Accounting Club

The St. Mary’s University Accounting Club gives students the latest information about the CPA exam, career opportunities and meetings with recruiters. The Accounting Club coordinates office visits to many businesses so students can meet recruiters before their professional interviews.

The purpose of St. Mary’s Accounting Club is to promote the initiative and interest of students in accounting; to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence; to cultivate a sense of responsibility and service with the members and practicing accountants; to introduce management accounting to students planning careers in business; to strengthen the knowledge and commitment of those already on their way to management accounting careers; and to demonstrate how Accounting Club members work together to improve the profession of management. 

The St. Mary’s University Accounting Club gives students the latest information about the CPA exam, career opportunities and meetings with recruiters. The Accounting Club coordinates office visits to many businesses so students can meet recruiters before their professional interviews.  The Club’s Annual Banquet provides a unique networking opportunity for accounting students, and recipients of scholarship and other awards are announced at the Banquet.

American Marketing Association (AMA)

The principle role of the AMA is to serve as a forum to connect like-minded individuals and foster knowledge sharing, provide resources, tools and training and support marketing practice and thought leadership around the globe. The St. Mary’s AMA chapter provides students with hands-on opportunities to learn and apply marketing skills, and engage with marketing professionals. 

Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA)

ALPFA is the largest Latino association for business professionals and students with chapters nationwide and over 15,000 members. ALPFA is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos and building leadership and career skills. ALPFA is a non-profit entity registered with the Internal Revenue Service. Membership is open to anyone who shares our values, vision, and mission.

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is The International Business Honor Society. Since 1913 it has recognized and honored top performing students, the top 10% of undergraduate students, top 20% of graduate students and all doctoral candidates that have successfully defended their dissertation at an AACSB accredited business school. You can find BGS all over the world: with more than 600 collegiate chapters and lifetime members from over 190 countries.

As you begin the transition into your professional career, imagine the edge you will gain from having access to a global network of BGS members, programs designed to give you an advantage in today’s job market, and benefits & services you can use throughout your academic and professional careers.

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO)

The mission of CEO is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. CEO offers students the opportunity to engage with the global entrepreneurial community to gain insights and skills through various events and chapter activities, culminating in an annual Global conference.

Delta Sigma Pi

The Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity that fosters the study of business in universities. It encourages scholarship, social activities and the association of students for their mutual advancement and to further a higher standard of ethics and culture.

“At Delta Sigma Pi, we believe that our purpose is to foster and support a lifelong commitment to excellence in both our personal and professional lives as we seek to make a difference in business, our communities, and the world at large.”

The Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity that fosters the study of business in universities. It encourages scholarship, social activities and the association of students for their mutual advancement and to further a higher standard of ethics and culture.

Enactus

Enactus (Entrepreneurs In Action) brings together a diverse network of university students, academic professionals and industry leaders around the shared mission of creating a better, more sustainable world through the positive power of business. By contributing their talents to projects that improve the lives of people worldwide, Enactus participants are demonstrating that individuals with a knowledge and passion for business can be a powerful force for change.

Gamma Iota Sigma

Gamma Iota Sigma is an academic fraternity that strives to promote, encourage, and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management, and actuary science. It aims to encourage high moral and scholastic attainments of its members and to facilitate interaction of educational institutions and industries by fostering research activities, scholarship, and improved public relations.

International Business Association

The International Business Association enhances your knowledge of the global business arena. The primary objectives of the Association are to provide its members with: (1) a platform for educational, professional and cultural exchanges; (2) a forum for intellectual debate, discussion, and presentation of current topics of global significance; (3) opportunities to network with executives and professionals; and (4) opportunities to participate in community and civic projects.

These are achieved through lectures and presentations by high-ranking business executives, field trips, weekly professional presentations, discussion of current topics, fund raising, and community service projects.

Investments Club

The St. Mary’s Investments Club strives to educate and engage the diverse group of students who are motivated to become top financial professionals.  We use a collaborative and welcoming learning environment that allows students of different knowledge levels to grow.  Through their own research and through the guidance of our academic advisor, members will gain the valuable experience and confidence necessary to be a top professional in today’s highly competitive environment.  Through the study of current events and how they relate to the markets, students will grow not only in knowledge, but in their own opinions of the world around them thus entering the professional world as leaders.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

The SHRM student chapter is an affiliate of the national SHRM organization whose mission is to empower people and workplaces by advancing HR practices and by maximizing human potential. SHRM offers students the opportunity for professional development and engagement with the human resource management professional community.

Advisor: Cody Cox, Ph.D.

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