Student Business
Leaders
Our Mission:
Create stronger connections
between students and the Perdue School of Business by acting as
a resource for the students, faculty and community.
Overview:
Successful leaders share similar skills
and excellence in time management, interpersonal
communication, organization, planning, networking, and
research/resource gathering. The Student Business
Leaders at the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business are
chosen because they exhibit such traits and successfully
continue to develop them throughout their service to the
school.
The program is supervised by the Perdue
School of Business Advising Services Coordinator and the
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator. The students attend
an intensive 8-hour training program in which they learn
about the pre-professional program, professional
program, Gate admission, general education requirements
and resources available to students. Additionally,
mandatory workshops are offered throughout the semesters
to further educate the Student Business Leaders.
The roles of our Student Business
Leaders vary. They help freshmen
students with their transition to college
by being available to answer their questions and by
preparing an informational Business Student Freshman
Orientation. This orientation includes information on
the business school, understanding the degree progress
report, group scheduling and general business student
matters.
Our Leaders attend all Open Houses for
current and future students, making a connection with
the students as the school’s representatives. They
answer questions the students may have and speak about
the Business School Experience.
Our Student Business Leaders are expected
to help advisees with scheduling and understanding the
business school academic process and requirements. They
refer students to other areas within the college that
may assist them. They refer all students with a 2.0 or
lower cumulative GPA to the Advising Services
Coordinator. They answer emails containing questions
from students and make friendly contact with all new
students.
SBLs also actively participate with
community outreach by attending chamber of commerce
meetings and job fairs, as well as speaking with and
contacting employers on behalf of the ABLE (internship)
program. Additionally, they support our goal to connect
with future PSB students by facilitating and hosting
University tours for at-risk students from local middle
schools.
Our program for SBLs reinforces their
skills for success while attending college as well as
skills needed for the workforce. They plan
professional programs and academic workshops with the
guidance of the Undergraduate Programs Coordinator and
the Advising Services Coordinator. This includes
presenting workshop material to students planning to
complete an internship and facilitating activities for
the professional development courses. They secure guest
speakers, take care of meeting logistics and follow up
with student evaluations of the speaker(s).
Through their excellent organizational
skills, they schedule over 500 students per semester for
group information sessions and one-on-one advising
appointments.
Our student leaders are expected to
prepare correspondence for students, faculty, staff and
businesses. Verbal and written communication skills are
vital to their success both in the school and in future
employment.
Our SBLs represent the essence of
the Perdue School of Business.
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