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MBA Dual Degree students at the David Eccles School of Business have access to a broad range of student activities, clubs, competitions, and professional centers that they can get involved with to build up an impressive résumé. For more information, use the contact information listed for each organization.

 


Bench to Bedside (B2B) Medical Device Competition
E-mail: elizabeth.tashjian@business.utah.edu

The Bench to Bedside (B2B) Medical Device Concept and Design Competition will provide a competitive opportunity for
medical students, engineering students, and business students to develop a medical device concept or to develop a
concept for a novel improvement of a current medical device. The competition will be coordinated and organized by
non-participating members of the Translational Research and Venture Development Interest group. The purpose of the Device Design Competition is to create an environment where young professionals in medicine, bioengineering, and business can learn to work together in a team dynamic and begin to learn the skills required to design, develop, and commercialize new medical technology.

 

Beta Alpha Psi
E-mail: marci.butterfield@business.utah.edu

Beta Alpha Psi is a national accounting honor society and a scholastic and professional accounting fraternity. Its purpose is to recognize academic achievements in the field of accounting to promote the study and practice of accounting, and to provide opportunities for self-development and association among members and practicing accountants. To be admitted to Beta Alpha Psi, students must meet the following minimum requirements: MAcc status or MBA status with a minimum of ten hours of accounting, 80% attendance at fraternity activities each semester, and two hours of service activities each month. There are initiation and annual membership fees.

 

Board Fellows
E-mail: melissa.binghamcyclery@gmail.com

Board Fellows is a service learning program under the auspices of Net Impact. The program enables MBA and
PMBA students to serve as ex-officio members on local nonprofit boards of directors. Student fellows learn firsthand
the rewards and challenges of board service, gain an understanding of management in the nonprofit sector, and develop relationships with members of successful boards. Nonprofit organizations connect with future board members
and volunteers and benefit from students’ fresh perspectives and skills in marketing, finance, strategic planning, advocacy and quantitative analysis.

 

Business Student Giving Board
E-mail: katie.amundsen@business.utah.edu

The Business Student Giving Board (BSGB) is designed to create a culture of philanthropy within the student body and to educate students about the importance of giving back. The BSGB oversees the annual Student Giving Campaign, which includes the Student Giving 5K Fun Run/Walk and a dunk tank activity, wherein the deans are dunked to raise funds for business student scholarships. The number of students participating in giving back is a factor considered in the ranking systems for business schools.

 

Case Competition Club
E-mail: sheltowt@gmail.com

Case Competition Club enhances analytical, logic, business and presentation skills and provides students with opportunities to solve “real-life, real-time” business cases in a competitive setting. Through participating in monthly
competitions, students sharpen their case analysis abilities and presentation skills. Business professionals are
actively engaged in judging the case competitions and providing feedback. Students have the opportunity to be
selected to serve on teams which represent the program at national competitions.

 

Consulting Club
E-mail: bonita.austin@utah.edu

Students are exposed to many forms of consulting through speakers, panel discussions, and workshops with participation in the Consulting Club. Students gain a deeper insight into the consulting industry through hands-on experience. The organization provides excellent networking opportunities with consulting professionals. Students can volunteer to work with nonprofits or for-profit companies on short-term consulting projects.

 

Future Healthcare Leaders of America (FHLA/ACHE)
E-mail: paulinmex@gmail.com

Membership is open to graduate students pursuing an MBA/MHA degree or students pursuing other graduate degrees in conjunction with the Master of Healthcare Administration degree. The group's goal is to provide specific exposure to careers in healthcare administration. This is accomplished through brown bag seminars on healthcare/administration/organization topics and site visits to local healthcare organizations. Site visits include observation of the operations and meeting with key administrators.

 

The Foundry
E-mail: usparkfoundry@gmail.com

The Foundry was inaugurated Summer Semester 2010 with the stated goal of forging entrepreneurs for life by using the day-to-day crucible of company building as its context. The program accelerates the development of management capability, increases the likelihood of new venture success, and creates a community of capable entrepreneurial leaders. The first cohort of 24 teams was drawn from an applicant pool from the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and Utah State University. Admission applications will be posted to this website in March 2011 and admission interviews held in March and April.

 

Graduate Business Student Association
Contact: GBSA@business.utah.edu

Every business master student is a member of GBSA. No dues are required. Students are represented by the GBSA Council which is elected annually by the student body to organize and coordinate social, academic, and service opportunities. The Council appoints representatives to other college and administrative
committees. An effort is made to represent all areas of interest (MBA, MAcc, MSF, MSIS, and MRED).

GBSA is involved in all activities of the masters programs at the David Eccles School of Business, including
placement, policy, and promotion and tenure of faculty. If you are interested in participating, opportunities are available throughout the year for any student who wishes to participate.

 

Hispanic Business Student Association
E-mail: hbsa.uofu.chapter@gmail.com

HBSA provides opportunities to network in local and national business communities and leadership opportunities for members. Open to all University of Utah students regardless of race, ethnicity or major.

 

International Business Student Association
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

International Business Student Association (IBSA) is currently seeking a leadership team. IBSA sponsors activities that promote opportunities for students interested in international business. IBSA activities include speaker forums, social events, and hosting international exchange students.

 

Investment Club
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

The Investment Club is currently seeking a leadership team. The club brings together students with deep interest in investing. Members track selected stocks and participate in national on-line investment competitions. The organization presents opportunities to learn the ins and outs of investing.

 

Ivory-Boyer Utah Real Estate Center
Contact: ivory-boyer@business.utah.edu

The David Eccles School is leading the way in real estate education with the creation of the Center of Real Estate. The Center will provide students with educational opportunities in all aspects of the industry, including investment, development and asset management.

