The alumni panel invites students to converse with 4 distinguished alumni, * Laurel Prime (Google)
* Caroline Orlowski (Cascade Asset Management)
* George Wilson II (NBA Gatorade G League)
* David Newman (Stripe)
All have truly shown a commitment to embodying both career success and positive social impact. Attending this event will allow students to learn more about their various experiences and how they have committed themselves to making “our business a better world.”
We are excited to host Natalie Williams Dyson ‘86, the Managing Director & Deputy General Counsel, Consumer & Community Banking & General Counsel, Card & Strategic Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co., as the Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer. We invite you to join us as we discuss the intersectionality of freedom of expression, social impact, and corporate responsibilities.
Natalie R. Williams is the General Counsel for Cards and Strategic Transactions and a Deputy General Counsel for CCB and International Consumer. She joined the firm in 2016 as the General Counsel of Responsible Banking, Data & Privacy, where she man-aged the legal team that advises the firm on fair lending, privacy and data use. Prior to joining the firm, Natalie served as an Assistant Deputy Enforcement Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Natalie also previously served as a special counsel to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group and Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau during the Spitzer Administration. In addition, she has served as the Corporate Fair Lending Officer for Citigroup’s Global Consumer Group, an Associate White House Counsel during the Clinton administration, and a law clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor when the Justice served on the federal district court. Natalie began her career as a litigation associate at Debevoise & Plimpton, where her practice focused on complex commercial litigation, products liability, international arbitration and securities fraud. Natalie is a graduate of Cornell University and Yale Law School.
Join current Dyson students Mustafa Mir, Trisha Beher, Sean Cai, Miranda Price, and Amber Lao for a
panel discussion on integrating social impact into their coursework, extracurriculars, and careers.
Visit the Giving Day pop-up events across the College of Business!
Learn about this global day of giving 🌎
Get some snacks and swag 🍪
Thank alumni for giving back 💌
Take the trivia challenge to spin the prize wheel 🏆
Where to find us:
-- Sage Hall Dyson atrium
-- Statler Hall Tsai atrium
-- Warren Hall first floor lobby
Hosted by the SC Johnson College of Business Alumni Affairs & Development Office
Grand Challenges project teams pitch their project to a live audience and panel of judges who will award $8000 in prize money. Prize money is given to the community partner or client who worked with the student team, not to the team itself.
You also won't want to miss Dyson's Got Talent, featuring a comedy routine by Sadie Ravnitzky and performances highlighting the amazing skills and not-so-hidden talents of our School.
Come cheer on the teams, enjoy food and networking, and be part of this annual community-wide event!
5:30-6:00 pm: Doors open, heavy hors d’oeuvres and networking
6:00-7:00 pm: Welcome and pitches by the five finalist teams
7:00-7:15 pm: Break and judge deliberations
7:15-7:45 pm: Dyson’s Got Talent (Students interested in performing at the talent show can apply here)
7:45-8:00 pm: Winners announced and closing
Both course sections fulfill the Dyson Grand Challenges senior capstone project requirement. AEM 3000 is a prerequisite. Interested students must complete this application. If selected to advance to the interview process, interviews will take place before and immediately after Spring Break 2024. Both course sections span the last half of fall semester 2024 and the first half of spring semester 2025, with required travel to London or South Africa January 2025 during winter recess. Students are required to enroll in both semesters.
Faculty Leads for London: Dr. Jennifer Majka and James Stapp
Faculty Lead for South Africa: Dr. Trent Preszler
Interested in the Food Business?
Apply to the Food Marketing Fellows Program!
The Food Marketing Fellows is an honors program for students with food industry interests and career aspirations.
Fellow enrolls in a 1-credit course, AEM 4460. Throughout the Fall Semester, Fellows take several day trips to visit manufacturers and retailer with the class culminating in a Study Trip In January. Fellows travel to study the business and marketing strategies of various food and consumer product companies. In the past we have travelled to Ireland, Australia, Chile, Italy, Australia, Lithuania, Portugal, Brazil, China, Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Here's what a former fellow had to say about the program:
"Food & Marketing Fellows was such a great learning experience for me and gave me a leg up when I started working for Anheuser-Busch when I graduated."
