The Black Students' Association (BSA) has secured a $5,000 annual corporate sponsorship from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in what may be the largest such agreement for a Harvard student group.
The BSA's ultimate goal is to raise $20,000 in corporate sponsorships, BSA Treasurer Brandon A. Gayle '03 says.
In return for access to BSA's members and prominent publicity in BSA events and publications, BCG will offer interview and resume workshops for BSA members.
BSA President Aaliyah N. Williams '02 and Gayle are working out the details of a mentorship program between association members and BCG employees.
"We're really excited because this sponsorship will allow us to do a lot more with career development," Williams says.
Both Associate Dean David P. Illingworth '71 and Williams say they are unaware of similar corporate sponsorships of other student groups.
Most other forms of sponsorship, Illingworth says, come in the form of paid advertisements in publications and one-time event sponsorships. The BCG sponsorship, on the other hand, is a wholesale sponsorship of the BSA.
The sponsorship puts the BSA on solid financial ground, and also represents a larger investment on the part of BCG toward minority recruitment.
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