The Business and Tourism Society (BTS) at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is a student-led organization dedicated to fostering professional development and social and networking opportunities for students enrolled in the business and tourism programs at the Mount. The BTS is committed to giving back to the community through fundraising activities and participation in numerous Department of Business and Tourism events such as the Learners and Leaders Conference, Caritas Day, and the TEAM fundraising event. The society organizes various fun social activities throughout the Fall and Winter semesters for students, creating opportunities for socializing and networking

Your 2024/2025 Executive Team

President – Stefan Michaelsen Zegarra
VP Administration – Warren Marchant
Co VP Events – Faviola Castro Donate
Co VP Events – Simranjeet Kaur
Co VP Events – Karla Nasralla
VP Finance – Abdul Kfouzi
VP Management – Keith Gallie
Co VP Marketing – Victoria Foster
Co VP Marketing – Keith Gallie

Faculty Advisor: Maria Matthews
Faculty Advisor: Deanna Struthers

All members of the 2024 2025 business and tourism society executive together for this photo. President – Stefan Michaelsen Zegarra VP Administration – Warren Marchant Co VP Events – Faviola Castro Donate Co VP Events – Simranjeet Kaur Co VP Events – Karla Nasralla VP Finance – Abdul Kfoui VP Management – Keith Gallie Co VP Marketing – Victoria Foster Co VP Marketing – Keith Gallie Faculty Advisor: Maria Matthews Faculty Advisor: Deanna Struthers

 

Contact us through social media:

Facebook: MSVU Business and Tourism Society 
Instagram: @msvubtsociety
Twitter: @msvubtsociety

Description of BTS Executive Team duties

Description of duties – BTS Executive Team

President

  • Serve as chief presiding officer of the BTS
  • Chair both the Executive Committee and all general meetings
  • Provide leadership and motivation within the group
  • Enforce and uphold the Constitution
  • Serve as a signing officer for BTS funds
  • Hold all keys to the BTS office and distribute them to executive members as they see fit
  • All keys to the BTS office must be passed on by the current President to the next President
  • Assist in organizing the Leaders & Learners Conference

VP of Finance

  • Responsible for maintaining all budgetary records
  • Responsible for overseeing the society bank account
  • Control petty cash funds (remains at the office in a safe) and records (under faculty supervision)
  • Act as signing officer for BTS funds
  • Hold a key to the BTS office
  • Assist in organizing the Leaders & Learners Conference

VP of Marketing

  • Design and distribution of any marketing tools
  • Actively communicate societal events
  • Manage all social media activities and accounts on behalf of the BTS
  • Communicate with the University Public Relations office
  • Provide regular updates regarding the BTS society on all Business and Tourism department social media and departmental website
  • Assist in organizing the Leaders & Learners Conference

VP of Events

  • Manage the planning and implementation of all BTS events on & off campus.
  • Ensures effective documentation of communications that are essential to organizing MSVU Annual Internal & External Events. (Such as suppliers, contacts, organizations and work plan deadlines)
  • Assist in organizing the Leaders & Learners Conference

VP of Administration

  • Create and distribute the agendas for all BTS meetings
  • Compose and distribute minutes for all meetings
  • Maintain BTS records, including attendance at all scheduled meetings and events and post records to the BTS TEAMS site.
  • Collect all electronically produced documentation used by the society as recorded throughout the year.
  • Assist in organizing the Leaders & Learners Conference

VP of Management

  • Take the lead in managing BTS involvement in the annual Leadership Conference
  • Work directly with the President and Faculty Advisor as part of the Conference team
  • Carry out any extra tasks as requested by the faculty advisor/s
  • Provide weekly updates to the conference faculty advisor, BTS faculty advisor, and BTS
  • Manage the scheduling of deadlines for BTS events.

Interested in joining the executive for the 2024 2025 academic year?

All the BTS Executive positions listed above will be open for elections for the 2024/25 academic year. Email your application to Maria.Matthews2@msvu.ca 

Who can Apply?

  • Candidates MUST be available for the position for the full semester of either September to December OR January to April.
  • Preference will be given to candidates who are available the entire academic year.
  • Students who are on co-operative work term off MSVU campus are not eligible, with the exception that two co-operative students who are on co-operative work term on opposite terms can share one position, with a clear succession plan mapped out in their respective applications.
  • Students who take part in student exchange abroad are not eligible during the semester they are abroad.
  • Eligibility for executive positions is reserved for full-time Business and Tourism students. In filling executive positions, preference will be given to candidates pursuing a BBA Major, a BTHM degree, a Concentration or a Minor in Business & Tourism.

