Volume 03 | March 2019

THE DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT BEHREND - MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

WHAT'S COMING IN MARCH?

STUDY SMARTER, NOT HARDER WORKSHOP SERIES

Student Success Traveling Drop-in Hours One-on-one strategies for success ranging from study skills to time management.  Each day from 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM March 11 - Reed 113 March 12 - Kochel 102 March 13 - Burke 109 March 14 - Nick 169

SCHEDULE PLANNING OPEN LABS Meet with advisers to discuss planning your Summer or Fall schedule. Honors & Athletes Tuesday, March 12 Burke 176, 7:00 - 8:00 PM First & Second Year Students Thursday, April 4 & April 11 Burke 176, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

#FindYourFuture - School Events Across Campus

SCHOOL EVENTS ACROSS CAMPUS: Attending campus-specific events and participating in volunteer experiences are great ways to connect with faculty, students, and campus partners to gain insight into a major of interest. Check out March's upcoming events below (hyperlinked) to learn more about a variety of disciplines! Black School of Business (Co-curricular activities for the Black School of Business are also posted in Behrend Sync under "Black School of Business"). School of Engineering School of Science & Nursing Program School of Humanities and Social Sciences Behrend Sync Events   Behrend College Events Calendar

NEW THIS MONTH! VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES: Please visit Civic and Community Engagement Office and GetConnectedErie for the latest volunteering opportunities on and around campus.

MAJOR EXPLORATION TIP OF THE MONTH: After reflecting on a few majors you are interested in, the ACPC advisers recommend exploring what you can do with these majors using What Can I Do With this Major.

MAJOR OF THE MONTH - FINANCE, B.S.

WHAT IS FINANCE? Finance focuses on how individuals and business organizations raise money and capital, and how those resources are allocated among competing investment and consumption opportunities. The field focuses on domestic and international financial economies and the role of financial markets and institutions key in the movement of savings and investment capital from lenders to borrowers. It also deals with how individuals and corporate managers evaluate alternative investment and savings opportunities and how they choose among various financial instruments.

YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS PROGRAM IF . . . You’re looking for a versatile business degree. You’d like to invest real money as a director of Behrend’s Intrieri Family Student Managed Fund. You’d like to work on Behrend’s simulated trading floor, and use the same Bloomberg information services as professional traders and investors. You want to graduate from one of only two Pennsylvania universities accepted into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institution University Recognition Program.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS MAJOR?

Typical entry-level positions for finance majors include financial consultant, securities analyst, staff accountant, financial analyst, investment representative, branch manager, agent, and financial adviser. Penn State Behrend has a comprehensive support system to help you identify and achieve your goals for college and beyond. Meet with your academic adviser often and take advantage of the services offered by the Academic and Career Planning Center beginning in your first semester.   Employers of recent Penn State Behrend B.S. in Finance graduates include Bechtel Plant Machines, Erie Insurance, GE, Lucent Corporation, National City Corporation, Foot Locker, Moody’s, NBC Network, Edward Jones, Northwest Savings Bank, Mellon Bank, New York Life, Evans Capital Management, and Robbins Wealth Management. Alumni Spotlight: Check out some Finance alumni, and see what they are doing here !

LOOKING TO COMPLEMENT THIS MAJOR? There is the option to earn a certificate in Financial Planning , which provides an introduction to personal financial planning and includes the areas of insurance, taxes, investments, retirement planning and estate planning. This is excellent preparation for entry-level careers in personal and corporate finance.

NEXT STEPS:   For more information, contact the Black School of Business :   281 Burke Center                                                                               Black School of Business 5101 Jordan Road                                                                                        Erie, PA 16563                                                                                          Undergraduate Bulletins If you are interested in changing your major, contact your adviser, visit LionPath, and select Update Your Academics (tutorial is linked).

 Please call the ACPC (814-898-6164) to speak with an adviser. DUS advisers are available Monday through Friday from 8am until 5pm at Reed 125.   Thank you,   The ACPC Advisers