The creation, growth and goals of the Women of Business club

By Garrett Cote gcote@springfield.edu

The Springfield College Women of Business Club is in the midst of its second year at Springfield College. The club has grown since its inception, with its main purpose wanting to focus on building career opportunities both professionally and personally for aspiring young women.

The mission statement reads:

The Women of Business Club is a student oriented academic group at Springfield College with the purpose to accredit diverse young women rising for work in the business occupation. This group will allow for greater learning opportunities to grow personally and professionally through leadership, inspiration, and networking ethicacy.

Enhancing public speaking, constructing strong resumes, and improving body language during interviews are some of the several learned professional skills that this club teaches its members.

There are currently 15 members of the club, however they are encouraging others to join and will welcome any new member with open arms, according to club leader Paige Shaughnessy.

“Our club is open to

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Still relatively new, the Women of Business club aims to better prepare and ready women for a career in the business field.

any female student who wants to join,” Shaughnessy said. “It is primarily business related, but anyone can learn from any of the workshops we do. I send out emails to business majors and minors, so everyone on that list receives emails whether they are in the club or not. We really want anyone who even has a slight interest in joining to really consider it.”

One aspect of the club that Shaughnessy continued to point out is that as a club, these young women want to learn and grow collectively, while improving their personal and professional lives through different types of leadership activities. Considering Shaughnessy had not only never led a club, but never been a part of one either, she admitted things have not always been smooth and easygoing.

For a first time club member, being the leader brought a handful of challenges in her first year. However, just like anything else, the more practice Shaughnessy had, the better she was.

“I started this with two other board members, with the approval of our advisor. We started extremely small, and I will admit we had no idea what we were doing at first. Once I got the hang of it, we became a lot more organized and were able to incorporate guest speakers as well as tons of different workshops.”

Overall, the Women of Business Club has evolved to be an exceptional organization. It may be small for the time being, but there are plans in place to continue to grow and expand. “This year we have been trying to recruit underclassmen,” Shaughnessy began. “The e-board and myself are all seniors, so we will be graduating this year. It’s important for us to keep this club running for as long as we can, because this is the only business club on campus right now.”

Shaughnessy will carry on with reaching out to as many students as possible, as taking over the e-board is a top priority for the future of the club.

She and the other current board members of the club run an Instagram account - @ SCwomeninbusiness - that highlights all of the meetings, activities and other important information related to the club.

Students interested in joining the club can check out the Instagram account and get in touch with the e-board members.

Concerned with leading others

Alec Noé’s drive for athletics and competition has evolved into a passion for coaching and helping those around him improve.

By Brady Cote @brady.cote

In an athlete’s life, there is always an influential figure that stands beside them as they grow and develop. Whether it be a coach, trainer, or teacher, that individual is there to make their athlete better. This individual solely focuses on their athlete and intends to make them the best that they can be.

Alec Noé – sophomore on campus and president of Iron Sports – has the same goal for his athletes within the club.

Iron Sports is a club where everyone has the same goal in sight. Those who join want to learn how to grow stronger, both mentally and physically.

In a normal week, Noé has a set up for these athletes consisting of the team warming up in the field house, followed up by lifting twice a week in the varsity weight room.

As the current president and leader of the Springfield College Iron Sports club, Noé’s main purpose is to help those who join the club improve their overall fitness.

“Everyone that is there is already great at what they do, and I’m just helping them get a little bit further.”

Noé expressed how he differed from most kids when it came to watching sports at a young age.

“Ever since I was a kid I was always much more interested in the managers. When I watched soccer, I loved the managers and the coaches much more than the players and just resonated with them a lot.”

Growing up, Noé’s influential figure was one of his coaches who ultimately planted the idea in his mind that he would one day be able to have a job regarding strength and conditioning.

“I built a really great relationship with him, and that whole mentor, mentee relationship was a huge reason for me basically going down the career path that I’m in now of strength and conditioning.”

Although Noé admits that the fire that he once had for competing is now extinguished, a new flame has been lit: a passion for coaching.

Noé created a fitness page on Instagram under @alecnoestrength. His page is not one that is meant to display his journey, or how far he’s come since the start.

“My page isn’t really about my own personal journey as an athlete, it’s more about coaching at this point.”

For Noé, it is not about the publicity. He wants to go down his own path while being able to display his coaching abilities.

“I don’t care about how many followers I have, I would much rather be original and less

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Noé (center) is President of the Springfield Iron Sports club. (Photo Courtesy of Alec Noé)