On Friday, October 30, 2020, the traditional MBS Fall gathering took a virtual twist as students and staff dialed in for a Halloween celebration. With the semester more than halfway through, a fun meeting was much needed. MBS students, alumni, and staff dressed in scary yet creative costumes as they participated in a virtual costume contest.
On October 6 and October 12, respectively, Rutgers MBS students learned how to “Rock [Their] LinkedIn Profile” via a two-part presentation conducted by Jen Jortner Cassidy, Senior Customer Success Manager for LinkedIn Learning.
On October 16, 2020, the first-ever New Jersey Cybersecurity Conference was hosted virtually by Seton Hall University. The conference, conducted via Microsoft Teams Live Streams, ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and consisted of three 50-minute sessions, with two conference options in each session, as well as two keynote speeches and a conclusion (see chart below).
When there’s a shortage, people panic. Looking for a job in cybersecurity? You can relax.
By Jen Reiseman-Briscoe
The Rutgers–New Brunswick Virtual Career & Internship Fair took place on October 1 and 2 via Handshake—a portal through which students and alumni were able to explore career options. The fair, open to all Rutgers students and alumni, featured companies representing a spectrum of both public and private industry sectors—from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits.
| "A fox knows many things. - ISAIAH BERLIN |
By Jen Reiseman-Briscoe
Remember when you couldn’t wait for 2019 to just be over, already?
Innovative Thinking + a “Can-Do” Attitude = a Revolutionary Lab Experience in the Age of COVID-19
By Jen Reiseman-Briscoe and Beth Ann Murphy, Ph.D.
What is more gratifying than earning your MBS degree? Earning your degree and returning to share your wisdom, advice, and details about your career journey(s) with current MBS students.
Introduced as a series last spring, “Virtual Fridays: Alumni Career Stories" was an instant hit—returning this semester with a special “new student” welcome on September 4, 2020.
Over two days in mid-August, MBS faculty and staff welcomed the program’s largest-ever incoming class via MBS’s first-ever virtual orientation. Held on August 13 and 18, respectively, the two sessions—split due to the total number of incoming students—featured plenty of meeting, mixing, mingling, and (this year) virtual transporting.