Sandra Steele, Educational Consultant

Texas A&M University: "Aggies" on Wall-Street

Texas A&M University

The Finance Department at Texas A&M University offers the followingcourse, FINC 466- Wall Street, Investment Banking and the Financial Markets,which includes a trip to Wall Street. This course / program is often referred to as Aggies on Wall Street

The Finance Department of Texas A&M University's Mays Business School is pleased to announce Texas A&M University's Wall Street Campus - New York City.Approximately twenty students will travel to the "Big Apple" for intense real world education. What makes this course different from any other is that it is practitioner driven. The class is effectively taught by experts who practice what they are teaching and live or die by the results. Imagine learning from a bond arbitrageur who may have just made or lost $1 million that afternoon. The class is largely taught by Aggies for Aggies, as 2/3 of the modules benefit from Former Student participation!

The vision of the Wall Street Campus lies with Texas A&M's Former Students, who have experienced the real world and want to give something back to impact the current students. The Wall Street Campus gives students a broad overview of different sectors of the financial world and provides a chance for students to network with established professionals. Although students may not grasp all the concepts at the time, they certainly take on heightened interest the next time they run across them in the classroom.

Another intended result is to make students more knowledgeable and successful during the job interview process. Qualified students could easily use this experience as a platform to launch a Wall Street career. Regardless of the intended career path, this course will broaden horizons and expand the range of opportunities available.

Prior classes have visited numerous firms. The following is a partiallist of firms that have previously participated in the program:

Merrill Lynch
CS First Boston
AMEX
NationsBank
NASD
Farm Credit Bank
Keefe, Bruyette and Woods
Chancellor Capital Mgmt.Brook Intl. Asset Mgmt
Chase Bank
Blackstone Partners
NYSE
European Investors
Standard and Poor's
Salomon Smith Barney
Morgan Stanley
Lehman Brothers
Bankers Trust
J. P. Morgan
Venrock Associates
Goldman Sachs & Co.Barclay's Bank
Credit National
TLB Partners
NY Federal Reserve Bank
GTE Investment Mgmt.Pioneer Trading
CIBC Wood Gundy

Topics that have been covered by experts at these various firms include:

Risk Arbitrage
Latin American Markets
OTC Derivatives
Investment Banking
Mergers and Acquisitions
US Treasury Trading
Commodities Trading
Asian Emerging Markets
Junk (High Yield) Bonds
Commercial Banking
Venture Capital
Global Asset Allocation
Real Estate Finance
Convertible Bond Arbitrage
Asset Backed Securities
Equity Trading
Project Finance
Credit Ratings

In addition to hosting students in their offices and trading floors,Former Students have arranged events such as lunch at the Harvard Club, a chauffeur driven bus to see the World Champion New York Yankees, a family style Italian meal at Tony's Di Napoli, dinner at the ArgentineGrill, a Broadway show, and a dinner cruise around Manhattan Island. The class has also been feted by the New York City A&M Club.

For more information on Aggies on Wall Street, please contact theDepartment of Finance at Texas A&M University: http://business.tamu.edu/finc/index.php