About Us
We are devoted to fostering an engaged community and creating a real-world experience for our students, leading to unparalleled career success for our graduates. We strive to embed cutting-edge concepts such as artificial intelligence (AI).
Foster an engaged community
- Alpha Challenge, the premier MBA investment-management event, attracts 70-plus firms and 80-plus MBA students from the top 20 business schools for learning and networking.
- Investment Management for All: Wealth and Women, a dynamic event empowering talent to explore career paths in investment management through hands-on workshops, personalized coaching, and meaningful connections with top firms across the industry.
- IMC Alumni Reunion & Undergraduate Alpha Competition, a two-day event featuring PRIME Presentations, IMC and AIM Board meetings, year-end awards, a community reception, and the annual Undergraduate Alpha Competition.
- Bi-annual IMC Board / IM Action Council meetings and bi-annual Applied Investment Management (AIM) These board meetings and speaker events strengthen our community and bring together alumni and students in Chapel Hill.
- Career Treks provide students a unique look into the life of an investments professional, through company visits and networking events with alumni.
- New student recruitment builds our community by attracting talented students into our graduate and undergraduate programs.
Cultivate an experiential learning environment
- The Fundamental Investment Practicum and Mentorship Program provides a practical introduction to equity and credit analysis with individualized mentoring.
- The student-managed Global Perspectives Fund, through the Applied Investment Management (AIM) course, offers unique experiential learning experiences.
- The PRIME Program (Projects in Investment Management Experiential-Learning) offers a spring project with academic support.
- The Financial Development Program, taught by Training the Street, provides real world financial modeling basics.
- CFA and CAIA Academic Partnerships deliver certifications critical for success in the industry.
Equip graduates for unparalleled career success
- Student advising, interview preparation and networking guidance enhance employment outcomes.
- Best-in-class employer engagement attracts recruiters from across the U.S.