Why Volunteer with GMAC?
Volunteering with the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) offers professionals a unique opportunity to give back to the global business school community. Whether you work in marketing, recruiting, admissions, or program management, your expertise can make a significant impact. Here are a few reasons why volunteering with GMAC is valuable for you:
1. Professional Growth: Enhance your leadership skills, gain new perspectives, and stay current with industry trends.
2. Networking: Connect with peers and thought leaders from around the world, expanding your professional network.
3. Recognition: Gain visibility and recognition within the business school community.
4. Contribution: Play a key role in shaping the future of graduate management education.
Join GMAC in empowering the next generation of business leaders. Your expertise and passion can drive positive change and foster a vibrant, connected, and knowledgeable business school community worldwide.
Who Are We Looking For?
We are looking for professionals who are currently employed at GMAC member schools. You may be working in marketing, recruiting, admissions, or program management, and have sufficient time to devote to a volunteer opportunity. Together, we can advance the mission of GMAC and support the professional development of our global community. Questions? Please email programs@gmac.com if you have any questions or need more information on the opportunities listed below.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join an Advisory Group
Play an integral role in designing the agenda for our different conferences targeting the business school community by helping us identify the key issues to be discussed. You will have the opportunity to connect with and influence your peers from around the world and be recognized as a strategic leader in graduate management education.
Typically, Advisory Group members participate in several virtual planning meetings to share best practices and plan content, provide session ideas based on industry knowledge of trending issues, review and vote on session ideas generated, and, in most cases, participate in sessions as panelists or expert presenters.
1. Annual Conference
The Annual Conference welcomes 650+ professionals representing business schools worldwide. The event is designed to address challenges and to provide the highest quality programming on a variety of topics, such as digital marketing; equitable access to education; data analytics; navigating the new recruiting and admissions landscape and more. The Annual Conference Advisory Group starts in December and ends in June when the conference is delivered.
2. Leadership Conference
The GMAC Leadership Conference offers leaders with strategic level responsibility representing business schools worldwide the opportunity to gather in an intimate setting to learn, share insights and discuss the issues that are shaping the global management education community. Academic and administrative program-level Deans and Directors managing a program, or a portfolio of programs discuss a myriad of issues including resourcing, managing teams, skills delivery, student engagement and trends shaping GME. Leadership conference advisory group volunteers are engaged from September through January when the event is delivered.
3. European or Asia Conferences
Regional Conferences cover marketing best practices, innovation in admissions, and the impact of data and technology in recruitment – providing a comprehensive experience that will prepare and inspire participants in key regions for current and future challenges. Regional Conference Advisory Groups work from May through November when the conference is delivered.
4. Masters Leadership Symposium
This event is designed specifically for school professionals with strategic responsibility for business master’s programs around the world. Associate Deans, Program Directors and other b-school leaders meet once a year to explore market trends and gain perspective around the challenges and opportunities faced by this important segment of the graduate management education industry.
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Present at a Conference or Lead a Workshop
We gather conference session ideas through a Call for Proposal process for each event, which opens around the Advisory Group kick-off meeting. However, you may be interested in leading a workshop or joining a session under development to share your experience, engage with a global audience, and contribute to the professional development of your peers.
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Facilitate a Discussion
Lead a virtual discussion forum, a topic conversation during the Peer Facilitated Discussion Meet Ups at Annual Conference, or a Learning Team during select Conferences. Facilitate meaningful conversations and help participants gain valuable insights and practical skills.
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Host a GMAC Professional Development Event
Nominate your institution to host a GMAC event. Host training sessions, symposia, and meetups, providing emerging professionals with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed. Your mentorship can inspire and guide the next generation of leaders in graduate management education.
1. Admissions Institute for New Professionals (AINP)
The Admissions Institute is a robust program essential for every new professional in recruitment, admissions, and marketing. AINP runs over three days and welcomes up to 48 participants. Host school responsibilities include providing the conference/classroom facility, provide a “Faculty in Residence” or a speaker for up to 2 sessions, and provide space and recommendations for catering (lunch, breaks and cocktail reception).
2. Masters Leadership Symposium
This event is designed specifically for school professionals with strategic responsibility for business master’s programs around the world. Associate Deans, Program Directors and other b-school leaders meet once a year to explore market trends and gain perspective around the challenges and opportunities faced by this important segment of the graduate management education industry. MLS runs over 2 days and welcomes up to 100 participants. Host school responsibilities include providing the conference/classroom facility as well as space and recommendations for catering (lunch, breaks and cocktail reception).
3. Regional Events and Meet Ups
GMAC schools get together regionally across the world for a day of programming that includes best practices sharing, discussion of trends and solutions to operational problems within marketing, recruiting and admissions. Host school responsibilities include providing the conference/classroom facility and recommendations for catering (lunch and breaks) for 20-30 participants.
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Contribute Content in a Blog or Newsletter
Write insightful and informative blog posts on topics related to marketing, recruiting, admissions, and program management. Share your expertise with a wider audience and contribute to the ongoing dialogue in the business school community. Add the blog post to your LinkedIn profile to enhance your professional exposure.
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