Warrington Survival Guide
The purpose of the Warrington Survival Guide is to help further students of the Warrington College of Business by providing an extensive guide to all student organizations and access to a database of early career programs. This guide was created and updated by the VP of Programming, Alexandra Vives.
Gator Ready id="gator-ready"
The Gator Ready initiative aims to ensure students have the knowledge and skills employers seek by aligning student involvement with career readiness competencies. In addition to academic achievements, employers seek a set of competencies that demonstrate students have the knowledge, skill, and attitudes needed to thrive in the current world of work. Gator Ready was designed to help students track their development across these competencies and provides evidence to employers of their dedication to growth.
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Professionalism & Work Ethic
- Career & Self Development
- Communication
- Leadership
- Equity & Inclusion
- Technical Acumen
Gator Ready serves as your record of involvement, engagement, and experiential learning. Providing you with a co-curricular transcript of all the activities you participate in while a Heavener student. Having this data at your finger tips allows you to confidentially tell employers your story.
Heavener Experiential Programs in Career and Leadership id="experiential"
An overview of student organizations in the Warrington College sponsored by the Heavener School of Business. These organizations are for business majors.
Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program
BUMP pairs one freshman, sophomore, or transfer student with a dedicated student leader. BUMP facilitates growth through developmental meetings, networking opportunities, socials, and AlumNights. With a network of 140+ mentors and mentees, and a large network of successful alumni, BUMP is sure to impact your college career.
Career and Peer Mentors
Career And Peer (CAP) Mentors specialize in providing Warrington students with peer-to-peer career development assistance in their search for great internship and job opportunities. Open to juniors & seniors (application required).
Florida Leadership Academy
The Florida Leadership Academy develops future leaders and polished professionals by providing opportunities for personal growth and networking. Open to sophomores (application required).
Heavener Leadership Challenge
The Heavener Leadership Challenge is a program within the Warrington College of Business that empowers students who are driven to develop their leadership skills. We realize that leadership is a teachable and learnable skill, and our goal is to assist each student in transforming themselves into exemplary leaders. Open to sophomores (application required).
Heavener Peer Advisors
A dynamic group of experienced, business upperclassmen highly trained to provide First-Year Business Gators with academic advisement and transition support in the Heavener School of Business (HSB) at the University of Florida. Open to all (application required).
Leadership Development Program
LDP is modeled after the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. Empowering students to be social change agents for the 21st century. The purpose is to model the concept of leadership as an inclusive process by which change is effected for the betterment of others. Open to all (application required).
Warrington Welcome Peer Leaders
A Peer Leader is an upper-level business student that serves a vital function as co-instructor for the Warrington Welcome course. Peer Leaders assist students by serving as a peer advisor, role model, and a representative of the Warrington College of Business. Open to freshmen & sophomores (application required).
Warrington Diplomats
The Warrington Diplomats serve as the official student ambassadors for the Warrington College of Business. The Diplomats provide numerous services, including tours, Warrington Career Week, special Warrington events, Alumni Cafés, monthly engagement events, and employer-sponsored events. If students have any questions regarding classes or involvement, the Diplomats are there to answer them. Open to rising juniors (application required).
Hot tip: Get involved early to gain experiences to make you a stand-out candidate.
General Business Organizations id="gb-orgs"
An overview of student organizations in the Warrington College of Business for students with business majors.
Actualize
Actualize is a Fortune 500 Company-sponsored student-run organization that empowers students to use Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to their advantage. Open to all (no application).
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
ALPFA is the longest standing Latino organization with the goal of promoting Latinos/Latinas in the business world through networking opportunities, conferences and professional development. Open to all (no application).
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
Alpha Kappa Psi hones professional skills through mock interviews, public speaking workshops, and resume critiques, cultivating our members into strong and successful individuals. Open to all (application required).
Black Students in Business
BSIB hosts numerous professional development and social community events curated specifically for the enrichment of our Black business community. Open to all (no application required).
Business Ethics Ambassadors
Heavener’s Business Ethics Ambassadors engage in a series of experiential learning opportunities in order to develop ethical decision making and leadership skills, including creating and implementing programs that meaningfully integrate ethics into the Heavener experience. Open students who have taken BUL4443 (application required).
Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity
Delta Sigma Pi is a nationally recognized professional business fraternity that prides itself on developing high caliber business students through rigorous professional development such as mock interviews, resume building, and networking with Fortune 500 companies. Open to all (application required).
Eco-Gator
Eco-Gator (formerly Warrington Goes Green) is the first and only sustainability organization in the business school that spreads awareness about the importance of environmental sustainability. Through Eco-Gator, students have the opportunity to network and learn from professional speakers in the field. Open to all (no application required).
Entrepreneurship Collective
Entrepreneurship Collective serves as a connecting point between creative problem solvers and the tools/resources necessary to create new businesses. ECO provides a home for all students interested in learning more about the startup community through connecting members with the entrepreneurial community beyond the university. Open to all (no application required).
