The Foster School of Business encourages participation in student activities and organizations as an excellent way to experience personal growth, meet new friends, share common interests with other students, faculty and staff, and have some fun outside the classroom. Through participation in these organizations, students can enhance leadership and engage in experiential learning while working to fulfill organizational goals. Foster Registered Student Organization (RSO) officers and members can use the Foster RSO Canvas Site as a resource for frequently asked questions, guidelines for organizations, discussion boards and other useful links to maximize success. Contact Dominic Evans the Program Manager of Student Leadership and Development for access: [email protected]. If you’d like to broaden your scope beyond the business school, look for groups at UW that share your interests through UW Registered Student Organization Directory.
Click here to view undergraduate student clubs by category, including affinity groups.
Undergraduate Business Council (UBC)
Website: uwubc.com
Email: [email protected]
The Undergraduate Business Council (UBC) is an umbrella organization designed to oversee and support all undergraduate student organizations (RSOs) within the Foster School of Business. It serves the purpose of fostering community within RSOs and connecting students with learning and leadership opportunities within Foster.
AIESEC
Website: instagram.com/lcseattleuw
Email: [email protected]
AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization. It is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development and cross-cultural experiences across the globe, with a focus to empower youth so they can make a positive impact on society.
Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/akpsiuw/
Email: [email protected]
Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional business fraternity dedicated to furthering the academic and professional development of its members. Alpha Kappa Psi promotes positive opportunities, experiences, and ideals for its members by emphasizing the importance of brotherhood, unity, leadership, and education.
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Website: uwama.com
Email: [email protected]
The American Marketing Association is a national organization comprised of marketing professionals and students of marketing. AMA facilitates networking opportunities and special lectures for students interested in learning more about the field of marketing, as well as for those students pursuing an internship or eventual career in marketing.
Ascend UW
Website: facebook.com/ascend.uw
Email: [email protected]
Ascend UW is part of the largest, non-profit Pan-Asian business organization. We welcome individuals of all ethnicities and specializations. Ascend UW is focused on developing future business leaders of Pan-Asian descent. Our vision is to utilize student-run events as a tool for our members to gain much-needed leadership experience. Members also have opportunities to meet with local professionals and companies to expand their own networks, and in turn, become part of the Ascend network.
Asian Business Student Association (ABSA)
Website: uwabsa.com/
Email: [email protected]
The Asian Business Student Association is a student organization dedicated to promoting Asian culture & diversity by providing a platform for business opportunities within our communities. Our mission is to empower prospective Asian American business students to help them succeed in the professional world. We are open to all individuals from different majors and ethnicities and will provide you many resources that will ultimately prepare you for the corporate world.
Association of Black Business Students (ABBS)
Website: students.washington.edu/uwabbs/
Email: [email protected]
The Association of Black Business Students (ABBS) is a student-run organization founded in 1970 for black students, from any field of study, who are interested in careers in business and other related fields. The purpose of ABBS is to recruit, assist, organize, and in any other way promote the interest and success of Black students in the Foster School of Business and interested in business-related careers. Additionally, we focus on preparing our members for internships and careers.
Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA)
Website: sites.uw.edu/uwalpfa/home/
Email: [email protected]
As one of over 100 Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) student chapters across the nation, ALPFA UW serves to enhance both the personal and professionals development of our members in their journey to becoming Leaders for Impact. As part of a national organization, our members have access to networking, professional leadership development, paid summer internships through hundreds of Fortune 1000 corporate partners, regional symposiums, and the ALPFA National Convention. Students from all grades regardless of major, area of study, ethnicity, or national origin are encouraged to join. Become a part of a vibrant, supportive community of UW students sharing a passion for growth and leadership. Learn more, and sign up for our newsletter on our website.
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP)
Website: uwbap.org
Email: [email protected]
Beta Alpha Psi is a national scholastic and professional accounting fraternity formed in 1919. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field, such as the study and practice of accounting, finance, and information systems.
Business Ethics Association (BEA)
Website: huskybea.com/uw-bea
Email:[email protected]
BEA works to unite individuals at a local and global level by promoting the importance of ethical business practices. When you stop by a BEA meeting, you’ll either listen to a business leader emphasize the importance of personal morals and values, partake in an open-ended discussion on some of the world’s ethical issues, or socialize and network with students who believe that ethics matters in business.
