FWA OF NEW YORK INC

COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS - SEE SCHEDULE OCOLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS - THE FWA'S COLLEGE MENTORING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF HIGH POTENTIAL UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL WOMEN INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY, ACCOUNTING AND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH). THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THIS DIVISION PROVIDE MENTORING PROGRAMS, ACCESS TO STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING IN FINANCIAL LITERACY AND GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOCUSED TOWARDS THE ENRICHMENT AND SPONSORSHIP OF FUTURE INDUSTRY LEADERS.FWA UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AT BARUCH COLLEGE - THE FWA MENTORING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT BARUCH COLLEGE WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2002. THE FWA CHOSE BARUCH COLLEGE BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF TEN SENIOR COLLEGES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY), THE LARGEST URBAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES, NATIONALLY RANKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, AND ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE COLLEGES IN AMERICA. IN 2017, APPROXIMATELY 19% OF BARUCH STUDENTS CAME FROM POOR FAMILIES (DEFINED AS THE BOTTOM 20% BY INCOME OF THE POPULATION). IN 2018, BARUCH COLLEGE RANKED #1 FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY FROM COLLEGENET FOR ADVANCING "ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HELPING TO RESTORE THE PROMISE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM" TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. IN 2019 AND 2020, BARUCH WAS NAMED AMONG THE NATION'S "BEST VALUE COLLEGES" BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW. THE FWA'S PROGRAMS AT BARUCH COLLEGE ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH THE ANNUAL GRANT FROM THE BMO CAPITAL MARKETS EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. FWA BARUCH MENTORING PROGRAM - THE FWA MENTORING PROGRAM AT BARUCH IS UNIQUE. ITS FOCUS HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY NARROW AND DEEP, FOCUSED ON SIGNIFICANT ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING OF HIGH POTENTIAL WOMEN AND HAS BECOME WELL INTEGRATED INTO THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE COLLEGE: INDIVIDUAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AN EDUCATED CITIZENRY AND A TALENTED, DIVERSE WORKFORCE. THIS FOCUS HAS BEEN THE FWA MENTORING PROGRAM'S DEFINING FEATURE AND ITS STRENGTH. THE FWA MENTORING PROGRAM AT BARUCH BEGAN WITH NINE MENTORS AND MENTEES; IN 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, THERE ARE 40 MENTORS AND MENTEES IN THE PROGRAM. OVER TIME, THE PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED INTO A MULTI-FACETED INITIATIVE THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY AND VOLUNTEERS IN SUPPORT OF THESE GOALS. TO DATE, 374 FWA MENTEES HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE MENTORING PROGRAM AT BARUCH.FWA BARUCH MENTEE AWARDS - IN RECOGNITION OF THE ECONOMIC REALITIES FWA MENTEES FACE AND OF THE COMMITMENT STUDENTS MAKE IN PARTICIPATING IN THE FWA MENTORING PROGRAM, AND RECOGNIZING THAT SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT ALWAYS COVER THE COSTS OF ATTENDING COLLEGE, THE FWA HAS, SINCE 2012, PROVIDED EACH FWA MENTEE WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1,500 ANNUALLY TO COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, BOOKS AND OTHER EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL AID. FWA BARUCH STUDY ABROAD STIPENDS - THE FWA'S STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 2013 TO GIVE FWA BARUCH MENTEES WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO DO SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD. FWA BARUCH MENTEES STUDY ABROAD DURING REGULAR ACADEMIC SEMESTERS, SUMMERS AND WINTER SESSIONS THROUGH MULTIPLE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS MANAGED AND ACCREDITED BY BARUCH COLLEGE. STUDENTS MUST BE IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING AND MAJORING IN BUSINESS; SELECTION CRITERIA ALSO INCLUDE FACTORS SUCH AS A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER WORK, AND THE KIND AND AMOUNT OF EMPLOYMENT A STUDENT HAS HAD WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE.FWA BARUCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - THE FWA'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT BARUCH INCLUDE MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETINGS WITH SUBSTANTIVE SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS, AN ANNUAL CLOSING DINNER FOR ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MENTEES AND MENTORS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BREAKFASTS HELD AT CORPORATE SPONSORS, IN ADDITION TO ACCESS TO OTHER FWA EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS AND RECEPTIONS. UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AT BARUCH COLLEGE - THE FWA/BMO CAPITAL MARKETS UNDERGRADUATE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 2006, PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMISING AND DESERVING YOUNG WOMEN PURSUING BUSINESS CAREERS AT BARUCH COLLEGE. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN THE FWA MENTORING PROGRAM WHO ARE JUNIORS AND SENIORS; SCHOLARS MUST HAVE A 3.5+ GPA. SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS VARY BECAUSE THE AMOUNTS ARE BASED, IN PART, ON NEED. TO DATE, A TOTAL OF 74 SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN GRANTED. MOST STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS IN BOTH THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. GRADUATE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS AT BARUCH COLLEGE - LAUNCHED IN FALL 2015, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS AT BARUCH COLLEGE TO JUMPSTART THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS THROUGH ON-CAMPUS WORKSHOPS ON PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED TO HELP STUDENTS BUILD A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK WHILE THEY COMPLETE THEIR GRADUATE STUDIES. FWA MENTORING AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT SETON HALL - THE FWA INITIATED A SECOND COLLEGE MENTORING PROGRAM AT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY IN 2015. IN 2021/2022, THERE ARE 22 MENTORS AND 30 MENTEES IN THE PROGRAM. FWA MENTEES AT SETON HALL PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PERIODIC BREAKFAST AND LUNCHEON MEETINGS AND AN ANNUAL CLOSING DINNER, AS WELL AS OTHER NETWORKING EVENTS AND RECEPTIONS. FWA MENTEES AT SETON HALL CAN ALSO ATTEND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES WITH BARUCH MENTEES AND FWA UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS.