Mission Statement:The Business Management Association (BMA) is dedicated to the mission of preparing members to pursue careers in business and to developing members who will be assets to the community and society. To fulfill this mission, members perform the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling when engaging in fundraising, charitable, and social projects and events. BMA offers members unique opportunities to learn, grow and to experience success in a variety of arenas which prepare members for today’s highly competitive business environment. Utilizing a hands-on approach, all activities are designed to help members understand the challenges faced by business managers.
Business Management Association was established in 1981 and is a student chapter of the Des Moines Leadership Network. BMA dues consist of a $25.00 starting/re-joining fee and $10.00/term fee thereafter, and BMA meets at least once per month during the common break hour, but often meets 2 or 3 times per month
Sponsor:
Lynn Clark
Associate Sponsor:
Kris Mattoon
BMA continually strives to reach new heights in its fundraising efforts; this past year, the members were able to raise over $45,000
Annual ActivitiesSocial Outings
- Mini-golf
- Sleepy Hollow Sports Park
- Movies
- Paintball
- Haunted House Tour
- Funny Bone Comedy Club
- I-Cubs, Des Moines Buccaneers, etc
- Chuck’s Italian Restaurant, CiCi’s Pizza, etc
New Student Involvement
- Pizza Night
- Become a Student Orientation Staff member
- Bowling Party
- Sponsor/coordinate The Price is Right
AIB Campus Involvement
- Sponsor/coordinate Mr. Irresistible Pageant
- Sponsor the AIB Eagles Athletic Department
- Assist with Career Fest
- Present a scholarship to one prestigious BMA member
- Assist in Homecoming and Spring Fling activities
- Assist with AIB Children’s Halloween, Christmas, and Easter Parties
- Attend all AIB sponsored activities including AIB Eagles women’s basketball game
Community Involvement
- Assist with the HDSA Hoop-A-Thon
- Participate in the MDA Bowl-A-Thon
- Participate in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure
- Participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
- Dollars for Scholars
- Adopt-A-Highway ditch cleaning three times a year
- Adopted a Reticulated Giraffe at the Blank Park Zoo in 2006
- Operate concessions at the Iowa Events Center
- Attend seminars, luncheons, and networking meetings as invited such as the DSM Leadership Network
- Volunteer as needed in various events and with various efforts
Past Trips
- 2003 St. Louis/Lake of the Ozarks
- 2004 Kansas City/Lake of the Ozarks
- 2005 Chicago/Lake Geneva
- 2006 Nassau, Bahamas
- 2007 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- 2008 Cancun, Mexico
- 2009 Montego Bay, Jamaica
- 2010 Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- 2011 Riviera Maya, Mexico
- 2012 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic