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MBA Student Clubs
Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Rachel Zhang
Mission The Asian Business Student Association (ABSA) aims to unite JGSB students from an Asian descent, or interested in Asian culture and business perspectives under a common organization. ABSA strives to promote social integration among all cultures within the JGSB community and empower Asians to succeed in the modern business world.
Membership Benefits• Lunch & Learn and Happy Hour with 2nd Year Members.• India and China Jones Edge educational panels.• Educational lunches about different Asian cuisines.• "Transition to Houston" workshop.• Trips to cultural festivals.• Asian Global Field Experience (with School Credit).• Partnerships with other student organizations.• Club swag.
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Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Katherine Dextraze, Email group officers
Mission Promote entrepreneurship and strategy and operations in the beverage industry, while establishing student unity and enjoying beer.
Membership Benefits- Network with local entrepreneurs and regional distributors- Free access to on-campus events- Discounted access to off-campus events- Potential schwag
Other - Academic
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Website Contact: Email group officers
Website Contact: Alexandra Hampshire
Website Contact: Peter Sanborn
Offices
Website Contact: Oladapo Orimoloye
Conferences
Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Eric Podmeyer, Email group officers
Mission The Adam Smith Society is a nationwide, chapter-based association of MBA students and business leaders who work to promote on campus debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism.
Membership BenefitsBecoming a member of the Adam Smith Society is more than just joining a club. Your "Smith Soc" membership gives you access to an expansive network of other MBA students and professionals who, like you, value debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism. To support and promote these ideas in the mainstream conversation, we need the commitment of members like you. As a paid member, you will be able to:- Attend local and national events, including debates about a range of policy issues, and discussions about the relationship between the economy, government, and society.Hear directly from distinguished business and thought-leaders.- Connect with business people across the country who share an interest in ideas and a passion for the free market.- Be a part of the greater community of the Manhattan Institute—a national public policy think tank and home of the Adam Smith Society. Read more about how Manhattan Institute and the Adam Smith Society are connected.
Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Caroline Incavo, Carson Cunningham
Mission The Energy Club equips its members with knowledge, skills, and relationships so they may become successful professionals and leaders in the energy industry throughout the world.
Membership BenefitsTo accomplish these objectives, the Energy Club will:• Educate students in all facets of the dynamic energy industry• Connect students with a vast network of energy professionals, resources, and Jones School alumni that is both local and global in scope• Promote local events that offer club members opportunities for professional development, learning, and networking• Facilitate civic involvement among club members and the Houston, Texas community
Website Contact: Andria Balogh, Mary Feng, Email group officers
Website Contact: Abby Link
Website Contact: Miles Sedillo, Kyle Olsen
Professional
Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Jie (Jessica) Yang
Mission We help members prepare themselves to become knowledgeable and powerful global leaders.
Membership Benefits(1) free or discount entry to our events; (2) guaranteed seats for hot events; (3) 5 dollar discount for those who enrolled in clubs: ABSA/RIABC/HBSA/BBSA/NAWMBA (Apply these clubs before applying Global Business Club, or feel free to email me your concerns to py10@rice.edu.)
Programs - Academic
Website Contact: Guillermo Ontiveros
Website Contact: Bolutife (Tifè) Bamgboye
Website Contact: Maria Johnson, Melissa Cote, Email group officers
Website Mission Contact: Scott Gale, Fionn Damdar, Marilia Maia, Keith Cockerham
Mission The purpose of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business (JGSB) Jones Student Association for Executives (JSAE) is to:1 - Promote unity amongst all Rice EMBA Students during their time in the program2 - Ensure that EMBA Students access and contribute to the Rice network including alumni, faculty, and other enrolled JGSB students (FTMBA & PMBA)3 - Defend and extend the legacy of EMBA Students past and present through the adoption of IREP and active leadership in the local and global community4 - Act in all ways to represent the needs and concerns of EMBA Students before the administration, faculty, staff, and all other JGSB programs
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Website Contact: Jill Foote
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Mission Our mission is to deliver a world class MBA experience by providing programs, services, and a community oriented environment that helps students develop academically, professionally, and personally into future business leaders and managers.
Website Mission Contact: Alli Bittner
Mission To serve and represent the students in the program; To maintain and increase the value of the program for current and future students; To be the force of improvement; To create unity amongst the program; To be the link between programs and be the point of contact for students; To increase the value of the degree for past, present and future students.
Mission Net Impact is a global community of students and professionals who want to use their business skills to become the most effective change agents they can be. Over 100,000 strong, our emerging leaders take on social challenges, protect the environment, invent new products and orient business toward the greater good. In short, we help our members use their business skills to turn their passions into a lifetime of world-changing action across various industries and contexts.
Membership BenefitsNet Impact is one of the largest clubs for MBAs globally, meaning there are huge networking opportunities with other members locally, nationally, and globally. Sustainability, corporate social responsibility, clean technology, social justice, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing are just a few major areas the club targets, and as many of these topics span across various industries and functions, this is a club that will provide benefits and a broad range of experiences to its members.
