Getting Involved
Getting Involved
Immerse yourself in the campus culture and learn about the various opportunities with how to get involved at UIC Business.
This section goes over the following opportunities:
Section 1
- Upcoming Events
- UIC Business Student Organizations
- New Student Organizations
- Department Initiatives
Section 2
- Business Ambassadors
- Community Building
- Community Service
- Networking Events with Alumni
Student Life Events
Sep
8
2026
Workshop 1: Networking 101
September 08, 2026
Sep
9
2026
Muslim Business Student Association Career Prep Workshop
September 09, 2026
Sep
11
2026
Meet & Greet Social
September 11, 2026
Sep
14
2026
Information & Decision Sciences (IDS) Student Welcome
September 14, 2026
Sep
15
2026
September Deadline for Student Leader of the Month
September 15, 2026
Sep
15
2026
Workshop 2: Scout the Firms
September 15, 2026
Sep
16
2026
UIC Business First-Year Group Advising - Adjusting to College Life
September 16, 2026
Sep
16
2026
PwC Firm Night
September 16, 2026
Sep
17
2026
CohnReznick Firm Night
September 17, 2026
Sep
19
2026
UIC Business First-Year Day of Service
September 19, 2026
Student Organizations
Involvement in student organizations enhances the college experience by fostering personal and professional growth, building social connections, complementing academic learning, and promoting well-being. UIC Business is home to over forty student organizations all focused on various concentrations in business.
Business Fraternities
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi) | Undergrad | Oldest and largest professional co-ed Business fraternity focused on principled business leadership. Open to all majors. | Jerrick Li | Shriyans Battula | Joey Maman |
<a  | Delta Sigma Pi Pre-Professional Fraternity (DSP) | Undergrad | Professional and co-ed Business fraternity. Open to Business majors and econ. | Ethan Nitsche | Ryan Vagnoni | Jacinta Banks |
<a  | Phi Chi Theta (PCT) | Both | A professional business fraternity focused on leadership, career development, and networking opportunities for UIC students. | Raveen Bhatt | Sai Soleti | Clifton Ross |
Department Initiatives
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) | Both | An honors society recognizing our highest achieving Business Students. Beta Gamma Sigma recipients are also recognized at Commencement. | Joey Maman | ||
<a  | Business Student Advisory Board (BSAB) | Undergrad | Serving as Dean's Student Advisory Board where students support programming, student orgs, and policies in the CBA. | Maria Lillig | Sandy Wayne | |
<a  | Collegiate Association of Business Scholars (CABS) | Undergrad | UIC Business Scholars aiming to enhance the experience of both current and prospective Business Scholars. | Avee Madugonahalli | Mayra Sanchez | |
<a  | Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB) | Graduate | Serving as Dean's Graduate Student Advisory Board where students support programming, student orgs, and policies in the CBA. | Brendan Born | Scott Schneider | |
<a  | Managerial Studies Student Advisory Board (MSSAB) | Undergrad | A student advisory board for students affiliated with the Managerial Studies department that strengthens collaboration across majors and student organizations. | Shahnaz Ibrahim |
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<a | Microsoft Excel Team (MET) | Both | A departmental initiative focused on strengthening Excel skills through applied learning and competitive problem-solving. | Bill O'Brien |
Diversity
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Ascend Student Chapter at UIC | Both | Cultivating a strong and empowering community among Pan-Asian undergraduate and graduate students. | Jane Jun | Michelle Lin | Vivek Raval |
<a  | Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) | Both | A professional and social club for undergraduate and graduate students that support Latinx students in business. | Luiz Cerda | Sophia Rivera | Aaron Díaz Bianco Lez Trujillo Torres |
<a  | Muslim Business Student Association (MSBA) | Both | Supporting students with mentorship, industry connections, and leadership opportunities rooted in Islamic values. | Fazila Iqbal | Ayman Siddiqui | Shahnaz Ibrahim |
<a  | NABA Inc. (NABA) | Both | Addresses the interests and needs of Black students at UIC Business. | Makayla Young | Makayla Young | Kim Moon |
<a  | Women in Business Student Association (WIB) | Both | Fostering an empowering community of women pursuing their undergraduate studies and UIC. | Makayla Young Iscleiry Pujols | Sania Ahmed | Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin |
International Business
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Beyond Borders (BB) | Both | An organization connecting students across cultures to expand worldviews and build global professional networks. | Nyle Bilal Patrick Novotny | Diana Mungia | Josefina Vega |
<a  | Global Business Career Association (GBCA) | Both | An organization providing students access to international programs, competitions, and experiences that prepare them for global careers. | Sofiia Kozyr | Clifton Ross |
Accounting
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Accounting Students Club | Both | A professional and social club for students interested in the field of accounting. | Iscleiry Pujols | Gaukhar (Goha) Altynbek Wesley Schroeder | Ron Jastrzebski |
<a  | Master of Science in Accounting Student Club | Graduate | Supporting future accounting professionals through networking, industry engagement, and career development for graduate students. | Sam Andrews | Matt Landon | Jonathan Bonham |
Finance
