Financial Management Association is an organization for finance

Finance

"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...

 and economics

Economics

Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

 students and professionals. Its primary objective is to encourage and recognize academic and professional excellence in the finance field. FMA promotes the study and practice of financial education. They also provide opportunities for personal growth, service and association between members and practicing professionals.

FMA publishes Financial Management

Financial management

Financial management may refer to:* Managerial finance, a branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques....

, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal concerned with the financial management of nonfinancial businesses, financial institutions, and public or private not-for-profit organizations. Financial Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell.

Student Chapters

Many Universities and Colleges have their own FMA Chapters. These student organizations are designed to help educate future financial professionals.

Chapters Include These Locations:

Alabama State University

American University

Arizona State University

Arkansas State University

Auburn University

Barry University

Baylor University

Bloomsburg University

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

California State University

Central Michigan University

Creighton University

Elon University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

Florida State University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Hofstra University

Illinois State University

Indiana State University

Kent State University

Lamar University

Louisiana State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Mississippi State University

Northern Illinois University

Missouri State University
Oklahoma State University

Oregon State University

Purdue University

San Jose State University

Stonehill College

State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)

Syracuse University

Temple University

Texas A&M University

Texas State University - San Marcos

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of California

University of Colorado

University of Central Florida

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Kentucky

University of Miami

University of North Carolina

University of North Florida

University of Iowa

University of South Alabama

University of South Dakota

University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee at Martin

University of Texas

Utah State University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Western Kentucky University

Western Washington University

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

External links

• http://fma.org/
• http://www.fma.org/Student/StudentOpening.html
• Financial Management journal homepage