ABOUT US
The Business Society is one of the largest and most active academic societies at UEA. We represent the largest school at the university, Norwich Business School. Whilst the vast proportion of our members are business students, we also have a notable number of members from the schools of Economics and Computer Science.
Our primary focus is on providing extra-curricular opportunities for our members. Our events programme consists of four branches: social, academic, competitions and trips.
The society was founded in 2010 as the Management Society. The subsequent years have seen phenomenal measures of growth to bring us to where we are today. In recent years, those growth efforts have been accelerated, which resulted in our nomination for UEA SU's Academic Society of the Year in both 2018 & 2019, an award we yearn to achieve in the near future. In addition to these nominations, in 2019 we won the inaugural Academic Society Partnership Award for our work with the Norwich Business School, and Student Led Event of the Year for our UEApprentice competition. Our growth is continuing, and we are anticipating 2019/20 to be our busiest year yet.
MEET OUR COMMITTEE
Get to Know Us
JACK ANNAND
President
MSc Banking and Finance
My role as president is to set the overall vision and aims for the society, making sure we are doing the best we can for our members both today and in the future. I also oversee all the events we run, assisting members with their roles.
BEN HAWES
Vice President
BSc Business Management
My role involves assisting the president in overseeing the committee, as well as helping the other members of the committee with socials, networking events and competitions etc. I am also responsible for much of the society’s admin.
CHLOE GRIFFIN
Treasurer
BSc Business Finance and Management
Being the society's treasurer means that I am in charge of ensuring that we have enough money in our bank account and that we have enough cash to fund and subsidise events for students! I also try and help out in other society events where I can!
KATE ATKIN
Social Secretary and Health and Safety Officer
BSc Business Management
As part of my role I am responsible for organising and promoting socials for our members. As Health and Safety Officer I ensure events are well planned and safe, through liaising with the Student Union, the university and others.
ADAM WILKINS
Academic Secretary
BSc Business Management
My role is to help connect students with professionals through business based events. I am in contact with external organisations and entrepreneurs and present opportunities for members to meet these individuals.
GEORGIA SARJEANT
Competitions Secretary
BA American Studies
As competitions secretary for UEA Business Society my role is to plan, create and launch competitions for our members throughout the year; to help develop their employability skills during their time at UEA.
NEVE FARNAN
Trip Secretary
BSc Marketing and Management
As Trip Secretary, I have the pleasure of organising trips for our members, including our most popular social event for the Business Society- the annual trip abroad! Every February we have our social trip to a European city for 3-4 nights,
OLIVIA WHITING
Publicity Officer
BSc Marketing and Management
As the Publicity Officer, my role is primarily to keep everyone up to date via social media and emails in regards to our latest events, competitions and opportunities. However, the role is not limited to this and I am able to get involved in other tasks as much as I want!
DAISY CHAMPION
Corporate Relations Officer
BSc Marketing and Management
My role is to help connect the society with local and national businesses to increase the number of opportunities we run for our members. Ways in which we seek to work with companies range from financial sponsorship to running events.
MARTIN HARVEY
Liaison Officer
BSc Business Management
My role is to improve links between the society and the Business School. I am the main point of contact with NBS staff, and help the society organise events with them in a range of areas. The relationship between society and school is now award-winning.
LORNA HACON
Events Assistant
BSc Marketing and Management
My role is to support the work of the Social, Academic, Trip and Competitions Secretaries in organising events for the society. Within this role I have the opportunity to help plan and run events in a wide range of areas.
ERIN GIBNEY
Union Council Representative
BSc Business Management
I am responsible for representing the interests of all the society's members in Union Council. The Council decides much of the Student Union's policy, so through me, the members of the society have a voice in the way the Union is run.
KOTRYNA TAUNYTE
International Students' Representative
BSc Business Finance and Economics
As the International Representative in the society I try to help international students feel included in the Business Society and university life overall. I work with NBS and INTO to help integrate not only current international students, but future ones as well.
TBC
First Year Representative
First Year BSc
In the society I represent all of the first year students. As well as that I encourage first year students to join the society and come to the social and educational events that we put on as well as answering any questions that new first year students have.