Clubs and Organizations

The Broad campus is an active one, with the rich choice of organizations, as well as the energy that inspires some of our students to start their own new groups. The school encourages student body leaders to take an active role in shaping important issues. Student leaders from each cohort have input and voice when significant changes are made, to a degree that's unusual in most graduate business programs. In the Broad MBA Program, each person has the opportunity to exercise a leadership role.

Among the organizations:

MBA Association | Web Site
The MBAA Association provides opportunities for students to build their professional network of contacts through social and recruiting events. Officers organize programs which include community service projects, a peer mentor program and intramural sports. Some of last year's activities included the Annual MBA Charity Auction, which raised funds for the National Childhood Cancer Foundation; the MBA Food Fight, a competition with other MBA programs to raise the most food for a local charity; and the Annual Golf Outing, where students were paired up with a recruiter for 18 holes of golf.

Our goals are to promote camaraderie among and provide professional enrichment opportunities to our members through fun and informative events throughout the year. We welcome incoming students with advice, information and assistance to help them excel at Broad.

MultiCultural MBA Association | Web Site
offers all students the chance to learn about different cultures. The MMBAA not only creates networking opportunities, but also gives students the option to become involved in community service, fund-raising, career development and social activities.

MBA Finance Association | Web Site
This association works to prepare students for opportunities in finance-related careers. Companies in finance include: Investment Banks, Corporations, Investment Management firms, Commercial Banks, Consulting firms, and Financial news institutions. The Finance Association helps students achieve their career goals through workshops such as mock interviews, resume reviews, and seminars on careers in finance. Other functions of the Association include arranging panel discussions to explore a variety of finance-related topics and networking events designed to help students meet professionals, alumni, and other students.

MBA Marketing Association | Web Site
This club's strategic mission is to enhance the image of the Broad MBA Marketing program and the status of the MBA Program, in general, through promotion, project consulting, networking, professional development, and innovative job search techniques. The MBA Marketing Association holds as its objective to continuously increase student's understanding of the marketing field and the changing forces behind the discipline with a special focus on the area of technology.

The Graduate Supply Chain Management Association | Web Site
The Graduate Supply Chain Management Association (GSCMA) is a student-run organization that strives to enhance the supply chain education and career opportunities for the Broad MBA students. The purpose of the GSCMA is to complement formal classroom education through student exposure to leading industry opportunities, practices, and people, as well as providing a forum for student/faculty interaction. In addition, GSCMA works with MBA Career Services and Fortune 500 companies to organize events that provide members opportunity to network with recruiters. These events provide opportunity for its members to develop a spanning network with fellow MBAs, industry, and alums creating a lifetime of personal and professional relationships.

Net Impact | Web Site
Net Impact is an international network of over 11,000 graduate students and business leaders dedicated to socially responsible business practices, education, providing educational and networking opportunities through annual case competitions, a job database, lectures, and an annual conference. In addition, the Broad Net Impact chapter strives to build upon the international activities by providing relevant experiences and being active within the local community, as well as linking members at MSU with the international Net Impact network. Help demonstrate that a social consciousness can lead to better business practices. Magnify your impact.

The MBA Student Council
The mission of the Student Council is to: Provide a forum for presenting student concerns and suggestions to the Broad faculty and administration by holding regular meetings with administration and faculty representatives and engaging the student body. The goal of the organization is to improve the academic and program experience for the students and help improve the program for future classes.

The Student Council is composed of 12 students—6 first-years and 6 second-years. The first-year students elect 2 representatives per cohort. The Student Council meets every 2-3 weeks with the MBA administration for about an hour to discuss current issues in the MBA Program and suggestions for improvements.

Spartan Consulting, Inc., | www.spartanconsulting.org
a student-operated consulting firm, advises clients on a variety of business issues. Its main focus is offering students the opportunity to obtain knowledge of the consulting industry and to gain hands-on consulting and teamwork experience. Past consulting engagements have included creating a new business plan and providing strategic marketing advice for CyberPunk Entertainment Group, an e-retailing operation, along with assisting Agate Software with the marketing responsibilities of implementing a new Web site for the State of Michigan. Some other projects consisted of advising PostalExpress.com on developing a business plan to present to venture capitalists and developing a marketing plan for RoyalCoffeemaker.com, importers of the Belgium Coffeemaker.