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Fisher Graduate Student Organizations2008-09 Annual Report



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Table of Contents

Professional

Fisher Entrepreneurship and Emerging Business Association 3

Fisher Professional Services 4

Fisher Real Estate Society 5

Operations and Logistics Management Association 5

Graduate Human Resources Association 6

MBA Finance Association 7

MBA Marketing Association 8

Networking

Black MBA Association 9

Chinese Business Professional Association 10

Fisher Christian Fellowship 10

Fisher Graduate Women in Business 11

Fisher Partner’s Club 11

Fisher Latino Graduate Association 12

Indian MBA Association 12

International Business Club 13

OutInBusiness 13

Service

Fisher Board Fellows 14

Net Impact 14

FisherServes 15

Recreation

Fisher Golf Association 16Fisher Graduate Poker Association 16

MBA Sports Association 17

Governance

Fisher Graduate Student Association 18

MAcc Association 19

Working Professional MBA Council 19

Student Organizations Page



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Fisher Entrepreneurship andEmerging Business Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThis year was a great year for FEEBA. We successfully carried out our venture capital trek to San Francisco, which wasan unbelievable experience. We met with a number of top tier venture capitalists, as well as visited Google and

Facebook – which once began as Entrepreneurial ventures. We also continued our Entrepreneur Luncheon Series – where 10-12 students at a time were given the opportunity to listen to an entrepreneur’s story and engage in discussionover an intimate lunch setting. We had our 2nd annual networking event coming up on May 20th, where we expect agroup of approximately 40 – mixed students, faculty and local professionals in related fields (entrepreneurship, venturecapital, private equity, small business/ early stage strategy or finance) to engage in a social environment. We have finallylaunched our website! https://groups.cob.ohio-state.edu/feeba…and membership more than tripled! There is a lot of interest in the area among first-year MBA candidates.

NEW INITIATIVESAlmost everything has been new. We worked hard to create a revitalized organization that better addresses theinterests of a broader spectrum of students. In order to preserve this, we felt it was important to elect a committee fromthe first-year class to sit on the leadership board with us – we believe this will help smooth the transition and preservethe devotion to the group as we graduate. We felt that entrepreneurship is more than investing a product and starting a

new business—it is working with new ideas, transforming existing ones, as well as financing them. We sought to targetdiffering interests of each class, as well as an evolving global business environment. Therefore, we did not want theterm “entrepreneurship” to limit interests in entrepreneurial activities, hence changing the organization’s name to FisherEntrepreneurship & Emerging Business Association, dubbed FEEBA.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWOur membership exceeded 30 by the end of the winter quarter 2009. Interest definitely peaked with the implementationof the venture capital trek; however, many of those that joined for that reason have stayed involved. We believe it justattracted more attention to our group. With the recent destruction of value in our economy, opportunities inentrepreneurship will become more prevalent, so Fisher will see interest among students growing.

The gender composition of the group is about 75% male and 25% female. By class, the group is about 1/3 2nd yearMBAs, 1/3 Working Professionals, and 1/3 1st-year MBAs. Working Professionals have taken tremendous interest in the

group and should be encouraged to continue to get involved.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTWe made a large food donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus. We also worked to coordinate a one daymentorship with elementary school students through the Center for Entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, it did not come tofruition this year; however, we hope that the incoming leadership team will be able to carry it out.



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Fisher Professional Services

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSFisher Professional Services (FPS) is the MBA-run consulting and project-based organization at the Fisher College ofBusiness. FPS is led by two 2nd year MBA students with oversight provided by a faculty advisor. The organization

averaged 65 MBA students throughout the academic year consisting of approximately 2/3 1st year MBA students and 1/32nd year MBA students. The organization has continued to grow over the years, with current 1st year student participationincreasing almost 50% over the prior year.

FPS’ role in the Fisher College of Business is to provide real-world learning opportunities where students are activeparticipants in consulting projects with local businesses or other Ohio State University entities. Over the academic year,FPS members participated in over 15 paid projects earning over $120,000 in revenue for the organization.

In the fall academic quarter, 48 1st year MBA students participated in a team-based learning environment with NetJets,the world’s leader in fractional ownership of private business jets. During this 10-week engagement, the teamsevaluated several strategic initiatives to bolster long-term profitability and growth for NetJets. Throughout the remainderof the year, FPS members were staffed on projects for local organizations ranging in topics from brand development,strategic marketing and product commercialization to business planning, financial forecasting, and economic

development.

