Associate Dean for External Relations Peggy Babin, left, talks with alumni at January’s TABA chapter chartering ceremony and reception in Shanghai.
The number of Freeman School alumni in the People’s Republic of China has grown to more than 500 in recent years, comprising a large, diverse group of business, government and community leaders. In January, the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA) paid tribute to the business school’s growing footprint in Asia with the establishment of a new chapter in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Chapter of TABA — the association’s first new international chapter in 20 years — will sponsor networking events, promote the Freeman School and Tulane University in Shanghai, and serve as a hub and resource for Freeman alumni throughout eastern China. A ceremony and reception recognizing the chartering of the chapter took place on Jan. 9 at Shanghai’s Grand Swissotel. More than 60 Shanghai-based alumni of the Freeman School turned out to help celebrate the historic occasion.
“One of the goals we outlined as part of last year’s strategic planning process was to expand our alumni outreach in China,” says Peggy Babin, associate dean for external relations. “The establishment of a TABA chapter in Shanghai enables us to better support and serve the interests of our graduates in China, which boasts our fastest-growing alumni population in the world.”
The chartering ceremony was held in conjunction with the West to East Career Expo, a networking and recruiting event for Chinese nationals studying business at Tulane, Rice University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the University of Southern California. More than 100 students from those programs had the opportunity to network, attend company information sessions and interview for jobs in China. Freeman School students participating in the expo were also invited to a special alumni networking reception.
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