Student Clubs

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Student Clubs

This business school organization, the largest of its kind in the world, hosts an annual competition that draws on the talents, energy, and philanthropic efforts of MBA students from top eight Wes Coast business schools. Money raised by the Graduate School of Management supports Special Olympics Northern California and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento while infusing our business leaders with a lifelong commitment to community involvement and social responsibility. The competition is based on three criteria: volunteerism, fundraising and a C4C weekend of sports and games.

Finance Club - Financial Literacy Program

The Finance Club is dedicated to extending the GSM financial curriculum beyond the classroom, specifically with the Financial Literacy Program (FLP) to educated youth on matters of basic practical finance. A curriculum was developed and piloted in the spring of 2008. The idea behind the FLP is that GSM students will go into local public schools and teach the curriculum (e.g.,= take over a math class for a day). The Finance club manages the program by developing relationships with local schools, recruiting teaching volunteers, reviewing the curriculum wuith GSM volunteer teachers, and scheduling the trainings to take place.

Net Impact

Davis Net Impact is an MBA student organization dedicated to creating a network of leaders who use the power of business to create a positive social, environmental, and economic impact. Founded in 1999, the chapter is one of the most active in the county and has been honored by Net Impact Central as the 2006 Small School Chapter of the Year and the 2007 Trailblazer Chapter of the Year. Among other activities the club hosts seminars as part of its Green Bag Lunch series, organizes company site visits, and offers students the opportunity to become board membes for local nonprofits.

Women in Leadership

The mission of Women in Leadership (WiL) is to serve the Graduate School of Management and the greater Davis community through professional and social activities geared toward the development of future women business leaders. In addition to hosting speaker panels, mentoring and networking opportunities designed to bridge the gender gap in business WiL sponsors an annual clothing drive to benefit local women's opportunity organizations.

Big Bang! Business Plan Competition

As a Land Grand University with a 100 year history of creating science that matters, the students in Big Bang! Develop solutions to improve the human condition. Big Bang! Is the annual UC Davis business plan competition organzied by MBA students at the GSM. The goal is to promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and within the surrounding region by bringing together business, science and engineering students - who often develop socially responsibile solutions to pressing societal challenges. Big Ban! provides year-long training and education that culminates in a three-phase competition at the end of the school year. It also coordinated education, networking, and mentorship events to facilitate team creation and plan development. Due to the prevalence of UCD departments targeting environmental and social concerns, plans often carry a related focus - such as medical technology, biotechnology, clean energy, and foods to health and wellness.