Interest Meeting Notes
WHO WE ARE
The mission of the Valdosta State University American Marketing Association (VSU-AMA) is to engage VSU students in the field of marketing, enhance learning, and build meaningful relationships by providing opportunities for professional development, networking, community engagement and outreach, and individual growth.
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Established as the VSU Marketing Club in 2014, VSU-AMA is a student run professional organization. We are a collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association (THE professional organization for the industry). The number one goal of VSU-AMA is to help students launch their career.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
VSU-AMA is fortunate to be attached to two professional chapters. As a member of the University System of Georgia, we are officially a member of the Atlanta Professional chapter of AMA and a member of the AMA Atlanta Collegiate. However, given our close proximity to Jacksonville, we also participate with the Jacksonville professional chapter.​
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AMA Atlanta - https://www.ama-atlanta.com
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AMA Jacksonville - https://jaxama.org
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
MOCKTAILS & MINGLING
LCOBA COLLECTION
AMA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE
AMA COLLEGIATE CASE COMPETITION
OTHER COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
GUEST SPEAKERS & WORKSHOPS
OUR FOCUS THIS SEMESTER WILL BE ON:
•Successful chapter meetings
•VSU-AMA Elevator Pitch Competition
Active membership
FALL '23/SPRING '24 SCHEDULE
Chapter Meetings every 1st & 3rd Tuesday except were noted
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Tu, 9/5 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 9/19 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 10/3 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 10/24 Chapter Meeting / VSU-AMA Elevator Pitch Competition
Tu, 11/7 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 2/6 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 2/20 Chapter Meeting / Mocktails & Mingling
Tu, 3/5 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 3/19 Chapter Meeting
Tu, 4/2 Chapter Meeting
Th, 4/11 – Sa,4/13 Annual International Collegiate Conference
Tu, 4/16 Chapter Meeting
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
•President*
•Executive VP/President elect*
•VP of Membership*
•VP of Advertising & Promotion*
•VP of Social Impact*
•Project Managers
•LCOBA Collection
•Social Media
•Webmaster
•Mocktails & Mingling
VSU-AMA MEMBERSHIP POINTS SYSTEM
Member (<100)
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Voting member; has all of the rights and privileges of membership
Active member (100 – 200)
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Member benefits, plus priority for funding and awards
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Eligible for letter of active participation
Member with honors (>200)
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Active member benefits, plus highest priority for funding and awards
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Eligible for free AMA membership
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Seniors eligible to join Alpha Mu Alpha & wear a VSU-AMA stole at graduation
ALPHA MU ALPHA
Alpha Mu Alpha, is the national marketing honorary for qualified undergraduate, graduate and doctoral marketing students, and marketing faculty. Membership status in Alpha Mu Alpha is available to individuals who attend a college or university having an established AMA collegiate chapter, and/or who attend a regionally or nationally accredited institution. Undergraduate students must have a minimum GPA of 3.25, be an active member of VSU-AMA and be nominated by a VSU faculty member.
MEMBERSHIP
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$29 if you join by last day of Sep (for fall semester) / last day of February (for spring semester); regularly $60
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Includes national & local membership w/ regional affiliations, & VSU-AMA T-shirt
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Membership duration is 1 year
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Open to all majors
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Minimum GPA 2.0
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Goal is to have all members to be Active Members
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Members with honors can receive credit for membership for following year
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Two step membership process:
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Completed membership application at vsuama.org
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Pay dues at ama.org