FPS also assisted students in the Fisher community by introducing opportunities in the field of consulting. FPS, alongwith the Office of Career Management, organized and hosted the Fisher Consulting Boot Camp, a 2-day event in which78 1st year MBA students were exposed to the exciting career opportunities within the field of consulting. Speakers fromsome of the world’s leading professional services firms were on hand to share their experiences and answer students’questions. FPS also led a series of ‘Fundamentals of Consulting’ sessions where local consultants provided the ‘basic’skills of consulting, helping students understand the fundamental tools needed to be successful in the field. Throughoutthe year, FPS also organized several other events including a ‘Green Consulting’ event as well as a workshop onadvanced Excel techniques.

NEW INITIATIVESEntering the 2008 academic year, FPS was led by Managing Partners Rob Harrold and David Klusas. As the

organization continued to grow in size and took on additional engagements, a director was hired and a supplementaryleadership team was assembled to assist with the development of the organization. The leadership team currentlycomprises several 1st-year MBA students fulfilling the roles of Human Resources, Business Development, Marketing,Technology, and Controller. These students will continue to assist the organization during the 2009/2010 academic yearalong with the two newly selected Managing Partners.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWOver the course of the year, FPS consisted of approximately 65 1st & 2nd-year MBA students. This was largely 2/3 1st-year and 1/3 2nd-year MBA students.

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSFPS was recognized by the Fisher Graduate Student Association in the fall academic quarter for having the mosteffective programming for Fisher students.



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Fisher Real Estate Society

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThe 2008 / 2009 was a banner year for the Fisher Real Estate Society. We started the year strong with numerousrecruiting events, including an executive luncheon during the third week of class. In fact, our initial recruiting push was

so successful that we grew the membership from the 12 in the 2007/2008 academic year to 19 this year (now 20members). This represents an increase of over 50% in the membership base. Furthermore, a byproduct of ourrecruiting efforts was the fact that five outstanding first-year students applied for the two first-year leadership positions onthe FRES executive committee.

NEW INITIATIVESNew initiatives include the following:• Hosting a FRES / Fisher alumni networking event at the Columbus Club. This event was well attended and served

as a great opportunity for our members to meet and mingle with Fisher alumni working in the Columbus real estatecommunity. This was the first time FRES has ever done something like this.

• Involving the first year leadership more in the planning and execution of events• Expanding our recruiting effort to include Knowlton School Architecture students and actively recruiting non-full-time

MBA students (MACC, Working Professional, etc.)• The home buying seminar FRES sponsored on Thursday, April 11th. The response was tremendous. There were 43

registered attendees. The purpose of this event is to educate the Fisher graduate community about the homebuying process.

• Working more proactively with the Center for Real Estate on coordinating events. In addition, in his capacity aspresident of the FRES, Derek Rogers participated in a committee to launch the newly-created Real Estate MentorProgram. This program, which is offered by the Center for Real Estate, matches Fisher students with real estateindustry professionals.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWThere are currently 20 members of the Fisher Real Estate in good standing. Members include students in the MBA (FT& WP), MACC, and Masters of City and Regional Planning programs.

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSThe Fisher Real Estate Society successfully negotiated a sponsorship fee, to be paid to FRES, for the home buyingseminar.

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS• Increased membership from 12 to 40 members.• Conducted speaker series, inviting industry speakers from OSU Medical Center, Greif, etc.•

Organized field trip to the Scotts Company and a recruiting event with the supply chain team at Scotts.• Organized lean six sigma interactive session with Operations faculty Peter Ward and Peg Pennington.• Had general body meetings and student roundtables focusing on planning for next year and internship advice,

elective suggestions etc.

NEW INITIATIVESStarted work on the website and have transitioned requirements into the incoming leadership to create a robust andprofessional web marketing tool for OLMA.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW40 members in the organization with 12 members from the class of 2009.

