Welcome to Out for Business (OFB) at Ross, the official lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) student association at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
Our mission is based off of three pillars:
Community
We seek to build a strong, diverse community of LGBTQ+ and ally students at Ross where all are welcomed, celebrated, and valued.
Career
We aim to provide a comprehensive set of professional development resources to support the career interests of OFB members.
Awareness
We work to raise awareness among Ross faculty, staff, and students of the issues, experiences, and intersectional identities among LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace and in society.
We work to achieve our mission by providing professional and social networking opportunities for LGBTQ+ students at Ross while also raising awareness of LGBTQ+ workplace issues. We develop and maintain relationships with faculty, staff, alumni, and corporations to help us achieve these goals.
OFB will continue to support, amplify, advocate, and fight for the basic human and civil rights of our Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) community.
Things we have done:
Things we are doing:
We provide our members with career development resources such as mentoring and on/off campus recruiting.
We host community wide events to support local LGBTQ+ non profits and to highlight the wider LGBTQ+ business community.
In addition to meetings, Out for Business at Ross organizes a variety of events designed to bring together members of the LGBTQ+ community