{"id":68,"date":"2022-04-08T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2023-01-30T17:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:33:40","slug":"club-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/club-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are \/ Join us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957-1024x515.jpeg\" alt=\"2022 College Fed Challenge Winners!\" class=\"wp-image-1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957-1024x515.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957-300x151.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957-768x386.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957-1536x772.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6803-e1675111990957.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>2022 College Fed Challenge Winners!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finance and Banking Club in discussion format, covers economic developments, finance industry topics and monetary policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\" style=\"color:#77797a\"><li><strong>From a theoretical perspective;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>From an historical perspective;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>And applies these ideas to current economic issues.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2023\/01\/IMG_6769.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Club meetings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Diverse opinions, independent research and active participation are encouraged. Each year, during the fall semester, a team of students, participates in the academic <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/college-fed-challenge\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/college-fed-challenge\/\">College Fed Challenge Competition<\/a>, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams of BMCC students associated with the club have distinguished themselves repeatedly in the nationally prominent College Fed challenge academic competition. This is the only academic activity in the college where in more than 10 years BMCC student teams have consistently excelled in the regional and national level starting with 2011. Most recently, the BMCC student team won the first place in the College Fed Challenge in the Maiden Lane Division in the Fall of 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and as a result they have been repeatedly invited to the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC where they met and were honored by Chair Jerome Powell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Club also sponsors, especially in the spring semester, academic discussion and seminars covering a wide variety of subjects related to economics and finance subjects. Seminar discussions include the FinTech industry, ESG\/Social Impact investments, Introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency, NFTs and Blockchain, economic developments and the financial industry. Guest discussants and speakers include Central Bank economists as well prominent industry participants. &nbsp; In addition, the club organizes Career Opportunity seminars, open to all BMCC students, featuring BMCC graduates reflecting on how to start and develop a successful business career. Last, the Club also organizes visits a variety of prominent financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meetings<\/strong>: Wednesdays 2 to 4 p.m. Online and In Person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Advisors<\/strong>: Professors Julian Schroeder and Yanni Tournas provide PhD level intellectual rigor with real world business and financial industry experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Email <a href=\"mailto:ytournas@gmail.com\">ytournas@gmail.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our WhatsApp group<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/ITYiiK0ayb50D87bBQa0HB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finance &amp; Banking Club Constitution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f1b1d8c5-d0a5-4a9d-abc9-b8f5e3e9bbed\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2022\/08\/Finance-and-Banking-Club-BMCC-Constitution-.docx\">Finance and Banking Club BMCC Constitution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2039\/2022\/08\/Finance-and-Banking-Club-BMCC-Constitution-.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f1b1d8c5-d0a5-4a9d-abc9-b8f5e3e9bbed\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-0482fd6\" data-block-id=\"0482fd6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-86aa367\" data-block-id=\"86aa367\"><style>.stk-86aa367 .stk-button{border-radius:50px !important}.stk-86aa367 .stk-button__inner-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,\"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Symbol\" !important}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/advisory-board\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Advisory Board<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-a68c6c4\" data-block-id=\"a68c6c4\"><style>.stk-a68c6c4 .stk-button{background:#fcb900 !important}.stk-a68c6c4 .stk-button{border-radius:50px !important}.stk-a68c6c4 .stk-button__inner-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,\"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Symbol\" !important}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/category\/current-student-profiles\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Current Student Profiles<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-3cbce33\" data-block-id=\"3cbce33\"><style>.stk-3cbce33 .stk-button{background:#abb8c3 !important}.stk-3cbce33 .stk-button{border-radius:50px !important}.stk-3cbce33 .stk-button__inner-text{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,\"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Symbol\" !important}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/finance-banking-club\/category\/alumni-news\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Alumni Profiles<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Finance and Banking Club in discussion format, covers economic developments, finance industry topics and monetary policy: From a theoretical perspective; 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