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Graduate Human Resources Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSFall 2008 – We hosted three new companies, OSU College of Medicine, Sears Holdings, and Giant Eagle, which werehiring HR interns and full-time hires for information sessions. We held the first ever GHRA Thanksgiving potluck as well

as a Holiday Soiree for our social events, and also collected 61 pounds of food at the soiree, which we donated to theMid-Ohio Food bank.Winter 2009 – We cosponsored the Nourishing Lives Through Inclusion Event at Fisher with General Mills to showcasethe importance of diversity and inclusion both in the workplace and in the community. We donated gift baskets ofGeneral Mills products to the families of the Ronald McDonald House, and cooked dinner at the RMH with members ofGraduate Human Resources Association, Indian MBA Association, Black MBA Association, and the General Mills’Supplier Diversity Manager. 145 products were donated from the Fisher community as well as 82 hours of service, andGeneral Mills donated 21 cases of products to this cause. We also hosted several professional development events,such as a Marketing/HR session with Professor Neeli Bendapudi and a Finance for HR session with Larry Lewellyn.Spring 2009 – We hosted the first ever Finance workshop geared toward HR students and had a sizeable 23-personturnout. We also hosted Richard Needles, a prominent consultant with over 30 years of experience and a Fisher alum,who gave MLHR students advice on how to build a strategic career. We ended the year with a Mentor Appreciationevent that we cosponsored with the undergraduate Human Resources Association This featured Jane Ramsey, EVP of

HR for Limited Brands, as our guest speaker and celebrated the wonderful networking relationships that we have builtbetween Fisher HR students and HRACO.

NEW INITIATIVESEvery event listed above was a brand new event or initiative. The only event that we did last year was the end of yearevent, which we made more professional and increased the number of attendees. Overall, we brought in a more diversearray of companies, we became a more inclusive organization (many of our events were open to all Fisher graduatestudents), and presented new professional development topics as well as new speakers within and outside of OhioState.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe have 49 members - all of which are MLHR students. 29members are in their second year (or more if they are PT

students) and 20 are first year students.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTNourishing Lives Through Inclusion (82 hours, 21 cases ofproduct, 145 Fisher donations, dinner prepared, and giftbaskets assembled). We also donated 61 pounds of food tothe Mid-Ohio Food Bank when we hosted the GHRA HolidaySoiree in December and charged members canned fooditems as admission. In February we made Valentine’s Daycards for one of the local senior centers.

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND

SPONSORSHIPSGeneral Mills co-sponsored the Nourishing Lives Through Inclusion event.



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MBA Finance Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWe had a great year with the association; especially bringing Jim Cramer’s Mad Money taping to Ohio State. Throughthe hard work of our leadership, we believe the event was executed perfectly and let the Fisher College of Business get

the exposure it deserves. We also had a great line-up for our capstone event, the Finance Summit. We invited industryleaders from corporate finance, investment management, private equity, and the Federal Reserve here to the FisherCollege of Business for a truly interactive conference where students and industry professionals discussed topics suchas macro-economic trends, career duties and responsibilities, and strategies. We also had some smaller events thatwere quite useful, like the Chief Economist from Nationwide.

NEW INITIATIVESWe wanted to make sure we could make a big impact this year versus last year, and through the persistence of ourleadership, we believe the Mad Money taping exemplifies the hard work of the organization. We hope to instill this in thefuture leadership team.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe have approximately 65 members that have interests across the board in the finance industry, from corporate finance,

investment management, private equity/VC, and real estate. This diversity gives us a lot of different perspectives withinthe industry. We also have a sizeable contingent of international students as well.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTOur Treasurer and President presented a Women and Investing seminar at Ohio regional Delta Zeta sorority conferenceat Ohio Wesleyan University. The regional director asked us if we could present at their conference and we had twodifferent presentations, one about budgeting/good credit to freshmen/sophomores and another one about investing toseniors and alumni. They were really appreciative for our contribution to their event and we are looking to continue thisopportunity for future leadership teams to get involved with. We also have all the members of the executive committeeparticipating in the Fisher 5k, which is something the previous leadership teams have done.

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSWe had a number of students receive scholarships for the CFA Program.



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MBA Marketing Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThe highlight for MBA Marketing Association has been the distinct activism in getting members involved in events with speakers,companies and with each other in mentoring programs etc. The association has grown from being a passive organizer of events to

one that actively scouts for engagements with the industry, faculty and others.

