Entrepreneurial action for a stronger Valley.
We are the Enactus chapter at UTRGV — students using business as a force for good, from financial literacy to food security.
Purpose, meet impact.
Student-built programs that move real numbers in the Valley — taught in two languages, run entirely by members.
Enactus is a global community of students who use entrepreneurial action to solve real problems. We're the UTRGV chapter.
The Rio Grande Valley is one of the fastest-growing regions in Texas — and one of the most underserved when it comes to financial services and education. Our members turn classroom knowledge into projects that close that gap: bilingual money workshops, food drives, consulting for local organizations, and events that connect students with professionals who look like them and come from where they come from.
Financial literacy, delivered where people are.
Finance Forward brings practical money skills — budgeting, saving, avoiding fraud, investing — to students on campus and families across the Valley. Sessions are built and taught by our members, in partnership with local professionals and community organizations.
Helping students raise the bar on money.
Practical skills you actually use — taught by students, checked by professionals, and free for everyone who shows up.
● JOIN A SESSIONEntrepreneurs, investors, and UTRGV alumni share real-world lessons on investing, careers, and building wealth early.
Bilingual sessions on budgeting, fraud prevention, and insurance for Valley families — over a shared meal.
Panel discussions where students put their money questions directly to financial professionals from the region.
Real professionals. Real questions. No script.
From investing fundamentals with UTRGV alumni to open financial-literacy panels, these sessions put students in the same room as entrepreneurs, advisors, and bankers working in the Valley today.
Every event ends with open Q&A — because the questions students actually have rarely fit a slide deck.
Budgeting, fraud prevention, and insurance — en español, over dinner.
We partner with community organizations like ARISE Adelante to bring practical, bilingual money workshops directly to Valley neighborhoods. Members build and teach every session themselves.
A shared meal turns a lecture into a conversation — attendance keeps growing because families bring their neighbors back.
Beyond the classroom.
Our consulting arm — student teams apply business skills to real problems faced by local organizations and small businesses.
giving
An annual food drive rallying campus to fight food insecurity in the Valley ahead of the holiday season.
Every fall, campus rallies against food insecurity.
Cansgiving is our annual food drive ahead of the holiday season. Student organizations compete to collect the most cans, and everything goes to families in the Valley — turning campus rivalry into full pantries.
A year in the field.
Speaker nights, community workshops, and food drives — every photo is a project our members ran this year. Hover a tile to bring it into focus.
The chapter, in one grid.
Three ways in.
Any major, any year. Lead a project, teach a workshop, or compete at nationals — you'll leave with a résumé that proves it.
Ask about membership →Share your path with students who need to see it's possible. One evening of your time; a room full of people who'll remember it.
Offer a talk →Fund workshops, events, and competition travel — and put your name behind financial education in the Valley.
Become a sponsor →Invest in the next generation of Valley leaders.
Sponsorship funds our workshops, events, and national competition travel — and connects your organization with driven, community-minded business students. Leave your email and we'll reach out.