About the SLC

The Part-Time & Online MBA Student Leadership Council serves as a liaison between the students and Carlson School leadership and acts as a strategic advisory board to improve the quality, value, and community of the Part-Time MBA Program.

The Student Leadership Council serves the students of the Part-Time and Online MBA programs by:

Being a voice to and from the Carlson School administration and students
Making recommendations on program enhancements (facilities, curriculum, communications, student services, assessment, etc)
Ensuring diversity of and promoting student events, activities, and clubs
Serving as a resource for prospective and current students

Current SLC Members

Alycia Michels, President
Kiley Shanks, VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Anuj Pandit, VP of Operations
Eric Mueller, VP of Finance
Teagan Hills, VP of Marketing
Tyler Keenan, VP of Academic Development
Sydney Fellabaum
Cassie Larson
Reid Vernon
John Houliston
I Te Lee
David Chapin
Jaya Sri Sunkara
Karina Larson
Sugumar Sunarraj
Rachel Elkhoury

Current Open Executive Committee Positions:

VP of Student Engagement

Carlson Staff

Patrick McCarthy, Student Affairs
Brigette Marty, Graduate Business Career Center
Meghan Leatherman, Student Affairs

Are you a part-time student interested in joining SLC? Complete the application form.

Contact SLC: mbaslc@umn.edu

SLC encourages all PT/Online MBA students to reach out directly to us for any questions or concerns regarding the program, club involvement, student services, courses, etc.

Please refer to the PTMBA SLC Bylaws for roles and responsibilities

Past SLC Achievements

The Student Leadership Council has impacted student life in a number of ways, driving creation of and advocating improvements such as:

Core course waiver exams, allowing PT-MBA students to test out of selected core courses. For more information, see Step 5 - Course Waivers on this welcome page.
Flexible course formats - Condensed and online course options give part-time students greater flexibility in balancing school with work and home.
Part-Time Clubs offer students a way to engage within and beyond the part-time program. See PT-MBA Clubs for more information about current offerings, and Events to learn about signature club programming.
Careers and Beers, offering a unique take on career development and networking with fast-paced, TED-style career talks from students, staff, alumni, and guest speakers.
Increased access to case competitions for part-time students.
Improved stoplight timing outside of the 19th Avenue Ramp - Through Student Affairs, SLC worked with the City of Minneapolis to change stoplight timing to alleviate 40+ minute traffic jams in the 19th Avenue Ramp.

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