity Dialogue Dinner (September 10) and Interactive Diversity Dialogue Dinner and Interactive Diversity
McCombs Diversity Approximately 200 Diversity Forum (February 4) provide companies the opportunity to interact Forum
Council diverse BBA students with a group of BBA students while sharing opinions and engaging in lively, • Advanced receipt of student resumes
(Fall and Spring) each semester thought-provoking discussion on current diversity issues in the corporate world. • Recognition on marketing materials and at the
The Diversity Dialogue Dinner and Interactive Diversity Forum begin with an dinners
hour-long networking session followed by a dinner with BBA students. During • Opportunity to participate in community service
the Interactive Diversity Forum, council members also present skits inspiring projects with MDC members
discussion about workplace diversity issues. • Participation as a guest speaker at a bi-monthly
meeting
BBA Golf Link creates a venue for BBA students to establish a professional
network, promote integrity and ethics through the game of golf by partnering • Opportunity to network/mentor BBA students
with company representatives, the UT-Austin community, and McCombs • Opportunity for up to 2 company representatives
Approximately 50 student programming (TYF, MDC, and BBWC). BBA Golf Link participants will to participate on a golf tournament team of 2-3
BBA Golf Link
diverse BBA students develop a competitive advantage by linking business acumen and knowledge of students
(Fall and Spring)
each semester how to compete outside the traditional corporate setting. The program • Participation as a speaker at the golf clinics in fall
provides opportunities to introduce the proper training and coaching required and/or spring
to learn golf for undergraduate business students who are first time players or • Recognition on marketing materials
novice to the sport.