Student Organizations & Engagement Opportunities

Engagement Opportunities

JMC Ambassadors

This group of students will help with various JMC events and tours throughout the year, representing the JMC. This is a fantastic opportunity to network, gain leadership experience, and contribute to the entrepreneurial spirit at FSU. Apply today and become a part of the JMC legacy.

Staff Contact: Wil Joiner

Student-Made

An online shop where you can find products and businesses of all kinds, created by students across all years and majors at Florida State University.

Staff Contact: Wil Joiner

The Innovation Mindset Podcast

The Innovation Mindset Podcast is a student-run podcast that highlights FSU's entrepreneurs and innovators. Getting involved with the Podcast will give students the opportunity to use skills they are learning in class in a real-world project that hundreds of people listen to throughout the season. The Innovation Mindset Podcast needs hosts, editors, marketers, directors, and more.

Faculty Contact: Mark McNees

Market Wednesdays

The JMC will have two tables available for student use at Market Wednesday each week. In order to claim a table to display/sell your goods or services, please submit a request via this link. Decisions will be sent out Thursday each week.

Staff Contact: Morgan Rodgers

Mentor Nights

During this event we are hoping for interested alumni and community members to build a peer mentoring connection with FSU student entrepreneurs. This evening will also be a way to spotlight what some of our students have been working on and perhaps ask for a bit of guidance when needed.

Are you a local business owner interested in being a mentor or sharing your entrepreneurship journey at Mentor Night? Are you a student entrepreneur interested in sharing your story at Mentor Night? Please sign up to be a part of Mentor Night as a presenter.

Staff Contact: Morgan Rodgers

Greenhouse Incubator

The Greenhouse Incubator is a place to develop and support Florida State students interested in starting or growing a business. Services are provided at no charge to students, and they include assisting new student business owners in developing a working business model, establishing their companies, and progressing to the point of independent operations. Benefits to enterprising students include:

  • Access to two professional co-working spaces
  • Access to a professional mailing address
  • Connections to mentors from faculty and the business community
  • Guidance in solving the problems every newly launched venture faces

Staff Contact: Morgan Rodgers and May Wang


Student Organizations

AATCC

The purpose of the AATCC Club is to promote the understanding of textiles and the textile-related industries. When possible, the club goes on field trips to local retailers, has guest speakers at general body meetings, and members have the opportunity to aid in the planning of an on-campus fashion show each semester.

Faculty Advisors: Meredith McQuerry

AutoPreneurs

The JMC Autopreneurs organization strives to educate the community and student body about the diverse opportunities that exist for individuals interested in enhancing their entrepreneurial skill sets through automotives. The organization provides a forum to exchange ideas and concepts about facets of entrepreneurship. We will introduce individuals to executives in the field of automotives and provide networking opportunities. We will foster a learning environment for students by sponsoring activities, taking field trips, attending automotive conferences, and connecting with the community through social engagement. 

Faculty Advisor: Trae Hackett

Blackstone LaunchPad® 

Blackstone Launchpad® at Florida State University Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship

The Blackstone LaunchPad® at Florida State University is seeking to close the opportunity gap by equipping college students with entrepreneurial skills and internship opportunities to help them build lasting careers.

Our programming helps students hone these innovation skills whether they are a student entrepreneurs with their own business or student embarking on their entrepreneurial journey with a diverse array of opportunities such as,

  • Mentor Night at the Jim Moran Building
  • Ideathon Competitions held at The Innovation Hub
  • Peer to Peer Mentoring (Our BLP
  • Mentorship under Community Members
  • Entrepreneurship Competitions held by Florida State University & throughout the state of Florida

Faculty Advisor: Morgan Rodgers

BRAG

BRAGfsu is an organization that serves as a liaison between Black Retail Action Group, USA and college students in the Tallahassee area. BRAG encourages the participation of minority college students in Retail and provides students with professional development, leadership skills, and networking opportunities.

Faculty Advisor: Christie Hand 

CEO

CEO actively promotes its mission to inform, support, and inspire college students to seek opportunity through enterprise creation. Our expansive but inclusive network of entrepreneurs gives students the right connections needed to turn their ideas into reality. We dedicate our time to making sure our members are inspired to take calculated risks and given the resources they need to succeed as entrepreneurs and/or leaders in life.

Faculty Advisor: May Wang

Clutch

Clutch magazine is a student run fashion and art publication. We focus on editorial photoshoots, the styling and makeup of those shoots, writing samples, and online social media presence. Every semester we publish an issue and host a release party for the staff and the public. Open to all majors and students at FSU!

Faculty Advisor: Ann Langston

CMA

The Collegiate Merchandising Association is a registered student organization at the Florida State University open to all majors. CMA helps students prepare for a successful transition into a career in retailing through presentations, activities and guest speakers.

Faculty Advisor: Ann Langston

ENACTUS

Enactus, formerly known as SIFE, is an international nonprofit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing skills to become socially responsible business leaders. In addition to the community aspect of Enactus, leadership and career initiatives create opportunities for learning and exchange among participants as well as the placement of students and alumni with companies in search of emerging talent.

Faculty Advisor: Sam Staley 

SAM

In 2016, the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship chartered a chapter in the Society for Advancement of Management. SAM is over 100 years old and features three distinct components for students to compete in. Three students will be nominated for the Regional Student Award, which recognizes students for their contribution to the club and their involvement in community service. The chapter will also compete for the Chapter of the Year which is based on the overall operations of the chapter and community service. This year, our students have participated in feeding handicapped individuals at Gibb Mabry Village, worked at the FSU 7 under 30 presentation, sponsored two individuals from Boys Town for Christmas, and assisted with the Harley Davidson Toys for Tots Drive. FSU SAM will also be sending two teams to Orlando in March to compete in a case-competition team. Faculty member Bob Garner is serving as chapter advisor and this year 22 students are participating in the club.

Faculty Advisor: Bob Garner

 

Women in Entrepreneurship

The Jim Moran College (JMC), Women in Entrepreneurship (WIE) mission is to Inspire, Instill & Ignite Women Entrepreneurs throughout the FSU Community and beyond. The WIE Initiative aims to offer collaborative programming, networking, support, and promotion of FSU students, alumnae, faculty & community partners pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors. While the initiative is focused on female entrepreneurs' unique needs, we strive to value & respect the role of our counterparts, with a goal of parity in the entrepreneurial community.

Faculty Advisors: Britain Riley and Shelly Griffin