At the Warrington College of Business, there are over 150 first-generation students. The term first-generation refers to someone whose parents or guardians did not receive a four-year college degree. Kevin Bencomo, Elaine Buteau and Umar Lodhi are just three first-generation
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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business students, a group of problem solvers who lead with a mindset focused on the future.
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Ignition Packaging wins 2025 Big Idea Competition
Founded and led by Abdurrahman Bejjaj, a geomatics student in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ignition Packaging won first place in the 2025 Big Idea Competition. Ignition Packaging is a sustainable biomaterials company dedicated to researching and developing
Tatiana Maher awarded UF Business Ethics Student of the Year
University of Florida Warrington College of Business student Tatiana Maher (MSM ’25) was awarded the Virginia Maurer Business Ethics Student of the Year, honoring her commitment to ethics in business through academic excellence, leadership, personal integrity, and civic engagement. Receiving
Starting success early: the impact of internships on Business Gators
At the Warrington College of Business, all business majors (except BSBA Online) are required to complete an internship along with relevant coursework or study abroad to graduate. Internships improve an undergraduate’s chance at obtaining full-time employment and/or admission to graduate
UF finance students take 2nd at William & Mary women’s stock pitch competition
University of Florida Warrington College of Business finance students Sydney Shaw (MSF ’26), Sophia Miele (BSBA ’27) and Antonia Koliucheva (BSISE ’28) were awarded second place in the William & Mary Women’s Stock Pitch Competition in Williamsburg, Virginia. Competing against
UF American Marketing Association becomes top 5 collegiate chapter
University of Florida’s American Marketing Association (UF-AMA) chapter was recently recognized as a 2025 Top 5 Collegiate Chapter at the AMA Collegiate International Conference on April 3-5. Last year, UF-AMA was ranked among the top 25 of collegiate chapters. This
MSM Student Spotlight: Luke Plugge
MSM Luke Plugge, a Music major, graduating from the MSM Program this spring. Q: Tell us about yourself. Plugge: “My name is Luke Plugge and I currently work at the Phillips center with the UF Performing Arts as a Stagehand
Warrington students win first place in national consulting competition
Undergraduate students Cindy Chen (BSBA ‘25), Marvin Bertram (BSBA ‘25), Sofia Galvan (BSBA ‘26), Vickie Lu (BSAc ‘26) and Trey Smith (BSBA ‘25) proudly represented the Warrington College of Business at the National Collegiate Consulting Championship (NCCC) and the National Collegiate
Warrington finance students take home first place at Miami University stock pitch competition
University of Florida Warrington College of Business Master of Science in Finance (MSF) students Nicolas Schull (MSF ’26), Robert Craig (MSF ’26), and Ari Fooksman (MSF ’26) were awarded first place in the 2025 Cleveland Research Company (CRC) Stock Pitch
MIB Student Spotlight: Marianna Gutierrez
Marianna Gutierrez, MIB Graduating student, will be joining Citibank in Tampa as an ICG Technology Analyst after graduation. Q: Tell us about yourself. Gutierrez: “My name is Marianna Gutierrez, and I’m from Parkland, Florida. I am in the Master’s of
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