COD Students Organize Strategic Financial Society
A group of enthusiastic and innovative students have developed a new student club at the College of DuPage. The stated purpose of the Strategic Financial Society (SFS) is “to provide students with an educational and social group that promotes opportunities to develop education, research, leadership, and networking skills in the fields of accounting, finance, business and economics.”
In the few months the club has been in existence, they have hosted several impressive events. The club's first meeting was a discussion of the banking system and a brief 30 minute easy-to-follow, humorous video on banking. Members have contributed several reports on financial topics the presenter has a particular interest in. There have also been two sessions of “Financial Game Shows”; pitting teams of students against each other on business and financial topics ranging from easy to difficult.
Recently, they had a “Stock Market 101” session. In this unique presentation, the group was given a “pop quiz” on stock market topics and copies of informational handouts. They first attempted the questions as a group, and then used the handouts (and the expertise of their club advisors) to answer each question correctly.
Those club advisors are accounting faculty members, John Kovach and Kathy Horton. They are particularly pleased to be associated with this club, because it reaches across many business disciplines and allows students to network with various business majors. SFS also welcomes any major interested in learning more about the financial environment.
The club is currently working on staging a “mock trial” focusing on financial fraud. In this event, they would like to partner with the Paralegal Club and the Sociology Club and simulate a trial, using the courthouse room in the Homeland Security Building.
For more information about SFS, contact strategicfinancialsociety@gmail.com
or visit them at:
strategicfinancialsociety.weebly.com
http://www.facebook.com/StrategicFinancialSociety