Events Hosted by MBAMA:

• Partnership in Marketing Boot Camp

• Mentorship Program

• Cincinnati Marketing Hop

• Speaker SeriesPaul Hemmingway Brand Manager, Abbott NutritionRick Martinez VP of Sustainability, Scotts Miracle-GroJohn Dix Former Fisher Faculty Member; President, BDI Inc.Mike Bills Fisher Faculty Member on Roles of InnovationRuss Klein President, Global Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation for Burger KingTammy Katz Fisher Faculty, CEO of Katz Marketing SolutionsJeff Hoover Brand Manager, Wendy’s on Frosty Launch

Harold Peck Vice President of Strategic Pricing, Cardinal Health• Site Visits:

Priority DesignsResource InteractiveNetJets Recruiting Event

• Kimberly Clark Brand Olympics and Info-Session

• Elective Choice discussion

NEW INITIATIVESSeveral new initiatives were launched in this year, of which I personally consider the following to be the most significant in terms of theimpact it has had on students:

• Boot Camp: We partnered with Jennifer Heckscher from Career Services to participate in the boot camp. We engaged innetworking with the students upfront, and used this forum to introduce the mentors to their mentees and share some insightsabout marketing at Fisher through the student panel discussion.

• Mentoring Program: For the first time we paired incoming first years with an interest in Marketing with a mentor in second yearbased on their inputs on career aspirations and who an ideal mentor would be.

• Website Overhaul: https://groups.cob.ohio-state.edu/mbama/ When the current leadership took over, the website was updated till 2002. We completely designed a new website from scratchincorporating alumni interviews and career resources specific for Marketing. We have discovered ourselves that maintaining it up-to-date is a tremendous challenge without resources (read programmers). This will be a challenge for the incoming leadership.However we believe, we have provided them with a solid platform to build on.

• Speaker Series: We brought in some great speakers from across the industry (though most of them were from companies basedin Midwest, a shortfall we hope the incoming leadership will be able to address) to talk about a different theme each time.Wecovered- Brand Management, Sustainability, Pricing, Innovation, New Product launches, Career paths in Brand Management etc.It should be mentioned that we got so many speakers this year primarily due to the enthusiastic search and networking by allmembers of the association and generous sharing of contacts by Professor Robinson and other members of faculty.

• NetJets Recruiting Events: Again this event happened due to relentless follow-up and persistence of Mike Nemeth from the firstyear. I believe that this event sets up a model for future events based on recruiting themes, whereby a student association canpersuade a company to host a site visit for students with the incentive (for the company) of gathering as many interested studentsas possible under one roof at minimal cost.

• Feedback from Members: We conducted a survey for all members to assess feedback on different events and on theleadership. This was done for the first time, and it provided some valuable insights on where the incoming leadership should befocusing their energies on.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe had 46 members in the association, (technically, the number of folks who had paid their dues for 2009) of which 21 were firstyears and 25 were second year MBA students. The comparable membership numbers for the previous year were 30 membersoverall. Again, the number of active members ranged from 20-30 members, and most of them were first year MBA students. Thechallenge for the incoming leadership would be to figure out how to improve participation of second year students in MBAMAactivities.





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Chinese Business Professional Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS• Two association meetings• Chinese New Year Celebration

• 1st Year Chinese Business Summit• Initiated student exchange program between Fisher and UIBE

NEW INITIATIVES• Opened the organization to anyone who is interested in bridging the culture differences between China and US – we

had American Students join the association.• Increased involvement in Fisher recruiting events• 1st Year Chinese Business Summit

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWOur membership increased almost 50% compared to previous years with students representing the MBA, MLHR, and

Macc programs.

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Consistently connected with several Christians at Fisher and provided a way to fellowship, study the Bible, and supporteach other. We arranged for two guest speakers to come and share their experiences. Our first speaker was MattPalmer of the Joseph Group, who spoke about various topics for Christians in business. Our second speaker was GaryNielsen of PEER Servants. He spoke about microfinance, specifically in the former Soviet republic of Muldova.

NEW INITIATIVESGuest speakers.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWOnly about 5 consistent members, although the group has had contact with many other Christians at Fisher.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTWe donated $205 to PEER Servants

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HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThe highlights started immediately in the Spring of 08. We started by hosting several potlucks to bring unification. At thesame time, we contacted a local golf pro and set up affordable group lessons for members. We realized the need in the

community and partnered with Dress for Success. In the fall, 20 members traveled to Stanford, CT to attend theNAWMBA conference. It was Ohio State’s first appearance at the conference, bringing us visibility to company’s throughwhich we would have never had exposure. We began hosting our Executive Series Luncheons and hosted aNegotiations Workshop. We began 2009 by hosting a potluck for unification. We continued our Executive SeriesLuncheons while beginning to plan our Annual Summit. The Summit’s format was radically altered. We secured aPresident of AEP as our speaker, and four extremely accomplished professional women as panelists. The changeresulted in a 300% raise in demand; we would have had more people attend if we did not have to cap it at 170 due tooccupancy restrictions.