Florida Business Leaders of America
FBLA strives to promote career related opportunities and build a community of leaders. Each meeting, FBLA aims to bring in a local company to not only educate students on their story and company, but to give our students that edge and the necessary networking that is needed to succeed in the workforce. Open to all (no application required).
Florida Business Leadership Society
Our mission is to provide all students with the appropriate business acumen and professional development. Professionals from various companies speak at our meetings regularly as well as fun weekend trips to promote interrelations. Open to all (no application required).
Florida Women in Business
FWIB is a professional development organization that gives women the tools to succeed and break down barriers in college and beyond. Our goals are implemented through regular meetings with professional guest-speakers, socials, community service events, and fundraisers. Open to all (no application required).
Gator Impact Ventures
GIV seeks to assist entrepreneurs by enabling students to support these start-ups as an active voluntary extension of their labor force. GIV connects undergraduate students with local entrepreneurs in a dynamic, mutually beneficial relationship. Open to all (no application required).
Global Business Brigades
Global Business Brigades is the largest student-led movement for economic empowerment in the developing world. We work alongside promising entrepreneurs and experienced year-round staff to provide Pro Bono consulting services to under-resourced areas of Panama and Greece. Our goal is to implement sustainable business practices that will create financial opportunities in these communities. Open to all (no application required).
Global Business Society
To promote awareness of international affairs, the global economy, academic and professional opportunities in international business, to build a global networking community, and to facilitate the integration of international students into the community. Open to all (no application required).
Latin American Women in Business
The purpose of LAWIB is to empower females affiliated with business majors and studies across the University of Florida. We offer professional development through mentee programs and inviting guest speakers. Open to all (no application required).
Real Estate Society
The Real Estate Society, through the help of leading industry professionals, teaches its members about the diverse field of real estate, and creates a community of like-minded individuals who are focused on learning, creating meaningful relationships, and developing professionally. Open to all (no application required).
The Retail Society
Our purpose is to develop a strong networking system and to educate students interested in seeking internships and careers in retailing. This is achieved through constant contact with knowledgeable, experienced students and with information sessions which allow recruiters to discuss their companies and opportunities. Open to all (no application required).
Social Entrepreneurship Students
A social entrepreneurship organization committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a more sustainable world. Enactus develop essential skills of project management, social entrepreneurship, leadership, and professional development. Open to all (no application required).
TAMID Group
TAMID Group’s program is designed to offer experiential business learning, especially in the space of start-ups. Through joining TAMID, students gain hands-on experience about investing and consulting through business in Israel. Open to all (application required).
Undergraduate Consulting Club
The UCC has been the premier consulting organization on campus. Now, our organization has grown to include workshops, company meet and greets, etc. We offer a Consultant Development Program which aims to provide real-world consulting experience to select students. Open to all (no application required).
University Economics Club
The UES was formed to provide students interested in furthering their understanding of the field of economics a forum in which to gather and discuss national and world events. The UES is not limited only to those majoring in economics but is open to all students interested in the field. Open to all (no application required).
Warrington Book Club
The purpose of the Warrington Book Club is to unite a group of like- minded individuals through a common interest in finance, investing, self- improvement, and productivity. The club’s mission is to help you produce remarkable results and thrive academically and in life. Open to all (no application required).
Hot tip: Reach out to UF alumni & students who work at your dream job to learn more.
Finance Student Organizations id="finance-orgs"
Student organizations in the Warrington College of Business for students interested in a career in Finance or Accounting.
Diversity in Banking & Securities
Diversity in Banking and Securities aims to aid UF students from diverse backgrounds to recruit an prepare for roles in high finance. Open to all.
Florida Cryptocurrency and Alternative Assets Club
Actively facilitates the understanding of cryptocurrencies/blockchain technology through bi-weekly meetings, conferences, research and development, social events, and professional guest speakers.
Florida Financial Management Association
Topics covered in GBM’s include financial modeling, accounting, valuation, and investments. Every semester, members will work on a mock buy side M&A deal and manage a $300 million virtual investment portfolio. Open to all.
The Founders Fund
The entirely student managed fund provides members the opportunity to explore value investing and understand the complexities of portfolio management. Open to all (application required).
Gator Asset and Wealth Management
Gator Wealth and Asset Management will aim to teach members about the various tasks wealth and asset managers face on a daily to weekly basis to prepare members for a future career in wealth and asset management and educating the UF community about personal finance by hosting information sessions with guest speakers. Open to all.
Gator Student Investment Fund
GSIF is a student-managed investment fund that offers members an opportunity to gain real-world asset management experience by investing the fund’s roughly ~$1,200,000 AU. Open to all (application required).
