TORONTO, November 7, 2001-- An initiative launched last year by female MBA students at the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management to encourage more women to enroll in the MBA program continues this month with an open house at the Rotman School.

The Rotman Women in Management Association hopes the informal reception will help potential female students discover the value of pursuing an MBA. Association co-chairs, Marice Hart, MBA’02 and Julija Ezergailis, MBA’02, say the evening provides a friendly atmosphere in which women can meet with female students, graduates, and faculty of the Rotman MBA program.

“It’s an opportunity for women who may have never considered enrolling in an MBA program to ask questions about the degree and the career opportunities it leads to,” adds Julie Kwong, MBA’02, event chair, who is also a co-chair of the Women in Management Association. “While the number of women in the most recent entering class has risen to 31 per cent, we feel there are still many qualified female candidates who need to learn about the benefits of the program.”

What?     2nd Annual Rotman Women in Management Association Reception

When?      Thursday, November 29, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Where?      Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street, Toronto

RSVP?      Potential female MBA candidates may RSVP via e-mail by November 28 to
                 women@rotman.utoronto.ca

Media?      Please call Ken McGuffin (416) 946-3818 to confirm your attendance.

The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management offers leading-edge research and degree programs, including the prestigious Rotman MBA, the newly redesigned Part-Time MBA, the Executive MBA, a first-rate Doctoral Program, the distinctive Master of Management & Professional Accounting program, the undergraduate Commerce program in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Science, combined programs with the University of Toronto faculties of Law, Engineering and Nursing, and an innovative series of Executive Programs tailored to the current needs of businesses and individual managers.

Ken McGuffin
Manager, Media Relations
Rotman School of Management
Voice: (416) 946-3818
E-mail: mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca

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