Volunteer Clubs
Business Volunteer Association
Applying USF's Jesuit tradition of service and social justice to actionable, philanthropic projects within the community and enable MBA candidates to service others while becoming more socially responsible business leaders.
As members of the USF Business Volunteers Association, we value the freedom created when people trust each other. We also believe that integrity is a key part of a person's ability to manage creatively and effectively in the world. Therefore, we strive to create a learning environment that affirms each individual's personal honesty and integrity.
Our community of trust is grounded in an ongoing dialogue in which we explore the meaning of trust and integrity. We value each person's contribution to this process.
We welcome you to our community and ask that you respect the freedom of our learning environment. Each student is requested to support our commitment to academic and personal honesty by conducting himself or herself in a manner that maintains fairness, compassion and honesty.
Applying USF's Jesuit tradition of service and social justice to actionable, philanthropic projects within the community and enable MBA candidates to service others while becoming more socially responsible business leaders.
As members of the USF Business Volunteers Association, we value the freedom created when people trust each other. We also believe that integrity is a key part of a person's ability to manage creatively and effectively in the world. Therefore, we strive to create a learning environment that affirms each individual's personal honesty and integrity.
Our community of trust is grounded in an ongoing dialogue in which we explore the meaning of trust and integrity. We value each person's contribution to this process.
We welcome you to our community and ask that you respect the freedom of our learning environment. Each student is requested to support our commitment to academic and personal honesty by conducting himself or herself in a manner that maintains fairness, compassion and honesty.
Challenge for Charity
The MBA Challenge for Charity (C4C) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that draws on the talents, energy, and resources of MBAs from eight West Coast business schools to support Special Olympics and family-related local charities, and to develop business leaders with a lifelong commitment to community involvement and social responsibility. These goals are accomplished through volunteerism and fundraising which is fostered by collegial interaction and friendly competition. 2006-2007 marks the 23rd proud anniversary of the organization.
The MBA Challenge for Charity (C4C) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that draws on the talents, energy, and resources of MBAs from eight West Coast business schools to support Special Olympics and family-related local charities, and to develop business leaders with a lifelong commitment to community involvement and social responsibility. These goals are accomplished through volunteerism and fundraising which is fostered by collegial interaction and friendly competition. 2006-2007 marks the 23rd proud anniversary of the organization.
Net Impact
Net Impact at USF is organized for and by USF graduate students to inspire social and environmental stewardship amongst the University's future business leaders. This is accomplished by:
Exposing students to corporate, social, and environmental responsibility issues.
Introducing concepts of sustainability that are applicable in all sectors of industry.
Creating a network of businesses, organizations, and professionals for students to broaden their business education, refine their leadership skills, and pursue their professional goals.
Net Impact at USF is organized for and by USF graduate students to inspire social and environmental stewardship amongst the University's future business leaders. This is accomplished by:
Networking & Skills Clubs
Business Law Association
The USF Business Law Association was founded in the spring of 2004 in an effort to create and capitalize on the synergistic qualities of business and law in order to benefit both the organizations members and USF at large. In only its first few months it grew to over 80 members. As summer approached the members set goals and divided the work so that when school begins in the fall the BLA would hit the ground running and continue to effectively work toward the goals set by students and members of the Business Law Association.
The BLA is now an active organization recognized and supported by both the School of Law and School of Business, allowing it bring together these two focuses to benefit both the schools and its members.
The USF Business Law Association was founded in the spring of 2004 in an effort to create and capitalize on the synergistic qualities of business and law in order to benefit both the organizations members and USF at large. In only its first few months it grew to over 80 members. As summer approached the members set goals and divided the work so that when school begins in the fall the BLA would hit the ground running and continue to effectively work toward the goals set by students and members of the Business Law Association.
The BLA is now an active organization recognized and supported by both the School of Law and School of Business, allowing it bring together these two focuses to benefit both the schools and its members.
Consulting Club
The USF MBA Consulting Club enables students to apply their growing knowledge of business by consulting and bettering Bay Area companies in such areas as: marketing, finance, management, IT, accounting, and social responsibility. Their goal is to build relationships with local firms while in the process gain experience, make valuable contacts, and open doors for students interested in consulting and other fields.
The USF MBA Consulting Club enables students to apply their growing knowledge of business by consulting and bettering Bay Area companies in such areas as: marketing, finance, management, IT, accounting, and social responsibility. Their goal is to build relationships with local firms while in the process gain experience, make valuable contacts, and open doors for students interested in consulting and other fields.
