Corporate Outreach Employer Roundtable 2022

Business Scholars Program

The Business Scholar Difference •

Program designed to maximize the college experience for business minded, high-achieving students

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Involved around campus

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Students learn presentation skills and how to work on a team

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Explore different majors – have some understanding in each topic:

− Entrepreneurship − Information Systems

− Quantitative Analysis of Markets & Operations

− Accounting

− Management

− Business Administration

− Operations and Supply Chain

− Marketing

− Finance

Quick Overview • • • • • •

2022-2023: about 550 students 3 cohorts 14 sections of first-year students • Fall and spring semester 1 section of transfer students • Spring semester 42 ambassadors Travel opportunities

How you can help Business Scholars succeed •

Career pathfinding conversations with professionals

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Networking/creating connections

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Speaker sessions: •

On-campus

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Virtual

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Out-of-state – for companies with HQ or operations in one of these cities: •

Chicago

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Dallas

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San Francisco

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Los Angeles

Examples of Previous Speaker Sessions

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In-Person on Campus

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Out-of-State

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Truman Ballard from Domo

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Salesforce panel in San Francisco

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Ty Foster – motivational speaker

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Mindi Cox from O.C. Tanner

Ben Holley with Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles

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Former Business Scholars with Microsoft in Seattle

Virtual •

Abby Morris from the Thirst Project

Time Commitment •

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On campus: •

One-hour speaker sessions on Friday afternoons, once a month

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Fall and spring semesters

Out-of-state speaker sessions: •

One-hour presentation at the hotel in each city

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Spring semester (February – April 2023)

Contact Information

Business Scholars Website

Kim Merino, Program Manager kim.merino@eccles.utah.edu

How do we create value?

Student Engagement

Research + curriculum

Community Engagement

For Example…

Engage with Goff GOFF SCHOLARS GOFF TRAILBLAZERS

EXPLORERS INTERNSHIPS 5-7 hours weekly EXPLORERS Spring or Summer INTERNSHIPS

GOFF Evaluate strategic challenge TRAILBLAZERS and provide analysis/

Projects over 4-5 weeks (Fall or Spring)

GOFF Min 3.5 GPA SCHOLARS Provide in-depth research,

1 project (Fall or Spring)

analysis and recommendations

recommendations

Students seeking first internship

CASE COMPETITIONS CASE COMPETITIONS

3-4 weeks; High-level analysis and recommendations YOUNGER STUDENTS

ALL UOFU MAJORS

OLDER STUDENTS

Great partnerships include…

Bandwidth for coaching and giving feedback to students Excited about exploring new ideas and recommendations Ability to share company information with students Opportunities for students to exercise creativity and problem-solving

Value to Partners • Receive analysis, insights, and recommendations for tackling a strategic challenge • Gain assistance with a project you haven’t been able to get to • Build relationships with students • Build brand awareness across campus • Benefit from multi-disciplinary perspectives

Partners Say… “[The Goff students] were really good at bringing in high level skills that you would usually pay a lot for at a consulting agency.”

– Andrew Danes, CEO, Chassie “I’ll be honest, my team and I were blown away by just the caliber of the [Goff] students, their confidence, and their demeanor. Their findings were insightful, meaningful, and most importantly, actionable.”

– Romney Williams, CEO, Enso Rings

Value to Students Learn how to manage an ambiguous, realworld project using analytical and strategy tools Learn how to create value for project client Part of a community relentlessly focused on growth

First Rhodes Scholar in 20 years at the U 50% of Explorers received return internship offers Goff students received job offers from Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young, LinkedIn, Utah Inland Port Authority, Microsoft, Google, & many more

Consider…

Timeline Scope and depth of project Bandwidth for student engagement

Talk with me today about which opportunity might be right for you! goffslc@Eccles.utah.edu Eccles.link/Goff

Crimson Projects Darren Wesemann Crimson Projects darren.wesemann@utah.edu linkedin.com/in/dwesemann

Crimson Projects Summary •

The Crimson Projects program connects students with learning opportunities through real businesses

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Certain employees are assigned as mentors within companies to lead student teams in both using and maturing skills of interest

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Mentors are governed through a process connecting academic goals and learning to the U’s faculty through the Crimson Projects office

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Benefits to students include experiential learning, learning disciplines complementary and beyond academia, and corporate relationships

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Benefits to businesses include earlier access to talent, morale uplift for key employees through the Crimson Projects credential and project outcomes

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Valuable relationships are strengthened between the University of Utah and businesses benefiting both

Crimson Projects Mentor Governance Training The Crimson Projects Mentors receive training on key teaching skills as well as mentoring requirements

Certification Crimson Projects Mentors receive a certification once training and a basic evaluation is completed

Monitoring Regular monitoring and reporting occurs throughout the semester ensuring program compliance and student progress

Evaluation Exit interviews are conducted at the end of the semester with both the mentors and the students to evaluate the project

Crimson Projects Student Benefits Academic Mentoring Students are mentored by individuals governed by faculty (through Crimson Projects governance, in order to scale)

Experiential Learning Students receive the targeted learning in real corporate environments, working on solutions to real world problems

Corporate Relationships The relationships fostered by each student open doors for future opportunities for employment, partnerships, etc

Inter-Disciplinary Teamwork Student teams are generally inter-disciplinary, enabling participants to learn teamwork skills across various focus areas

Governed by Faculty

Crimson Projects Learning Targets

The learning targets are report and are accountable to faculty for a consistent academic quality standard.

