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Bo Heitz

My business fraternity members inspire me. They're the kind of people who want to get the most out of every day.     

What the Miami Experience means to me

At Miami I've taken a variety of classes, such as black studies, classical music, and architecture history, that have given me a broader perspective of the world. At the same time, I've focused on building my business skills. I joined Delta Sigma Pi, which is a business fraternity, and the Business Student Advisory Council, which works as a liaison between the business school administration and business students.

I also completed two different internships and spent a lot of time networking with Miami alumni, who helped me land a job after graduation with William Blair & Company, a Chicago-based investment firm.

Miami has been a nurturing experience. During much of my time here, people have gone out of their way to mentor me. One is Michelle Thomas, who is the director of Business Student Organizations and Development at Miami's Farmer School of Business. Michelle always made the effort to reach out to me and help me make the right contacts. I don't think a day goes by that we don't talk.

Another is Professor George Backes, who teaches classical music appreciation classes on Miami's Luxembourg campus. I had dinner at his house at least five times, and we attended concerts together in Luxembourg and Vienna. He's planning on visiting me in Chicago next year.



My Fact Sheet

Major: Finance
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Miami Activities: Delta Sigma Pi (business fraternity); Business Student Advisory Council (student/administration liaison group); Study abroad: Miami Luxembourg

My Inside Guide

  • I like to go to Steinkeller uptown and order a stein of dark beer and a pretzel. It reminds me of the beer halls in Munich that I discovered on my study abroad trip. For fun, my friends and I play golf at Hueston Woods Golf Course or sometimes, we rent canoes or inner tubes and float along the Whitewater River, which is about 30 minutes from Oxford in southeastern Indiana.

  • Choosing Miami

    I wanted to branch out beyond the East Coast, so I looked at half a dozen schools. I knew when I first stepped foot on Miami's campus that I'd found my home. It's a beautiful place, and I liked the size—not too big or too small. I knew I could still do everything I could do at a bigger campus but have an easier time making friends and developing relationships with professors.

  • Connecting

    I joined Delta Sigma Pi, one of Miami's business fraternities. It's not like a typical fraternity. Both guys and girls can join. We take networking trips and host professional business speakers. We also do service projects and have formals. My fraternity members inspire me. It's not unusual for me to get an email from one of them at 3:45 a.m. They're the kind of people who want to get the most out of every day.