2018 Best Brightest Cece Ukejianya, University of Maryland (Smith)

2018 Best Brightest: Cece Ukejianya, University of Maryland (Smith) by: Jeff Schmitt on April 01, 2018 | 0 Comments Comments 1,028 Views April 1, 2018Cece UkejianyaUniversity of Maryland (Smith)I am a light bulb illuminating myself along with those around me.Fun fact about yourself: I had a video diary in high school, most people just had journals. For my last video I left myself a message to watch at the end of college, I cheated and  watched it after sophomore year and it was good like a  time warp! Very excited to watch it again this summer.Hometown: Baltimore County, MarylandHigh School: Dulaney High SchoolMajor: Accounting and FinanceMinor: No MinorFavorite Business Course: BMGT380 Business LawExtracurricular Activities, Community Work and Leadership Roles During College: Deans Student Advisory Council (DSAC) Council Member; Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity Sergeant of Arms; Accounting and Business Association President, VP of Membership; Omicron Delta Kappa Leadersh ip Society Vice President, Events Coordinator; Smith Undergrad Student Association New Student Involvement Committee Chair; Womens Empowerment Institute Founder and CEO; Honors Ambassador Student Coordinator; Spirit of Maryland Award Recipient; Philip Merrill Scholar Award Recipient.Where have you interned during your college career? PricewaterHouse Coopers, Baltimore, Internal Revenue Services InternDeloitte, McLean, Rotational InternDeloitte, Los Angeles, Audit InternWhere will you be working after graduation? I will be working for Deloitte in their Los Angeles office as a first year audit staff.Who is your favorite professor? My favorite professor is Progyan Basu (accounting and information assurance) because I can see the joy teaching brings him in everything he does. Ive had the pleasure of seeing the bureaucratic side of academics within a business school. Often, change receives push back from professors because it is difficult to implement. However, â€Å"Basu† has alw ays been willing to continuously better his classes regardless of the difficulty if may bring him. This has allowed his class to seamlessly integrate new teaching techniques to keep his classes modern and engaging.What is the biggest lesson you gained from studying business? There is always more to learn so never stop inquiring.What advice would you give to a student looking to major in a business-related field? Find what you are passionate about and match it with what you’re good at. Business is a part of everything we do. So, for example, if you are great at graphic design and choose to major in marketing but your passionate about non-profits, you can create graphic art for non-profits.â€Å"If I didn’t major in business, I would be majoring in or studying†¦film. I love the world of production and entertainment. My absolute favorite part of this world is watching a story come to life whether in a film based on a book or a music video based on the song. This is why I’m moving to LA to focus my skills in the entertainment industry.What has surprised you most about majoring in business? I didn’t realize how broad the post-graduate opportunities for business students could be. There is so much you can do with business, so many directions you could go in. So when I chose business, it was refreshing to know I wasnt limited in my potential career options.Who most influenced your decision to pursue business in college? My mom connected the dots between my interests as a kid. At the time, I was interested in fashion but I didnt quite like modeling or piecing outfits together. However, I was good at numbers. So she suggested I think about going into the business side of fashion which to me meant marketing. It wasnt until the latter half of high school that I discovered accounting.Which academic, extracurricular or personal achievement are you most proud of? Last semester, I was awarded the Spirit of Maryland Award. This was my proudes t moment because to me it signified that I made a significant impact on my campus. To me, positive meaningful impact is the most valuable outcome of any tasks. However, ones perceived impact can be different from their actual impact and I worried I had perceived a level of impact that was higher than my actual meaningful impact on the campus and the students within it. Thus, the Spirit of Maryland Award served as a needed validation that I do impact others in a positive and significant way.Which classmate do you most admire? Chineme Obiefune is a fellow classmate and dear friend of mine. I admire his ability to lead fearlessly and passionately. One of the hardest aspects of being a leader is doing the right thing even if its unpopular and mobilizing your followers in that direction. As a people pleaser, that is my biggest weakest. Seeing Chineme do it so effortlessly is admirable.Who would you most want to thank for your success? I would thank Jesus first and foremost but my mom is a close second. She worked at two hospitals as an emergency pediatric physician just to send my siblings and I to private school. As a single parent and sole provider, she had to make personal sacrifices so that my siblings and I did not have to. I always admired how selfless she was. Because of this, I started my first job at 16 and applied for my first credit card at 18. It taught me the value of money and how to properly spend it. I also learned how to balance many things at once. All these skills and opportunities would not have been possible without my mom, so she is who I am the most thankful too.What would your theme song be? â€Å"Living out Loud† by Brooke Candy because the song is about living your life the only way you can which is boldly and unapologetically. Although I cannot say that I do that every day all day, it is a goal of mine. That is what makes it my theme song.What are the top two items on your bucket list? Jump out of a plane, visit a natural wonder of the worldFavorite book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniFavorite movie: Hidden FiguresFavorite vacation spot: Cape Town, South AfricaWhat are your hobbies? Making video montages of trips, dancing (terribly), and watching television.What made Cece such an invaluable addition to the Class of 2018?   Ã¢â‚¬Å"Unbeknownst to many, CeCe joined the Smith family in the summer before her senior year of high school in our inaugural LEAD summer high school business program. Instantly, we knew she would be an unstoppable force in the Smith school and she has proven us right. From QUEST Honors program, President of the Accounting and Business Association, longstanding member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council, active member in the Smith Undergraduate Student Association, and leader in ODK, Phi Chi Theta Business Fraternity and Theta Nu chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, to name just a few.These accolades pale in comparison to her big heart, infectious la ugh and genuine spirit.  Ã‚  CeCe embodies the extraordinary character, unwavering determination and hard work ethic found in only our top Smith students.While many students entering their final year are busy interviewing for jobs and participating  less  in the campus community, CeCe has been tenaciously working towards the creation of Smith’s newest organization,  Womens Empowerment Institute. Intertwining her passions to see women thrive in the business world, it is clear CeCe has left an indelible legacy for future Smith students as she embarks on her next adventure on the west coast.†Victor C. Mullins, PhD Associate Dean, Undergraduate ProgramDONT MISS: THE BEST BRIGHTEST BUSINESS MAJORS OF 2018 THE COMPLETE LIST Page 1 of 11

