Student Impact Teams: Defined

Student Impact Teams are a key initiative led by the Strategic Partnerships & Student Innovations (SPSI) Office at the Carey Business School. Student Innovations at Carey are co-curricular experiences and pathways to gain real-world experience and grow your network. This is a space for consultation, creation, and connection, and the Student Impact Teams embody this spirit by co-creating large-scale events—such as conferences and case competitions—in collaboration with Carey staff, faculty, and key external stakeholders. 

These teams offer students the opportunity to lead from concept to execution, while building skills that reflect the excellence of Carey Business School. 

Gaining Experience & Professional Development 

Each team focuses on skill development and professional growth throughout the project lifecycle. Members will engage in pre-work such as role-based training and team building, followed by real-time project work. Dedicated time will be reserved for post-event reflection and process debriefing to ensure this is an intentional, growth-centered experience. 

Team Responsibilities 

• Defining the event scope, goals, and strategic approach
• Setting milestones and managing timelines
• Developing the event theme and key components with Carey stakeholders
• Identifying desired external participants (speakers, judges, sponsors, etc.)*
• Compiling outreach lists and managing contact communications*
• Collaborating with SPSI on logistics, budgeting, and marketing
• Leading day-of-event execution, including volunteer coordination 

• Participating in post-event debrief and assessment

  _{*External guest research, strategy, and outreach done in partnership with and under the guidance of Carey Corporate Relations staff members.}  

Participant Commitment: 

• Weekly Time Commitment: ~3–4 hours/week (will increase closer to event date)
• Meetings:
  • Weekly team meetings (more frequent near the event)
  • Periodic meetings with stakeholders (e.g., Employer Relations, Development, Alumni Relations, and sponsors)
• Expectations:
  • Full participation through project completion, including post-event reflection
  • Flexibility, collaboration, and commitment to excellence
  • Professionalism with a growth mindset—perfection isn’t expected, but strong effort is 

What You'll Gain

• Real-world leadership and event management experience
• Critical skill development through training and applied practice
• Networking opportunities with internal leaders, faculty, alumni, and business professionals
• Professional visibility as a campus leader and innovator
• Resume-ready experience that offers strong examples for interviews and letters of recommendation
• Tangible impact on Carey Business School through innovation and legacy-building

Application Process

• Apply between August 1st – September 5th, 2025  (application now open!)
• Interviews: Conducted during the week of September 8 for top candidates
• Team Formation: Final teams selected by September 12th, 2025
   (Note: The AstraZeneca Case Competition team may be finalized earlier) 

Questions about joining a Student Impact Team?

E-mail Carey_Partnerships@jh.edu

Big Data Consulting Project

Big data comes in high volume, velocity, and variety. But it’s not the amount or type of data that transforms businesses, it’s what businesses do with the data that drives the bottom line

A business partner will pose a business challenge to the class for the Big Data Consulting Project, along with a large dataset for analysis. Then students work in teams to analyze the data, derive managerial insights, and use their findings to present creative solutions to business challenges and opportunities.

Applying analytic techniques

To best address the business’ challenge, student teams work through three stages: describing data patterns and trends, using the data to predict outcomes, and compiling the analyses to form actionable recommendations for the project sponsor.

Students use a combination of data visualization tools (such as Tableau or Hadoop), programming languages for analysis (such as R or Python), and spreadsheet simulation and optimization tools (such as @Risk and Excel Solver).

Presenting the findings

Each student team will deliver two presentations to the business partner involved in the course, once at the project’s midpoint and again at completion. The midpoint presentation enables the teams to obtain early feedback from the business partner and make adjustments and course corrections as needed. At the final presentation, each team of students will present their findings. This includes an actionable plan for the business to use the findings and address real-world business constraints including bandwidth, skills, and budget. In parallel, students will submit a technical report to the course faculty.