Published: Sept. 18, 2018

Club President, James Dudley, giving the rundown of planned events for the year

Club President, James Dudley, giving the rundown of planned events for the year

Similar to most business schools, Leeds has a variety of clubs where students can supplement their experience through a wide variety of opportunities. Speakers, consulting projects, treks and lunch and learn panels are just some of the ways in which clubs enrich the lives of Leeds MBA candidates. We have all the standards you would expect like the Marketing Club and Finance Club, but wait, there鈥檚 more!听

A ton of interest and a great turnout for the kickoff event!

A ton of interest and a great turnout for the kickoff event!

Pop quiz - who was Adam Smith? Having some trouble remembering? You probably learned about him back in your high school economics class. Still can鈥檛 remember? Don鈥檛 worry, I had to take a quick Wikipedia refresher too. For those of you who aren鈥檛 Jeopardy fanatics, Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who most famously authored , considered a fundamental work in classical free market economic theory.

In his likeness, the was born in 2011 as an 鈥渆xpansive, chapter-based network of MBA students, professionals, and business leaders who work to promote debate and discussion about the moral, social, and economic benefits of capitalism鈥 and starting this year, Leeds has its very own chapter!听

At the club鈥檚 kickoff event at Fate Brewing, President James Dudley and his team shared their excitement for putting a 鈥淏oulder-spin鈥 on activities for this upcoming year. This fall, they plan on having lively discussions with speakers on and space exploration. There are also treks to both Palm Springs and Denver focused on blockchain technology and the relationship of business and government.

That鈥檚 What They Said:听
鈥淚鈥檓 joining this club because I don't have a focus right now and I want to explore my options in the MBA program鈥澨
Evan Pellaux, MBA 鈥20

鈥淚 came here because it鈥檚 really interesting to see how free markets can help solve a lot of society鈥檚 problems. I really liked Carlos鈥 pitch on impact investing and I think that鈥檚 generally the way the market鈥檚 headed.鈥
George Cherry, MBA 鈥19

鈥淭here鈥檚 lots of value that one gains out of these type of retreats...you don鈥檛 really get this from any of the other clubs.鈥
Sonia Prakasam, MBA 鈥19

George Cherry, MBA 鈥19, Chris Gronseth, MBA 鈥19, and Carlos E. Pe帽a, MBA 鈥19 enjoying the evening

George Cherry, MBA 鈥19, Chris Gronseth, MBA 鈥19, and Carlos E. Pe帽a, MBA 鈥19 enjoying the evening


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