M&TSI was nothing like I anticipated, but in the best possible way. The M&TSI experience started before the program even began. As soon as I knew I was going, I joined a Facebook group for all the RTAs and attendees where everyone began introducing themselves. Through just a few lines,…Read More
M&T For Life
M&T Inaugural San Francisco Immersive Week
One of the curricular requirements of M&Ts is MGMT 237 which is mandatory for all sophomore students. This course examines the technical and managerial challenges presented by emerging and evolving technologies. Throughout the semester, students explore both internal and external sources of innovation as well as the appropriate strategies and processes for capitalizing…Read More
Passionate Work and the Pursuit of Happiness in Medellin, Colombia
Just less than a month ago, I was feasting on a vegetable, meat, potato, almost-everything-great-in-life filled empanada in one hand and a peculiar tart ice cream sample from a local vendor in the other, chatting with a local guard on the streets of Medellin. This doesn’t even capture 1/1000th of…Read More
Our Road to Toronto: Competing in the Hult Prize Regional Finals
When we first learned about the Hult Prize @ UPenn through fellow Jerome Fisher M&Ts, the opportunity was too go to pass up. Working on an entrepreneurial venture geared towards social change, backed by seed-funding and expert mentorship, seemed like a dream come true. The guiding question that drove us…Read More
My StartUp Summer: Blockchain Networking, VC Pitching, and Maximizing my M&T Brain
In the city of the radioactive spider, I met its the well-fed cousin: the entrepreneurial bug. Many times, when I should have been studying for a math midterm, I’ve indulged in the fantasy of starting a company. This summer, as a member of blockchain startup elphi, I embarked on an…Read More
Deepening My M&T Community Connection at the NYC Student-Alumni Networking Event
Earlier this month, current Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology (known as M&T) students took a bus from Penn’s campus out to the Penn Club of New York for our annual Student-Alumni Networking event. First-year student Selin Hepiseri shares her experience from the event below. M&T is a very…Read More
Conscious Hacking with PennApps 2018
This post adapted from this posting on the Penn Engineering blog. For the last three years, Claire Donovan (ENG, ’20) and Adele Li (M&T, ’20) have worked in the logistics and outreach committees at PennApps, Penn’s first-of-its-kind collegiate hackathon. The two rose to the executive board, and now both serve as directors of…Read More
AQR Thanksgiving: Celebrating an M&T Tradition
Thanksgiving is a time to get together, eat, relax, and give thanks for the abundance around us. Each year, the Jerome Fisher M&T community is lucky to host its own Thanksgiving due to the generosity of AQR Capital Management. Current student Will Morgus (M&T, ’21) reflects on this favorite tradition. Among…Read More
The Top 3 Reasons to Follow Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett on LinkedIn
It’s no surprise Wharton School Dean Geoffrey Garrett has risen to the ranks of LinkedIn Influencer. Dean Garrett now has over 75 articles on topics ranging from US-China relations to tackling diversity in the workplace. These short insights pack a punch – with each article leaving the reader inspired to find out more.…Read More
Transferring to M&T: An Insider Scoop
My freshman fall came and went in a blur of campus events, classes, and meeting new people. It overwhelmed me in the best sense of the word. But, I felt something was missing. I had come to Penn Engineering because of the school’s focus on an interdisciplinary education, yet I…Read More