NEW INITIATIVES• Started the Executive Series Luncheon – Inviting Community leaders and professors to speak with NAWMBA• Attended the National Association of Women MBA Conference

• Negotiations Workshop with Lewicki• Invited high level professionals to be our panelists and key note speaker for the annual conference. Attendance

almost tripled from last year.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW50 members - comprised of primarily MBA students, and the remainder being other women in graduate programs atFisher

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTDress for Success – 20 hrs, over $3,000 worth of clothes donated

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWe had a wonderful opening social that included many of the new incoming partners and students. We also had severallittle groups of partners that got together throughout the year in order to friendship with each other while the studentswere studying/working on school projects.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe currently have 18 people on our yahoo e-mailing list that consists of partners and students. Most of the partners allwork full-time and are mostly women.

Fisher Graduate Women in Business

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Fisher Latino Graduate Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWith the help of the Office of Minority Student Services, the FLGA successfully sponsored 13 students to attend theNational Society of Hispanic MBAs in Atlanta, GA this past October. Of the students, there were 5 first-time attendees

and 2 MBLE students. Through their efforts, 4 students secured internships for this summer and 2 had final rounds offull-time employment interviews. These testimonials show that the FLGA improves life at Fisher by providingopportunities outside of campus activities that students can take advantage of. The successes of the conference werediscussed over an intimate dinner sponsored by the FLGA that members and family attended. In addition, The FLGA co-programmed with the International Business Club to host a luncheon with Ruben E. Melendez, CEO of Glomark-Governan. A native of Mexico City, Ruben was able to reach ourconstituents through his story of self-made success made possibleby diversity acceptance and hard work.

NEW INITIATIVESCo-programming with the International Business Club was asuccessful new endeavor this year for the FLGA. Also, withsupplemental funding from the International Programs Office, FLGA

was able to accommodate all NSHMBA attendees without studentshaving to make any out of pocket expense. Lastly, FLGA has madea partnership with the Columbus Hispanic Chamber of Commercein an effort to connect local Hispanic business leaders with theFisher College of Business.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWThere were 15 active members for the 2008-2009 year. Of the 15,2 were MBLE students and 1 MLHR student. The rest of the members were full-time MBA students, 3 from the class of2010.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Members were encouraged to participate in Fisher Serves activities and mentor the undergraduate association HispanicBusiness Student Association (HBSA).

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSUtsav 2009 was one of the most vivid and colorful events organizedat Fisher. There were more than 30 participants and 300 inattendance. More than 120 guests enjoyed the Diwali dinner in

October 2008. There were two guest speaker sessions throughoutthe year. Cricket Learn to Play, organized in partnership with theFisher Social Committee in May 2009, let the Fisher MBAsexperience the game of cricket, which is an integral part of the Indianculture.

NEW INITIATIVESWe added the speaker series this year. We more than doubled theparticipation for the Diwali dinner making it another biggest eventorganized by the students.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe have about 30 members most (if not all) of them with Indian origin.

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International Business Club

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWe hosted five country presentation lunches including China, India, and Germany. We also had two speakers from localbusinesses. Rueben E. Melendez, CEO of Glomark-Governan, gave a presentation about “Doing business in USA and

Mexico” and Chip Howard, Senior Managing Counsel of Honda, gave a presentation about “Working for a Japanesecompany”.

NEW INITIATIVESWe have decided to allow undergrad students to join the club.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW22 members (11 second year MBA students, 9 first year MBA students, and 2 Working Professional MBA students).

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWe held a few informational and planning meetings, sent four members to the national MBA conference for GLBTstudents, and lured a top author for a speaking engagement next year. We had one final event at the end of May,featuring several employees of Limited Brands speaking on diversity in the workplace.

NEW INITIATIVESWe have been finding ways to better reach out to the undergraduates (we serve undergrads and graduates in this group)and other GLBT professional groups on campus.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWWe have a mailing list of approximately 50 people, but probably only 25 people on the list are remotely active. The mostactive members come from the graduate programs (MLHR, MBA, MAcc, etc.). Truly active members could be estimatedat around 12.

