Unlocking Opportunities and Community: A Deep Dive into the ROMBA Conference
Guest blog by Felix Contreras-Castro The ROMBA Conference, or Reaching Out MBA, is the world’s largest annual gathering of LGBTQ+ business students and alumni. It serves as an unparalleled platform for networking, professional development, and career opportunities. With over 100 corporate partners actively recruiting LGBTQ+ talent, the event features workshops, panels, and a career fair […]
Building Momentum: A Year of Growth and Impact with Booth’s Healthcare Group (HCG)
Guest blog by Marta Mota and Kate Sohn Healthcare is a small but mighty (and rapidly growing) community at Booth. Healthcare Group (HCG) is key in bringing this community together and providing recruiting, networking, and educational opportunities for those passionate about and those interested in learning more about healthcare during their full-time MBA. On behalf […]
Valentine’s Day Special: Booth Couples
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Flowers. Expensive Dinner Reservations. Nice dresses and suits. Many people criticize this day as a day of artificial pomp and celebration, a creation of corporations peddling another holiday to generate more revenue. I like to take statements like that with a grain of salt. Even if the holiday was created in order […]
Chicago Women in Business: An Interview with the Co-chairs
Chicago Women in Business (CWiB) is a student organization for full-time MBA candidates at Booth. CWiB is dedicated to empowering women and advancing gender equity at Booth and in the business world. We’re highlighting an interview with this year’s co-chairs, in which they speak about promoting social connections in a COVID-19 world, helping women develop […]
Coming Out in Perpetuity
October 11 is National Coming Out Day in the United States. Celebrated each year, it marks the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Around this day each year, members of the Chicago Booth community participate in Ally Week. Matt Conan, ’21, shares his coming out experience—though you’ll soon […]
Celebrating National Coming Out Day with OUTreach
Boothies celebrate National Coming Out Day by sharing stories with the LGBTQ community and allies alike!
Diversity Day was a Turning Point in my Journey to Booth
In September of 2017, I received an email from Booth inviting me to Diversity Day. Similar to most overly-eager MBA prospects, I registered the same day. I visited Chicago for the first time with an interest in learning more about Booth and seeing if the school and city were places I could see myself for […]
1Y Women of Booth
In our final post of our #herboothexperience series, we share a tribute to 1Y women. We wanted to highlight 5 who have already made significant contributions to the community and come from a variety of backgrounds.
Co-chairing at Booth: Second-Years Tell All
Booth boasts dozens of diverse student-led orgs that range from professional to social and have one tying mission: to serve the Booth student body and ecosystem. As Spring Quarter begins, first-year Boothies take the reins and step into the rewarding leadership roles of co-chairing these different clubs and groups. After 2 dynamic quarters at Booth, […]