In voting for the next president of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Council, Sydney Song (26B) is the leader that Goizueta Business School students should pick. With a proven track record of leadership both as a sophomore representative and the current vice president of programming on the BBA Council, Song has extensive experience and a platform that highlights innovative ideas and a desire to get things done. Her initiatives demonstrate not only her resolve to increase student support and foster social life in the business school but also her willingness to listen to student voices and implement real improvements.
In her current position, Song oversees Keeping Everyone at Goizueta Social (KEGS), a weekly event for BBA students where they can mingle with their peers and network with others affiliated with Goizueta, including professors, alumni and notable business leaders. These experiences have made Song knowledgeable about the daily operations of the BBA Council and the role it plays in providing support for students.
In her platform, Song emphasizes the importance of supporting Goizueta students who are not following typical pre-professional paths.
“Business career paths such as arts, music management, tech in business and entrepreneurship lack resources or recruiting guidance,” Song said in her platform. BBA students often feel pressured to follow paths with more financial resources and recruitment programs, leaving those interested in interdisciplinary and more humanities-focused fields feeling under-supported.
Song’s plan to introduce a vice president of career initiatives would address these concerns by tasking members of the BBA Council with ensuring that all students have support in pursuing their future ambitions. By providing networking opportunities to these students — from bringing guests from diverse industries to KEGS to curating networking contact lists — Song hopes to support diverse interests. Furthermore, Song recognizes the need to advocate for BBA international students and provide them with resources such as international alumni contact lists, student spotlights and a dedicated LinkedIn hub.
Song is committed to fostering an environment that prioritizes student well-being. She recognizes the intense pressure that many BBA students face and plans to introduce several mental health initiatives to support students amid Goizueta’s competitive curriculum and social space. During her interview with the Editorial Board, she mentioned de-stress events on Patterson Green, SoulCycle discount codes and BBA Boardroom community events.
In addition, Song truly understands the importance of transparency in student government, which has been a concern of the Board and many other Emory students in the past. To incorporate this, she plans to create a “BBA Council hub,” a centralized repository where students can access the minutes from their meetings, details about current initiatives and a collection of current resources. The hub would incorporate weekly feedback from students, ensuring improvements in the BBA are consistent, dynamic and always reflective of student needs.
Song is not just a candidate with substantive policy — she also has plans to achieve these goals. While Cate Navarrete (26B), who is also running for BBA Council president, is a good candidate with a solid platform, Song’s vision for Goizueta stands out for its practicality and feasibility, with tangible steps already in motion. Rather than a laundry list of reforms, her platform is a tailored collection of policies and initiatives that will make sure the BBA Council is in the business of serving every student.
Editorial Board Editor Marc Goedemans and Ilka Tona recused themselves due to a conflict of interest with Navarrete and were not involved in writing or editing this opinion.
The above editorial represents the majority opinion of The Emory Wheel’s Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is composed of Asst. Editorial Board Editor Carly Aikens, Asst. Arts & Life Editor Hunter Buchheit, Allie Guo, Asst. Opinion Editor Ethan Jacobs, Carson Kindred, Mira Krichavsky, Eliana Liporace, Niki Rajani, Josh Rosenblut and Crystal Zhang.