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Fisher Board Fellows

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSWe received a record number of applications this year due to the recruiting efforts of Sally Heckman, VP of FellowDevelopment. Received training from local community leaders such as Cindy Hilsheimer of SC Search Consultants and

Dr. Lisa Courtice, VP of Community Research and Grants Development at the Columbus Foundation. Welcomed newpartner boards A Kid Again, BalletMet and CAPA through the efforts of Aubrey Yuzva, Vice Chair and other fellows.Hosted our annual flagship breakfast with keynote speaker Mr. Bill Ingram, CEO and President of White Castle Systemand outgoing President of the Columbus Foundation.

NEW INITIATIVESThe new executive committee was determined by a democratic, anonymous election involving 1st years only, whereinterviews were performed and executive committee composition was determined by outgoing 2nd years in the past.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW32 members comprised of 16 2nd year MBA students, 15 1st year MBA’s, and 1 Working Professional student.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTFisher Board Fellows have performed over 1,000 hours of community service through attending board meetings,completing consulting projects for each of their boards and attending training.

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSGift of sponsorship received from Emerson. At least one board fellow, Kimani Phifer, was offered a permanent positionas a voting member of his board, Central Community House.

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS• Hosted 11 speakers• Successfully supported the Center for Entrepreneurship to host the Poverty Summit• Organized site visits to companies• Developed project opportunities for members with corporate customers

NEW INITIATIVESFormed a new leadership structure based on developing the strategic priorities first and then developed the leadership

team. This led to placing the most motivated people in the right positions.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW82 members, 36 graduate and 46 undergraduate

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTOrganized Poverty Summit – All members included almost 100 hours of community work

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FisherServes

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThere are three large events held annually by FisherServes as well as ongoing volunteer events throughout the year. In the fall, theorganization kicks off the school year with the Annual Community Service Day which was held on Friday, October 3rd 2008. This past

year, FisherServes created opportunities for volunteers to contribute over 2,000 hours of community service at various organizationsthroughout Columbus including the Columbus Zoo, COSI, and Junior Achievement. FisherServes has raised over $30,000 in 2009.

Also in the fall, the 3rd Annual Fisher College of Business Charity Golf Classic was held on Friday, October 10 th 2008 at the NewAlbany Country Club in New Albany, OH. The event raised over $5,000 to benefit Fore Hope, a nonprofit organization in Columbusworking to help those with disabilities rehabilitate through the medium of golf. The 6th Annual Fisher 5K Race/Walk was held in thespring at the Ohio State campus in Columbus, OH and is the organization’s largest event each year. This year’s Fisher 5K registeredover 600 runners and raised $21,500 for the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring andenabling all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Those numbers represent over a25% increase in registrations and a 43% increase in contribution amount over the 2008 Fisher 5K. FisherServes achieved this growththrough a more focused approach to marketing, innovative incentive programs to encourage registration growth including a facebookincentive group, and a new focus on independent which led to over $2,000 in independent contributions.

In addition to these two annual events, FisherServes also conducts ongoing volunteer opportunities in areas of general volunteering atlocal establishments in the Columbus area including blood drives for the American Red Cross and various fundraisers such as the

“Beat Michigan” bake sale. They also encouraged volunteer participation through offering incentives for individuals and studentorganizations to become more active in service projects through the implementation of the first Volunteer Rewards program.

NEW INITIATIVESFisherServes pursued a Volunteer Rewards program to reward students who contributed to service throughout the year. We alsoadopted innovative approaches toward the Fisher 5K including encouraging independent fundraising which led to over $2,000 incontributions, bagel day and social networking incentives, and a restructuring of the organization to create more functional roles forthe Fisher 5K Committee.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWFisherServes grew from 6 members to 20 members.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

In total, FisherServes contributed the following (approximately):• Fisher Golf Classic: 200 hours of service, $5,700 raised to

benefit Fore Hope

• Beat Michigan Bake Sale: 20 hours of service, $330 raised tobenefit Treats for Troops

• American Red Cross Blood Drives: 40 hours of service, over100 productive samples of blood

• Community Service Day: 900 Hours of service

• Fisher 5K: 500+ Volunteer Hours (approx)

• $21,500 raised for the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus

• Over $150 in canned food donations during “Beat Michigan”canned food drive, benefiting the Boys and Girls Club ofColumbus

• Approximately 200 planning hours

Total:

Approximately 1,900 total hours of serviceApproximately $28,000 raised

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSStudent Organization of the Month: May 2009Sponsorships for Fisher Golf Classic: Nationwide – Lead Sponsor. Crowe Horwath, Scott’s, LimitedSponsorships for Fisher 5K: Nationwide – Lead sponsor, Scott’s, Tansky Toyota, The Source, FGSA



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Fisher Golf Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThe Fisher MBA Golf Association held a training session at the OSU driving range, sent out periodic messagingregarding casual play on Fridays, hosted the First Annual Fisher Ryder Cup Tournament, and hosted the Annual Fisher

Scramble on May 29th at Mentel Memorial Golf Course.

