UC Merced's Master of Management (MM) Professional Degree is an immersive twelve-month program that complements your undergraduate degree with a competitive set of practical, project-based work and management skills for addressing the cross-functional challenges faced by professionals in for-profit and non-profit enterprises and public organizations.
Experience the Master of Management program by joining special open class sessions. Each session may include a specific activity or a guest lecturer from industry leaders across a variety of fields. All students are welcome to attend and participate in this experience program regardless of your class standing or undergraduate studies. Come get a feel for what the MM program has to offer you and interact with program faculty, current masters students, and industry leaders.
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Past Experience Session
Farm to Table: A Master of Management Project
Date: October 10th
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: SSM 203
Learn what a project in the Master of Management program entails by participating in this session as the class welcomes visitors from two parts of campus, Campus Dining and the campus Smart Farm, to present a campus case study and project to the class.
Introducing Operations Management: Friday Night at the ER
Date: October 10th
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: SSM 203
In this class, we introduce operations management through a simulation experience designed to resemble any organization where the parts must work together to achieve system goals. It's a fun way to gain experience with operations management concepts such process & workflow, bottlenecks, scheduling, and inventory management. No experience needed (indeed, preferred).
Master of Management Program Career Management Seminar
What Happens to Resumes Once They’re Submitted: Behind the Scenes of the Hiring Process, Guest Speaker Kylie Hassenplug
Date: October 24th
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: SSM 203
Come get the facts about what happens behind the scenes of the hiring process with guest speaker Kylie Hassenplug, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Enterprise Holdings
Prime Shine Your Entrepreneurial Spirit with Guest Speaker Norm Porges
Date: October 26th
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: SSM 203
Guest speaker Norm Porges, founder of Prime Shine Car Wash, will share his experience and advice of how his business started, bloomed, and became a successful business across the Central Valley and California's largest independently owned car wash operator.
Your Story Matters: Using Storytelling in the Interview Process to Land the Job, Guest Speaker Diana Matamoros
Date: November 6, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: SSM 203
The interview process is not just a place to list your skills and throw out a list of accomplishments. It’s a chance to share who you are and demonstrate your capabilities through your own stories, your own experiences. But first, you have to know how to tell your story, and know which one to tell. This workshop will show you how.
Diana Matamoros is a Human Resources and Talent Development Professional with 10 years of experience, a current MBA student, and founder of The Latina Upskill Project, an upskilling program that empowers Latinas to leverage their lived experience for career advancement.
