Student Involvement
One of our paths to an equitable, diverse, inclusive and accessible community at the Ted Rogers School of Management is through clubs and groups that bring students with shared interests and experiences together. Events and initiatives outside of the Ted Rogers School help advance EDIA and Indigenous perspectives. Through these experiences, people are included and can feel safe and valued.
Black Business Student Association
The Black Business Student Association (BBSA), for example, is the largest and most active Black-focused student group at Toronto Metropolitan University, with a board consisting of 35 members. It collaborates regularly with other groups at the Ted Rogers School to empower, educate and elevate the Black student community and provides professional development events.
In its first year, the association collaborated with Ted Rogers School’s Women in Technology Management & Ted Rogers Pride Alliance on an event focused on how to navigate sexual harassment conversations in the workplace. They collaborated with the Ted Rogers Sales Club and the Human Resources Student Association on an event focused on interviews and professional development. BBSA won the Associate/ Subsidiary Club Award (external link, opens in new window) at the CABS awards in 2023 for making meaningful contributions to their student community.
Students helping students
Fourth-year Accounting student Aleenah Hassan has had a positive impact on the Ted Rogers School community through her work as a peer-assisted learning leader. Through the Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) program, students are supported with their studies through their academic careers. Hassan was recognised this year with an award through the Learning Specialist Association of Canada (LSAC) for her dedication to researching peer-learning programs and implementing the PAL program.
Fourth-year Entrepreneurship student Benet Avery’s startup, Surf Beni, found support through TMU’s Zone Learning network. The company emerged from her personal struggle with an eating disorder - as part of her healing, she would make clothing with positive affirmations on it. Through the handmade clothing, jewelry and home decor that she sells through a converted 1962 camper trailer, Avery shares positive affirmations meant to make people feel good about themselves.