 

MBA and Masters' Entrepreneur Club
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

This club gives members hands-on experience in turning ideas into business models that work. Members create successful business plans and teams. The next steps are learning how to start up a company, how to get funded, and how to do the little things. The club sponsors monthly networking events throughout fall and spring semesters. These events compliment the Opportunity Quest (executive summary competition) and the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (Business Plan Competition).

 

MBA Pride
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

MBA Pride is open to LGBT MBA students and their allies. The organization provides networking activities and the opportunity for MBA students to attend the annual national Reaching Out Conference.

 

National Association of Women in Business
E-mail: emilyvgallegos@gmail.com

National Association of Women in Business addresses the professional and personal concerns of women in business
programs while promoting camaraderie among its members. The group’s goal is to establish the organization as a vital participant in shaping the effectiveness of the business programs, helping members succeed in school, and preparing them for transition to a professional career.

 

Net Impact
E-mail: lauren.gehrke@business.utah.edu

Net Impact works through business to promote economic, social, and environmental responsibility and sustainability. A student chapter of an international organization, the University of Utah undergrad Net Impact holds educational seminars and participates in other activities that facilitate a positive net impact with the triple bottom line. This club is open to students of all majors as its interests are widely applicable in today's world, which is run by business and faced with sustainability issues.

 

Opportunity Quest
E-mail:tim.cosgrove@utah.edu

Opportunity Quest is a campus-wide business innovation competition exclusively for University of Utah students. The
program is designed to encourage students to develop their ideas about a business concept and enter the concept into the competition which occurs during Fall Semester. Opportunity Quest also gives students entering their business
plans in the Entrepreneur Challenge the opportunity to have their concepts critiqued and evaluated before entering
them in the Challenge.

 

Ops-Management Club
E-mail: jacob.erramouspe@utah.edu

The Ops-Management Club provides opportunities for MBA students to network with local professionals in the operations management field. The club focuses on opportunities available within the arena for experienced and inexperienced students. Students are able to meet local employers, future business colleagues, and students within the MBA program. The club's format includes lectures, as well as workshops.

 

Pierre Lassonde Entrepreneurial Center
E-mail: deven.dustin@gmail.com or dee.matthews@gmail.com

This center provides and teaches real world business experience to help young entrepreneurs to be better prepared to understand and assume the risks of business ownership and management. Through this education process, the center hopes to inspire entrepreneurs to enhance their education so that they may be better prepared for tomorrow's market.

 

SMART Start
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

This mentoring program gives students an opportunity to collaborate with one of the community's business leaders. Students meet with their mentor as well as other students several times during the academic year which allows students an opportunity to explore real-world applications in business with an accomplished professional.

 

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
E-mail: lauren.gehrke@business.utah.edu

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a great opportunity for students interested in working in the field of human resource (HR) management. Quoting from the national organization's web site, "... the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. As an influential voice, the Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy." One of the most important benefits of the student chapter of SHRM is the opportunity to network with HR professionals through the Salt Lake Chapter.

 

Student Consulting Initiative
E-mail: elizabeth.tashjian@business.utah.edu

This program has been giving students the opportunity to manage stock portfolio since 1998. Students meet regularly to develop an investment strategy, research and invest in specific stocks. Students also have the opportunity to receive advice from investment professionals and track their investments and progress.

 

Technology Titans Innovation Challenge
E-mail: ben.france@utah.edu

Tech Titans is a state-wide idea competition administered by students at The University of Utah.

 

University Impact Fund
E-mail: lewis@uimpactfund.com

The University Impact Fund (UIF) taps into the emerging "impact investing” industry that applies the disciplined methods of private equity investing—from due diligence to exit strategies—to the desire to solve some of the world’s most vexing social and environmental problems. Impact investors, for example, may put profit-seeking capital into services such as micro loans, mobile banking or affordable housing for people at the bottom of the global economic pyramid, nearly four billion of whom live on less than $2 a day.

UIF students will participate in a hands-on business education program, not a classroom exercise. Students will work
with entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors and are responsible for due diligence, market analysis and the entire spectrum of tasks critical to the fast-paced, high-risk world of venture capital.

 

University Venture Fund
E-mail: info@uventurefund.com

The University Venture Fund (UVF) is an investment firm that partners with well-known venture capital and private equity firms to provide college students with  opportunities to perform real-time due diligence and engage in value-add projects. Through UVF involvement, students become actively engaged in real-world investment experiences by working on live deals with professionals at top-tier investment firms and making direct investments alongside the firms they assist.

 

Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
E-mail: danbjarnson@gmail.com or josh.hadley89@gmail.com

The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (UEC) is a premier business plan competition. Hundreds of students from across the state of Utah fuse together their ideas in one event that combines the spirit of entrepreneurship and the resources of successful business owners. Students compete for $100,000 in cash and in-kind services. UEC offers one of the largest prizes for any collegiate-level business plan competition in the United States. It has jumpstarted the careers of many student entrepreneurs.

 

Utah Real Estate Challenge
Contact: ivory-boyer@business.utah.edu

The Utah Real Estate Challenge is a real estate development plan competition for collegiate, university, and graduate students throughout the state of Utah.

 

WorkNet
E-mail: bryan.eldredge@business.utah.edu

WorkNet is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of companies, function areas and the myriad of ways MBA degrees are applied in business. WorkNet sponsors five to six visits to local companies per semester and two to three out-of-state treks to visit companies. This past year, WorkNet visited Cincinnati, San Francisco, and New York and inaugurated its first international trip to China.