Business schools love to talk about how diverse their class is but we thought rather than just saying “Rotman has a diverse class!” we’d use our latest blog post to talk to the many of the really exciting things happening on and off-campus for students from all walks of life.

For whoever you are or where you are from, we have a club for you:

• • The Letters at Rotman (Rotman’s LGBTQ and friends club)
• Association Francophone de Rotman
• European Business Club
• Latin America Business Association
• Middle East Business Association
• Rotman Asian Business Association
• Rotman African and Caribbean Association
• South Asian Business Association
• Women in Management Association

What’s especially great about these clubs (and all of our student clubs in general) is that they are exclusively for the MBA student body and therefore arranges networking events, helps students maximize their Rotman experience, etc, JUST for Rotman MBAs. As a result, the events and resources provided by each club are perfectly suited to our student body’s needs.

Despite the above clubs list, you might be wondering, “how much do these clubs actually do on campus?” And the answer is lots! In fact, every club has at least a few events happening every month:

Feel like getting reconnected to your Indian roots? Come out for the Holi party!

Want to expand your network in South America? Come out to Latin America Business Association networking night!

The Rotman calendar is filled with all sorts of events like this. -And in order for a student club to exist at Rotman in the first place, it is required to have a certain number of events every semester. This guarantees you that when you join a student club, you will get to take part in some pretty cool activities!

Beyond the Rotman walls, our students get access to some pretty awesome networks as well. For our women, we are one of only three Canadian b-schools that partner with the Forté Foundation. Forté organizes seminars and very prominent guest speaker events with the goal of helping women accelerate their careers through the MBA. These are initiatives that you simply cannot find in b-schools that are not affiliated with Forté.

Some of our students move to Toronto with their families as well. –Such students are here studying away at Rotman while their significant others are not. To this end, we host events on and off-campus to ensure these “Rotman families” are settled in, enjoying their time in Toronto and are having their needs met, beyond just those in the actual Rotman MBA program.

For our LGBTQ community, the University of Toronto hosts an orientation week at the start of the school year specifically for the LGBTQ community. The university also offers LGBTout, the University of Toronto’s student group for the LGBTQ community.  As well, every year Rotman takes part in Out on Bay Street, a weekend-long conference and networking event entirely around helping the LGBTQ community pursue its post-MBA goals. Out on Bay Street was also founded, in fact, by a Rotman Alum as well!

Clearly Rotman has quite the diverse class but thanks to our amazing on and off-campus initiatives, we make sure Rotman feels like a second home to you, wherever your first home may be. 🙂