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Website Contact: David Laborde, Teddy Bucher
Website Mission Contact: Cullen Onstott, Kaylin Buscovich, Brian Stockholm, David Dupre, Steven Chee, Kirsten Roberts, Thomas Roff, Garrett Tollette, Jie (Jessica) Yang
Mission The mission of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is to:•Educate members in the types of private equity and venture capital funds and financial transactions.•Prepare members for careers in the private equity and venture capital industry.•Facilitate a network of JGSB Alumni and industry leaders for member career advancement.
Website Contact: David Cisneros
Website Contact: Vishruti Jakhar
Website Mission Contact: Catherine Santamaria
Mission ABOUTThe Rice Business Plan Competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University's internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship. This is the 18th year for the competition. In that time, it has grown from nine teams competing for $10,000 in prize money in 2001, to 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1 million in cash and prizes.OBJECTIVEThe competition is designed to give collegiate entrepreneurs a real-world experience to pitch their startups to investors, receive mentoring, network with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, enhance their startup strategy, and learn what it takes to launch a successful startup. Judges will evaluate the teams as real-world entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early-stage investors and venture capital firms. The judges are asked to rank the presentations based on which company they would most likely invest. In fact, 84% of the 275 judges at the 2017 RBPC said they were considering investing in a team that pitched at the 2017 RBPC or said they referred a team to an investor in their network. Past competitors have received over $20 million from investors they met at the Rice Business Plan Competition. Alumni from the RBPC have raised more than $1.6 billion in funding and have generated more than 25 successful exits, valued at nearly a billion dollars. BENEFITWe provide an intense, immersive experience over the course three days for student startup founders to pitch to investors, receive multiple rounds of feedback and advance their startup.There will be over $1 million in prizes, and all 42 teams who compete at Rice University in Houston are guaranteed to win cash prizes. The minimum cash prize is $500 and the grand prize winner receives a $300,000 investment (typically in the form of a convertible debt note, without geographic restrictions.)
Mission The mission of the Rice Business Veterans Association (Rice Business Vets) is two-fold.1. Assist veterans as they transition from military service to student life at Rice Business.2. Uphold our commitment to service by partnering with other student organizations, Rice Alumni, and the Houston business community to participate and sponsor in philanthropic events that benefit charitable veteran and military organizations.
Membership Benefits- Transition support, leadership guidance, resume advice, and networking opportunities.- Network with veterans in business and to participate in fund raising efforts that support charitable veteran organizations.- Access to veteran specific fundraising and networking events at Rice and within the Houston area.- Access to ViBA sponsored social events on campus and within the Houston area.- A sweet Patagonia Vest, polo, and/or T-Shirt
Mission Rice Business Women’s Organization (RBWO) is dedicated to empowering graduate women in business in order to propel more women into leadership positions in the corporate world and to enhance diversity in the workplace.
Membership Benefits- Build member networks- Offer mentorship and advice- Impart tactics to win in the workplace as a female- Monthly social and professional development events
Mission The mission of Rice Business Men as Allies Organization is to actively engage, educate, and empower male students at the JGSB in a productive, ongoing conversation about gender issues.
Membership Benefits- Open and candid dialogue on gender issues in the workplace- Develop a more well rounded leadership approach- Be a part of the movement at Rice- Men as Allies and Rice Business Women Tailgate- Tailored Leadership Development- Access to all RBWO events
Website Contact: Yiwen Zhang, Yidan Xu
Website Contact: Aric Stocks, Rakshith Ramesh Babu, Priyesh Bansal, Jason Lee, Email group officers
Mission The Consortium is a national organization dedicated to increasing the number of members from underrepresented minorities (African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans) in Corporate America. To achieve this goal, The Consortium has partnered with 21 top business schools to help them attract great talent from members of these groups.In 2017, Rice University became the 20th Consortium member school. The first cohort of Consortium students at Rice decided to formalize the association and created this group. As the Rice Chapter of the Consortium, we aim to further Rice University’s initiatives towards inclusion and diversity though events, mentorship programs, and collecting the lessons we have learned throughout our MBA journey.
Conferences - Student Government
Website Mission Membership Benefits Contact: Email group officers
Mission The Summit @ Rice Business brings together top leaders from student governments and clubs at MBA programs across the country, and equips them with strategies and best practices in order to leave their best legacy at their program and move impactfully into the next phase of their career.
Membership BenefitsThe Summit is:- A victory lap for successful students leaders as they approach the end of the MBA journey - A chance to find and share best practices to challenges remaining in the final semester, empowering you to leave your best legacy on your program- An introduction to Rice University, the city of Houston, and it’s vast professional opportunities
Website Membership Benefits Contact: Caroline Incavo, Kory Li
Membership BenefitsMembership fees will go towards different-themed wine tasting and educational sessions throughout both semesters of the school year. Other wine club events may include winery visits and the annual Wine Tasting Competition.