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Finance and Investment Group (FIG) | Both | Dedicated to helping finance students with career opportunities in the world of finance. | Damian Kuczek | Wesley Schroeder | Bill O'Brien |
<a  | Investment Banking Student Association (IBA) | Both | Assists students interested in learning about investment banking. | Pratham Patel | Dhruv Shah | Aarón Díaz Bianco |
<a  | Learning & Earning Assets & Freedom - Student Chapter (LEAF) | Both | Focusing on promoting women's literacy through community and education. | Melissa Flores | Melissa Flores | Evgenia Golubeva |
<a  | Portfolio Management Team (PMT) | Both | A student-run investment club that actively manages a paper portfolio in an effort to outperform certain benchmarks. | Akshat Khatri | Justin Shea | |
<a  | Women in Finance (WIF) | Undergrad | Educating women about the various careers in finance. | Stephanie Leon | Anisha Mendiratta | Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin |
Information and Decision Sciences
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Applied AI in Business (AAB) | Both | Students dedicated to applying AI to real-world business problems through hands-on learning, projects, and industry engagement. | Adeliia Bulkhina | Shail Pandit | |
<a  | Business Analytics Organization (BAO) | Both | Promotes the intellectual and professional development of students with an interest in business analytics. | Michael Riordan | Selvaprabu Nadarajah | |
<a  | Infomation and Decision Sciences Student Organization (IDSSO) | Both | A student-run organization supporting academic and professional development for students in the Information and Decision Sciences major. | Trinity Montgomery | Trinity Montgomery | Doug Lundquist |
<a  | Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) | Both | UIC Business community of young and enthusiastic analysts, consultants, and coders who aspire to contribute as professionals in the workforce. | Khuzaima Alam Muhammad Syed | Kritika Maheswaran | Michael Choi |
<a  | Operations Management Group (OMG) | Both | Enhances student interest in supply chain and operations management. | Sonali Bondre | Sonali Bondre | Selvaprabhu Nadarajah |
Managerial Studies
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Collegiate Entrepreneurships’ Organization - Student Chapter (CEO) | Both | Promotes and supports an entrepreneurial culture at UIC. | Shashank Chenna | Jahongir Jabborov | Dan Hogan |
<a  | Future University Startup Entrepreneurs (F.U.S.E) | Both | Empowering student entrepreneurs to build startups, develop business skills, and bring ideas to life. | Dhairya Kohli | Nicole Mendoza Rojas | John Wightkin |
<a  | Management Consulting Student Group at UIC (MCG) | Both | Equipping members with necessary resources and skills to be prepared for business and consulting world. | Ava Hristozova | Oyram Moussa | Vivek Raval |
<a  | Management Leadership Association (MLA) | Both | Helps student develop managerial skills through knowledge and insight of business leaders. | Michelle Grubb | Maria Venieris | Renata Tarasievich |
<a  | Net Impact | Both | Empowering students to create social and environmental impact through business, sustainability, and professional leadership. | Auria Shakil | Shahnaz Ibrahim | |
<a  | Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) | Both | Prepares students with an interest in Human Resource Management. | Alondra Nunez | Nicholas Sotiropoulos | James Cooper |
Marketing
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | American Marketing Association (AMA) | Both | Helps students with how to be more effective marketers | Mia Kalcina | Sofia Kozyr | Barb Barney-McNamara |
<a  | Couture Du Jour (CDJ) | Both | Fashion, design, and creative marketing organization that explores the business side of fashion including in areas of marketing, merchandising, and brand management. | Amelia Arana Josie Coppock | Sidney Carrillo-Nunez | Mayra Sanchez |
<a  | Graduate Marketing Association (GMARK) | Graduate | Assisting students with an interest in learning more about marketing. | Brendan Born | Keta Patel | Alan Malter |
<a  | Social Collective (SC) | Undergrad | A women-centered organization focused on hands-on marketing experience, creative collaboration, and professional growth. | Emily Morales | Daniela Guerrero | Yajaira Sanchez |
Real Estate
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Real Estate Club | Both | Help students exchange and share ideas about real estate and property. | Jason Huang | Dev Bose | Yuliya Demyanyk |
MBA
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | MBA Association (MBAA) | Graduate | Uniting MBA students with co-curricular and social experiences. | Amin Nazarimanesh | Amin Nazarimanesh | Lingjie Ma |
Professional Development
| Student Organization | Undergrad/Grad | Description | President | Corporate Relations | Advisor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a  | Business Service Leaders (BSL) | Both | Students dedicated to providing service opportunities in financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship. | Mia Kalcina | Joey Fedinec | James Alford |
<a  | Business Public Speaking Student Club at UIC (BPS) | Both | Helping students build confidence, communication, and leadership skills for professional success. | Sita Naderi | Sita Naderi | James Cooper |
<a  | Kase Study at UIC (KStudy) | Both | A collaborative community where students solve business challenges and build professional decision-making skills through case studies. | Victoria Martinez | Judy Yang | Rustam Zufarov |
New Student Organizations
Don’t see a student organization you are looking to join? Check if one already exists on UIC Connection, the hub for all 300+ student organizations at UIC.
