USC Marshall School of Business

Leadership at USC Marshall is central to our mission and philosophy

Marshall Case Team (MCT)
Case competitions here and abroad hone critical business skills and expose Marshall students to cultures and business practices around the world; they represent the kinds of learning opportunities that set Marshall graduates apart as effective leaders. Marshall undergraduates successfully compete in a broad range of case competitions throughout the United States and the world. USC Marshall hosts its annual Marshall International Case Competition, the largest international case competition of its kind.

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The mission of Marshall Business Student Government (MBSG) is to improve the academic, professional and social lives of all undergraduate business students. MBSG is focused on creating programs, activities, and other similar services for undergraduate business students. We are the primary link between the students and administration at Marshall and are responsible for developing quality programs that will promote interaction between students, faculty, and alumni. MBSG programs and activities aim at creating a strong and unified community within Marshall and give students direct access to the best alumni network of any university in the world.

Community Engagement

USC Marshall is a community leader with many student-led programs that give back to the community. One example, Los Angeles Community Impact (LACI), an undergraduate student-led consulting group, has worked with 76 clients and completed 87 semester-long projects, in which students logged more than 17,000 hours of community service, since its founding in fall 2006.

USC Marshall encourages students to travel the globe to gain new experiences and to understand the role social entrepreneurs play in society and the key challenges they face. To gain skills in achieving social change with a global mindset, we established the USC Marshall Global Business Brigades (GBB) chapter, which has traveled to Panama since 2009 to assist local farmers and business owners. Through GBB students are immersed in communities that need business savvy as they empower members by presenting sustainable business models. To learn more about GBB, please visit the GBB website:

In addition, undergraduate students have joined together through MOVE to organize Marshall Community Service Day, which connects USC Marshall students, faculty and staff with volunteer sites around Los Angeles for a day of public service.

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) was created with the idea that participation in ASB activities would significantly change student lives as well as those of community residents. ASB has evolved into an intensive five-to-six day community service-learning program designed to introduce students to diverse communities and the impact of key social issues in multiple locations. Recent Volunteer Center trips and themes include:

• Thailand (volunteer at a refugee orphanage)
• India (work with a non-profit to empower women and teach microfinancing)
• Isla Mujeres (effects of eco-tourism)
• Guatemala (culture and development)
• Utah (Navajo Nation and cultural preservatism)
• Salinas, CA (environmental conservatism)