Student Organizations
The Scott College of Business has many student organizations. These organizations provide a rich set of experiences and friends that enhance the classroom education. Within the organizations, business students can learn networking skills, meet successful alumni, listen to executives speak about their fields, make company site visits, and ask questions. Advice is available from students who have just navigated through the curriculum. Here are many opportunities to develop leadership skills as officers of these organizations.
Associations & Fraternities
Alpha Kappa Psi
- The main focus of Alpha Kappa Psi is to provide leadership
development, personal and professional training and the fundamental
ingredient higher education misses—experience. Through professional
development, educational programs, community service and a hands-on
application of formal education, Alpha Kappa Psi students use the
business skills they are taught in the classroom to acquire life skills
such as the art of compromise, consensus building, project management,
team building and networking.
Mu Omicron is ISU's
chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi.
Advisor:
Bill Svihla - 812-237-2009
Alumni
Association - All
memberships in the Association work together to
strengthen the university in many ways: recognition of academic
excellence, student scholarships and recruitment, counsel to the
university administration, legislative advocacy on behalf of
Indiana State and service and leadership to our undergraduates and other alumni.
American Marketing Association -
The AMA is the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association
for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and
study of marketing worldwide. It is also the source that marketers turn
to every day for information/resources, education/training and
professional networking. AMA members are connected to a network of
experienced marketers nearly 40,000 strong and include leading marketing
academics, researchers and practitioners from every industry.
Area of Interest: Marketing Advisor:
Paul Clark - 812-237-2063
APICS
- The Association for Operations Management is the global leader
and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management,
including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management,
purchasing, and logistics. Since 1957, individuals and companies have
relied on APICS for its superior training, internationally recognized
certifications, comprehensive resources, and worldwide network of
accomplished industry professionals.
Area of Interest: Operations Management Advisor:
Paul Schikora -
812-237-2092
Business Professionals of
America - At the collegiate level provides leadership, professional
learning, and networking opportunities at the local, state, and national
levels. In addition, members have opportunities to socialize with other
business students and faculty. Membership is open to IDEC and BE majors
as well as to majors in other program areas in the College of Business.
Membership provides an important dimension to the career preparation of
business majors.
Advisor:
Kelly Wilkinson - 812-237-2077
Delta Sigma Pi
- A professional fraternity organized to foster the
study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social
activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by
research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the
commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher
standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial
welfare of the community.
Delta Tau is ISU's chapter of Delta Sigma Pi.
Advisor:
Joe Harder -
812-237-2280
Financial Management Association - The
global leader in developing and disseminating knowledge about financial decision making. FMA's
members include academicians and practitioners across the world. The FMA
broadens the common interests between academics and practitioners,
provides opportunities for professional interaction between and among
academics, practitioners and students. As well as, promoting the
development and understanding of basic and applied research and of sound
financial practices and enhancing the quality of education in finance.
Area of Interest: Finance
Advisor: Eurico Ferreira -
812-237-2095
Gamma Iota Sigma - The purpose of
this fraternity is to promote, encourage, and sustain student interest in insurance, risk
management, and actuarial science as professions; to encourage the high moral and
scholastic attainments of its members; and to facilitate interaction of
educational institutions and industry through networking and by
fostering research activities, scholarship, and improved public
relations. Alpha
Epsilon is ISU's chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma.
Area of Interest: Insurance & Risk Management
Advisor:
Rebecca Shorter - 812-237-8924
Investment
Club - The Indiana State University Investment Club was
established in March of 2000 when James Oelschlager donated $50,000 to
Indiana State University for the establishment of an investment club.
The purpose of the club is to teach students about the stock market.
Area of Interest: Finance Advisor: Tarek Zaher -
812-237-2093
MBA
Association - A graduate student organization that sponsors
professional, social and recreational events to promote
increased student involvement and inspire a sense of community.
The MBAA represents all MBA students and alumni.
Advisor:
Jeff
Harper - 812-237-2002
Management
Information Systems Association - MISA promotes,
encourages, and sustains student interest in information systems as a
profession. It encourage the high ethical and scholastic attainments of
it members and facilitates cooperation with educational institutions,
industry, students, and professional persons of Management Information
Systems through fostering scholarships, services, and research
activities.
Area of Interest: Management Information Systems Advisors:
James Buffington -
812-237-2281 and Jeffrey
Harper - 812-237-2279
Risk and Insurance Management Society -
RIMS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management.
Founded in 1950, RIMS represents more than 4,000 industrial, service,
nonprofit, charitable and governmental entities. The Society serves more
than 10,700 risk management professionals around the world.
Toastmasters International
- has clubs at colleges and universities around the globe. The
organization offers a proven way to improve your communication skills.
By participating in a fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you'll
become a better speaker and leader and gain confidence to succeed in
whatever path you've chosen in life.
Advisor:
Anita Adams - 812-237-2442.
Honorary Fraternities
Beta Alpha Psi - National
scholastic honors fraternity for accounting, financial, and
information systems professionals. Throughout the year, they host
professional presentations and participate in a variety of social
and service activities. Corporate recruiters realize the
significance and benefit of Beta Alpha Psi and pursue active members
for employment opportunities.
Advisor:
Joseph Sanders, 812-237-2015
Beta
Gamma Sigma - The honor society serving business programs
accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the
highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive
in a business program accredited by AACSB International.
Insurance and Risk Management Honors Corps - The mission of the IRM Honor Corps is to
recognize outstanding academic achievement by Insurance and Risk Management majors and minors;
to mentor outstanding Insurance and Risk Management majors and minors
and to enhance the connectivity between Insurance, Risk Management, and
Financial Services professionals and outstanding ISU Insurance and Risk
Management majors and minors.
Area of Interest: Insurance & Risk Management
Pi Omega
Pi - National undergraduate business education honor
society. The aims of this student professional organization include
creating fellowship among teachers of business subjects, creating and
encouraging interest in business education, promoting scholarship in
business education, and fostering civic responsibility and high ethical
standards in business and professional life. Since it is an honor
society, business education majors must meet a specified grade point
average and other high standards to be invited to membership in POP.
Membership is an honor that you will want to include on your
professional resume throughout your teaching career.
Chi is ISU's chapter
of Pi Omega Pi.
Area of Interest: Business Education
Advisor:
Bill Wilhelm -
812-237-2076
college of business standing committees
According to the College of Business
Constitution, student representation is needed on a number of standing
committees of the business faculty. Serving a one year term as a
representative is an excellent way for you to provide the student
viewpoint for College policy and operating decisions, to network with
faculty and administrators, and to demonstrate your participation to
future employers. Student members participate in all privileges and
duties of the Committees, including the privilege of making and
seconding motions, but excluding the privilege of voting.
The list of open positions appears
below. Applicants will be reviewed by relevant committees before being
selected by the Student Affairs Committee.
- Curricular and Academic Affairs Committee (CAAC): one College of Business undergraduate major
- Graduate Committee (GC): one graduate College of Business student
- Student Affairs Committee (SAC): one College of Business major
- Technology and Library Advisory Committee (TLAC): one undergraduate/graduate business student
- Instructional and Professional Development Committee (IPD): one College of Business major
Deadline for applications is Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
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