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 Financial Management Association (FMA) Description of Award given to Georgetown's Chapter by the National FMA Organization
The Financial Management
Association
of Georgetown is a chapter of the national organization, which has 9,500
academic, practitioner, and student members throughout the world
designed to provide a network of contacts for
students interested in finance positions or internships.
The Georgetown chapter links students and the business community by
organizing programs that introduce students to finance careers and
activities and hosts interviewers during their campus visits.
The FMA brings finance professionals to Georgetown
to give talks about their work and to supply information about job
opportunities. Members receive subscriptions to various financial management
publications as well as other materials and benefits designed to improve
future employment potential.
Other benefits:
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Subscriptions to publications and access to on-line
conferences provided by the international organization.
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Invitations to chapter events for members only,
such as resume workshops, interview skills seminars, and a visit to
FBR’s trading floor.
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Priority invitation for the trip to New York to
visit the NYSE and investment banks (held annually in March or April).
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Eligibility for the FMA National Honor Society is
for Junior and Senior members of our student FMA chapter who have
declared a major in Finance, have completed at least 2 Finance classes,
have earned an overall GPA of 3.6 or better, and have earned a Finance
GPA of 3.5 or better. Students must also be active in FMA activities in
order to qualify. This is an honor that can be listed on your resume and
Seniors will be commended at the annual Tropaia awards ceremony at
graduation.
Several activities are planned each Spring and Fall. The annual trip for
30 students to visit the New York Stock Exchange and three investment
banks that are sponsors of the Capital Markets Research Center in New
York City is scheduled for Spring.
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Lynn Doran, Director; Capital Markets Research Center; The McDonough School of Business; Georgetown University; Washington, DC 20057
Phone: (202) 687-2688, Fax: (202) 687-6829, Email: doranl@georgetown.edu |