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Student Organizations in the
College of Business and Technology
Organization

Purpose

Business
American Marketing Association(AMA)

The American Marketing Association is an international professional organization for people involved in the practice, study and teaching of marketing. The student chapter at ETSU seeks to understand the products and services that will help them be better marketers; employ information, education and resources that will enhance their professional development and careers; and advance the thought, application and ethical practice of marketing.
Advisors: Dr. Kelly Price

Beta Alpha Psi (BAP)

Beta Alpha Psi is an international scholastic and professional fraternity for financial information students and professionals. The primary objective of the fraternity is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.
Advisor: Shelby Sparks

Delta Sigma Pi

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community.
Advisor: Mr. Tim Dills

Economics Club

The Economics Club offers students interested in economics the forum to broaden their knowledge of economics and opportunities in the field as well as network and interact with recent economics graduates. With student interest, the Economics Club sponsors and annual trip to Washington, D.C. with briefings by various economic and financial institutions such as the Federal Reserve Bank, World Bank, and Freddie Mac.
Advisors: Dr. Doug Dotterweich, Ms. Carolyn Rochelle

Entrepreneurs Club

The Entrepreneurs Club provides the forum through which students can explore opportunities for the development of ideas for business start-ups. Using a well-established network of local entrepreneurs, students learn what it takes to run a successful business. Over the years, members of the club have established successful businesses while students at ETSU.
Advisor: Dr. Andy Czuchry

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

SHRM serves the needs of the human resource management professional by providing the most essential and comprehensive set of resources available. In addition, the Society is committed to advancing the human resource profession and the capabilities of all human resource professionals to ensure that HR is an essential and effective partner in developing and executing organizational strategy.
Advisor: Dr. Karen Tarnoff

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

SIFE offers students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise, thereby improving the standard of living for millions in the process.
Advisor: Dr. Craig Turner

Students of Finance Association (SOFA)

SOFA provides a forum where students can interact, network with and learn from leaders in the business community in order to make an educated decision for their future endeavors.  It also provides academic assistance as well as preparation to enter the workforce.
Advisor: Dr. Ed Baryla

Computer Science

Association of Computing Machinery

Open to all students, the ACM offers the opportunity for meeting others in the major and learning about opportunities available in the field of computer science. The ACM is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide.
Advisor: Dr. Marty Barrett

Women in Computer Science

This organization encourages all interested students to participate in our efforts of exposing young females to the knowledge of the opportunities in science and technology. It also provides support to those interested in related fields of study through connection with female role models already succeeding in such careers.
Advisors: Ms. Rebecca Loyd and Ms. Michaele Laws

Family and Consumer Sciences

Pre-Professional/ Graduate Section of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (P/GS)

Available to all students in family and consumer science, P/GS is the “umbrella” student organization sponsored by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Students are eligible as freshman and all years thereafter until graduation, at which time they can become professional members of AAFCS. Members have an opportunity to participate at the local, state and national levels. Local chapter activities focus largely on leadership, active participate in professional organizations and service to individuals, families and communities.
Advisor: Ms. Ann Disque

Kappa Omicron Nu (KON)

ETSU’s Kappa Beta Rho Chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu, national Family and Consumer Sciences Honor Society, is a national award winning chapter. Membership is by invitation only for Family and Consumer Science majors who have completed at least 45 semester hours with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and who meet other membership criteria.
Advisors: Ms. Beth Lowe and Dr. Anna Roberts

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Student Chapter

ASID provide leadership, service and professional development opportunities in the interior design profession. Membership is available to all interior design and interiors merchandising students.
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Nehring

Student Dietetic Association (SDA)

Membership in the student chapter of the American Dietetic Association is available to all dietetics and food service management students. Activities promote leadership, service and professional development in dietetics, nutrition and food service management.
Advisor: Ms. Alison Schaefer

Military Science

Scabbard and Blade

Scabbard and Blade is an honor society for Army ROTC cadets. To be selected for this organization a student must be a member of the ROTC battalion and be in good standing with the university and battalion. Those students who are selected go through an eight week training process. This training is a more strenuous and in depth than the training a cadet would receive during normal ROTC classes. Upon completion of the training period the cadet receives a Scabbard and Blade shoulder cord and ribbon which they may wear with their dress uniform.
Advisor: LTC Craig Terry

Association of the United States Army (AUSA)

This organization is open to all members of the ETSU Army ROTC program. The organization does volunteer work in the community and on the ETSU campus. AUSA sponsors events for cadets such as the Army Ten Miler and leadership conferences held throughout the country.
Advisor: LTC Scott Wild

Captain Eddie Reed Ranger Company

The Eddie Reed Ranger Challenge Company is named in honor of the late Captain Eddie Reed who was killed in action while serving in Vietnam. This group competes in the Fall of each semester at the annual Ranger challenge competition. The group is open to any member of the ROTC program who wishes to participate. The Rangers train each morning for the specific events that they will be tested on during the competition. These events include a land navigation test, road march, Physical Training test and patrolling. In addition, the organization conducts field training exercises designed to hone their technical and tactical skills.
Advisors: Captain Mack Tugman, LTC Scott Wild, MSgt Richard McAfee

ETSU Army ROTC Ten-Miler Team

The ETSU Army ROTC Ten Miler team is composed of eight members of the ROTC program who travel to Washington, DC and compete in the Army Ten-Miler run / race. Cadets who wish to compete in this event begin training during the first week of the Fall semester and usually train five times a week. This event is held in October of each year.
Advisor: Major Tony Garman

Technology

Construction Management Association

 

The C.M.A. is a student-governed organization, which provides extracurricular activities with a construction-oriented emphasis.
Advisor: Mr. Charles Parker

Epsilon Pi Tau

 

The Beta Nu Chapter of the Epsilon Pi Tau strives to build strong leadership for the 21 st century by striving to attain higher levels of motivation and morality.  Our members focus to provide leadership and serve humankind with a renewed awareness of the role of technology in all aspects of modern life.
Advisor: Dr. John Vaglia

Engineering Design Graphics Extremists

This organization is for students who have a passion for design, whether they’re into animation, video, movies, 2d, 3d, multimedia, hypermedia, or any field where art meet technology.
Advisor: Cheryl Cornett

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

SME is the largest professional technical society in the areas of product development, electronics, manufacturing and industrial engineering technology. Students in this organization visit many local industries.
Advisor: Mr. William Hemphill

ETSU Chapter of ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping)

Open to all students who are interested in the area of surveying and mapping. The objective of ACSM is to advance the sciences of surveying and mapping and related fields. Student activities include cookouts, selling T-shirts with a surveying and mapping logo, attending professional meetings, and service projects in the community.
Advisor: Dr. Marian Clark

Ham Radio Club

Open to anyone who is a ham radio operator—students, faculty, and members of the community.
Advisor: Mr. Robert May

Student Chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession. Open to electronics majors in the Department of Technology.
Advisor: Dr. Hugh Blanton

College of Business and Technology
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210 Sam Wilson Hall
PO Box 70699
Johnson City, TN 37614-0699
Phone: (423) 439-4289
Fax (423) 439-5274