College of Management Student Organizations
Meet other students, network with business leaders, have fun, get involved in service projects, build leadership skills - just a few of the benefits of joining a College of Management student organization. Check out the opportunities with the organizations below. Getting involved early gives you a chance to move into leadership roles and helps you gain the skills and experience needed as you launch your career.
Resources for student organization officers and advisors.
Accounting Society
Begin your professional career now! Membership in Accounting Society is open to anyone who has declared a major in accounting. Activities include guest speakers, social functions, service activities, and an opportunity to network with local accounting professionals. Come join the fun!
Faculty Advisor: Don Pagach
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Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional, co-ed fraternity open to all majors in the College of Management. The fraternity seeks to prepare its members for careers in business after graduation.
Faculty Advisor: Andy Nowel
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American Advertising Federation
AAF helps students learn about advertising and marketing as they relate to a variety of professional fields. Club activities include the annual advertising competition, internships, guest speakers, and professional mentors. Check out the national site.
Faculty Advisor: Claudia Kimbrough
American Marketing Association, College of Management Chapter
The American Marketing Aassociation helps students learn about the marketing profession. Club activities include presentations by professional speakers and community outreach.
Advisor: Ed Weems
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for accounting, finance and information systems students and professionals--the primary objective is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems, providing opportunities for self-development that include service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.
Faculty advisors: Roby
Sawyers and Katherine Hansen
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Business Ethics Society
The Business Ethics Society is dedicated to a "best-practice" approach to the creation and management of moral capital in organizations. The Society sponsors activities that include: workshops and meetings to share ideas, networking with executives from the business community, case competitions, training and certification toward a Black Belt in Business Ethics, and maintaining a directory of resources useful for business ethics research and application.
Faculty advisor: Greg Young
COM Student Ambassadors
The College of Management Student Ambassadors assist the College of Management in facilitating various promotional activities with the College, such as: Make-a-Date-with-State, new and transfer student orientations, Fall and Spring commencement, and alumni activities. Students are selected as Ambassadors based on their internpersonal skills, enthusiasm for the College and for N.C. State, and leadership potential.
Contact: Lauren Brown
Economics Society
The Economics Society explores economic issues and related careers, such as: banking, government, the stock market, portfolio management, international trade, foreign and domestic investment, currency fluctuation and balance of payments, and environmental issues. Students from all majors can take part in this society.
Faculty Advisor: Bobby Puryear
Energy Club
The NC State Energy Club brings together students interested in all aspects of the energy industry including: oil and gas, nuclear power, fossil fuels and sustainable or renewable energy resources. It seeks to build energy industry relationships through monthly meetings, site visits to local energy industry companies and presentations by local and global energy industry executives. The Energy Club promotes the balanced solution of existing energy generation methods while exploring future energy generation methods given the changing global economic, climatological and regulatory conditions of the energy industry.
President: Stuart Williams
Entrepreneurs Club
The Entrepreneurs Club is an organization for all NC State students. The club fosters the use of entrepreneurial thinking to help students develop the skills necessary to become successful business leaders. By connecting students to local business leaders and offering seminars to address relevant topics, the Entrepreneurs Club helps to educate the entire campus. In addition, the club particpates in community services projects, networking activities, and leadership and communications skills development.
Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Anderson
Institute of Management Accountants
IMA membership provides opportunities for students to associate with practicing management accountants, financial managers and information managers to see how they live, work and apply their knowledge. Members range from professionals beginning their careers to presidents and CFOs of major corporations. Activities include: guest speakers, projects, conferences, networking and CFM/CMA certifications.
Advisors: Don Pagach and Al Chen
International Business Club
This organization was established to enable business and non-business majors at NC State to learn about international business practices and issues. The group hosts an international business speakers series.
MBA Student Association
The NC State MBA Student Association (MBASA) was formed for the purpose of building a network among MBA students. The MBASA provides a chance for students to interact with fellow students, faculty, business leaders, and the surrounding community. The organization offers a series of activities to address professional and business issues that are not generally included in the formal program but are critical to the overall MBA experience.
National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA)
NABA's major thrust and its programs are designed to help strengthen the skills base for its student members, identify opportunities for minority students and professionals in the accounting profession, and encourage a greater number of African-American students to select accounting as their chosen field of study.
Faculty Advisor: Lorraine Wright
National Association of Women MBAs
The National Association of Women MBAs is dedicated to promoting women in business and increasing the opportunities for women MBAs.
Faculty Advisor: Shelly Hoover-Plonk
Net Impact
Net Impact is dedicated to promoting the various principles of corporate sustainability. Our members believe that business can both earn a profit and create positive social change. The majority of our activities are geared toward educating our members and our fellow students about these issues.
Faculty Advisor: Al Chen
Peer Leaders
The College of Management Peer Leaders is an organization for rising sophomores and above that seeks to foster a sense of community within the college by welcoming and engaging our new freshman class. Peer Leaders receive training on advising and communication skills that enable them to make a mutually beneficial connection with their freshmen. The club assists the College of Management with freshmen activities throughout the year.
Contact: Lauren Brown
Personal Finance Club
The Personal Finance Club welcomes all NC State students. The Club’s purpose is to promote and stimulate interest in areas of personal finance, to provide professional, academic, and social networking opportunities, and to provide service to NC State University and the surrounding community. Activities include guest speakers, social functions, service activities and an opportunity to network with local professionals.
Faculty Advisor: Bill Sloan
Society of African-American Corporate Leaders
The SAACL provides students with strategies for professional and academic success through networking opportunities with African-American professionals, organizations, faculty, and the business community.
Society for Human Resource Management
Society for Human Reserouce Management members participate in a variety of activities that prepare them for entry into the professional world. NCSU-SHRM is consistently recognized as one of the Top 10 University chapters in the nation. Activities include: guest speakers, mentors from parent chapter, networking with professionals in the field, and attending conferences and competitions.
Faculty Co-advisors: Jodi Barnes and Clint Davidson
Society for Politics, Economics and Law (SPEL)
This student organization was formed as part of a new multidisciplinary program led jointly by faculty in the College of Management and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS). It provides intellectual opportunities for students interested in the interdisciplinary study and discussion of economic, polical and legal issues.
Contact: Steve Margolis
Supply Chain Club
The Supply Chain Club is an organization geared towards students who would like to develop additional skills and experiences in the area of Supply Chain Management. The SC Club will offer students the opportunity to listen to and engage with speakers from industry currently working in supply chain roles, participate in visits to company locations such as manufacturing plants, warehouses and service operations and network with Supply Chain executives to further career opportunities.
Faculty Advisor: Donavon Favre