UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business students have access to a bustling city, rich in diversity. The type of diversity you can kind in this urban setting allows for many student organizations, cultural activities and professional opportunities in the city of Chicago. Liautaud’s robust list of student organizations complement the academic program by offering hands-on leadership and networking opportunities with faculty members, alumni and the business community. There are ten student organizations, all initiated, developed and led by students, that make up a very important part of the UIC Liautaud experience.
Here is a selection of student organizations at UIC Liautaud:
- MBA Association (MBAA) – Membership in the MBAA allows students to engage in new opportunities for leadership, socializing, career networking, community service, and first-rate exposure to the Chicago business community. Throughout the course of the school year, MBAA provides a number of professional workshops and social outings to balance and integrate students academic, business, and social agendas. To learn more about the UIC Liautaud MBAA, please email LGSBMBAA@uic.edu.
- Net Impact – Net Impact is an international non-profit organization comprised of graduate business students and professionals dedicated to social responsibility in business. The organization’s mission is to inspire, educate and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world and to strengthen a community of new leaders who use business to improve the world. To learn more about Net Impact, please email NETIMPCT@uic.edu.
- Liautaud Women’s Network – The Liautaud Women’s Network (formerly known as Women’s Interest Network) was founded on the concept of empowering women in business through service, professional development, and networking. LWN is dedicated to supporting women MBAs in order to propel more women into leadership positions in corporate America and to enhance the diversity of the nation’s workforce. The Liautaud Women’s Network is affiliated with MBA Women International (formerly NAWMBA, National Association of Women MBAs), an organization focused on encouragement and support for women. To learn more about the Liautaud Women’s Network, please email UICLWN@gmail.com.
- Asian Business Association (ABA) – ABA is a professional network where passionate members and dedicated leaders connect, learn, and help each other succeed. ABA encourages UIC business students and alumni to join ABA in building collaborative partnerships that make a difference on campus and in the business communities. UIC business alumni, graduates, and undergraduates collaborate to help each other develop professional skills, enhance leadership abilities, network for professional growth, and embrace philanthropy and scholarship for long-term success. All ethnicities are welcome and are encouraged to join. To learn more about ABA, please visit the Asian Business Association website.
For a full list of UIC Liautaud student organizations, visit here.