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Who we are

About SCG

SCG helps organizations achieve their vision of success through sustainable strategies, research, management and process improvement.

Our story

Since 2020

  1. 2020

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    Founded

    SCG was founded at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, in direct affiliation with the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets.

  2. Since 2020

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    EY partnership

    EY sends consultants to lead workshops, pairs each project with consultants, senior managers and partners, and connects members to EY recruiters. SCG has partnered with EY since 2020.

  3. Every year

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    Smith Impact Case Competition

    Each year SCG collaborates with the Center for Social Value Creation to host the Smith Impact Case Competition. The winning team earns a cash prize and represents UMD at the Seattle Milgard Invitational Case Competition.

  4. Today

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    UMD's student-run consulting group

    • 50+ alumni
    • 40+ client projects
    • 15+ placements each year

    Student teams work with campus organizations, nonprofits and startups. See the projects.

What we stand for

Our pillars

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    Commitment to Excellence in Service

    Client-focused work, executed well.

    Every engagement starts from the client's specific needs and is delivered to a high standard. We aim for long-term relationships by consistently meeting expectations and supporting clients after the work is handed over.

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    Upholding Professionalism

    Integrity, expertise and accountability.

    We hold every client interaction to high standards of integrity, expertise and accountability, and build a culture of continuous learning, ethical decisions and respect, so clients can trust the work.

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    Fostering a Strong Sense of Community

    Collaboration inside SCG and beyond it.

    We work collaboratively within SCG and with outside stakeholders, share knowledge and support one another, and take on work whose impact reaches beyond business outcomes.

Client work

How a project works

From a client's first request to the final deliverables, each semester.

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Client request

A client submits a request, and SCG scopes it into a Statement of Work (SoW).

Work with SCG

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Team forms

Each semester, members choose from that semester's client projects and teams are formed.

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Weekly rhythm

Teams meet weekly on their project, alongside general body meetings or workshops.

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EY guidance

Each client team is paired with EY consultants, senior managers and partners for direction.

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Deliverables

The team delivers the items agreed in the SoW. Every project's Scope lists them.

See School Harbor's deliverables

Partners

Backed by EY and the Ed Snider Center

Corporate partner

EY sends consultants to lead workshops, pairs each project with consultants, senior managers and partners, and connects members to EY recruiters. SCG has partnered with EY since 2020.

Visit EY Consulting

All partners, including the Center for Social Value Creation

Life in SCG

Workshops, site visits and the occasional hike

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Members

Leaders across campus

Among SCG's members are

Graduation speakers
ODK members
QUEST Honors Program members
Teaching assistants
Club presidents
Club vice presidents

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