{"id":2616,"date":"2015-12-03T12:52:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T12:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:02:02","slug":"the-graduate-management-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/2015\/12\/03\/the-graduate-management-association\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graduate Management Association: making friends while helping the student community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Going into my first year as a Master of Business Administration student last year was a bit intimidating. The biggest challenge for me was that I did not know anybody in the program. I felt that meeting people would be pivotal to my success. It\u2019s just easier to work with other people when you know them on a personal level\u2014I think most people would agree with that. The first year is such a blur now, but the one thing I do remember was this group of crazy, second-year #UBMBA<\/strong> students who told us they were going to make our MBA experience one to remember. They called themselves the Graduate Management Association<\/strong> (GMA).<\/p>\n

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These four people sure kept to their promise. My first year was awesome! The GMA sponsored a lot of fun and engaging events; I went to happy hours, semiformal parties, laser tag and sporting events. These events were where I really got to know the people I was going to class with every day. Some of these classmates are close friends to this day.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today<\/em>: I\u2019m one of those four crazy people. Now, I am the vice president of the Graduate Management Association<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The four GMA officers during my first year did such a fantastic job planning events to get our class engaged, that I knew I needed to be elected as an officer. I decided on the position of vice president because it had a focus on volunteering and charity efforts<\/strong>. This would provide me with an opportunity to explore new events and ways of helping the Buffalo community \u2013 in addition to our community in the School of Management.<\/p>\n

Who are the 2015-2016 GMA officers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As mentioned above, GMA stands for the Graduate Management Association. We are an elected student government for the Full-Time MBA program here at UB. The GMA is comprised of a president (Ryan Fogle), vice president (yours truly), secretary (Rachel Stern) and treasurer (Varun Suri). We are a diverse group of individuals. We have different concentrations in the program, different work experiences, and different cultural backgrounds. Bringing diversity to the table ensures we create engaging events for the entire student population.<\/p>\n

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(From left): Ryan (president), Rachel (secretary), Varun (treasurer), Adam (vice president)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0What do we do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Great question! This might be best answered in the form of a list:<\/p>\n