• President - Aneesh Lal
• Executive Vice President of External Affairs – Robb Farago
• Vice President of Academic Affairs - Monica Freeman
• Vice President of Internal Affairs - Chantelle D’Aoust
• Co-Vice President of Corporate Relations - Jessica Piccolotto
• Co-Vice President of Corporate Relations – Jeffrey Bennett
• Vice President of Marketing & Communications – Dragana Savic
• Vice President of Human Resources – Sarina Bruni
• Vice President of Finance – Andrew Markham

Congratulations to Aneesh Lal for becoming the first SBESS President to be elected by his peers in an open election.  The remainder of the executive team were selected from a large pool of excellent applicants by Aneesh in consultation with the 2009-2010 executive.

The new executive team will take office on May 1, 2010 and I wish them the best of luck in the upcoming year.  I am confident that this team will exceed expectations and continue the SBESS’ tradition of excellence.

Evan Thor, President

Wow!  What a semester it’s been!  The SBESS and our clubs have been more active than ever this fall and we’ve been breaking records left, right and centre!

The SBESS’ has had our most successful semester yet. The BUNCH Speaker Series (Business + Lunch) brought in three excellent speakers to talk to students about leadership and industry.  The SBE Mentorship Program continues to see great interest from first year students still looking for mentors and the JDC Central 2010 team was selected and has been training very hard for the competition at Ryerson in January.  They also raised over $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity while doing it!  On the social side, the Monopoly Challenge, Oktoberfest social and annual Snow Ball formal were all a great success, bringing hundreds of students together to celebrate the spirit of Laurier’s SBE.

The SBE Clubs have been busy too! The Corporate Social Responsibility Board (CSRB) raised over $900 for their Pack a Present campaign for Hospice of Waterloo and the Laurier Marketing Association just ran their very successful Laurier Marketing Conference!  The Link brought in a number of companies for a networking event called Steer Your Career and the Laurier Accounting Association had an incredibly successful co-op dinner bringing in a number of firms to meet with students.  We’ve also seen a number of new clubs surface this year, including the Laurier Consulting Club and Women in Leadership.

With all of this activity, it’s hard not to get excited about what will happen next semester.  From 5 Days for the Homeless and CSRB’s EVO conference, to the ICE Meltdown Party and Grad Formal, there is something for everyone.  The SBESS and a number of our clubs will also start hiring for positions during the winter term and even into next year.  Keep a close eye on SBESS.ca for updates.

Congratulations to all students for such a phenomenal semester.  Best of luck with your final projects and exams and have a safe and happy holiday season!

–Evan Thor, President

Welcome back to campus!  The first two weeks back at school have been a whirlwind of activity in the SBE and there is plenty more to come!!  The SBESS and our clubs have a lot of events coming up and we’re excited to see you join us to celebrate the start of a new school year with us!

The SBESS is currently hiring eight junior and senior positions.  The annual Snow Ball formal is hiring decorations and donations managers and our Corporate Relations team is hiring junior and senior managers to help out with sponsorship efforts.  Applications are due on Friday October 2nd, so download your application and apply today!  Our clubs are also doing a lot of hiring and general membership sign-ups, so keep your eyes on your email every Friday for our SBEweekly newsletter.  There has never been a better time to get involved!

Do you remember the Monopoly man?  Well he’s back and is coming to the SBE!  Thursday October 8th marks the first day of the SBESS’ Monopoly Challenge.  Come join the fun, meet some new friends and compete for prizes. Will you be the next Monopoly Champion? There’s only one way to find out!

We all know how proud we are to be Laurier students, so go ahead and show that school pride by sporting a Laurier SBE hoodie or wow co-op interviewers with an SBE embossed leather padfolio!!  Our SWAG team has been working hard all summer to create a completely new line of SBE branded clothing and merchandise and will be in the Peter’s building in the coming weeks to showcase our newest items.

PRISM is also running their first Technology Forum.  They have gathered a very impressive panel of industry experts to come to Laurier and discuss the role of technology in business.  The forum will be held on October 7th at 2pm in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.  Admission is free of charge but attendees must register at the PRISM Customer Service Desk.

Please keep checking back here weekly for the newest information.  Our website is always changing and is arguably the best resource on campus for all things SBE.  If you ever have any questions about the SBESS or our clubs, please stop by the SBESS Clubs Office (P1003).  We don’t have all the answers, but we usually know who does and we’re pretty fun people to talk to anyway!  See you around!!

Evan Thor, President