Attend Alumni Events
Throughout the quarter campusCATALYST sponsors events for alumni. Stay tuned for updates.
Join Alumni Board
Contact Laura Melle for more information.
Advanced Analyst Program
The Advanced Analyst Program is a program for students who have completed our 10-week Community Analyst program and would like to continue consulting for nonprofits. For Fall Quarter, we are looking for 5 stellar cC alums who are interested in working with some higher profile Chicago nonprofits while honing their consulting skills and building their Chicago professional network.
This program has the same requirements as the Community Analyst Program, with the exception that there will be no weekly seminars or academic credit. The 5 student team will be supported by a seasoned MBA mentor and three Chicago professionals. Last quarter, our professionals hailed from The Cambridge Group, Mission Measurement, and the private equity firm GTCR. These individuals, similarly to a team’s mentor, will provide guidance and support throughout the quarter. During the Advanced Analyst experience, teams should expect to come down to the Loop four times, once for a kickoff event and then three additional times to share their presentations with their mentors, advisors and a bevvy of guest judges from various Chicago institutions.
Students must be highly self-motivated and willing to commit 10 hours per week to client work. Several considerations will be taken into account in selecting our Advanced Analyst teams, including but not limited to: application, past teammate feedback, past performance and commitment level during your cC engagement. With only 5 slots available this fall, we expect these slots to be highly competitive, so please explain what unique perspective and skills you will bring to bear.
Alumni Mentor
As an alumnus of the program you know that being a Community Analyst can be a challenging experience.
campusCATALYST likes to keep a “rolodex” of sorts of alumni that are willing to help our Community Analyst teams with projects.
If our students need assistance or perspective with a specific issue they will reach out to the campus coordinator and the campus coordinator will connect the Alumni Mentor with the Community Analyst team.
Join Program Team
We are looking for passionate students who want to get involved with cC through leadership roles on our Program Team. Our on campus program teams are composed of of 2 Campus Coordinators, 2 Nonprofit Liaisons and a Knowledge Manager.
A leadership role on the Program Team is an exciting opportunity to take an active leadership role in a young organization, helping to coordinate and manage all aspects of the program. The Program Team is a year-long commitment.
Intern
cC is in growth mode! We have an aggressive 5 year plan and we are building a summer team that can help take us to the next level! campusCATALYST provides Summer Analyst opportunities for rising 2nd , 3rd, and 4th year students. cC also provides a Metcalf internship through the University of Chicago.
Required
- Rising 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students
- Proven leadership experience
- Eager for a high-impact position in an evolving, start-up environment
- Committed to the cC mission and vision
- Enthusiastic about and capable of working independently and leading key initiatives; proven to be a successful project/people manager
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Experienced Microsoft Office suite user (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Optional
- Prior campusCATALYST experience (Community Analyst)
- CSS/Photoshop/Web building knowledge
- Experience working with/for a non-profit organization
Guest Judge
As part of the campusCATALYST curriculum, Community Analyst engagement teams are required to give in-class Powerpoint presentations. We like to bring in guest judges to give the students feedback on these presentations.
Our students really benefit from having an outside perspective and value the feedback. Guest judging opportunities are available twice a quarter and usually require a 3 hour commitment and take place at the University of Chicago or Northwestern University campus (Hyde Park and Evanston respectively) on a weekday evening.