Success at International Business Conference Affirms Strength of Stonehill’s Program
For the second year running, a team led by a Stonehill student won its case competition at the international business honor society summit.
The value of leadership skills that students gain at Stonehill College was affirmed at the recent Beta Gamma Sigma Leadership Summit in Chicago.
For the second year running, a team led by a Stonehill student won its case competition at the international business honor society summit.
Shana Butler ’19, an accounting major and history minor, and her team won their case competition and came in second overall at the summit. A team led by Ryan Peck ’18, who is currently finishing his master’s in accountancy at Northeastern University, won its case competition at last year’s leadership summit.
“I enjoy acting as the leader and the planner in group projects,” said Butler, of Wilmington, Massachusetts. “I allowed every member of my group to voice their opinions in an effective manner. Working in a large group can be tough, and I am thankful that Stonehill prepared me with the skills to be able to incorporate everyone’s ideas into a project in a way that satisfied the entire group.”
Students learn to leverage strengths at leadership conference
Butler and Janine Murray ’19 attended the summit, which included students from around the globe. This year’s focus was teaching those who attended about entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership, with the aid of inspiring professionals and experts in their fields.
Murray, an accounting major and management information systems minor who was recently awarded a $2,500 Deloitte Scholarship, said the summit expanded on her Stonehill-infused knowledge of leadership in business.
“I learned how to leverage strengths that will help me drive my career, about the impacts of ethical and courageous leadership, how corporations can think like startups, how to build relationships through networking, and about the importance of body language in business,” said the Westwood, Massachusetts, native.
Stonehill curriculum prepares students for success in case study competition
Beta Gamma Sigma, or ΒΓΣ, has more than 800,000 members in more than 540 collegiate chapters in business schools accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Stonehill is among the fewer than 5 percent of business programs in the world to have earned the accreditation.
As part of the summit, the more than 400 students who attended split into 40 groups for the case study portion, a competition in which groups solve a problem for a hypothetical company.
Debra Salvucci, dean of Stonehill’s Meehan School of Business, says our students are well-prepared for the case study portion of the summit.
“Stonehill’s business faculty continuously work to develop and maintain a world-class business education,” said Salvucci, “and our business curriculum emphasizes team projects. Students apply concepts and frameworks to real-world consulting engagements.”
Putting leadership skills into action on campus
Both Butler and Murray will continue to build their leadership skills and hope to share their knowledge with other members of the Stonehill community.
“Attending this leadership conference not only strengthened skills I already possess but also gave me new skills to become a more effective leader,” said Butler. “The summit has motivated me to not only take my leadership skills to the next level but also to mentor younger students to take their leadership skills to the next level.”
After graduation, both Murray and Butler will work at Deloitte & Touche, Murray as an audit associate in Boston and Butler as an audit associate in Austin, Texas.