The ALPFA Newsletter

www.alpfa.pace.edu ALPFA since 2003 Spring 2008 Edition

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Contents Page
Letter from President 3
Meet the E- Board 4
Calendar of Events 5
Upcoming Convention 6
Convention Experience 7
Spring Networking Event 8
Media and Entertainment 9
Event
Benefits of ALPFA 10
Membership
Past ALPFA Events 11
Affiliations with ALPFA 13
KPMG Case Study 14
Competition
Contact Us 15

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Letter from The President

Dear
ALPFA
Family,



 S o m e 
 o f 
 
 t h e 
 i n i t i at i ve s 
 o f 
 t h e 
 Pa c e 
 A L P FA

University
Chapter
is
to
increase
membership
and
to
bring
in
a
variety

of 
 companies 
 from 
 different 
 industries 
 so 
 that 
 all 
 of 
 you 
 have 
 the

opportunity 
 to 
 network 
 and 
 gain 
 invaluable 
 advice 
 from 
 our

professionals.
We
created
this
newsletter
so
that
you
can
be
reminded

of
all
the
great
benefits
that
being
an
ALPFA
member
provides.
 
We

also
want
to
share
with
you
our
achievements
and
hope
to
leave
you

keen
to
become
a
part
of
our
family.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At
Pace
this
year
some
of
our
goals
are
to
bring
different
organizations
on
campus,

increase
our
visibility
with
The
Lubin
School
of
Business
students
and
other
Pace
colleges.

We
also
wanted
to
get
more
involved
with
our
community
outside
of
Pace.
This
Spring

semester
we
will
have
25
weekly
meetings
on
both
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
during
common

hour.
 
We
will
be
able
to
bring
two
different
companies
each
week
on
campus,
who
will

share
with
our
students
the
opportunities
available
within
their
respective
firms,
as
well
as

discussed
with
us
topics
such
as:
“Opportunities
within
the
Financial
Analyst
Program”,
“CFO

Program
at
Merrill
Lynch”,
and
“Audit
101,”
just
to
name
a
few.
Our
chapter
will
also
be
co‐
chairing
The
Annual
Lubin
Spring
Banquet
which
will
be
giving
us
the

opportunity
to
take

yet
another
leadership
role
within
our
Lubin
School
of
Business
and
allow
us
to
be
more

visible
to
those
students.

Our

goal
of
being
more
involved
within
our
community
will
also

been
attained.

We
will
be
getting
involved
with
the
Food
bank
and
raising
money
to
donate

to
March
of
Dimes.











We
will
continue
to
work
hard
in
the
upcoming
years
in
order
to
take
ALPFA
to
new

heights,
at
Pace
and
outside
of
Pace.

We
hope
you
enjoy
this
newsletter
and
after
reading
it

are
more
than
willing
to
join
our
ALPFA
National
family.

Warm
Regards,

The
Pace
ALPFA
Chapter


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Meet The Executive Board

Patricia Hernandez, Chair

Cristal De Leon, President
of Marketing

Adriana De La Cruz, Vice President Khanh Tran, Treasurer

Cynthia Mojica, Chair of

Sara Joseph, Secretary Event Planning

Diana Martinez, Chair of

Jose Lema, Chair of Community Relations
Public Relations

Julio Mejia, Chair of IT Jacqueline Burgos, Advisor

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ALPFA’s Upcoming Events

Moody’s


Financial
Leadership
Careers
at
GE/ Bear
Stearns
“Finance
 Wed,
12th

12:20
–
1:20

NBCU
 Analyst
Program”
 KPMG
“Internship

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GE
 Tues,
5th
3:30
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4:30
 Opportunities”

Tuesday,
January
22,
2008
 MLT

“Career
Preparation
 Tues,
25th
3:30
–
4:30

Program”
 Prudential

6:00
PM
‐
9:00
PM

Wed
6th

12:20
–
1:20
 Wed,
26th

12:20
–
1:20

INROADS

International
Accounting
and
Finance

 
Tues,
12th
3:30
–
4:30

Panel
Discussion
 Merrill
Lynch
“Chief
Financial
 RSM
McGladrey

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by
Lehman
Brothers
 Office
Program”
 Tues
1st
3:30
–
4:30

Thursday,
January
24,
2008
 Wed
13th

12:20
–
1:20

AIG
“Summer
Associate

6:00
PM
‐
9:00
PM
 Deloitte


Tues,
19th
3:30
–
4:30

Program”

*Professionals
Only

Office
of
the
Comptroller
of
 Wed,
2nd

12:20
–
1:20

the
Currency
 United
Staffing

Women
of
ALPFA
Event

Wed,
20th

12:20
–
1:20
 
Tues
8th
3:30
–
4:30

Enjoying
the
Present
While
Planning

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
 Kaplan
“
Grad
Test
Prep”

for
the
Future

Tues
26th
3:30
–
4:30
 Wed
9th

12:20
–
1:20

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Prudential

PWC
Office
Visit
“Game
 MetLife
“Internship

Thursday,
January
31,
2008
 Theory”
 Opportunities”

