Clubs and Committees

The Athletic Committee is responsible for promoting the health and wellness of Scheller MBA students, as well as creating a strong MBA presence at Georgia Tech athletic events. The Athletic Committee’s goal is to provide Scheller students with premium tailgates, competitive and fun intramural teams, and opportunities to experience sporting events around Atlanta.

Scheller Philanthropy Committee facilitates student and alumni engagement through community impact initiatives. The Philanthropy Committee aims to further the Scheller name through leading community service activities, hosting donation drives, and promoting civic awareness.

The Consulting Club caters to students who are interested in consulting as a career choice. The club’s top goals are the following:

• Increase the percentage of full-time offers as a consultant at a consulting firm or as an internal consultant within an industry of an individual member's choice.
• Educate members about the consulting industry while providing a network of industry contacts.
• The club aims to achieve these goals by structured interview preparations, workshop and speaker events, and networking opportunities with current consultants.

The Entrepreneurship Club provides a forum for those interested in entrepreneurship to learn from the experiences of established entrepreneurs, acquire hands-on training, and collaborate and develop ideas with each other. The club also focuses on building relationships with the local startup, the greater Scheller, and the main campus communities. The Entrepreneurship Club aims to accomplish these goals by:

• Offering interactive workshops with experienced entrepreneurs to learn from challenges they have faced.
• Networking with the startup community at local events to build a portfolio of professional resources.
• Facilitating opportunities and relationships with other clubs to compete in nationally recognized case competitions through ideation sessions.

The Finance Club provides its members with information sessions, channels to apply to niche internships, a networking platform, and alumni and industry connections. The main goals for Finance Club are to:

• Assure all members understand the segments in Finance and which route they want to go.
• Collaborating with other clubs and hosting mutually beneficial networking and informational events.
• Facilitate and inform all MBAs of upcoming, or current, Finance and Investment Competitions.
• Host educational sessions to teach about topics ranging from derivatives to cryptocurrency.

The purpose of Blacks in Business is to unite Scheller graduate students in a bond of professionalism for the purposes of accelerating development in business while building a sustainable community of support that empowers its members. The club strives to educate, advocate, and promote the overall awareness of issues that face Blacks in Business. Lastly, Blacks in Business works to celebrate the history and culture of people that classify themselves as Black, African, African American, Afro American, or any member of the African Diaspora.

The mission of the Business Analytics Club is to develop a stronger understanding of analytics practice, going beyond what is taught in the classroom.

More specifically, the club sets out to:

• Encourage and support relationships between students and industry leaders through established Georgia Tech programs like the Business Analytics Center.
• Encourage, evaluate, and report innovative approaches in the current and potential uses of business analytics.
• Share information and coordinate study groups about professional analytics certifications such as the CAP certification.
• Promote the professional advancement of members.

As such, the Business Analytics Club focuses on industry connections, learning opportunities, and other events to enrich the club’s understanding of the data science and analytics in practice.

The Operations Club provides a platform for students with interests in supply chain management and operations management to increase and share their knowledge outside of the classroom. The club aims to provide a forum where students can prepare themselves for careers in the operations management space by being exposed to the various aspects of this field through company visits, career panels, interview preparations, and more. The Operations Club also wishes to increase engagement between students and industry experts as members prepare for careers in operations management.

Scheller Pride supports the LGBTQIA community of Scheller's business program. The club’s efforts are aimed at promoting networking and socializing opportunities and connecting with all members across prospective students, Full-time, Evening & Executive MBA students as well as alumni and staff. Scheller Pride is a chapter of the National LGBT MBA Organization and attends the annual Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) Conference and Career Fair.

The MBA Veterans Club exists to build upon the shared bond of service and improve the lives of veterans by relying on each other to become successful leaders in business. The club aims to continue our dedication to service by giving back to veterans, their families, and the greater Atlanta community. They sponsor events within Scheller College of Business that reinforce a strong sense of community and teamwork similar to what members experienced while in service.

The Women in Business (WIB) Club is a forum for students to strengthen ties among themselves and the wider business community. Through professional speaker events featuring women leaders from a diverse range of industries, networking events, and company campus tours, the WIB club aims to equip its members with the insights and tools for becoming successful leaders in the workplace. Partnership with Men as Allies allows the club to bring the men of Scheller into the conversation on gender differences and how members can best capitalize on these differences at work. Through workshops and thought-provoking speaker events, WIB aims to promote a culture of inclusion at Scheller and beyond, equipping MBA students with the skills they need to manage and retain diverse talent.