Mission

 

The European Business Club is the largest club at the Kellogg School of Management with over 400 members. It is a student run, non-profit organization with the following objectives:

• Present the European culture through fun and collaborative activities
• Enhance Kellogg’s brand name among European media, companies and applicants
• Improve the career opportunities for EBC members

Activities

Alumni

• Strengthen representation of European alumni on Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board
• Enhance interaction between the European Alumni clubs and Kellogg students (e.g., GIM European Union Class, case studies, mentorship program)
• Invite Alumni to speak at Kellogg
• Strengthen the ties between current Kellogg students and Alumni
• Survey alumni to better understand their needs and interests in being active in the club
• Involve European alumni into the mentorship alumni program

Branding

• Organize Kellogg winter break receptions for prospective students in various European countries
• Launch and sustain European Media Campaign
• Organize Speaker series with European executives and catalyze the organization of the European Business Conference

• Share second years’ experience to help 1st years with summer internship search (Career forums)
• Conduct survey on goals and interests of EBC members to better serve their needs
• To develop relationships with European Business Clubs of other US Business Schools
• Bring European students in contact with European recruiters (EuroTrek, European recruiters data base, European companies mailing)
• Contact major European companies in collaboration with CMC
• Inform non-European students on job opportunities in Europe and on visa process (Forum on “How to work in Europe as a non-European”)
• Initiate EBC speaker series bringing interesting speakers to campus

• Collaborate with Dean of Academic Affairs to improve international (and European) content of academic curriculum
• Foster closer links with European Faculty and PhD students to develop international cases and courses
• Establish mentorship program offering mentorship by second years for incoming first year students
• Coordinate Phoneathon

• Offer many occasions for mingling / networking at Kellogg
• Welcome reception for incoming Class of 2007 and all Kellogg students
  (Sept ’05)
• Monthly EBC - Get together
• Oktoberfest-TG (Oct ’05)
• Euro-TG (estd. Jan ’06)
• EUROPARTY (estd. Feb ‘06)
• EBC ski trip (estd. Mar ’06)
• Barbecues, country-themed dinners
• Enhance interaction with other clubs and schools
  (Socials with LAHIMA, AMA. Socials with European clubs of other schools such as GSB)

Marketing & Technology

• Design, maintain and update club website
• Coordinate distribution of weekly newsletter (Euroflash)