Finance and Accounting Club (FAC)
Purdue Calumet students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate classes are eligible for membership in FAC.
If you are interested in networking with fellow members, faculty and business professionals . . . learning more about career opportunities in finance and accounting . . . or simply broadening your interest and knowledge of finance and accounting related topics, then consider a membership in FAC.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Ed Furticella
FAC Facebook
Information Systems Student Associations (ISSA)
The goals of Information Systems Student Association (ISSA) are to help members in the professional, educational, and social development through interactions with business practitioners, faculty, and fellow students on information systems topics.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Lin Zhao
Contact E-mail: Lin.Zhao@purduecal.edu
Purdue University Marketing Association and International Business Club (PUMA/IBC)
Purdue University Marketing Association has formed a chapter on the Calumet campus in 2007. PUMA is a nationally recognized chapter of the American Marketing Association. PUMA’s mission is to help students in learning about the career options available to marketing majors, serve as a networking and resume building tool and provide the means to contribute to a community by charitable activities.
IBC’s mission is to help students learn about the effects of globalization and its impact on their career options, to encourage travel abroad, and expose students to other cultures.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Kasia Firlej
PUMA/IBC Website
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Purdue University Calumet Society for Human Resource Management, Chapter 5221, is committed to the personal and professional growth of our student members.
The purpose of this organization is to help students gain exposure to the Human Resources field by incorporating classroom knowledge with real world experience.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Harry Vasilopolous
Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization (CEO)
The Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization (CEO) is part of a national initiative to inform, support, and inspire college students to become entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. PUC’s CEO has been established to bring together students who have an interest in exploring the world of entrepreneurship as a possible career option. The primary purpose is to provide members with opportunities to periodically meet with and gain inspiration from entrepreneurs of Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Derek Ruth
Contact E-mail: ruthda@purduecal.edu
Purdue Calumet Boots & Bridle Club
The purpose of the Purdue Calumet Boots & Bridle Club is to promote equine activities and education and to help horse enthusiasts to become better horsemen/women. Members must be a student at Purdue University Calumet and have a positive outlook on the equine species. No equine background is needed. The group will raise money for equine rescue groups, attend clinics on equine issues, and bring educational clinics to Purdue University Calumet to demonstrate how horses are beneficial to people of all ages. The club president is Kate Hodson.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Jordan Kerr
Contact E-mail: JordanJ.Kerr@purduecal.edu
