When you think of a Millikin-run organization holding an event with bingo, music, and prizes, I’m sure Millikin Tabor Consulting (MTC) does not come to mind.
But on December 3rd, MTC held a music bingo event in an attempt to recruit new members for the organization.
MTC is a student-run venture full of a variety of students tasked with helping businesses with their needs.
“Typically we help out small businesses with their marketing or their accounting, any business material help they might need,” Vice President Remi Mendenhall said.
Students involved in MTC don’t get class credits for being involved, but they do get good experience. Even though they don’t get credit for the hard work they put into the venture, their faculty advisor, Yuhan Hua, presents their work to various conferences.
“I get the opportunity to present MTC at multiple national and international conferences to my peers,” Hua said. “I just [presented] this September at the [Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs] accreditation regional fall conference.”
Hua has been MTC’s advisor since it started in 2022. MTC started as a class but transitioned into an organization.
The students involved in MTC take on big tasks. Recently, MTC began working with the Decatur Civic Center to help them with their marketing.
However, it is important to note that the students do all of the work for their clients. Hua does not interfere with the work they do on these projects.
“As the advisor, all I should do is support them [and] give them enough autonomy,” Hua said.
The president of MTC, Guy Gahungu, puts in hard work. His job consists of managing others in the organization and making sure everything is getting done.
“I’m just basically making sure that all the teams are working together, but also that they’re communicating, making sure that we have a budget for functioning properly, and making sure that all the resources are located properly,” Gahungu said.
MTC is a hard, yet rewarding, student-run venture on Millikin’s campus. Sometimes, the projects they work on morph into amazing learning experiences.
“Last year, we had a client who came to us with a marketing need, but he also had a problem with finance, so we jumped in and helped him,” Gahungu said.
You don’t have to be a business major to join MTC; they accept students of all majors. To join MTC, students must go through an interview in order to be considered.
MTC was looking to recruit more members, so they decided to host a bingo night in the UC. However, it wasn’t regular bingo; it was music bingo. Music bingo and MTC have nothing in common, but it did attract many curious students.
Overall, the members deemed bingo night a success and were very happy with the turnout.
“I feel really blessed to be able to witness all the growth of the excellent students in this organization,” Hua said.
