Clubs

We place a high value on the sense of community among AGSM MBA students. Students lead a variety of industry-aligned Clubs, as well as an active Student Society; all of which organise a good number of formal and informal events.

Student Society
The mission statement of the Student Society is:

"To encourage the development of life-long ties for students whilst creating a positive and enjoyable learning environment."

The role of the Student Society is to make the AGSM MBA Programs student experience as positive and fulfilling as possible. They also provide students with a platform to recommend enhancements and to address their concerns in relation to their studies and the school environment in general. The Student Society has representatives who deal with all facets of student life.

In order to facilitate communication between students and faculty, the Student Society meets regularly with the Director and the Dean.

All students are encouraged to get involved in the Student Society.

President: Paul Gray
Contact: pres@agsm.edu.au

Vice President: Nicole Gibson
Contact: vicepres@agsm.edu.au

Asian Business Club
The AGSM MBA Programs Asian Society aims to be a connector between the community and Asia, as well as a platform for people from this region, or any other region in the world, to participate in the tremendous opportunities Asia offers.

The world’s economic centre is shifting to Asia. We seek to assist the community to benefit from this profound change by organising events to learn more about the unique but diverse cultures and people of Asia.

The Asian Society will foster strong interaction between the students from the AGSM Programs in both Sydney and Hong Kong campuses to develop unique networking, learning and business opportunities.

We are planning to organise a fieldtrip to China or India with the intention of exploring and absorbing cultures; meeting local students, entrepreneurs, business leaders and politicians; and to get a first hand understanding of these countries and benefit from their amazing future development.

President: Bowie Cheng
Contact: AsianSociety@agsm.edu.au

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Club
The AGSM MBA Programs CSR Club has two purposes. The first is to increase awareness and knowledge of corporate social responsibility within the AGSM MBA programs through a series of guest speaker events. The second is to utilise the reputation and the skills of the AGSM MBA Programs community network for the benefit of the society. To this end, the AGSM MBA Programs CSR Club will create partnerships between the school and charitable organisations that make us an active part of the community. Through these partnerships, the AGSM MBA Programs CSR Club will also seek to create opportunities for students to volunteer on management projects with charities and not-for-profit organizations.

The AGSM MBA Programs CSR Club has taken over the role of the Benevolent Society and will continue two important annual events that raise funds for charity:

· Trivia competition
· City to Surf fun run (August 10)

A proposed new venture is to begin an AGSM charter of Net Impact (www.netimpact.org), a global network of more than 10,000 MBAs, graduate students and young professionals whose mission is to “improve the world by growing and strengthening a network of leaders who use the power of business to make a positive net social, environmental, and economic impact."

President: Regan Crooks
Contact: csr@agsm.edu.au

Consulting Club
The Consulting Club provides students interested in a consulting career with information about the consulting industry and consulting firms in Australia. It also provides networking opportunities via mentoring schemes and key-note speaker events.
Along with several key-note speakers from the consulting industry that the club hosts every year, here are other activities for the year 2008-2009 that are worth-mentioning:

- The mentorship program, in association with the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), between members of the IMC and our students.

- The national Boston Consulting Group strategy competition presided by a panel of judges from the consulting industry.

President: Donald Johnston
Contact: consulting@agsm.edu.au

Finance Society
The Finance Society strives to foster an environment that encourages further learning and assists in career development in the corporate finance and financial services fields. The Finance Society organizes events with the twin goals of increasing contact between students and finance professionals and facilitating further understanding through exposure to the various careers available in finance. The main events put on by the Society will be speaking engagements by local leaders from various areas of finance including asset management and corporate finance.

President: Lee Smales
Contact: finance@agsm.edu.au
Website: www.finsoc.agsmclubs.com


ICE (Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship) Club
The ICE club is an AGSM MBA Programs and University of New South Wales entrepreneurial network, open to all, that provides a forum for the development of the entrepreneurial spirit. As a student-led organisation, and an extension into the business community, ICE provides AGSM with a platform for the development of entrepreneurial thinking.

ICE's objective is to inspire entrepreneurship in the minds of every student and provide them will skills and resources to develop the entrepreneur within. Using guest speakers, competitions and a mentoring program, ICE will provide students with a better understanding of the huge rewards and potential challenges entrepreneurs experience. ICE will show by example, that being an entrepreneur is perhaps one of the most exciting, satisfying and lucrative business careers.

President: David Thornton
Contact: ice@agsm.edu.au

Marketing Club (merged with FMCG)
The Marketing Club aims to open doors for students who are exploring possibilities of a career in Marketing. It seeks to do this by giving them EXPOSURE to leading marketing professionals from a wide range of industries and experts in the field of marketing through speaking engagements and ties with the Australian Marketing Institute.

The Marketing Club also enriches the AGSM MBA Programs experience for its members by allowing them to EXPERIENCE core Marketing activities through workshops involving the AGSM MBA Programs Brand, exercises like “The Annual Landor Competition on the Future of Brands”, participation in Market Researches and Product Launches, and active contribution in Marketing publications.

The FMCG Club has two main objectives:

1) To increase the exposure of the AGSM MBA Programs community to recent trends within consumer focused industries, including Retail.
2) To provide students with opportunities to explore the range of roles available with FMCG organisations; and increase contact between students and companies in the sector.

The first of these objectives will be fulfilled with events throughout the year featuring keynote speakers. Subject areas under consideration for 2008 are as follows:

• Private Label and its future in the Australian market
• Supply chain innovation and technology
• Asia: supplier strategy and expansion opportunity