The Next Step Toward Success
BEL scholars return to campus as WSB students
When new Business Badgers arrived in Grainger Hall for their BBA induction in September, there were several who already knew the place like a second home. That’s because 21 of the incoming students had been in the first cohort of the Business Emerging Leaders (BEL) Program, an academically rigorous, donor-funded program with a goal of providing opportunities for promising students of diverse backgrounds. BEL Scholars had previously spent 12 weeks total on the UW–Madison campus, beginning after their sophomore year in high school. They explored potential business careers and visited companies such as Google and Target, while also hitting the books to prep for the ACT exam or learn business analytics, as well as finding time for summer fun. The BEL Scholars might be first-year UW–Madison students, but they are veteran Business Badgers.
