Graduate Student Organizations
Being an active member of a student organization enriches your overall Loyola experience with friendships, leadership experiences, professional growth, and industry-specific knowledge. It also helps potential employers see your commitment to the program and to a balance between your academic and social life.
APICS LUC (Supply Chain and Operations Management)
Loyola’s APICS chapter is a student association that aims to help Quinlan students obtain practical knowledge of supply chain and networking opportunities with professionals in the supply chain field. The APICS Loyola chapter serves both undergraduate and graduate students across all majors. Each year, the APICS LUC chapter helps students to participate in case competitions. During the training sessions and actual case competitions, students learn analytical skills as well as the experience of teamwork in the business environment.
President: Kevin Alexander
Vice President: Yufeng Chen
Secretary: Nicholas Losch
Treasurer: Daivik Suresh
Faculty Advisor: Gita Taherkhani
Graduate Women in Business
The purpose of Loyola Graduate Women in Business shall be to provide Quinlan students and alumni with an opportunity to develop personally and professionally through addressing issues that women face in the workplace, as well as fostering relationships among current students, alumni, faculty, and business leaders. The organization focuses on three key components: networking, workshops, and speaker series.
Student Leaders:
President: Kath Sain
Vice President of Finance: Hannah Sather
Vice President of Professional Development: Sunyou Kang
Vice President of Membership: Grace Woods
Vice President of Marketing: Nora Martinez, Leslie Puerto
Faculty Advisor: Linda Tuncay Zayer
Learn more or visit our Facebook group. For more information, please contact lucgwib@gmail.com.
Human Resource Student Association (HRSA)
Loyola University Chicago Human Resource Student Association (HRSA) is affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and sponsored by the Northern Illinois chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (NISHRM). The HRSA will endeavor to develop human resources students into future, dynamic human resources and business professionals. HRSA will accomplish its objectives through the organization of career development activities, participation in philanthropic activities demonstrating HRSA’s desire to provide support to the community, and hosting social activities to allow members to meet and mingle with each other, alumni, administration, faculty, and/or potential employers. In addition HRSA hopes to actively promote, facilitate, and maintain a top tier HRER program that is recognized nationally by employers, academic institutions, and professional organizations.
Learn more about HRSA for graduate students, or you can stay up to date with current events by visiting our Facebook page.
Loyola Ai Club (LAiC)
Loyola Ai Club (LAiC) is Loyola's interdisciplinary Ai community. We meet to exchange ideas related to artificial intelligence and use and apply them in real world situations to give students from all walks of life exposure to tools that will enhance the way they contribute to society. Through project development and connecting with industry leaders, we intend to build a network of students and alumni that foster the growth of data-driven professionals.
Contact the club: loyolaaiclub@luc.edu
President: Matt Hyatt
Exeuctive Director: Nicholas Synovic
Director of Marketing: Brendan Shanahan
Director of Operations: Demitri Karris
Alumni Advisor: Christian Piantanida
Faculty Advisor: Steven Platt
LUC Net Impact
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with over 280 chapters and 20,000+ members globally. The purpose of the organization is to inspire, educate, and equip students, professionals, and other like minded groups and individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. LUC Net Impact is a student organization in the Quinlan School of Business that offers students the opportunity to attend professional development seminars, educate members on domestic and international issues, and connect with a growing global network that is already changing the world through business.
Learn more about the global organization.
President Jeff Bialorucki
National Association of Black Accountants
NABA, Inc. is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to bridging the opportunity gap for black professionals and students in the accounting, finance and related business professions. NABA advances its mission by providing education, resources, scholarships, exclusive regional and national conventions, and meaningful career connections to student members, fulfilling the principle of the motto, “Lifting as We Climb.” NABA is open to all undergraduate and graduate business students.
Leadership Team
- President: Martha Pierre-Louis
- Vice President: Lauren Frye
- Vice President: Hannah Howze
- Secretary: Ja'Micah Sawyer
- Treasurer: Ricky Lorenzo
- Director of Membership: Yvette Mensah
- Director of Fundraising: Josephine Brobby
- Faculty Advisor: Dr. Danielle Booker
Contact: mpierrelouis1@luc.edu.
Quinlan Graduate Business Association
The Quinlan Graduate Business Student Association is an organization developed to enhance each student's graduate experience while pursuing their graduate business degree. In a nutshell, the organization was formed for the purpose of creating an avenue (such as social events, community service, speakers, etc) for classmates to get to know each other outside of the classroom. Through participation with the Quinlan Graduate Business Student Association, each student will encounter professional networking prospects, service opportunities within the Chicago community, and social occasions with Quinlan peers. All Quinlan GBSA activities are open to current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
You can contact GBSA at GBSA@luc.edu.
Leadership Team
President: Mark Finlan
Executive Vice President: Kevin Mullinger
Vice President, Events & Engagement: Lawson Frank
Vice President, Marketing & Communications: Nina Querubin
Advisor: Allison L. Davis, Associate Director for Student Services
Quinlan Graduate International Club (QGIC)
Quinlan GIC is a student organization that is all about international education, be it studying in the USA as an international student or studying outside of the United States for a short duration. Quinlan GIC also aims to help international students from different countries in their transition into the American system and culture by providing support in any way possible. Through the club’s academic and networking events, as well as its cultural and social activities, graduate business students will have an opportunity to interact with other international colleagues who have successfully integrated into the United States economy, experience international cultures and customs first hand, and interact with fellow colleagues who are curious and interested about the world.
Learn more about Quinlan GIC. You can also contact quinlan.gic.luc@gmail.com or visit QGIC's Facebook page to stay updated.
Being an active member of a student organization enriches your overall Loyola experience with friendships, leadership experiences, professional growth, and industry-specific knowledge. It also helps potential employers see your commitment to the program and to a balance between your academic and social life.