How to Apply?

  • Eligible students must submit a 300 to 600 – word essay which includes: An indication of the position(s) you’d like to be considered for.
  • Why you will be a good fit for the position as well as your relevant past experiences which make you suitable for the position.
  • A list of ideas/activities (including ideas for fundraising) you intend to pursue in the position that will benefit the society.
  • A written confirmation that you will be at MSVU enrolled as a full-time student for the semester you are applying for.
  • A written confirmation that you plan to physically or virtually attend at least 75% of the meetings.

2023 2024 Executive

Business and Tourism society executive with faculty support person Maria Matthews sitting on a couch in the Rook during the pizza social. 2023

 

President – Hannah Salomon
VP Administration – Anubha Sharma
VP Events – Helena Martini
VP Finance – Stefan Michaelsen
VP Management – Faviola Castro Donate
VP Marketing – Lauren Bellefontaine

2022 2023 Executive

President – Peter Hradisky
VP Marketing and Communications – Hannah Salomon
VP Internal and External Events – Winny Liang
VP Administration – Katie Chan
VP Management – Noah Kamara

2021 2022 Winter Executive

President – Peter Hradisky
co-VP Marketing and Communications – Kathryn Francis
co-VP Marketing and Communications – Emily Sutherland
VP Management – Ella Burns
VP Internal and External Events – Jennifer Kurmey
VP Administration – Arzoo Rahimi

Welcome from your Society

2021 2022 Executive

Our 2021/2022 Executive Team

Co-President: Leah Forrest and Iknoor Singh
VP Marketing and Communications: Kathryn Francis
VP Administration: Arzoo Rahimi
VP Management: Ella Burns

2020 2021 Executive

Business and Tourism society All together 2020

Co-President: Beth Connell and MacKenzie Parker
VP Marketing and Communications: Leah Forrest
VP Finance: Iknoor Singh
VP Internal Events: Kelly Pawliuk-Coderre
VP External Events: Garima
VP Management: Robyn Sutherland
VP Administration: Sophie Cadena-Ellis

2019 2020 Executive

2019 2020 Business and Tourism Society executive

Great Memories

50th Learners and Leaders Conference – 2024

Business and Tourism society posing in front of the the 50th anniversary black and gold balloon display at the Learners and Leaders conference 2025.

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Business and Tourism Society Pizza Social. September 2024.

Room view of the pub with students eating pizza at the Business and Tourism Society Pizza Social. September 2024.

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Caritas Day 2024

Mount Saint Vincent University's Business and Tourism students who volunteered for the department Caritas Day opportunities are standing all together for a group photo inside of the pub before they went out in the community. They all look pretty excited to be doing this.

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49th annual Business and Tourism Conference – 2023

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48th Annual MSVU Business and Tourism Learners and Leaders Conference – 2022

Business and Tourism society posing in front of the event sign at the Learners and Leaders conference 2022.

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2022 Business and Tourism Pizza Social.

Business and Tourism Society Pizza Social September 2022.

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45th Annual Learners and Leaders Business and Tourism Student Led Conference 2019.

Presenters, panelists and business and tourism student volunteers at the 45th learners and leaders conference in 2019.

Business and Tourism Graduates who sat on a panel session for the 45th annual Learners and Leaders conference in 2019.

Business and Tourism Annual Pizza Social 2019.

Business and Tourism students enjoying the society pizza social in Vinnies Pub. Date 2019.

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BTS had a great group that volunteered for the 44th Annual Learners and Leaders Business and Tourism Conference.

Group photo of the business and tourism society volunteers for the 44th Annual Learners and Leaders student lead conference. Year 2018.

Successful Pizza Social to kick of the new academic year 2018.

Business and Tourism students enjoying the society pizza social in Vinnies Pub. Date 2018.

The Business and Tourism Society is proud to support the Ronald McDonald House in Halifax and its families in 2018.

Business and Tourism society holding huge cheque outside of Ronald McDonald House containing a donation of $1000 in 2018.

2017 Business and Tourism Society Pizza Social.

The Business and Tourism society during the pizza social in Vinnies Pub. Date 2017.

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2016 Business and Tourism Society Pizza Social.

Business and Tourism student enjoying the society pizza social in the garden outside of Vinnies Pub. Date 2016.

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