Eleven undergraduate students traveled to New York City for a career immersion trip with Colgate Women in Business (CWiB) and Colgate Career Services, spending Friday, February 15 conducting site visits and learning from alumnae.
The students visited four companies and seven alumnae: Parity Partners (Sarah Kim ’87, New York Steering Committee member, Women’s Association of Venture & Equity), PricewaterhouseCoopers (Susie Becker Gould ’03, human capital director; Caroline Brainerd ’14, senior associate; Jackie Millstein ’12, manager), Havas Health and You (Sarah Burke Mullins ’96, senior manager, Sanofi), and Lerer Hippeau (Stephanie Manning ’13, director of platform; Natalie Sportelli ’15, content and brand manager).
These companies opened their doors to students so they could learn more about private equity, management consulting, health and wellness marketing, and venture capital. The students and alumnae met in conference rooms and the small group of eleven allowed for every student to ask questions and engage in conversation.
“I think our immersion trip to NYC was really impactful for everyone who participated. We made sure to focus not only on career advancement, but we learned from leading alumnae about overcoming gender barriers in the workplace. The combination of both of these aspects made the trip different from past years and a huge success,” president Anna Rummel ’19 said.
“It was great to host Colgate Women in Business at the Lerer Hippeau office. Our discussion really dug into what the future of work is going to look like,” said Natalie Sportelli ’15. “Many jobs, like Stephanie’s and mine, didn’t exist a couple years ago, and there are exciting new roles and industries emerging all the time. In talking with CWiB members, and taking their excellent questions, it became clear that these students are taking steps now to set themselves up for success later.”
In the past, the group previously partnered with the finance, marketing, and consulting clubs for immersion trips. Since this trip only included CWiB members, a concerted effort was made to include conversations around gender and the workplace.
Colgate Women in Business educates undergrads about the business world and women’s issues in the workplace and offers programming and networking opportunities to learn from Colgate alumnae.