Project Management Methodologies as a Guiding Process - 550 Words

Project Management Methodologies as a Guiding Process for those Pursuing Project Management (Essay Sample) Content: Name:Institution:Course:Date:Instructor:Project Management Methodologies have a guiding process for those pursuing project managementIn the early periods when different business enterprises started looking for ways of simplifying the realization of benefits of businesses and organizing work into a structure and identity, the term methodology got its first definition. The main criterion was collaboration and communication which were used for establishing work relationships between departments and teams. In the framework of project management, methodology provides a planning framework, performance and project delivery of any type, nature, type and size.According to Too and Weaver (3), the framework of project management dwells on realization of change that is desired according to a particular methodological approach. Factually, the fundamental aspect that needs to be effectively managed is change. Management of projects refers to description and performance of activitie s required to meet targeted objectives of implementing and controlling change. For instance, when one writes a book, this is a project that has the objective of writing a book. This particular objective can be achieved through procedural activities like topic definition, material collection, draft creation, typing, proofreading among others.The framework of project management is basically an organized collection of total important tasks required to write a book. To be more profound, it is an organized collection of total important knowledge about how change is made methodologically. An exact algorithm is not described in terms of managing a given project but rather a provision of wide overview of a variety of methods that are different, processes, rules and standards. Based on this, the methodology of project management is a level of the framework of project management. With respect to managing various project types, different methods and approaches can be used in management process .All project methodology types can be divided into modern and traditional approaches. Examples of methodology depend on the type of project, nature and size so as to select correct methodology. Some common methodologies of project management include; even though a complete guide to the body of project management is not a methodology of project management in "pure stateà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ , most people take it as an approach of methodology with respect to executing, planning, controlling as well as terminating different projects (Frames 12).Under controlled environments, PRINCE2 Projects presents a process-driven methods as well as approaches that are documentation-oriented and they allow various projects to be driven in private sectors. The government of UK developed it and nowadays it is widely used in UK and globally. Critical Path Method (CPM) discovers the most vital project tasks by defining activity sequences and estimating extended duration of every sequence. It assists to figure out the duration of time it will consume to finalize the work and the tasks (Collyer 3).The methodology of Lean project management anticipates boosting the value of the customer and minimizing wastage of resources. Lean project management enables enterprises to develop bette...