Affinity Groups

The Black Commerce Student Network at McIntire (BCSN) provides current and prospective McIntire students who identify as Black and our allies with support and resources to strengthen community and ensure the success and professional development of its members. BCSN strives to address the professional needs of its members and build leaders with an unfaltering commitment to inspire their successors. This is accomplished through a variety of activities such as:

• Third-Year Pre-Orientation, during which fourth-year Commerce students welcome incoming third-years and help them prepare for the coming semester with advice on navigating the classroom, resolving team conflicts, and managing stress.

• BCSN holds regular General Body Meetings to connect with members and encourage and support both current and prospective students. During these meetings, we discuss our goals and how to achieve them. At several meetings, guest speakers also discuss a wide range of topics.

• BCSN alumni regularly connect and maintain relationships at UVA during Black Alumni Weekend and also at annual networking receptions in the DC area.

• Recruitment: Working with the Office of Undergraduate Admission, BCSN supports tutoring and mentoring programming for first- and second-year students.

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The Latinx Student Network at McIntire is a Commerce-related undergraduate student organization with the goal to recruit, support, and develop current and prospective Latinx/Hispanic Commerce students. LSN facilitates a Latinx business community by working alongside McIntire faculty/staff, professional sponsors, and other student organizations to provide resources to members. This is accomplished through a variety of activities, including:

• Mentoring and programming to support prospective undergraduate students through the McIntire application process. 

• Cultivating a close-knit Hispanic/Latinx student body through bonding events that celebrate our cultural background. 

• Ongoing events and workshops that include networking opportunities, academic concentration information, mock interviews, and course advising

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The purpose of Pride at McIntire (PAM) is to promote an inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+ current and prospective commerce students and raise awareness towards issues faced by LGBTQIA+ students at McIntire and the greater UVA community. This is accomplished through:

• Planning and hosting initiatives that support the academic and professional interests of LGBTQIA+ students and allies.

• Planning and hosting employer-sponsored diversity events for LGBTQIA+ students and allies.

• Connecting students to employers that promote diversity within the workplace environment.

Smart Woman Securities at UVA is a chapter of a national organization that seeks to educate women about the fundamentals of investment and finance. The organization's mission is to create a cohesive, supportive environment for women to achieve financial confidence and explore new career fields through an intensive educational seminar series, investment projects, mentorship program, and networking opportunities. Specific events and activities undertaken by the UVA chapter include:

• Semesterlong case studies and technical valuation training in the research team curriculum.
• A mentorship program, with intentional pairings.
• Leveraging SWS alumni to plan new speakers, educational, and social events such as the annual SWS Young Alumni Reunion.
• Partnering with McIntire affinity organizations to increase membership diversity.
• Sending all executive board members to the SWS national conference and sending an outstanding member to the Warren Buffett event in Nebraska each year.
• Conducting panel and speaker presentations with companies and faculty.

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Open to all students, the Women's Business Forum (WBF) at McIntire provides an open forum to discuss issues that are unique to women and to explore the challenges that women face in work and family relationships. This is accomplished through a variety of ongoing events and activities that include:

• Workshops and events that provide career advancement tools, such as cover letter writing, networking and negotiating tips, and student panels discussing internship experiences.
• Mentorship program in which third- and fourth-year members are assigned underclassman within the club to mentor throughout the year. Events within this program include a kickoff event, coffee and course advising before class registration, and study spaces with snacks during exams. 
• Annual networking banquet: Each spring, WBFM hosts female representatives from various corporations for a business professional networking roundtable event with WBFM members. This event allows members to apply the business skills in a practical setting for career advancement.

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