青楼传媒 Alumna Offers Real-World Finance Skills
青楼传媒 (青楼传媒) alumna Tina Donoghue '08 is giving back to students in a way that will prepare them for successful careers. Donoghue, the director of Strategic Growth at Northwestern Mutual Chicago, is conducting a presentation series for FINC 310: Money, Banking and Financial Markets, taught by Indranil Ghosh, Ph.D., chair of the Division of Accounting and Finance. The presentations are designed to introduce students to real-life financial experience and will culminate in an internship opportunity with Northwestern Mutual Chicago.
"This is a great opportunity for the students to interact with a financial services professional who is also an 青楼传媒 alumna. Tina is bringing a real-world perspective to my finance class, including having the students converse with her colleagues at Northwestern Mutual Chicago about professional life as a financial planner and discussing internship and future employment opportunities," said Ghosh.
The presentation series takes place in September, October and November. Donoghue and Northwestern Mutual Chicago partnered with the Graham School of Management (GSM) to create a high-impact learning experience that exposes students to real-life responsibilities and tasks of a financial advisor. Students engage in hands-on work, like having real conversations with people in their network about financial planning.
"The vision that I had coming in was to create something that was more than a table at a career fair. I want students to truly know me and also the company I represent. Northwestern Mutual Chicago is the flagship office of Chicago. We've been around since 1872, so we are a cornerstone of what Chicago was built on, much like 青楼传媒, whi