Our SMBC Reality Series is a sequence of virtual events where you will have the unique opportunity to join open and honest conversations with diverse leaders at our firm. The discussions will shine a light on the challenges these individuals have faced around diversity in the workplace and how they’ve overcome these difficult moments throughout their careers.

By joining us at these sessions, you will learn directly from leaders in financial services about how you can bring your true self to work every day. Each session will cover equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace followed by an open-forum Q&A where participants can address questions to our panelists.

RSVP via the Events tab and selecting Workshops in connectSC to attend and receive webinar details.

You are welcome to attend as many of the sessions as you like.

SMBC Reality Series: Being Black in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

We invite students to meet our BOLD enterprise resource group virtually, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET, August 15.

BOLD’s Mission: To foster professional development and leadership competencies and increase opportunities for personal, professional, company, and community achievement with a focus on the recruitment, development, and advancement of Black employees at the firm.

SMBC Reality Series: Being Asian in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

ElevAsian is committed to enhancing and celebrating diversity and inclusion, providing resources for employees to reach their full potential, and increasing engagement to help build our brand internally and externally:

We invite students to meet our ElevAsian enterprise resource group virtually, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, August 15.

SMBC Reality Series: Being LatinX in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Time: 4:00PM to 5:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

UNIDOS’s Mission: To provide a platform that strives to promote the advancement, development, retention, and recruitment of talented individuals of Latin American or Hispanic heritage across the organization while raising cultural awareness and supporting local communities.

We invite students to meet our UNIDOS enterprise resource group virtually, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, August 15.

SMBC Reality Series: Being Female in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2023
Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

WIN’s Mission: To promote and champion the growth, development, and success of women across the organization to reach their full potential and emerge as true leaders, personally and professionally.

We invite students to meet our WIN enterprise resource group virtually, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, August 16.

SMBC Reality Series: Being LGBTQI+ in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2023
Time: 4:00PM to 5:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

We invite students to meet our NIJI PRIDE enterprise resource group virtually, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, August 16.

NIJI Pride’s Mission: To create a welcoming, safe, and supportive work environment for all LGBTQ+ employees in partnership with our allies.

SMBC Reality Series: Being Veteran in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

We invite students to meet our VETS enterprise resource group virtually, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, August 17.

VETS' Mission: To embrace our proud community of employee veterans who support and encourage each other through shared experiences, career development, professional growth, veteran recruitment and retention, and other external engagement activities.

SMBC Reality Series: Being a Person With a Disability in Banking

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Time: 4:00PM to 5:00PM ET
Location: Webex (please see virtual details in confirmation email)

We invite students to meet our UNIQUE enterprise resource group virtually, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, August 17.

UNIQUE’s Mission: UNIQUE focuses on promoting a greater understanding and acceptance of mental health challenges, neurodiversity, and visible and invisible disabilities through resources, education, and advocacy.

External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the University of Southern California. They are posted on connectSC because they may be of interest to members of the USC community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant’s responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to ocr@usc.edu.