The 5th Annual Financial Horizons Conference, hosted by the Undergraduate Investment Society at UCSD, will take place on Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9:30am to 3:00pm in Price Center East. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the world of investing, the state of the economy, and finance in general.

FPN will be hosting a panel during the afternoon breakout session of UIS’s 5th annual Financial Horizons Conference. Arpan Agrawal, Lauren Edgerton, and Andrew Radin have generously volunteered their time to speak on this panel (thank you!), which will consist of a moderated question portion as well as a live Q&A session.

Our Fall 2009 recruitment drive has greatly helped expand FPN at UCSD! An inflow of new mentors allowed us to take on many new mentees. All mentors and mentees have touched base at least once by now and are on their way to a mutually beneficial relationship. If any mentors or mentees have questions, please feel free to contact Niema at niemamostafavi@gmail.com.

FPN's Fall recruitment drive is underway and we are currently accepting applications. Look out for our Info Night and other events on our website. Please follow the application process if you are interested in becoming an FPN mentee.

Come to FPN Info Night Monday, October 19th at 7:00pm at Warren Lecture Hall 2113. One of our mentors will be presenting and you will be able to learn more about the program.

This Friday before the FPN mixer there will be a, "Get to Know UIS Officers" mixer. Head on over to Round Table from 5-6.

Check out the http://uis.ucsd.edu web page for more information about how you can join another amazing finance organization.

Application deadline is this Saturday March 4th.

A big thank you to our co-founders Arpan Agrawal, Sebastian Badea, and Eric Darwin who spoke to many students with questions about entering finance from UCSD.

Thank you to Andrew Radin and Eric Hu who moved many students with their winning personalities and can do attitudes.

A special thanks goes to Lauren Edgerton who flew in from New York just to be with us and reach the young women of UCSD interested in finance.

And we extend our deepest gratitudes to the afternoon keynote Jason Cantor, UCSD Alumni, who taught us the life a finance professional lives.

On February 28th, 2009, the Undergraduate Investment Society will be hosting the 4th annual Financial Horizons Conference. The conference will contain a number of informative workshops and provide serious opportunities to network with financial professionals.

All FPN mentees and future candidates should attend in force!

Check out the webpage to find out more:

http://www.uisconference09.com/

Have questions for the Alumni Panel?

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Arpan Agrawal, Co-founder of the FPN has flown to San Diego for a little R&R.

But seeing the great opportunity to promote FPN, he has graciously donated an hour so he can speak to you in person about what FPN is trying to accomplish.

Please come to our Info Night at Center Hall room 220 on Monday night.

The UCSD FPN is a new offering that was launched in the Spring of 2008. The FPN is designed to connect driven, motivated students with successful alumni who have significant professional experience in the finance industry. If you are committed to pursuing a career in a particular industry, you can apply for a Mentor in the UCSD FPN (details below) and he or she will guide you through the requisite steps to break into the industry from UC San Diego. Our seven key industries are:

Investment Banking
Investment Management
Private Equity
Corporate Finance
Management Consulting
Venture Capital
Accounting

Each of these industries is highly competitive and requires significant interest and diligence on the applicant's part. To help candidates from UCSD, the UCSD FPN is developing "Breaking Into" guides.

To apply to have an Alumni mentor through the UCSD FPN, one needs to apply. Find out the details at the Application Process.

Stay tuned for more guides and events!