Entrepreneurship Club
The Entrepreneurship Club (EC) is an MBA student organization at the USF School of Business and Management. It coordinates all the student groups and activities that serve the entrepreneurial interests of USF MBAs. The EC focuses on the interests of risk-seeking students who want to build and manage new organizations.
Mission:
The Entrepreneurship Club at the University of San Francisco seeks to bring together students who are interested in starting new businesses. We seek to sponsor programs that cultivate the creation of new businesses, create a safe environment for students to exchange ideas, and gather support from one another, and be a representative voice for entrepreneurial MBAs at USF.
The Entrepreneurship Club (EC) is an MBA student organization at the USF School of Business and Management. It coordinates all the student groups and activities that serve the entrepreneurial interests of USF MBAs. The EC focuses on the interests of risk-seeking students who want to build and manage new organizations.
Mission:
The Entrepreneurship Club at the University of San Francisco seeks to bring together students who are interested in starting new businesses. We seek to sponsor programs that cultivate the creation of new businesses, create a safe environment for students to exchange ideas, and gather support from one another, and be a representative voice for entrepreneurial MBAs at USF.
Financing & Investing Club
The F&I Club's mission is to expose its members to various career opportunities in the finance industry, to promote career development, and to promote the USF program to both the business and academic community.
Please explore the club by attending meetings, joining the USF Connect Special Interest Group, or participating in activities. The F&I Club also gives MBA candidates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the multi-trillion dollar investment industry. Club members actively manage a $100,000 portfolio of equity securities endowed by the University. The Investment Club enhances the education experience by allowing students to apply financial theories and concepts to the real world of investments. During meetings, club members analyze and discuss investment opportunities in the stock market and the economic and business factors that affect the market and portfolio.
The F&I Club's mission is to expose its members to various career opportunities in the finance industry, to promote career development, and to promote the USF program to both the business and academic community.
Please explore the club by attending meetings, joining the USF Connect Special Interest Group, or participating in activities. The F&I Club also gives MBA candidates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the multi-trillion dollar investment industry. Club members actively manage a $100,000 portfolio of equity securities endowed by the University. The Investment Club enhances the education experience by allowing students to apply financial theories and concepts to the real world of investments. During meetings, club members analyze and discuss investment opportunities in the stock market and the economic and business factors that affect the market and portfolio.
Marketing Club
The American Marketing Association is one of the largest professional associations for marketers in the world, with over 38,000 members in every area of marketing. For sixty years the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge sharing, and development in the marketing profession.
The USF MBA Chapter of the American Marketing Association is dedicated to helping our members determine their career path, and then build the network of connections necessary to meet their career goals. To that end, our chapter works very closely with the SFAMA, the AMA chapter for marketing professionals in the bay area.
The American Marketing Association is one of the largest professional associations for marketers in the world, with over 38,000 members in every area of marketing. For sixty years the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge sharing, and development in the marketing profession.
The USF MBA Chapter of the American Marketing Association is dedicated to helping our members determine their career path, and then build the network of connections necessary to meet their career goals. To that end, our chapter works very closely with the SFAMA, the AMA chapter for marketing professionals in the bay area.
Technology Club
The Tech Club is open to anyone interested in keeping pace with tech related events at USF and around the Bay Area. We seek to extend our knowledge by organizing field trips to the numerous Bay Area tech related companies, inviting guest speakers to visit, and attending conferences and trade shows. The club exists to strengthen ties between students interested in technology industries and professionals. It accomplishes this by relying on motivated volunteers to build a community of people willing to go the extra step necessary to learn and share the latest developments.
The Tech Club is a student-run organization seeking to extend the classroom learning experience and provide networking opportunities amongst those interested in the industry.
The Tech Club is open to anyone interested in keeping pace with tech related events at USF and around the Bay Area. We seek to extend our knowledge by organizing field trips to the numerous Bay Area tech related companies, inviting guest speakers to visit, and attending conferences and trade shows. The club exists to strengthen ties between students interested in technology industries and professionals. It accomplishes this by relying on motivated volunteers to build a community of people willing to go the extra step necessary to learn and share the latest developments.
The Tech Club is a student-run organization seeking to extend the classroom learning experience and provide networking opportunities amongst those interested in the industry.