If you want to form a new student organization or have your existing student organization affiliated with one of our UIC Business student organizations, please contact Amin Nazarimanesh.
To be affiliated with UIC Business, new student organizations must also meet with Joey Maman and complete a form to have updated contact information.
New Student Organization Steps
New Student Organizations must complete Student Org Registration through the Center for Student Involvement.
Depending on the time of year, you may need to complete:
Spring Registration 2025 – 2026
Registration dates: April 1 – May 31
Winter Registration 2025 – 2026
Registration dates: November 15 – December 16
Business Ambassadors
The Business Ambassador Program was developed with Dean Mikhail’s mission in mind to activate our brightest student leaders in support of UIC Business outreach opportunities. As Business Ambassadors, involvement includes participation in both recruitment and events as a representative of UIC Business, often as the first point of contact for potential students, parents and other friends of the college.
For questions and more information about the Business Ambassador Program, please contact Joey Maman, Director of Student Involvement.
Community Building
Building community among students is critical to fostering a supportive and engaging educational environment. Through student organizations and clubs, mentorship programs, social events, and activities, we promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at UIC Business to ensure all students feel valued and included in the campus community.
Cultural Months
- Black History Month: February
- Women’s History Month: March
- Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Awareness Month: April
Cultural Months
- LatinX Heritage Month: September 15 – October 15
- Veterans, First-Generation, and Native American Awareness Month: November
Cultural Months
Community Service
UIC offers community service for students to participate in through UIC’s Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) office. Learn more about their programs that we encourage all UIC Business students to explore.
Community Service
A BIG shoutout to the Management Leadership Association (MLA) for hosting a remarkable trip to The Big Apple.
Day 1 consisted of student members visiting McGraw Hill’s corporate headquarters and listened to a talk delivered by CEO Simon Allen. Afterwards, they enjoyed the rest of the day at a New York Yankees game.
During day 2, members stopped by Citi Field for a tour and the opportunity to speak with employees. The day went out with a bang, as everyone joined a walking tour around Wall Street.| UIC Business
Networking Events with Alumni
Third Annual Finance Reception
At UIC Business’s Third Annual Finance Reception in April 2026, more than 250 students, alumni, faculty, and finance professionals gathered for an evening of networking, collaboration, and career-focused conversation. The event created opportunities for students to connect directly with alumni and employers, while university leaders shared remarks emphasizing leadership and community. A keynote talk from alumnus Dean Mihas highlighted his career journey and offered insights on growth and success, inspiring attendees and reinforcing the importance of alumni engagement and mentorship in shaping student outcomes.
53rd Annual Accounting Banquet
The 53rd Annual UIC Accounting Banquet brought together over 200 students, alumni, faculty, and employers in April 2026 for an engaging evening of networking, celebration, and community. Highlights included scholarship awards honoring top students and an inspiring speech from incoming Accounting Club President Iscleiry “Izzy” Pujols, whose story earned a standing ovation and capped off a memorable event. The evening also reflected the strong connections and shared commitment that continue to define the UIC Business community.
Spring Alumni Reception
The UIC Business Spring Alumni Reception, held in May 2026, brought together alumni, faculty, and graduating students for a lively evening of connection, celebration, and community building. Hosted at HOSTE, the event featured a vibrant atmosphere filled with conversation, networking, and reunions, complemented by food, drinks, and interactive elements like a photobooth. Attendees had the opportunity to reconnect with former classmates, meet new faces, and reflect on shared experiences, reinforcing the strong sense of community and ongoing engagement that defines the UIC Business alumni network.