NEW INITIATIVES• Training sessions at a driving range.• Weekly emails to inform members of opportunities to golf with other members on weekends.• Hosted the first ever Ryder Cup Tournament between the first-years and the second-years. This tournament

includes a cup that is to be engraved every year with the winning class’ name.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWThe initial list gathered at the organization fair had approximately 70 members. All event details were sent exclusively tothem, besides the Fisher Scramble which was sent to both MBA classes.

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThroughout the year, we had seven different poker tournaments. Each one was attended by at least a dozen students.

The students came from all the Fisher graduate programs.

NEW INITIATIVESTo encourage more students to participate, we changed the format from paying up front at the beginning of the year topaying and awarding prizes for each tournament separately.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWDuring the year, we had around 40 different individuals from the various Fisher programs attend one of our tournaments.

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Fisher Graduate Students Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSI really think that we moved FGSA in a positive direction with the event-by-event funding allocation. Further, our quarterlyinitiatives were well received by the student body and our toy drive was incredibly successful.

NEW INITIATIVESWe moved the funding allocation process from a one time event to a case by case basis which forces students to planahead and prevents organizations from sitting on funds that could be used by other organizations. We also plannedquarterly student initiatives that served to better the overall experience at Fisher.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWTechnically, everyone in Gerlach is a member, but those of us who met regularly were 5 second year MBA students and5 first year MBA students. We had 4 males and 6 females and a diverse group overall.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTWe held a toy drive which raised over 100 toys for a local organization that helps families give their children gifts when

they are unable to afford them. We also raised $250 via the Candy Cane sale and $65 via the Valentine’s day sale (allproceeds went to a local shelter).

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPSThe main sponsorships we received were GPO funds (which everyone receives), support from Karen Wruck with thesponsoring of events, and funding from the Fisher Office of External Relations under Jim Miller.



MAcc Association

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTSThe MAcc Association hosted/participated in a number of events in the 2008-2009 year including:• Dump and Run-participated in the garage sale hosted by the university• Trick or Treat Canned Food Drive- donated over 400 lbs of non-perishable goods to the Mid Ohio Food Bank• Voluntary Income Tax Assistance- donated over 1,000 man hours to assisting Columbus residents with income

taxes

• CPA sessions-held three sessions open to the Fisher College explaining the contents of the CPA and different waysto study for the exam

• Thanksgiving Dinner- hosted a dinner for MAcc students staying in town over the break• Tacky Sweater (Christmas) party- organized a holiday party to give all MAcc students a chance to socialize• Attended a Cleveland Cavaliers game

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWThe MAcc association is comprised of all 92 members in the MAcc program.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT• Dump and Run- Members donated their time in the annual Dump and Run garage sale hosted by the Ohio State

University• Trick or Treat Canned Food Drive- Several students dropped off brown bags in the Grandview area neighborhood to

collect canned food items for the Mid Ohio Food Bank on Halloween. We donated close to 400 lbs of non-perishablefood items to the food bank

• VITA- the MAcc Associated recruited over 80 people to participate in the annual voluntary income tax assistanceprogram, up from around 40 last year. We even outsourced members to the law school VITA site. Althoughstatistics for the current year are not available yet, our site normally has the lowest error rate and the highest refunddollar amount in the city of Columbus. Our volunteers donated over 1,000 hours to filling out tax returns for the low-income citizens of Columbus.

HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Developed ongoing career education and networking workshops for Working Professional MBA’s.

• Increased Working Professional participation in extracurricular events substantially by offering a mix of educationaland recreational activities.

• Expanded contacts within Fisher College and the Columbus business community to support growth of the WPStudent Council.

NEW INITIATIVESEnd-of-the-quarter Working Professional social event – an event to build camaraderie and community amongst WPstudents.

MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEWMembership is automatic for all WP students.

Working Professional MBA Council

Fisher Annual Report '09

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