Personal Finance Club
To spread financial literacy among students and prepare them for their adult lives through speaking on topics like budgeting, credit, investment devices, and how to do your taxes. Open to all.
Securities Analysis Club
The Securities Analysis Club aims to provide knowledge on a wide variety of markets via entry-level workshops and meetings. We encourage interaction and involvement, and provide opportunities for all majors regardless of technical background. Open to all.
Student Finance Group
The Student Finance Group is an organization that strives to connect its members to internships or jobs that truly fit their needs and will help them start a successful career in Finance or Accounting. Open to all.
UF Student Investment Club
The Student Investment Club at the University of Florida is the best place to learn all about your money! We make investing simple, with applicable skills taught each week for novices and experts alike. Open to all.
Hot tip: Companies will still accept you even if you don’t meet all of the qualifications.
Accounting Student Organizations id="accounting-orgs"
Student organizations in the Warrington College of Business for students interested in a career in Finance or Accounting.
Beta Alpha Psi Fraternity
An honorary fraternity for accounting, finance, and information systems students. We provide opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility. Open to related majors (application required).
Florida Students of Accounting Council
The Florida Students of Accounting Council (FSOAC) is part of the campus-wide Board of College Councils. The Council serves as a liaison between the accounting students and faculty. It sponsors professional and social programs for the benefit of accounting students and participates in projects that serve our community. Open to all (no application required).
Hot tip: Tons of companies offer summer leadership programs / early career programs.
Marketing Student Organizations id="marketing-orgs"
Student organizations in the Warrington College of Business for students interested in a career in Marketing.
American Marketing Association
The AMA Gators strive to develop their members both personally and professionally by providing everyone with hands-on marketing experience with local companies, networking opportunities with top corporations, and an engaging social atmosphere. Open to all.
Pi Sigma Epsilon
PSE is the only national co-ed professional fraternity in the fields of sales, marketing and management. Gain hands-on experience through experiential learning opportunities, participate in conferences both regionally and nationally, and network with professionals through PSE’s corporate partner program. Open to all.
Hot tip: Companies care more about your experiences than the school you attended.
ISOM Student Organizations id="isom-orgs"
Student organizations in the Warrington College of Business for students interested in a career in Information Systems/Tech.
GatorTech
GatorTech is a place where students can learn about the latest trends and best practices in technology, regardless of past experience or skill level. Activities range from Python workshops to guest speakers so students can gain hands-on experience and first-hand knowledge about careers in technology. Open to all.
Freshman and Sophomore Diversity Recruiting List id="recruiting-list"
This database provides students with an extensive list of different opportunities at companies that cover industries in finance, tech, accounting and consulting. By starting the recruiting process earlier, students will have higher chances to work at their dream company.
Tips I Wish I Knew id="tips"
If you are interested in pursuing a career in a certain field, get involved with a student org to see if it’s something you really want to pursue.
President, BCC
One piece of advice I would give is: start early. Get involved early and recruit early in order to have the highest chance of landing your dream job.
VP of Programming, BCC
Plan your classes ahead of time. This will allow for less stress and give you time to choose which professor is best for you.
SVP, BCC
Get out of your comfort zones and start trying out new things! Recruiters like to see that you’ve worked on your personal brand and have tried to differentiate yourself from other candidates.
VP of Internal Marketing, BCC
Do not be afraid to ask questions. Seek mentorship from other business students and professors that can help you throughout your time in Warrington. These mentors will be pivotal in helping you decide on involvement options, how to start the internship recruitment process, and even what classes to take.
Director of Warrington Diplomats
Don’t be afraid to go outside your comfort zone and meet new people because that’s where you find your community
President of Delta Sigma Pi
Leverage the community of past and present Business Gators that are willing to talk and listen to you if you simply ask and show interest. Speak to fellow students, reach out to that alumni leading a career path your are interested in, take those five minutes to ask your professor about their life and career. The best way to learn more about yourself and the world is through others.
FLA Chief of Staff
Get to know upperclassmen and learn from their experiences. People are very willing to offer advice, support, and encouragement!
President of Business Ethics Ambassadors
If you’re a diversity candidate (POC/woman) apply to all diversity opportunities, especially finance ones. They’re pretty easy to get and can land you all-expense-paid trips to headquarters and scholarships.
President of UF Student Investment Club
Black/African American students interested in Fintech: google ‘Fintech In Action.’ Apply.
You don’t have to know exactly what you want to do. I stressed so much about figuring out exactly what career path I wanted all throughout freshman year, but I now realize with time and with gaining experience within the business school and through internships, my path will become clear.
VP of External Marketing BCC
Don’t feel pressured to join the biggest and most well- known clubs. Some of the smaller clubs offer even more leadership opportunities and can make a huge impact on your college career. Get involved early because it is your best form of experience before you get an internship. You can also find friends early on and better understand what career you want to pursue.
President of Global Business Society