MMAC: Student Organizations

Student Organizations

Participation in a student professional organization adds an important dimension to your undergraduate education. It broadens your perspectives, introduces you to new people, and makes you a more attractive new hire.

MMAC Faculty encourage you to join a student professional organization, become active in it, and use the organization to learn more about your choice of careers.

Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Student Enterprise Group (SEG)
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
Phi Omega Pi (POP)

For more information about student organizations, visit EKU Student Affairs

Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM)

SAM promotes interaction with professionals in all disciplines and increases awareness and knowledge of career opportunities. It encourages cross-functional participation in activities that will benefit students' choice of career and future success.

All business students are eligible to join. Regularly scheduled bi-weekly meetings include speakers, plant tours, fund-raisers, case competition, and if funds exist, trips to the National SAM conference.

For more information, contact Dr. Bill Davig, 859-622-1377 or by email at bill.davig@.eku.edu.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

SHRM provides students with opportunities for professional development through plant visits, panel discussions and speakers, and interactions with area human resource managers.

This group is open to any students with an interest in learning more about the management of human resources in organizations.

For more information, contact Dr. Mike Roberson, 859-622-1377 or email mike.roberson@eku.edu.

Learn more about the EKU HRM Program.

Student Enterprise Group (SEG)

The Student Enterprise Group (SEG) is a new Eastern Kentucky University student association being created to support student entrepreneurship and innovation. SEG activities will include entrepreneurial guest lectures, seminars, field trips, films, and Web site visits.

In addition, a personal mentoring system will be set up to help develop club members' ideas, innovations, and new ventures. Help will be provided by making resources such as software, computers, networks, consultation, and access to funding available to SEG's members.

For information, contact Dr. Steve Brown at steve.brown@eku.edu.

Visit SEG's Web site at http://www.management.eku.edu/SEG/default.htm.

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)

PBL is a professional organization that is designed to bridge the gap from the classroom to the business world by helping students learn about the business community.

Goals include promoting competent business leadership, understanding American business enterprise, establishing career goals, encouraging scholarship, promoting sound financial management, developing character and confidence, and facilitating the transition from school to work.

PBL is a national organization for all students with an interest in business. It meets weekly. Activities include speakers from business and participation in the state convention.

For more information, contact Dr. Marcel Robles, 622-1117 or by email at marcel.robles@eku.edu.

Pi Omega Pi (POP)

Pi Omega Pi, established in 1935, is EKU’s oldest student organization. The organization is a National Business and Marketing Education Honor Society for business and marketing education majors with 60 hours of course work completed and a GPA of 2.75.

EKU’s Alpha Beta Chapter of Pi Omega Pi has competed successfully in national competitions. For the past four years, EKU has placed 9th, 5th, 4th, and 5th in the Top Ten National competitions held in Dallas, Chicago, Anaheim, and Tampa.

To compete in the competition, local, regional, and national projects are completed as well as numerous other activities throughout the year.

For more information, contact Dr. Lana Carnes, 622-8005 or by email at lana.carnes@eku.edu.

Visit Pi Omega Pi’s Web site at http://www.cbt.eku.edu/Dean/Publicity/StudentOrganizations/POPWeb/pop.htm