The Business Club announced their new Executive Board at their holiday party in December and are ready for the Spring semester! The club is open to all students, not just business majors/minors. For information contact the club at: bizclub@aur.edu

Leading the group into its 15th year are Co-Presidents Noy Dragushansky (BUS 鈥18) and Mike Evans (BUS 鈥18), flanked by long-time member Melissa Bosc (IR鈥18), who moves from Operations Manager to VP; Maria Gatti (BUS 鈥20), who will take over as Operations Manager (responsible for managing the logistics of the apparel business); Treasurer Sharya Mustafa (BUS 鈥19); Social Media Maven Cameron Penrod (UND 鈥20); and Publicity Coordinator Alessandro Cristea, (BUS '19). The Club bid farewell to President Sani Mushakwe (IR鈥 17) and VP Halima Hassan (IR鈥17), both of whom graduated in December.听

The AUR Business Club
Front, left to right: Melissa Bosc,听Maria Gatti,听 Alex Thompson, Halima Hassan, and Nojeen Murad. Back row, left to right: Sani听Mushakwe, Alessandro Cristea, Cameron Penrod, Noy Dragushansky, Mike Evans, Professor Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Sharya Mustafa, and Taha Fareed.

The AUR Business Club is the oldest club on campus (since 2004) and its mission is three-fold: social (have fun with like-minded students), functional (learn about business) and service (give back to the AUR community).听
The Club is a hub for student life at AUR, hosting events such as a year-end retreat & BBQ, Business Etiquette Seminar/Dinner, New Student Aperitivo, and field trips. In addition, it organizes campus-wide events such as the recent 4th Annual AUR Apparel Fashion Show and BBQ and the fall excursion to the Marino Wine Festival.听

Along with the fun, students learn what it takes to manage a highly-successful and much-needed campus business 鈥 AUR gear -- all those green & white branded T-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs and other gadgets students love. 听听听
Club members experience what it is like to run a business, from market research, product development, and forecasting to supplier relations, inventory and sales. The process builds leadership and teamwork skills as well as practical experience in the field.
Once a month, students set up a shop in the Garden Shed to showcase and sell the newest AUR fashions, giving all a chance to 鈥渨ear their colors鈥 and give back to the university.

All proceeds from the merchandise sales are invested in Club activities and, in keeping with the service aspect of the Club鈥檚 mission, in giving back to the AUR community. Recent BizClub gifts include financing the installation of heaters in the campus courtyard, the purchase and installation of four electronic notice boards around campus, and the underwriting of tutoring services in the areas of Economics and Accounting.听