The University Business Association is designed to provide practical experience for business and accounting majors. The UBA’s goal this year is to strengthen the connection between faculty and students. “In previous years we’d see Mr. Franklin or Mr. Buiter in the seats up on stage, and we’d feel [that they exist] on a whole different level,” Sexton says. “But really, based on their credentials, they’re the people we should be talking to and asking our questions.”