6:00
PM
‐
9:00
PM Fri,
Feb
29th,
3:00
to
5:30
 Tues
15th
3:30
–
4:30

Grant
Thornton
“Accounting
 Becker
“CFA
&
CPA

Program”

Review”

Wed,
27th

12:20
–
1:20

Wed
16th

12:20
–
1:20

Target
“Internship

Opportunities”

Tues,
22nd
3:30
–
4:30

Goldman
Sachs
“Finance

TIAA
“Asset

and
Operations
Programs”

Management”

Tues,
4th
3:30
–
4:30

Wed,

23th

12:20
–
1:20

HSBC
“Banking
and

Wall
Street
Services

Financial
Management”

Tuesday,
29th
3:30
–
4:30

Wed,
5th

12:20
–
1:20

Ernst
&
Young



Tues,
11th
3:30
–
4:30


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The time has come again for the exciting tries. One note to keep in mind is the
36th Annual ALPFA Convention. Last years event convention is open to all business majors
held in La Buena Vista, FL was proven to be a awaiting for an opportunity. Companies
great success; however, this year, higher attending are Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase,
anticipations and extra buzz are arising! The KPMG, Marriott, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
convention will be held at the JW Marriott Resort in LLP; and many others. Students in prior
Phoenix, Arizona. This year Deloitte is the Lead conventions received internships and job offers
Sponsor for the 2008 National Convention! that opened up the doors to their careers.
The event will be held this upcoming The price for students attending the
summer starting August 10th and running up until convention will be $100 . The fee does not
August 14th. The event runs for four consecutive include airfare or hotel stay. However,
days where numerous activities and events are students are being offered a discount price for
held. The theme of this years convention is “ The the flight purchase and hotel stay. For more
Rising Leadership of Latinos.” information you can log on to ALPFA’s national
Participating in this event will be a great website at www.alpfa.org.
opportunity for those looking for an advancement
or initiation of their career. At the ALPFA con-
vention you will network with hundreds of
professionals from various companies and indus-

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The
Convention
Experience
“Disney is truly the
place where dreams The KPMG case study
come true” competition also takes place during the convention. I
was part of the team the prior year and it was a
learning experience. Besides the professional skills
and knowledge that I developed while preparing for the
The events were
competition, at the convention I got the chance to
just incredible, the convention started with a
network with partners of the firm and recruiters
bang the first day with the salsa competition
reaching out to me and giving me advice.
and ended just as well with a showcase of
At the career fair there were
fireworks. But these events were only some of
companies from a large spectrum of industries. The
the ingredients that defined my experience at
recruiters and professionals at the booths were very
the convention. It was rather the variety of
helpful and I got interviewed at the spot at some
people that I met at the workshops, luncheons
companies. It certainly expanded my knowledge about
and dinners throughout the convention that
the opportunities and career paths available that one is
made it exceptional. The opportunity to
not aware of while at school and helped me make a
network with professionals as well as meet
better choice about where I want to be after
students from different colleges and make new
graduation. Altogether, it has been an experience that I
friends across the country was a valuable
will not forget and hope to come back the next year at
experience.
Phoenix.
Patricia Hernandez
Chair of Marketing

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Benefits Through ALPFA
Being an ALPFA member brings
you many different types of
opportunities throughout your
college life and onto your
professional life. ALPFA is an
organization geared towards
enhancing opportunities for
people within he business field.
Being an ALPFA member
opens up a lot of opportunities
towards your career. Through
our organization, you are given
the opportunity to network with
hundreds of professionals to
build connections and allow
your career to flourish. Our
members over time, build
communication skills and lea
how to take advantage of
opportunities being offered
In ALPFA, we aim for
professional success by being
individualistic, unique, and
integrating ourselves as a
family. ALPFA is not just about
being serious and following the
rules of Corporate America, but
it is also about having fun and
obtaining a wonderful
experience.
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By being an ALPFA member,
you also have the ability to
attend each annual convention.
This is an exclusive event where
professionals from across the
country gather and provide
students with informational
sessions and networking
events. Numerous students
have had rewarding
experiences with people they
met offering them jobs.
Having ALPFA membership
provides you with the benefit of
enhancing your resume. ALPFA
membership and active
involvement shows great
leadership skills and
characteristics of motivation.
Many people have obtained
scholarships and jobs because
they demonstrated involvement
in a serious organization. Join
ALPFA and use the benefits
being offered towards your
advantage.


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Past ALPFA events

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AFFILIATIONS WITH ALPFA

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