Current Initiatives
The Carlson School supports our diverse community in a variety of ways. From scholarships to events, identity-based visit days to recruitment fairs, and pipeline programs to affinity networks, there is something for everyone.
Current Initiatives
This list is regularly updated. If you have new details/programs/initiatives to include, please let us know by emailing carlson-marcomm@umn.edu
- Multiple funds designated to support students from diverse backgrounds.Â
- In FY '21, the Carlson School provided 253 scholarships to diverse students totaling nearly $1.4 million in support.
- Diversity Scholarships for Executive Education programsÂ
- Executive Education program: Women in LeadershipÂ
- Executive Education program: Inclusive Leadership, Fostering Diversity to Drive Performance
- Executive Education online program: Inclusive LeadershipÂ
- Executive Education partnership with TeamWomen (women's business professional organization)
- International Student Townhalls
- LGBTQIA+ Community Lunch Series
- Community of Color Lunch Series
- Affinity Dinner Series
- Graduate Women Affinity Networking Night
- LGBTQIA+ Affinity Networking Night
- Graduate Student of Color Affinity Networking Night
- Military Veterans Affinity Networking Night
- Women, Wine, and Wisdom
- Military Veterans Gala
- Global Gala
- Carlson Women Connect
- Equity & Leadership Conference
- Women's Leadership Conference
- Project Emerge
- Camp Emerge
- Visit Days for various audiences/affinity groups (Women's Visit Day, LGBTQIA+ Visit Day, Students of Color Visit Day, Military Veterans Visit Day, Carlson Community of Color Admitted Student Event, Carlson Community of Women Admitted Student Eventetc.)
- Business Innovation Academy
- Outreach Ambassadors
- Carlson THRIVE
- Carlson School - Dougherty Family College Transfer Program
- Emerging Leaders of Color
- Recruitment Fairs (includes People of Color Career Fair at Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis Professional Diversity Career Fair, ROMBA and Mossier LGBTQ+ Career Fairs, ForteLaunch events)
- Compass Student Club
- Mosaic Student Club
- Global Business Student Association
- Graduate Women in Business Club
- Military Veterans Club
- Carlson Women's Network
- Alumni of Color Affinity Network
- LGBTQ Affinity Network
- Thriving as a Professional of Color
- Inclusive Leadership Series (MBA)
- DE&I Orientation Sessions for PT/Online/FT MBA Programs
- MBA Diversity and Inclusion staff steering committee
- MBA Roundtable/Forte Gender in Business School Task Force
- Diversity Matters
As part of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School students, faculty and staff are able to access a variety of additional resources.
- Office for Equity and Diversity
- Bias Response Referral Network (BRRN)
- UReport
- Teaching in Globally Diverse Classes
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