Michigan State University General Management Association

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Happy St. Patricks Day!! Take A Seat Well Get
To The Juicy Details!!!!
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• Time to Focus on You!

• What do I get for my dues?
• GMA Nalgene bottle or coffee thermos, and coffee
  thermos
• Job Representation (We take care of you!)

Questions
www.gma_at_msu.edu
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New Projects/E-Board Positions!!

• Alumni Coordinator
• E-Board position in charge of database of all GMA
  Alumni M.S.U. Alumni
• Work with Helen Dashney of Broad Deans Office,
  Kelly Bishop of Career Services, Alumni
  Foundation.
• Ultimate Networking Experience
• Intimate Database of All G.M.A. contacts
  graduate G.M.A. members.
• Mentoring Coordinator
• Program designed to Mentor Freshmen Sophomores.
• Provide maximum opportunities to incoming
  Business Students

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E-Board Positions

• All Positions For Next Year Are Open
• Every position except the President positions
  (Sorry Guys Neil I are here to stay) will be
  available to any General Member.
• Applications will be posted on the site after the
  NYC Trip.
• Interviews will be scheduled for those as well
  and conducted in our office at N121, BCC.

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President 2010-2011

• Keep In Mind
• Neil I graduate in Spring 2010
• For all you go-getters and ambitious people with
  goals
• Neil I notice EVERYTHING!!
• Haha, j/k but we are actively looking for our
  legacy to be carried on. We dont want G.M.A. to
  spiral from poor leadership again.
• So work hard and maybe you can be President!!!

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Community Service

• To The Streets April 4th Tentative Time
• 900 am-300 pm
• Environmental Community Service
• Volunteer time you can!
• To The Streets April 4th Tentative Time
• Lansing Food Bank Volunteers
• Sign-Up Sheet Up Front
• Email GMA if interested
• We need a rough number to move forward.

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Community Service

• All community Service questions and concerns make
  sure to CC in email
• Nicole Ambrose our Community Service Coordinator
• Contact Info
• ambrosen_at_msu.edu

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Monster Inkjets

• Team Concept
• There is no one Leader of each team, everyone
  decided to try out the team philosophy first.
• Finance Team
• Advertising Team
• Marketing Team
• Technology, Web, Research Team
• Sales Purchases Team
• Website
• I started to make tabs More Soon!

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More Monster

• Accounts/Invoices
• Have 5-8 accounts ready to start
• Josh Miller Accounting Senior/Graduate Student
• Phone [phone]
• Email mill1533_at_msu.edu
• Call/Email Josh if you want to assist with
  Invoices Accounting System.
• Business Plan
• Anyone interested in learning how to write a
  business plan or contribute see Jason after the
  meeting.
• Can give you part of Business Plan (1-2 pages) to
  work on

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Bar Crawl

• This Friday March 20th
• Starts at 7pm!
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• The Riv
• P.T. OMalleys
• Harpers
• Remember to pick up your T-shirts before you
  leave tonight!

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• What will I be doing this semester

• New York Trip
• April 15th April 19th
• Final Roster is Set Explanations are available
  
• Bar Crawl
• March 20th
• THIS FRIDAY!!!
• GMA Bar Crawl T-Shirt
• If you didnt pre-order a T-Shirt its 1st come
  1st serve
• To The Streets Community Service Project
• Environmental Project
• April 4th
• 900 AM 300 PM
• Participate whenever you are available this day
• Food Bank Volunteering!!!

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Tiers

• Tier I
• Completely Expense-Free
• Dependant on Bureaucratic M.S.U. Funding
• Paperwork, Red-Tape, etc. is chapping my ass.
• Hopefully Everything Comes Through As Planned.
• Only 13 applicants
• Through-out the application process and interview
  these individuals excelled and stood out.
• Tier I-II
• Applicants that are all accepted!!
• Tier Level is categorized based on funding!!

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Tiers Explained

• Tier I-B/Tier II-A.
• 30 applicants
• Through-out the application process and interview
  these individuals excelled and stood out.
  However, because of our limited budget and
  massive interest we decided to reward a select
  few and assist as many others as we could.
• Consider yourself a Tier I caliber applicant.
• The Tier system allows us to manage our budgets
  and funding allocating to each student.

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Tiers I-B Explained

• Tier I-B
• The Tier system allows us to manage our budgets
  and funding allocating to each student.
• Funding for all Tier I-B students is limited.
• We will help in every and all ways we can.
• We decided to take more students and fund less
  for each student in order to make the best
  possible experience!
• We are aiming to fund approximately 150.00 of
  your trip expenses.

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Tiers II-A Explained

• Tier II-A
• These are accepted applicants that we cannot
  afford to pay but we WANT you to goUncle Sam
  Style.
• We will help in every and all ways we can, after
  our Tier I students are taken care of.
• We decided to take more students and fund less
  for each student in order to make the best
  possible experience!

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Tiers II-B Explained

• Tier II-B
• These are accepted applicants that we cannot
  afford to pay but we WANT you to goUncle Sam
  Style.
• We will help in every and all ways we can, after
  our Tier I students are taken care of.
• This is a Special group of students that we
  feel like has the initiative, ambition, and
  character to fundraise their way to NYC.
• You can fundraise through GMA or on your own

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Tiers II-B Explained

• Tier II-B
• GMA is at your disposal in terms of successful
  Fundraising. There are plenty of opportunities to
  do this!
• This is open to All Tiers as well.Not just Tier
  II-B.
• GMA MSU can legitimize any Fundraising efforts
  you have.

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Fundraising

• Ideas
• Mongolian BBQ, Noodles Company, etc
• The Rock Camp-Out
• Pledge-An-Exam
• Candy Bars
• Hungry Howies Pizza Certificates
• Available through GMA
• Anything!!!
• Open to ALL TIERS!!

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Fundraising Progress

• Events
• In little less than two days Tier II-B students
  have responded!!
• We have fundraisers set up or in the works
  through Buffalo Wild Wings, Noodles Company,
  Pot Bellys, Cosi, etc.
• This can HAPPEN for you guys!!!
• Its all up to how much YOU want it and how much
  YOU want to work for it!
• Myself and my E-Board have too much to handle to
  put as much passion into this as we would like.
• We are leaning on our AWESOME members (hopefully
  prospective E-Board members)!!!!

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NYC Trip Requirements

• Document Found On The Website!!
• Signed Document Due to GMA Box, GMA Office, or
  E-Board member by General Member Meeting
• 03/31/09
• Read Familiarize Yourself With The
  Requirements You are still responsible to start
  fulfilling these requirements before 03/31/09

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Social Events Planned So Far

• Saturday March 21st
• St. Patricks Day Party
• Green Obviously
• 1150/1148 Albert Avenue
• Facebook Event Link
• http//www.facebook.com/home.php?refhome/event.p
  hp?eid62336541569wall_posts
• Friday March 27th
• Beach/Spring Break/Hawaii Party
• Limbo Contest
• Luaha Contest
• Best Dressed Contest
• Best Couple Contest
• Pint to Winners of Each Contest (If you dont
  drink we can work it out)

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Social Events

• Keep checking Website for all events. Refer to
  Calendar at the end of this presentation.
• Please dont email/call asking about
  opportunities until you have CHECKED FOR
  YOURSELF.
• Reference all GMA emails and Website, and
  Facebook group before being lazy and emailing us.

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• Next Meeting

Tuesday 03/24/09! At 600pm in N103 Business
College Complex Presenter Jerry
Sprague E-Board Networking Presentation 1 Based
on Best Selling Author Jeffrey Gitomers Little
Black Book of Connections
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March 2009
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April 2009