While we call this place “university,” it is really all about diversity. You will meet a wide variety of people and professors at WT, whether you are on campus or online. But as much fun as that can be, the icing on the academic cake comes when you engage with one or more of our student organizations. With more than a dozen clubs and organizations to join, there’s something for every major and every interest.
It is here that you will get to interact with peers and professors on a different level, once removed from the trappings of the classroom. Professional programs, competitions, and charitable activities offer you a wide variety opportunities to learn, interact, and give back.>
Check them out, and find a place to become involved in the education that takes place outside the classroom.
Mission Summary: To empower and develop Latino men and women as leaders of character for the nation in every sector of the global economy.
Activity Highlight: Monthly speaker discussing job and professional development opportunities. Organizational sponsor for Laura Lopez (author of The Connected Leader) as a University Distinguished Lecture Series speaker.
Mission Summary: To lead, encourage, support and recognize the development, dissemination and utilization of marketing knowledge and thought.
Activity Highlight: Supports multiple speaker and professional development opportunities. Local AMA chapter received award as an Outstanding Organization in Internal/External Communication from the national organization.
Mission Summary: To further members' knowledge of software development, where members learn new skills and technology through a dedicated, but social environment
Activity Highlight: Provided IT solutions and support to problems facing three local companies as part of an experiential learning effort.
Mission Summary: To promote best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts by applying investment theory and corporate governance.
Activity Highlight: Won regional championship in 2015 and 2017. Won semifinal round at American Championship and competed in 2017 finals (Seattle, Washington). Finished season as a top 5 team in the nation.
Mission Summary: To promote advancement of knowledge and appreciation for economics.
Activity Highlight: Semester long book club combined with trips to hear distinguished economics speaker series at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and annual tour of the Dallas Federal Reserve. Organization receives annual grant funding of $12,000 to $20,000 from the Koch Foundation.
Mission Summary: The Engler Business Ambassadors are undergraduate student representatives who are dedicated to serving and promoting the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business and its constituents. Ambassadors are responsible for leading and engaging students to create community within the college.
Activity Highlight: Engagement and outreach for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business.
Mission Summary: To promote an in-house agency that provides enriched content creation and emerging media management experience for the marketing students of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business.
Activity Highlight: Media Minds students create content for the College of Business social media channels. They also create all of the Course Overview Videos about each course in the college.
Mission Summary: To educate students on human resource practices and applications.
Activity Highlight: Organize a professional clothes drive (including a $5,000 donation) and fashion show combined with professional development activities. Earned a top 4 finish at regional competition (Houston, Texas).
Mission Summary: To provide the administration with on-going advice about issues impacting students.
Activity Highlight: Provide guidance from a student perspective on new program initiatives, appearance of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business, study abroad locations, and strategic initiatives.
Mission Summary: To enhance the education of finance students through hands-on experience in security valuation, portfolio management, and team leadership while growing the investment portfolio as a long-term asset.
Activity Highlight: Manage growth and scholarship distribution from the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business student-managed portfolio. Current value of the student-managed fund is approximately $1.2 million.
