NAWMBA~

NAWMBA is a relatively new club at Pepperdine, with a built in “limit” for membership as it is catered to women. However, NAWMBA is still a very well-run and active club on campus. In fact, the Pepperdine NAWMBA chapter is helping to plan the national conference for 2009! And being part of NAWBMA for the past 2 years has been a complete privilege for me. It is bitter-sweet as I pass the baton onto Jori, the president for next school year. For those female students who are coming into Pepperdine, here's a little recap of the organization and some of our events we planned throughout our school year.

NAWMBA prides itself on having a great variety of events tailored to meet the needs of the student body. We focus on creating leaders through networking opportunities, both informal and formal, with women executives, faculty, students in all programs and we foster an environment for growth. NAWMBA feels it deserves this award because of the variety of events it held, all with the singular mission. Below is a brief overview of the various events we have held this year in support of our mission.

A Day in the Life…Female Executives – 4 Females executives spoke at the panel and discussed the daily lives of successful working women while raising a family (Fox, Saks Fifth Avenue, AT&T, Southern California Edison were represented). - (9/08)

NAWMBA National Conference – In Stanford, CT (10/08) 10 NAWMBA members from Pepperdine attended the National Conference to network with different companies and other NAWMBA chapters throughout the United States.

Pepperdine NAWMBA Mixer – This was an opportunity to take NAWMBA on the road and have FEMBAs, Full-time students and Alumni meet to share their stories – Glow Bar at the Mariott in Marina Del Rey (10/08)

Breakfast with Dean Livingstone – West LA Campus (12/08) – The Dean met with NAWMBA members over breakfast. This was a casual, informal way to network with the Dean while she answered our questions. This is a popular event and we have had students ask to have more than one since it is always a sold out event!

NAWMBA Bowling Night – AMF in Santa Monica (1/09) A fun way for NAWMBA members to network and develop relationships. This event was especially focused on first and second years in the full time program and was similar to last year’s gold outing which was a great way to bring the team closer together. 

NAWMBA Charity Fashion Show – (2/09) Partnered with the Charity Well Suited to raise awareness and collect used Professional clothing for the women in need. Banana Republic sponsored our event by donating clothes for our models.

NAWMBA SEW Event (Susan G Komen) – (3/09) The interim executive director/ board member for Susan G Komen was our featured guest along with Christine Romer (a 1st year MBA student who was a breast cancer survivor). This panel brought awareness as well as educate NAWMBA members on ways to start a non-profit organization.

NAWMBA Luncheon with Executives – (3/09) Our BIGGEST event of the year! We had a total of 10 female executive speakers from different companies. A rare opportunity for students to interact and spend quality time with successful women in an intimate, informal lunch setting.