Get to know Hannah Kuse, the president of SIB and her organization. Students
in International Business (SIB) is a student organization at Texas
State University that welcomes students of all majors. The mission of
SIB is to connect students to international business experience and
assist them in their path to a career and leadership positions within
the field of international business. The purpose of SIB is
to increase student awareness about international business, create a
forum for discussing international business issues, provide
opportunities for students to interact with international business
professionals, and prepare students for career and leadership positions
in international business. Q: Give us a brief summary of your organization:
Q: How has your organization helped you grow as a student
and future professional?
SIB
has helped me grow as a student by challenging me to independently learn about
international business. I have also learned to better balance my work, school,
and social life. It has also allowed me to build my professional network
through events we hold, speakers at our meetings, and the work we do with the
international nonprofit Sights Unseen.
Q: What makes your organization special/unique?
SIB
is unique in that the opportunities we have for students are not only local but
global in scope. Sights
Unseen is a nonprofit started by Texas State alumni Kelly Broome which
manufactures and distributes glasses to people in developing countries. Our
work with Sights Unseen allows students to directly engage with international
business people and work with a team on a proposal to USAID. This proposal is
for a grant to help underprivileged people in Guatemala receive glasses called
Adspecs which will help communities overcome the limitations poor eyesight can
create.
Q: What is something you wish someone would’ve told you
before you started your college journey?
Before
starting my college journey I wish I had known to get involved on campus early
on. Meeting new people, building your professional resume, and making new
friends is so much easier when you join organizations your freshman year.
Joining
SIB is as easy as coming to one of our meetings, held every other Tuesday at 5
pm in McCoy 105, and paying the $25 yearly fee. A t-shirt is included with this
fee.
Facebook page: Facebook.com/txstsib
Twitter & Instagram: @TXSTSIB
