SCNO places a high emphasis on supporting our clients in all capacities. Vanderbilt SCNO’s Special Olympics Team took on the Music City Polar Plunge 2020 in Nissan Stadium. The team raised nearly $1,000 in two weeks as donations to support Special Olympics TN athletes!

Project teams embark on year-long engagements, so SCNO encourages project team bonding to develop a robust team culture. Team bonding ensures a collaborative and open group environment, which is key to the dedication and hardworking of our consultants. The TCCN project team enjoyed some tacos at Nada last year during the Fall Retreat.

At least once per semester, SCNO project teams volunteer their time to support their client’s operations & programming. Through in-person volunteering, SCNO members engage in service outside of campus to gain exposure to the nonprofit community. The Shower the People project team volunteered for their client one night in February 2020, overseeing provisions for Shower the People’s stakeholders.

Each year, Vanderbilt SCNO organizes a Fall Retreat dedicated to training new Student Consultants and creating a space for everyone to meet one another. After a day of training & professional development workshops, the entire organization went to play mini-golf.

Our members participate in a variety of on-campus, national, and international case competitions each year. SCNO prepares its members to apply skills learned on project teams to various opportunities outside the organization. Among those selected to compete in the 2020 Deloitte Case Competition at Vanderbilt were 8 SCNO members.