Soft Skills Learning Skills beyond the academic experience are taught such as project accountability, corporate process, learning roles, etc

Corporate Work Environment Learning Environment skills such as team work, culture, executive reporting, accountability, industry best practices, etc.

Added Learning Certain roles and skills prevalent in business, which are not available in school, such as product management.

Crimson Projects Business Benefits

Close and Early Access to Talent Companies enjoy special and tighter access to U of U talent, which is a strong need in many disciplines currently

Crimson Experience Branding as a U of U Crimson Company Companies who participate in the program can market their participation as a designated U of U Crimson business

Morale Increase for Crimson Projects Employees Certain employees generally are happy to serve as Mentors, as it provides an opportunity to act as adjunct faculty in learning

Project Outcomes The learning process includes producing a certain outcome, which the companies from which companies benefit

How To Get Started

Crimson Internships Website Review projects and apply on the Crimson Internships website

Crimson Projects Director Darren Wesemann darren.wesemann@utah.edu linkedin.com/in/dwesemann

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

AGENDA Introductions About Student Organizations Getting Involved

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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ABOUT STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

WHAT IS A STUDENT ORG? STUDENT-FOUNDED & LED CAMPUS RECOGNIZED & RESOURCED → BUSINESS STUDENTS / CAREERS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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STUDENT ORG ENGAGEMENT

26

active student organizations

122

student org officers

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

1,200 students involved

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TYPES OF STUDENT ORGS IDENTITY/AFFINITY

CAREER & PRO.DEV.

AAPI STUDENTS IN BUS.

MGT CONSULTING CLUB

MAJOR AFFILIATION

OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN CLUB

ASSOCIATION OF LATINO PROFESSIONALS FOR AMERICA

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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>50% OF SENIORS IDENTIFY STUDENT ORG INVOLVEMENT AS THE MOST IMPACTFUL PART OF THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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GETTING INVOLVED

WHY GET INVOLVED? TALENT PIPELINE DIRECT RECRUITMENT

NAME & BRAND RECOGNITION

PULSE ON STUDENT TRENDS

STUDENT EXPERIENCE INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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WHAT CAN THIS LOOK LIKE? HOST A SITE VISIT

ATTEND A RECRUITING EVENT

FUND A STUDENT INITIATIVE

SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED

01 COMPLETE INVOLVEMENT INTEREST FORM 02 GAUGE STUDENT INTEREST & CAPACITY 03 GET CONNECTED TO STUDENT OFFICERS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ECCLES SCHOOL

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What we’re about

Opportunity Scholars – Core Values Scholarships

Mentoring

Promote Diversity

Aloha Leadership

Outreach & Service

Sense of Community

The students first, and foremost

Scholarships provide opportunities

Community Outreach & Service Projects

Mentoring

Contact

Opportunity Scholars Website

latu.kinikini@eccles.utah.edu

Partnering with Executive Education

What is Executive Education?

• Non-degreed courses • Made for working professionals, midsenior level leaders • Examples of Types of Courses: – Leadership – Teams – Lean Six Sigma – Ethics – Finance

Certificates • • • • • • •

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Executive Leadership Women in Leadership Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion MBA Foundations Authentic Leadership

Executive Leadership Certificate

“

The professors were great at relating what was learned or discussed to real world applications/scenarios. The courses was perfectly structured with many opportunities to discuss with other classmates.

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Women in Leadership Certificate

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The Women in Leadership Certificate program blew away my expectations. The teachers were interesting and knowledgeable, and the group of women I met will be a sounding board for years to come.

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Leading with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Program

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The course is truly enlightening. I learned so much about myself and my organization. Right now, I'm in the cost of no diversity segment. Unbelievable the amount of money lost in lawsuits, training, and trading when diversity is not considered. I literally could not put my laptop down during this course.

Completely worth the registration fee and the time and work. Life-changing!

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Online Programs Certificates: 40 hours to complete

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate

Leading with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Authentic Leadership and Business Ethics

MBA Foundations: Your Access to Business Essentials

Individual Classes: 20 hours to complete

Lean Enterprise

Finance for the NonFinancial Leader

Inspiring Leaders Through Emotional Intelligence

Recent Partnerships

Contact

Executive Education Website

ExecEd@Utah.edu