WELCOME WEEKEND AGENDA
Congratulations on your offer of admission!
We are excited to host you for Welcome Weekend and look forward to sharing more about Vanderbilt Business. If you run into questions, please reach out to any of our Recruiting & Admissions staff. If you are joining virtually, we encourage you to leave your video on and join with your audio muted. We welcome partners to attend all weekend events and sessions.
We look forward to getting to know more about you and hope you find the weekend equal parts informative and fun. Welcome to the Owen family!
The dress code for all events and activities is smart casual.
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
401 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN 37203
Friday, April 11
| 6:00PM – 7:30PM CDT The Great Room | Welcome Weekend Gathering Join us in the Owen Great Room for music, food, and a chance to mingle with current students and Owen club leadership. Address: Owen Graduate School of Management 401 21st Avenue S, Nashville, TN 37203 Please check in at the 1st floor lobby. *In-person only |
Saturday, April 12
| 8:30AM – 9:15AM CDT The Great Room | Check In & Breakfast Check-in for the day in the Owen lobby and continue you to the Great Room for breakfast and opening remarks from Dean Thomas Steenburgh at 8:45AM. *In-person only |
| 9:15AM – 9:20AM CDT Averbuch | Welcome from Owen MBA Recruiting & Admissions Team Zoom link |
| 9:20AM – 10:00AM CDT Averbuch | Your Career Journey Starts Now Meet the Career Management Center Team to hear how they will support you with your career search. Zoom link |
| 10:00AM – 11:15AM CDT See description for session locations | Concentration Snapshots Join current MBA students to hear about concentration offerings and ask questions. Please pick one concentration to attend for each session. Zoom links will be added for each session closer to the event. Session #1 | 10:05AM - 10:35AM CDT
Session #2 | 10:45AM - 11:15AM CDT |
| 11:20AM – 12:00PM CDT Averbuch | Learning Outside the Classroom This session will highlight a few of our offerings outside of the classroom which include the Leadership Development Program, Center for Entrepreneurship, and Center for Social Ventures. Zoom link |
| 12:00PM – 12:40PM CDT Averbuch | The Real Student Experience Hear from current first and second-year MBA students to learn more about what it’s like as an MBA student outside the classroom. Zoom link |
| 12:40PM – 12:50PM CDT Averbuch | Closing Remarks Amanda Fend, Director of MBA Recruiting Zoom link |
| 12:50PM – 1:30PM CDT | Lunch Join us on campus for lunch from an Owen favorite - Jim 'N Nick's BBQ. *In-person only |
| 1:30PM – 1:45PM CDT | Owen Tours Join our Recruiting Experience Ambassadors for a tour of the Owen building. *In-person only |
| 2:00PM – 4:00PM CDT | Nashville Excursions In-person attendees will sign up for excursions upon event check-in on a first-come, first-serve basis. Excursions include:
*In-person only |
| 6:00PM – 8:00PM CDT | Closing Reception Nashville Rooftop - The Hampton Social 201 1st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201 Join us in Downtown Nashville for our closing reception. Parking will not be provided so we recommend taking an Uber or Lyft. *In-person only |