American Marketing Association

Florida Leadership Academy

Global Business Society

AMA – Marketing Week

GatorTech – Technology Case Competition and The Cheddar Podcast

Student Opportunity and Achievement Retreat FBLS

Entrepreneurship Club for “The Start-up Internship”

Although the program is in its 4th year at UF, a strategic partnership with the Career Resource Center this year helped to boost student and employer participation. This year, the event hosted about 25 employers and more than 300 students throughout the day. President Erick Rodriguez shared that the employees who attended the event included Grooveshark, Mindtree, CollegeVox and Fracture, Inc. Larger companies, including Netflix, are scheduled for the next fair.

A Night of Fashion- Minority Business Society

Minority Business Society’s (MBS) project “A Night of Fashion” was created to teach business students the proper way to dress in professional settings. Clothing was provided by Macy’s & Ann Taylor, and models from FACES modeling troupe partnered with MBS to showcase the clothing. This event reached 75 students. A student entrepreneur was also given the opportunity to showcase her watches from TrendTyme.com.

International Business Society- Global Gathering

International Business Society (IBS) hosted Global Gathering this year which gave students, faculty and staff an opportunity to discuss the different opportunities that the Warrington College of Business offers through student abroad and exchange programs. The event includes student presentations, and helps international students become adjusted to the University of Florida.

Siemens Meeting and Tailgate

The Student Finance Group invited Siemens to one of their general member meetings to discuss internship opportunities for the coming summer. Being one of the major employers at the impending career fair and possessing a renowned financial rotation program, the Student Finance Group wanted to host a football tailgate with Siemens for the Florida -Tennessee game for all to attend. This event granted anyone who had continued interest in the company the opportunity to mingle with the representatives at Siemens. The tailgate was a great success as 10 Siemens representatives and over a hundred SFG members and many non-SFG members were in attendance. It was this valuable networking experience that provided SFG members the exposure that afforded them a chance to interview with Siemens and for some of them to work in Atlanta over the summer.

Business Cup

On October 18, the CEI Ambassadors hosted the third annual Business Cup. Each organization within the Warrington College of Business fielded a team. This program has gained significance over the past few semesters, culminating in this year’s record attendance. Business Cup encourages students to network and engage with their peers outside of the classroom. Participants are given a fresh perspective on teamwork and can collaborate with their peers in a fun and relaxed environment. Business Cup builds camaraderie within organizations members and ultimately is a contributor to successes within each group.

RBC Savvy Cents Series

In the Fall of 2008 the Student Finance Group and the Royal Bank of Canada co-hosted the first workshop of an ongoing series, “Savvy Cents” which are a set of workshops intended to help students learn about various aspects of managing their money. This first workshop drew in around 200 students from a variety of majors. Part of the event’s success was SFG’s acknowledgment that successfully managing money is important to people of every major. SFG’s event helped to bridge the gap between UF students and provided them with valuable information on financial planning which prove especially important in the current economic climate.

Entrepreneurship for Dummies Workshop

(budget below $250)

The “Entrepreneurship for Dummies” workshop was created in response to the Entrepreneurship minor that was cut. The CEI Ambassadors wanted to continue their mission of spreading entrepreneurship to the business students. The workshop was used as a crash course of different topics in entrepreneurship. This event was held both semesters and attendance was over 130 students.

Gators are Green

(budget above $250)

The International Business Society created Gators are Green to fundraise for their organization and decrease plastic consumption in supermarkets in Gainesville. They sold environment friendly, reusable grocery bags to replace plastic bags. Through this program they reached 300 people in the Gainesville community and helped to reduce plastic consumption. Not only was IBS able to raise money but they accomplished this in a sustainable “green” way.

Business Quickie

The Business Quickie newsletter was started by the Student Finance Group to give business students access to “market trends, current events, professional development and career advice, and investment tips”. Currently the newsletter reaches 2500 students and faculty and, through the Business Quickie website, allows readers to discuss current issues of interest to business students.

Business Bash

Each semester the Business Administration College Council organizes an opportunity for all student organizations to get together and inform students as to the opportunities to become involved in the life of the College. This Fall the event brought together eleven organizations and approximately four hundred students.