ANNUAL CASE COMPETITION
Are you interested in a career in consulting, non-profits, or want to develop your problem solving skills? Each year, campusCATALYST runs non-profit case competition in the spring. See below for information about this year's competition and get to know our winners from past years too!
Winter 2025: To be announced!
Are you interested in a career in consulting, non-profits, or want to develop your problem solving skills? Then stay tuned for campusCATALYST's annual non-profit case competition! Sign up individually and be placed on a team, or sign up in a team of 3-5 classmates. You will work with your team for a week to solve a consulting problem and then present your solution to a panel of judges. No prior consulting or non-profit experience is necessary and any UChicago undergraduate student can sign up.
Contact us at uchicagocampuscatalyst@gmail.com for any questions or concerns about the event.
PAST COMPETITIONS
Winter 2024: Chicago Grows Food
Chicago Grows Food (CGF) asked students to develop a strategy in which they can better engage with home garden participants on a community level. 24 teams of 4-5 students developed recommendations and presented to a panel of judges comprised of cC Board Members, consultants from Bain & Co., and representatives from Chicago Grows Food.
1st Place Winners: Congratulations to Darren Kuo ‘27, Grace Deng ‘27, Kelly Liu ‘27, Ningjing Huang ‘27, and Quincy Leung ‘26!
spring 2019: unicef
UNICEF asked competitors to provide recommendations for building and diversifying its base of donors and volunteers. 70 students in teams of 3-5 did research and developed recommendations with guidance from Bain & Company consultants, then presented to judges from UNICEF, Bain, and cC.
1st Place Winners: Congratulations to Arushi Saksena ‘19, Dhruv Raj ‘20, Chahat Kapila ‘20, Julia Hu ‘21, and Agnay Mohindra ‘20.
Spring 2016: Ronald Mcdonald house
Ronald McDonald House presented the student teams with a question of how Ronald McDonald can better engage with University of Chicago student life. Over 80 students in teams of 3-5 presented to consultants from Accenture and representatives from the Ronald McDonald House.
1st Place Winners: Congratulations to our winning team of Dimitry Karavaikin ‘19, Mufitcan Atalay ‘19, Ananth Balasubramanian ‘19, and Satya Krishnan ’19 who won an exclusive networking reception and dinner with Accenture!
spring 2018: Teach for america
Teach for America asked teams to design a new strategy for recruiting top students from top universities. EY-Parthenon consultants advised competing teams. Over 90 students in teams of 3-5 presented to a panel of judges from TFA, EY-Parthenon, and UChicago.
1st Place Winners: Congratulations to our winning team, Arpan Chakrabarti ‘19, Andrea Popova ‘18, Rimsha Nazeer ‘20, and Dimitry Karavaikin ‘19.
spring 2017: Heartland alliance
Heartland Alliance presented the student teams with a question of how Heartland can expand awareness to new audiences and engage millennials and post-millennials in championing their mission. Over 60 students in teams of 3-5 presented to consultants from Accenture and representatives from the Heartland Alliance.
1st Place Winners: Congratulations to our winning team of Sahana Ramani ‘20, Satyen Gupta ‘20, Jay Pan ’20, and Anoushka Patel ‘20 who won an exclusive networking reception and dinner with Accenture!