Announcements:

My name is Chris Chow, and I am the newly elected President of the Financial Management Association (FMA).  FMA is the largest student organization in the College of Business, and has won numerous honors from FMA International.
At FMA, we aim to connect business students with each other and our business community.  We want to help our members prepare to start their careers through the following opportunities:

• Resume and Interview Workshops
• Social networking
• Informative Guest Speakers
• Career and Internship Opportunities

At our weekly development meetings, we invite professionals from companies in the Silicon Valley to come and speak to our members about current business topics.  Each semester we try to bring new relevant topics to our meetings to ensure that our members are gaining the most benefit from regular attendance. Representatives from the following companies have historically participated in our general meetings: Cisco, Target, Goldman Sachs, and many more. As members, we ask that you submit your resumes to FMA so that we may pass them along to these companies.  In these difficult times, we want to support our members as much as we can as they prepare to start their careers.

FMA is also a place where you can establish relationships in the College of Business.  My involvement in this club has helped me form a support network at school.  It has enriched my college experience and I have established lasting relationships.  In FMA you have to opportunity to meet and mingle with likeminded students from FMA and other CoB clubs. My participation in FMA has taught me that as you progress in your academic pursuits, these relationships can be one of your most important tools to success.

Not only do members have to opportunity to network at our social events, we also give our members the chance to meet and take part in service events.  Few things in life are as rewarding as giving back to your community.  FMA plans two service events per semester.  We also try and do something new each semester to give our members the occasion to experience varied forms of service.  In the past we have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Sacred Heart, Veggielution, Second Harvest, and many such organizations.  We look forward to continuing this service tradition this semester.

An added bonus for qualified members is our National Honors Society (NHS) membership.  In order to qualify for this distinction, students must meet GPA and attendance requirements.  As part of this elite group, NHS members get to participate in two additional networking socials, only open to NHS members.  We invite professionals and NHS members to these events so that they may establish business relationships and speak one-on-one with representatives of leading companies in the Silicon Valley. 
My goals as the President for this semester include:

• Expand our network by creating awareness of CoB events and activities
• Create and communicate career and internship opportunities
• Help create an engaging experience for our members
• Motivate students to get involved on campus
• Provide and communicate opportunities for students to give back to our community

Welcome to FMA and I look forward to an eventful semester!
Regards,
Chris Chow

Upcoming Events

September 14th, Tuesday: First Orientation in Engineering Bld 189 from 4:30 to 6:00 P.M. Do not miss the orientation.

Calendar and Minutes: The full calendar of events can be found in the 'Calendar and Minutes' link. If you missed a meeting, you can read the minutes and listen to the audio recorded.

Points and Awards: FMA is having a point system. Every member gets 1 point for regular professional meetings, 2 for socials, and 3 for volunteer events. At the end of the year, we tally up the points and frequent members get different prizes depending on how many points they have! Members who have been earning points through the FMA point system would be receiving an award during the last FMA meeting. You can track the number of points you have received in the pdf file below. Please do not miss this meeting!

To track your attendance, please see the following .pdf file: FMA Spring 2010 Attendance Tracking Sheet

Message From Mr. D

What makes the Holiday Season so Special? This particular article is personally written by Mr. D. DeVincenzi, Department of Accounting and Finance in the College of Business.

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FMA Newsletter is Up!

Read FMA Money Talk Newsletter. Learn what's happening in FMA for the past few months and get some insights from some of our professors in the College of business, officers from FMA, as well as our guest speakers and academic advisor, Prof. Carrol Buck.

Volume 6, Issue 1 (March 2010) : [ Read This Issue Now! ]
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