The Nine Principles of UBSS

Leadership: Having a vision, articulating it so others can understand it, and building a consensus around this to create a common vision – this is leadership.  Being a leader does not always mean being the “top dog.”  It is not about being the boss, the cop, the pronouncer, or the naysayer.  Leadership means being a coach, a facilitator, a cheerleader, and a nurturer of champions.

Teamwork: More can get accomplished when we work together.  By pooling our strengths we can overcome our weaknesses.  We support, encourage and celebrate each other’s accomplishments because what lifts one of us lifts us all.  We win together.

Personal and Professional Development: As university students, we are here to learn.  As business students we are here to build careers.  We recognize that our experience as members of student clubs is among the most powerful vehicles for our personal and professional development.  The activities and events we organize and in which we participate can be our best preparation for the future.

Service: UBSS is here to serve the clubs.  Clubs are here to serve their members.  In this way, we prepare ourselves for a lifetime of serving our communities through meaningful work, strong families, and civic involvement.

Diversity: Each of us possesses a unique set of knowledge, skills, abilities and other qualities.  It is this that allows each of us to make a unique contribution to the communities to which we belong.  It is incumbent on all of us to learn to appreciate the value that each of us brings.

Global in Scope, Human in Nature: As business students we are clearly members of a global community.  And while we acknowledge the need to think globally in terms of our education, we are committed to retaining the human scale of our relationships.  Our perspective and technology may have a global reach, but it is the strength of our interpersonal relationships that binds us together.

Ethics: We are committed to maintaining high ethical standards in all of our dealings with each other, with others, both inside and outside the campus community.  We continually develop the “good habits” that we should acquire, uphold the duties that we should follow, and maintain a keen awareness of the consequences of our behavior on others. 

Kaizen: Kaizen (pronounced ki-zen) is the Japanese word for continuous improvement. As we use the term, it is a method that strives toward perfection by eliminating waste. It eliminates waste by empowering people with tools and methods for uncovering improvement opportunities and making change. “Waste” is any activity that does not add value.  Adding value centers on doing things right the first time in a way that substantively changes a product or service.

Enthusiasm: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson.  We choose to pursue higher education and we choose to commit ourselves to the service of student clubs.  We do this with the excited anticipation of the possibilities that lay ahead.