***Official UPAAN NYC News***
UPAAN NYC is excited to announce our first volunteer collaboration & one-day event with APEX (Asian Professional Extension) in New York City.
We are looking for 10 UPAAN NYC volunteers to take part in APEX’s College Prep Program, working directly with 15-20 students to help them develop well-written personal statements as part of their college application process.
Volunteer now by contacting Lisa Wei at lisawei@alumni.upenn.edu
WHAT:
COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP & CAREER ROUNDTABLE
Activities at-a-glance:
1) Receive 1-2 essays to review and evaluate based on criteria provided by APEX. Essays to be provided in advance about 1 week before the actual event (time estimated for completing this task: 1.5 hours. You must make a commitment to complete the evaluation before the date of the workshop)
2) Work with students to develop a second draft (1 hour on site)
3) Participate in a college and career roundtable (1 hour 15 minutes on site)
This workshop is part of a greater effort by APEX, a non-profit organization, to provide guidance and support to underserved Asian American youth in NYC through a combination of one-to-one mentoring relationships and educational programs. For more information, please see: www.apex-ny.org
WHO:
Open to all members of the University of Pennsylvania alumni community
WHEN:
Saturday
April 10
1:15 PM – 3:30 PM
WHERE:
P.S. 1, 8 Henry Street, New York, NY 10038
At the intersection of Henry Street and Catherine Street in Chinatown
Directions: F Train to East Broadway; 4/5/6 Trains to Brooklyn Bridge City Hall
HOW:
Please RSVP as soon as possible to:
We will be able to accommodate those who are interested in this great volunteer opportunity on a first-come first-serve basis. We have approximately 10 volunteer spots available.
In your RSVP, please specify the following:
1. University of Pennsylvania Class Year
2. Professional/Academic Field(s)
Volunteer now by contacting Lisa Wei at lisawei@alumni.upenn.edu
***UPAAN NYC Community News***
Job Posting from UPenn Alum, Anna Yen
Vision Capital seeking China PE analysts and Manager
Pls contact Ed Stasen, Vision Capital Advisors, LLC
ed.stasen@gmail.com
We are a fixed income hedge fund in Pennsylvania which has a Chinese
Private Equity Arm located in NY.
I was hoping that you may know someone that could fit these roles. I
truly believe it is a great opportunity and a wonderful work
environment.
We are looking to fill upwards of 3 spots, 1 in china and 2 in NY.
1-First year analyst - must be smart, willing to work, learn and travel (NY)
2-More senior analyst- 3+ years experience, familiarity with Private
Equity is a plus but not required. Will quickly find themselves client
facing.. (NY)
3-Senior PE Manager to launch set up a main office in China. I would
assume 5+ years PE experience (China)
All candidates should be fluent in chinese.
The best way to describe the group would be to call it a small PE Fund
even though it is actually a closed end fund.
type VOC LN equity go in bloomberg. To see its public disclosure
Also check out the following link www.VOCfund.com
***PAACH News***
Pictures from CATAPULT 2010 (Conference for Achievement Through Asian Pacific Undergraduate Leadership Training)
***UPenn News***
Asian-American Student Attacked near UPenn Campus
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