Business Impact Group (BIG)
Website: wbig.com
Email: [email protected]
The Business Impact Group (BIG) is a creative, innovative, and professional environment where students can engage with real local businesses to learn how to develop and implement business solutions. We are committed to student development through consulting opportunities where they learn valuable real-life skills. BIG is a talented group of young individuals whose primary goal is to assist in the development of small businesses in economically distressed/emerging communities with an emphasis on minority and female-owned businesses. Our projects and events strive to positively impact the local Seattle business community beyond the bottom line. Students are able to contribute every skill that they learn from class to serve businesses in need through the undergraduate consulting programs we offer.
Business Information Technology Society (BITS)
Website: students.washington.edu/bits
Email: [email protected]
The Business Information Technology Society (BITS) is a student-run organization within the University of Washington Business School. The objective of BITS is to provide members with a valuable edge for starting careers in information systems.
Certificate of International Studies in Business (CISB) Student Group
Website: foster.uw.edu/cisb
Email: [email protected]
The Certificate of International Studies in Business is a program that combines international business courses with advanced language training. Our purpose is to help students develop the skills to successfully engage in business around the world by deepening their understanding of the connections between business, language, and culture.
Christian Business Leaders
Website: https://www.instagram.com/cbluw/
Email: [email protected]
Christian Business Leaders is a student led organization that explores the integration of the Christian faith to work and professionalism through connecting students to like-minded business professionals and leaders in the Greater Seattle Area and beyond. Our goal is to support and build a work culture where all backgrounds are welcomed, including faith.
Corporate Banking Club at University of Washington (UWCBC)
Website: uwcorporatebanking.wixsite.com/uwcbc
Email: [email protected]
The Corporate Banking Club at University of Washington is a cohort-based organization in Foster, seeking to provide students who are interested in Banking opportunities with the necessary network and tools to succeed. Through office visits, guest panel events, and weekly classes, we hope to equip our members with a skill set to excel in competitive roles within Commercial/Corporate Banking, as well as provide our members with leadership opportunities within our organization.
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP)
Website: dspuw.com
Email: [email protected]
Our purpose is fostering the study of business in universities; encouraging scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; promoting closer affiliation between the commercial world and students.
First Generation Business Leaders (FGBL)
Website: facebook.com/uwfgbl/
Email: [email protected]
First Generation Business Leaders (FGBL) is a student-run organization that is dedicated to empowering first-generation college students by providing the resources and support to grow personally and professionally. Our goal is to create a welcoming community for all, as we accept students from all majors and backgrounds.
Husky Sales Club
Website: huskysalesclub.com
Email: [email protected]
The Husky Sales Club gives students the opportunity to interact and network with local sales and marketing professionals. HSC explores various aspects of selling through guest speakers, workshops, and round table discussions.
Montlake Consulting Group (MCG)
Website: MontlakeConsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Montlake Consulting Group is a student run consultancy that works with clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, to help them solve their most difficult problems. Consultants gain direct hands-on experience in a client-facing environment with work in areas such as marketing, finance, and strategy. Members also have access to numerous professional development events, mentors, and our alumni network. Montlake Consulting Group is open to all majors.
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
Website: nabainc.org
Email: [email protected]
The National Association of Black Accountants is a national organization created to address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that shape the future of the accounting, finance and other business professions with an unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors. We are focused on helping students of color in the business fields to create and maintain professional relationships both during and after their undergraduate careers.
Net Impact UW
Website: https://www.uwnetimpact.org/
Email: [email protected]
Net Impact aims to empower undergraduate students at the University of Washington to drive transformational social and environmental change to the workplace and the world. Our goal is to provide professional experiences to emerging leaders to maintain a socially and environmentally conscious perspective in business.
Operations & Supply Chain Management Club (OSCMC)
Website: https://sites.uw.edu/oscm/
Email: [email protected]
The Operations & Supply Chain Management Club (OSCMC) is the only student organization at the University of Washington dedicated to exposing undergraduate students to the field of operations and SMC. We strive to expand our knowledge, enhance our skills, and build connections with industry professionals. Our commitment to partnering with accomplished companies provides us with mutually beneficial opportunities to exchange valuable insights and ideas.
Personal Finance UW
Website: personalfinanceuw.com
Email: [email protected]
The Personal Finance UW is a student organization dedicated to empowering students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial decisions and succeed in their professional lives. Through interactive workshops, professional speaker events, and access to educational resources, we aim to provide members with a comprehensive understanding of personal finance, wealth management, and professional development. We strive to foster a supportive community by creating a space where students can exchange ideas, network with industry professionals, and ultimately cultivate a strong foundation for financial success.
