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Business Council Organization

Committee Structure

Student Engagement Committee

Chair: Joe Rice

Objectives

  • Provide students with informal networking opportunities, internships and employment
  • Provide financial support to student-led organizations
  • Support individual students with financial awards

Key Initiatives

  • Executive Mentoring Program
    • Refresh program and increase student participation
  • Internship Program
    • Develop guidelines and engage more Council members 
  • Financial Support
    • Provide support for student organizations     (Beta Gamma Sigma, Future Business Leaders, Enactus, Dean’s Student Advisory Council)
    • Increase Council sponsored student awards

Faculty Support Committee

Chair: Jonathan Leifer

Objectives

  • Advise and council on curriculum and learning approaches that will help prepare students for successful careers
  • Partner in experiential learning sessions involving executives and students to share best practices, innovative approaches and emerging trends
  • Support faculty scholarship through research grants

Key Initiatives

  • Curriculum Advancement Initiative
  • Experiential Learning
  • Faculty Summer Research Grant Program

Communications, Marketing & Events Committee

Chair: Erin Moran

Objectives

  • Increase awareness for Business Council initiatives across key stakeholder groups
  • Increase awareness for Council members on how to engage and contribute
  • Recognize members, students, faculty contributions and engagement

Key Initiatives

  • Website Redesign
  • Social Media Presence
  • Member Engagement Campaign
  • Support Student & Faculty Communication Initiatives
  • Video Initiative
  • Spring Social
  • Day at the Races

Membership Committee

Chair: Seldon Horowitz

Objectives

  • Create opportunity to introduce Monmouth University and Leon Hess Business School to business leaders and broader community
  • Grow membership base to 50 through recruitment of experienced executive members and development of associate members
  • Engage more members in Council initiatives
  • Ensure the Council is inclusive and supportive of diverse membership

Key Initiatives

  • Membership Directory
  • Membership Pipeline
  • New Member Onboarding Program

Budget & Finance Committee

Chair: Pooja Shah

Objectives

  • Manage Business Council affairs including stewardship over collection and allocation of member contributions
  • Develop measures of Business Council contribution and value to LHBS and broader University

Key Initiatives

  • 2023 contribution campaign Business Council impact