At Simon, rigorous, analytics-driven academics and a close-knit community go hand in hand. Simon Community Weekend is an opportunity for candidates to experience graduate business school and student life firsthand—while building the skills, connections, and confidence that will carry them into the next chapter.
Simon Community Weekend is an in-person opportunity for part-time candidates to experience the rigor, analytics focus, and collaborative culture that define a Simon graduate education—while building the skills and relationships that shape what comes next.
Event Highlights
Project Highlight with Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Explore the entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial mindset and learn about projects Simon students have completed in partnership with the Ain Center.
Simon Alumni Panel
Hear from alumni on how they balanced personal, professional, and educational priorities as part-time students and how their Simon education took their careers to the next level.
Student Stories: Experiential Learning Session
Discover a key element to the Simon education: learn from current students about their participation in immersions, case competitions, and co-curricular activities. Experience firsthand how data analytics, leadership development, and applied projects prepare you to have an immediate impact.
Dinner at Radio Social
Start building relationships with current and prospective Simon students and Simon alumni—who will become part of your long-term professional network—while experiencing a popular Rochester venue.
Keynote Conversation: Inside the C-Suite with Efrain Rivera
Efrain Rivera has extensive global expertise in finance and operations, with a career spanning leadership roles across public technology and healthcare companies. He most recently served as senior vice president, chief financial officer, and senior advisor to the CEO at Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions. Before joining Paychex, he held senior executive roles at Bausch & Lomb, including corporate vice president and chief financial officer, and also held leadership positions in higher education administration.
Efrain currently serves on the Board of Directors of Jones Lang LaSalle and Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), a global performance improvement company. He is also a senior advisor at EQT Partners, a global investment organization.
He holds a Doctor of Management from Case Western Reserve University, an MBA from the University of Rochester, and a Juris Doctor from New York University. Efrain is a Certified Management Accountant.
Travel stipends are available!
Simon will provide up to two nights of overnight accommodations at a local hotel and up to $250 travel stipend to help offset the cost of travel for applicants with a US mailing address who will be traveling more than 200 miles (one way) to Rochester, NY. Travel stipends must be requested two weeks in advance of your visit date, and requests made after this deadline will not be approved.
Candidates must have a submitted application for the current admission cycle to receive a travel stipend.
If you have questions regarding these policies, please contact us at events@simon.rochester.edu or +1 (585) 275-3533.