Phi Chi Theta (PCT)
Website: uwpct.com
Email: [email protected]
Phi Chi Theta is a national co-ed professional business and economics fraternity devoted to professionalism, philanthropy, and community. We were founded in 1924 in Chicago by six women from competing business fraternities.
ReThink
Website: rethinkuw.org
Contact: [email protected]
ReThink is a team of students advocating for sustainable consumption and business practices. We determine which local companies are sustainable, then we connect consumers to those sustainable businesses via our website. Additionally, we host sustainability events on campus including guest speakers and case competitions.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Website: shrmuw.wixsite.com/shrmuw
Email: [email protected]
SHRM is the world’s largest HR association and strives to further professional standards, development and certification. The group is open to anyone who wants to better investigate the Human Resource industry, wants the benefits from what HR can teach or plans on making a career out of Human Resources.
The Investment Banking Accelerator at the University of Washington
Website: Uwiba.org
Email: [email protected]
The Investment Banking Accelerator at the University of Washington, sponsored by Cascadia Capital, is a selective professional development initiative that combines technical and valuation training, interview preparation, formal mentoring, and industry exposure. Our goal is to prepare UW students to compete for internships and career opportunities at the highest level and to build a reputation for the University of Washington as a center for excellence in training top investment bankers and buy-side professionals.
Undergraduate Women in Business (UWiB)
Website: https://uwuwib.wixsite.com/uofwa
Email: [email protected]
The mission of the Undergraduate Women in Business (UWiB) Association is to strive towards advancing the continued progress of women in business through educating and encouraging their individual development as business professionals and assist in the exploration of multiple career opportunities. UWiB will seek to promote greater awareness and understanding of ongoing issues and challenges that women presently face in business while providing professional relationships with female business leaders for the undergraduate community.
UW Business Alliance (UWBA)
Website: https://www.uwbusinessalliance.com/
Email: [email protected]
The UW Business Alliance (UWBA) is a pre-professional business LGBTQ+ student organization. UWBA is open to all undergraduate students of all majors. UWBA’s mission is to provide professional aid to LGBTQ+ and allied undergraduates at UW through targeted recruiting, career mentoring, and informational workshops. UWBA brings in speakers and queer professionals from around the world for recruiting in industries such as consulting, investment banking, entrepreneurship, and more. Alongside professional development, UWBA is a social organization dedicated to fostering relationships across UW’s diverse student body.
UW Consulting Association (UWCA)
Website: www.uwconsulting.org
Email: [email protected]
UWCA is the one-stop-shop for management consulting at the University of Washington. Our weekly meetings feature industry professionals & recruiters, develop our core members’ professional skills, and ensure they are up to date about key businesses and consulting trends. We also strive to help members build a strong professional relationship through our peer-to-peer and alumni mentorship programs alongside exclusive networking events. UWCA is the only organization at the University of Washington that offers students the ability to work on strategy & management consulting projects focused on Seattle’s vibrant tech startup scene.
UW Investment Group (UWIG)
*formerly UWFA (University of Washington Finance Association)
Website: www.uwinvestmentgroup.com/the-investment-group
Email: [email protected]
The University of Washington Investment Group, UW’s leading undergraduate investment club, is committed to equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed for careers in equity research, portfolio management, and finance. Our club offers comprehensive analyst training, encompassing investment thesis development, financial modeling, and pitch deck preparation. Furthermore, our members have the unique opportunity to present stock pitches for the club’s $50,000 fund. Our mission is to furnish students with valuable resources and opportunities in finance-related disciplines, all while fostering a supportive community of like-minded individuals eager to learn from each other. Join us in building a strong foundation for your future in finance.
UWPMA
Website: http://uwpma.com
Email: [email protected]
The UWPMA strives to create community around and opportunity for students interested in product, program, and project management. Open to students of all majors, the PMA facilitates speaker panels, professional workshops, networking events, community-building activities, and personal development opportunities. To get involved, fill out our interest form on our website and connect with us on social media.
Venture Capital Club
Website: https://www.uwvcclub.co/
Email: [email protected]
We are a student-run club at the University of Washington working to provide students with knowledge, resources, and opportunities in venture capital. Whether you’re a future startup founder, financier, or just curious, we welcome you to join us as we aim to increase access and transparency around private equity.