About Us
Ascend Indiana University Bloomington is founded in 2010, as the local chapter of Ascend, the premier nation-wide professional organization dedicated to enabling its members, business partners and the community to leverage the leadership and global business potential of Pan-Asians. ASCEND provides lifelong support to members’ career and personal growth, with events and programs benefiting undergraduate members and executive level alumni alike.
Our national and regional chapter programs help us:
- Cultivate the leadership development and professional growth of members
- Build eminence and visibility for Asians and to provide role models
- Provide business growth opportunities for our members and corporate partners
- Encourage the continuous presence and influence of Asians in the global economy
- Bridge the “Cultural Difference gap between Asian and Western cultures
- Serve the public interest in the community and provide thought leadership
Ascend National's website
The benefits that you will receive as an official member includes:
1. Join our Exclusive Development Program
2. Have the opportunity to sign-up for a director position in a committee
3. Join our Student Leadership Conference later in the semester
4. Preference list for Company presentation and exclusive events that is open to official members only
Want to see an Event in Ascend? Speak to Us!
If you think Ascend should host an event, please give your suggestions to us! We love to hear them.
If your idea is chosen, we will create an event based off of your idea and will bring you into the team for the planning stage of the event.
Please forward your idea to Raymond Adijanto (radijant@indiana.edu) or to VP of Membership (tsuebwon@indiana.edu)
Why Ascend?
Ascend offers a variety of opportunities that are beneficial to anyone. Whether you are applying for jobs, seeking more information on different career, want to network with professionals, or want to develop professional and leadership abilities, we can help! Our events and workshops aim to develop Asians and Pacific Islanders as well as to connect with professionals in various careers who serve as role models.
Ascend IUB Chapter welcomes individuals of all majors, concentrations, class standing, race and ethnicity. As long as you have an interest in enhancing the presence and influence of current and future business leaders of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, we welcome you!
Benefits you can expect:
As a paid member (just $25 per calendar year), you will receive the following benefits:
- Free admission to Ascend IU Chapter events
- Attend a variety of amazing events and workshops
- Network with professional Ascend members
- Participate in our EDP program
- Participate in one of our committees, and gain leadership and a wide range of experience
How to become an Official Member:
To become an Official member, you must:
1. Go to Ascend National's website and Sign-up under the "Why Join?" for $25. Please put IU chapter as your hosting chapter.
2. Send the receipt that will be e-mailed to you to iu@ascendleadership.org for membership confirmation.
3. Wait and get an e-mail from us confirming your registration as an official member.
What's Exclusive Programs?
The Exclusive Programs is a program targeted at freshmen and sophomores. EDP seeks to enhance
students’ personal and professional development by introducing a variety of essential business skills.
How does Exclusive Programs work?
The EDP class meets every week, with weekly assignments dedicated to fundamental business topics such as: professionalism,
business attire, networking and interviewing, team-building, business presentation and event planning.
The program includes two phases: The 1st phase starts with building connections to future employees and concludes with interview
preparation. The 2nd phase focuses on how new employees (after being hired) can excel in corporate environment through teamwork,
presentation and management skills.
spans across 8 weeks and is held . Note that the first and last week of this 8-week time frame
will be set aside for introduction and reflection.
Here's the process:
PHASE 1: PHASE 2:
What is the Case Workshop ?
ASCEND Case Workshop program aims to get its participants ahead in case competitions. It provides challenging yet rewarding case workshops that develop participants’
analysis, teamwork, and presentation skills.
How does the Case Workshop work?
The Case Workshop meets weekly in a workshop format. During the workshops, selected participants will develop skills necessary to ace case competitions.
Topics covered include: case analysis, teamwork skill, slides construction, and case delivery. Our objective is to equip our graduating class with expertise
and confidence, so that they will become stronger candidates in any case competition.
The Case Workshop spans across 3 sessions and will be held on Sunday at 4pm. Note that all admitted participants are required to read the case distributed
prior to the first class meeting.
President
Jake Hyung Jik Lee
Hometown: South Korea
Major: Supply Chain Management,Information and Process Management
Jake Hyung Jik Lee
Hello Ascenders! It is my pleasure to serve Ascend IUB. Regarding the two semesters of 2013-14 academic year,
I will be working to my maximum capacity to accomplish the following two things on top of our current system:
1. Raising more academic/career awareness in the field of technology (ex. Information Process Management, Technology Co-major, informatics etc)
2. Increasing interaction opportunities among all the Ascend members. To make these two things happen, Ascend needs your input, I mean your good input :).
I believe in G.I.G.O (Good things In, Goods things Out).
As one of the biggest Pan-Asian communities at IU, Ascend constantly faces a numerous opportunities to explore and prove our infinite capabilities.
With your inputs of passion, ambition, and intelligence, I firmly believe, Ascend will generate numerous benefits that will improve all of our abilities to progress and readily confront more opportunities that await us.
Let's have another great year and make the best of our time in college!
Secretary & Treasurer
Yang Zhang
Hometown: Lianyungang, China
Yang Zhang
External Committee
Steven Chengyuan Li
The external committee develops and maintains strong relationships with partner firms and organizations. We provide
invaluable networking and professional development opportunities to Ascend members, and refer outstanding young leaders to
empower growth in our professional partners' businesses.
Steven Chengyuan Li
Hometown: Singapore
Major: Accounting, Finance, Technology Management
Internal Committee
Jiaoyang Li (Joyce)
Jiaoyang Li (Joyce)
Hometown: Hangzhou, China
Exclusive Professional Development Committee
Michelle Trang Tran
Michelle Trang Tran
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Finance Committee
Gary Wang
Gary Wang
Hometown: China
Membership Committee
Wen Qin
Wen Qin
Hometown: Shanghai, China
IT Committee
Jiawen Wei
From website to forum to photography to social media, we're not only a group of tech savvies. Beyond the traditional view,
we're helping Ascenders to have a place to learn, to connect, and to ascend.
Jiawen Wei
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Informatics
Directors:
- Hang Zhou, Junior, Informatics
- Janghan Choi, Junior, Informatics
- Kevin Chen, Sophomore, Management Information Systems,Entrepreneurship
Faculty Advisor
April A. Heltsley
Senior Lecturer
Operations and Decision Technologies Department
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
Joyce Byrer
Senior Lecturer
Operations and Decision Technologies Department
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
Student Advisor
Minghan Wang
Master of Science in Information Systems
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University, Bloomington
Florence Man
Master of Science in Information Systems
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University, Bloomington
