It gives me an immense pleasure to be writing for the BUSOSC website. This website is a symbol of the continuing progress the club has been making over its short 3 years. From humble beginnings, the BUSOSC is now an important part of the Faculty of Arts student organizations and clubs. The club has not only progressed but also it has continued to evolve and improve student engagement for BUSO and Non-BUSO students. Ever year the club sees new events and ideas being shaped from the previous one. Last year we had our first ever Career Day and Knocking Down Silos with Dave Howlett. And this year the club has organized a peer mentoring section that is helping many students with their essays and research.

I graduated from York in 2008 with a BA in Specialized Economics. Yes! I am not from BUSO, however because the BUSO stream overlaps in so many dimensions I had a lot of interaction with BUSO students in Econ. lectures. It was later, that this interaction allowed me to find the club and later become a part of it. My apposition of Executive Director was always of choice as I wanted to learn skills to manage and work with people.

Now looking back and seeing our new team doing so well (with the website, events and all) I truly feel very proud of the club. As for me, I am working at the moment with Kings Apparel a textile manufacturer based in Karachi, Pakistan. I am also pursuing an accounting degree (ACCA) to balance my all Economics training at York. I want to pursue a MBA in years to come and hope to come back to Toronto in the fall to meet the club in its new room in Vanier College. Kudos and Cheers for many good years to come!

Umair Memon

BUSO Executive Director 2007-2008