Welcome to the official website of the Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO)! BGSO has been active on the campus of the University of Florida for more than 20 years. It provides a space for graduate and professional students of African, Caribbean, and African-American descent to become invloved in and acclimated to a cultural environment that can often feel homogenous and polarized. BGSO, however, welcomes students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and boasts members who are also completing undergraduate degrees and aspiring toward graduate studies.

Members encourage each other to strive for academic excellence, as well as holistic achievement by becoming active on campus, in the Gainesville community, and in national and international issues within and beyond the African Diaspora. In order to achieve these goals, BGSO sponsors annual programs such as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Celebration, a Graduate Prep workshop for undergraduate students, and the Writer's Workshop. Additionally, gives back to the community by participating often in a number of community service programs and actvities. Moreover, BGSO plans a number of regularly scheduled social and cultural activities.