IU Business Club

The IU Business Club provides an opportunity for students of any major to get involved in a variety of professional development and business-oriented engagements. This includes writing for the Business Club Newsletter, professional networking and resume building, community service, guest speaker presentations, and off-campus trips to local and regional corporations.

The hands-on emphasis of the Business Club allows members to think and prepare, beyond the classroom, for the challenges in today’s global economy. Additionally, the professional development and networking benefits of the Business Club give members access to quality internship opportunities, providing a stepping stone to building their successful futures.

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Past events include tours of:

• New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX)
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
• Chicago Board of Options (CBOE)
• Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Peak 6 Investments, Inc.
• Jeff D’Ambrosio Auto Group (Downingtown, PA)
• Aflac (Malvern, PA)
• QVC Studio Park

The Business Club meets Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in Loyola 102.

Moderator: 

Dr. Elizabeth Faunce (efaunce@immaculata.edu, x3431)

Enactus

Enactus website

L to R: Dr. Charlene Fitzwater (Advisor), Nick Ridolfi, Brandi Santeniello, Jared Poindexter, Dan Burns, Kristin Schorn (President), Todd Boisvert, Peter Kotula (Treasurer), Dan Klodarska (Vice President), Dr. Elizabeth Faunce (Advisor).

The IU Enactus team has been active since 2004. Enactus is an international organization that pairs college students with corporate sponsors. These corporate sponsors enable participating colleges to compete in regional, national, and global competitions.

The IU Enactus team was awarded first runner-up in the regional competition in 2008, and second runner-up in the 2009 regional competition. In both 2010 and 2011, the IU team won in their competing leagues to then present in the national competition in Minneapolis, MN.

Along with the pride in completing Enactus projects, Enactus team members benefit from networking with these corporate sponsors. Over the years, members have obtained both internships and full employment positions solely due to Enactus connections.

Students volunteer their time to complete projects. The rationale of each project is to determine and then successfully work with individuals, schools, and companies in seeking to make positive, long-term changes. Many of the Enactus corporate sponsors award grant funds to aid in completing team projects.

Past IU Enactus projects include:

• Painting a classroom in a private school
• Fundraising activities, such as organizing a dinner with proceeds donated to a hospital for the purchase of a digital testing machine
• Connecting several restaurants with an organization who buys used cooking oil to process it for reuse
• Creating and presenting educational seminars on subjects such as water-environmental issues, creating and planting vegetable gardens, and resume writing  
• Creating marketing literature for businesses
• Donating and installing energy efficient light bulbs in a senior citizen home
• Helping a restaurant create a trash recycling system and aiding in installing energy efficient lighting and hand dryers.

Advisors:

Dr. Charlene Fitzwater (cfitzwater@immaculata.edu, x3472)

Dr. Elizabeth Faunce (efaunce@immaculata.edu, x3431)

Dr. Joseph Pugh (jpugh@immaculata.edu, x3461)