Clubs
Whether you are interested in working for a Fortune 500 company or small start-up venture, employers seek leadership potential to ensure a strong pool of talent to guide the company's future. While the coursework and classroom interactions provide the important skills and knowledge to help you succeed in your career, student organizations and activities offer leadership opportunities that can help shape your future role as a business manager and leader. Take an active part in student organizations and in the life of the school by getting involved in clubs and activities. Student-run organizations plan and execute special events including the Net Impact Case Competition, fund-raising auctions, and community service activities, and more.
Student Advisory Council (SAC)
The Student Advisory Council (SAC) acts as the liaison between the Leeds School of Business and its MBA students. The SAC and the assistant dean for MBA programs meet once each month to jointly develop plans to improve students' academic and co-curricular experiences in the MBA program.
MBA Association (MBAA)
The MBAA is a student-run organization and acts as the governance for the other clubs and student groups within the MBA program. Committees plan programs that foster student interaction with regional and national business leaders and enhance the MBA program experience.
Graduate Entrepreneurship Association (GEA)
The GEA, sponsored by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, is open to all Boulder MBA students interested in starting their own businesses or in developing the entrepreneurial spirit of creative innovation within larger, more traditional corporate environments. Activities sponsored by the GEA include the University of Colorado at Boulder Entrepreneur of the Year (past winners include CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and Bill Coleman of BEA Systems) and the Business Plan Competition.
Graduate Real Estate Association (GREA)
The GREA is a student led organization focused on offering Leeds School of Business MBA students educational, networking and service opportunities related to the real estate profession. The GREA helps students learn about the various career paths within the real estate industry. With sponsorship from the CU Real Estate Center, the GREA hosts industry speakers, local real estate tours, an international real estate trip, and internship and career panels.
MBA Finance Club
The MBA Finance Club is designed to serve as a link between the MBA program and the finance community. Students learn more about potential career paths in finance and network with finance professionals and fellow students, sharing experiences and backgrounds in debt & equity markets, financial planning, corporate finance, M&A and more. Core events include speakers, company visits, a networking night, and an investment forum.
MBA Marketing Club
The Marketing Club helps MBA students who are interested in understanding and pursuing learning opportunities about the discipline of marketing outside of the classroom by supporting attendance at external marketing-related events and activities, as well as internal Leeds activities. The Club plans and hosts numerous activities throughout the year including networking opportunities and speaker visits, as well as provides announcements of upcoming events put on by the Colorado Chapter of the American Marketing Association. The Marketing Club is currently working on an initiative to build a Board of Advisors consisting of local marketing executives who will serve as mentors for Club members.
MBA International Business Club (MBAIBC)
Due to the increasing interest in international business issues and international career opportunities among the MBA students, the MBAIBC was founded by MBA students under the mentorship of Professor Dipankar Chakravarti. The club helps to promote the understanding of issues related to international business and to promote international career opportunities among members of the Leeds community by hosting case studies, guest speakers, panel events, and roundtable discussions. These events offer students resources to explore and to pursue internships and full-time jobs in the international market.
Net Impact Club
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. Spanning six continents, our membership makes up one of the most influential networks of MBAs, graduate students, and professionals in existence today. Net Impact members are current and emerging leaders in CSR, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, and environmental sustainability who are actively improving the world.