Student Leadership and Clubs
Student Executive Council
Mikel
Gunawan
President
Eric
Sikich
Vice-President
Kathryn
Morrin
Director of External Relations
Gurleen
Dhaliwal
Director of Health and Wellness
Spencer
Henry
Director of Finance & Operations
Katie
Tollis-Flabbi
Director of Student Affairs (Fit To Lead)
Seshan
Ananda
Director of Student Affairs (Social)
Masoud
Farsi
Director of Marketing and Communications
Student Clubs
Consulting Club
The Consulting Club’s main goal is to help students land jobs in consulting. Their strategic priorities are to provide a place to practice and to provide visibility for club members. Regarding practice, their executive team created a platform for members to access consulting preparation material and find partners for case interview practice. In addition, they have held interactive case sessions and provided benchmarking sessions for their members. Regarding visibility, they have held guest speaker sessions to inform members about niche areas within consulting and provide them with a way to interact and network with industry specialists.
Sustainability Club
The Sustainability Club at Smith School of Business is focused on increasing awareness and inspiring change across a broad array of issues of global magnitude. The club recognizes that the problems we are facing today will require significant collaboration across governments, communities, and businesses. As MBA candidates and aspiring business leaders they seek to bring awareness to their peers, to go out into the world and enact the change that is needed to live in a truly sustainable world. Focusing on people, profit, and planet entails social betterment, economic empowerment, and environmental consciousness. The club is determined to effectively strengthen the sustainability mindset in modern business.
Scale Up Summit
The Smith Scale Up Summit is an immersive event that connects the entrepreneurs of today with the future leaders of tomorrow. The event strives to be a platform comprising of different perspectives that forge a functional foundation of skills needed to grow, launch, and scale emerging ventures. 2021 was the ninth year for the conference, and we were graced by entrepreneurs that span the breadth of the Canadian business landscape. This year’s theme was around companies and leaders that accelerated their rate of innovation throughout the pandemic.
Charity Gala
Every year, people from across the world converge in Kingston to pursue an MBA at the Smith School of Business. True to the spirit of the school, each successive MBA class selects a charity based in Kingston to partner with, raising funds to support the chosen charity's broader mandate. This student-led initiative encourages MBA students to give back to the Kingston community and lend a helping hand to those who need it the most. In 2021, the Smith MBA Charity Gala is supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston, which provides a variety of programming including before and after school care, aquatics, summer camps, and inclusion & enhanced support services. The Charity Gala team has raised funds through various virtual events in the wake of the pandemic and hopes to host an in-person banquet event, as would be typical under normal circumstances, coordinating our efforts with public health authorities.
Marketing Club
The Smith Marketing Club’s purpose is to inspire, engage, push boundaries, and tell stories. They bring together individuals who are passionate about creating a community for students to engage in. Through various panel discussions, coffee chats, and their website, students can meet professionals in the field, discuss the latest trends, and debate on content.
EDII Club
The Equity Diversity Inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII) Club supports all Smith students to help them share their life journey as they believe that every individual has a unique story that can help others in their school and home community. They organize events to further reinforce the need for having a uniform, equitable, inclusive mindset, and culture. They also help to spread awareness about topics such as racism, unconscious bias, accessibility, and inclusion within school, the workplace, and society. Working closely with the other inclusion and diversity clubs from different Queen’s master’s programs, they host speaker series to create a safe space for students, staff, faculty, and the community to share their thoughts and learn from EDI experts in the field.
Smith Finance Club
The Smith Full-time MBA Finance Club is proud to support student's professional ambitions to pursue lifelong careers in finance and capital markets. As a club, they create opportunities for students to connect with industry professionals, host speaker-series events and fireside chats with finance executives and create a networking platform for students to meet with world-class firms across Canada and abroad. This year they were proud to host Smith's first annual M&A Competition, testing student's knowledge on real-world merger deals while bringing in judges from some of Canada's leading Investment Banks and Corporate Advisory firms.
Women in Leadership Club
The Women in Leadership Club gives members multiple networking, business connection and career opportunities that help women leverage their MBA into a rewarding career. They organize events including speaker sessions in which leading practitioners share their experiences and knowledge with club members and help with important networking for future MBA careers.
Digital Business Club
The Digital Business Club at Smith is a student run organization that builds and fosters a community of business professionals passionate about tech. They focus on building technological partnership through active learning opportunities such as guest speakers, socials, coding workshops, discussion panels and more. Besides offering executive mentorship, resources for certifications, and case prep tools, they actively work toward providing networking opportunities for students and facilitating recruiting efforts in the tech space. From product management to digital transformation consulting, their mission is to make technology more viable or MBA candidates.
Healthcare Club
The COVID-19 Pandemic has shown the world how crucial public health is. Being tomorrow’s business leaders, we are in an unique position to make a positive impact in the healthcare space, and create a safe environment for future generations. The Healthcare Club aims to spark some interests in the traditionally underrepresented sector of healthcare, and provide career exploration opportunities for those who are interested in the business aspect of healthcare.
Student Support Club
The student support club is established to offer a support structure for students throughout their demanding one-year program. Our initiative encompasses both mental and physical well-being and offers academic support, such as peer-to-peer tutoring. Additionally, we provide a secure environment for students to discuss their struggles. Our focus is not limited to academic support, but also includes personal development opportunities and volunteering experiences, which can contribute to the students' overall journey at Smith.