Our Approach

We recognize that our ability to provide innovative solutions and execute holistic problem-solving relies on perspective and experience from a diverse team of individuals. We strive to find the top diverse talent available across UConn so we can continue making the most informed, creative, and calculated recommendations to our clients.

Here are a few of the initiatives we have championed in the past few years to prioritize diversity in our group:

• Developed an applicant training program with classes taught by us, to ensure marginalized communities with less exposure to consulting before applying are not at a disadvantage to their peers
• Increased exposure to members of the group through unlimited case interview practice and coffee chats for applicants
• Created a Director of Diversity position so the group has an assigned executive board member overseeing and carrying out diversity initiatives
• Created a tailored mentoring program, so new members can feel connected to both a more tenured member and an accomplished alumnus that they share interests with
• Developed relationships with groups on campus that are focused on diversity increase the diversity of our applicants
• Implemented a Consulting Development Program, providing any interested students in our affiliate organizations a mentor within UCG to allow them to experience the group, with the intention they will have the confidence and knowledge to be successful applicants in the following semester

In the near future, we hope to continue to cohesively work with these groups to accomplish the following goals:

• Legitimize official affiliations with diverse academic organizations to develop recruiting pipelines for each semester
• Work with the Chief Diversity Officer of the Business School and other schools at UConn to improve our diversity and inclusions efforts
• Develop an article series and post the articles on our website within a specific page on Diversity & Inclusion in UCG

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