Finance and real estate student Payton Key (BSBA ‘26, MSRE, ‘27) was awarded the CREW Network Foundation Scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year. “When I first got the phone call, I was in complete shock,” Key said. “This scholarship was
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Corporate partnerships: Raymond James
Raymond James is consistently represented at the University of Florida, especially on the Warrington College of Business campus. The company is largely involved with Warrington’s Finance Professional Development Program. Raymond James is a program sponsor and annually hosts students from
UF Heavener students excel in competitive summer internships
Throughout this summer, University of Florida’s Heavener School of Business students have secured internships across the country to gain industry experience beyond the classroom. These internships allow the students to gain first-hand experience into their prospective careers and build a

DBA student wins Best Academic Paper at prestigious conference
Rahul Banerjee (DBA ‘25) won the “Best Academic Paper” award at the Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) Conference in Sakarya, Turkey. At this conference, he presented his dissertation entitled “Can AI truly learn? The role of consumer’s lay beliefs

Florida’s Future CPAs: 11 UF students selected as FICPA Scholars
Accounting students Brayden Ballard (BSAc ‘24, MAcc ‘26), Brayden Dam (BSAc ‘26, MAcc ‘26), Conley Strayer (BSAc ‘26, MAcc ‘27), Emily Lu (BSAc ‘25, MAcc ‘26), Emily Odza (BSAc ‘26, MAcc ‘26), Ivy Ye (BSAc ‘25, MAcc ‘27), Jathan Barr

MBA students interning at leading international companies
Many MBA students at the University of Florida have taken advantage of their summers and landed internships across global and international companies. These interns worked across sales, marketing, business and finance departments to gain real-world experience in their fields. Beyond
Three UF accounting students selected as prestigious PCAOB Scholars
Accounting students Jasmine Crockett (BSAc ‘25, MAcc ‘26), Monorath Khinsim (BSAc ‘25, MAcc ‘26) and Emily Lu (BSAc ‘25, MAcc ‘26) at the University of Florida were selected as 2025 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholars. This prestigious scholarship
Machiavellianism boosts CEO pay, UF Warrington study finds
In an extensive study from Associate Professor Aaron Hill examining the relationship between personality traits and executive pay, CEOs who exhibit more Machiavellianism, characterized by motivation to achieve personal goals and ‘win’ social interactions, are more likely to have higher total
The father behind the MBA
Chris Taylor (MBA ‘26) is more than a diligent student in the University of Florida Online MBA program, he is a dedicated husband and father to two sons. His journey as a father and student has been marked with perseverance,
Sonia Singh named 2025 Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Sonia Singh, Davis Family Faculty Fellow and Instructional Associate Professor in the Fisher School of Accounting, is among the 2025 honorees of the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. The annual award honors faculty advisors who demonstrate extraordinary dedication