Leading Student Organizations
5 weeks into the 2nd year of my MBA experience, I’ve noticed one key thing: I am BUSY –much busier than I had anticipated…. But in a good way. I’ve had the opportunity to take leadership roles as the President of two wonderful student organizations at Fisher, and I’ve loved every minute of it.
First – Fisher Association of Marketing Professionals (AMP), for which I am co-president with another 2nd Year MBA student – Melissa Roer. As the flagship organization for the marketing program here at Fisher, we’re not only working to involve students in marketing experiences and give them tools to learn and network, but also make the overall program the best it can possibly be. One of the goals of our executive team this year is to better prepare 1st Year MBA students for career fairs, interviews, case competitions, etc., so we’ve held workshop sessions and 1on1 mock interviews. We’re also creating a coaching program to give 1st year students direct contact with one 2nd year student. We’ve even created 1st year leadership committees to give students the opportunity to take a leadership role earlier in their first year. But that’s only in the first 5 weeks! As a team, we have so many great ideas for this upcoming year…. And it will only get better.
Second – Fisher Follies, for which I act as president but work with an incredible group of classmates on a steering committee. Fisher Follies is an organization that celebrates the camaraderie of Fisher students, faculty and staff by not only poking fun at each other during our annual spring Variety Show, but also raising money for the Fisher Follies Fund. This fund makes gifts to Fisher students who are facing unexpected and extreme hardship. Every year, we raise money for this fund through our annual Fall Auction, in which all gifts and donations come directly from students, faculty and staff at Fisher. We are currently planning the auction now, so more details to come.
So, it goes without saying that I’m extremely passionate about both of these groups & their success. So even though I’m busy (and sometimes falling asleep in class), it’s completely worth it.