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�þ���Ƶ and the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College have formed a new institutional partnership, giving �þ���Ƶ students access to the prestigious Tuck Business Bridge Program. 

This winter, �þ���Ƶ sophomores and juniors interested in exploring business careers will have the opportunity to connect their liberal arts experience with intensive business school training, provided by Tuck faculty members.

“We are excited to partner with Tuck on this new initiative for our students,” says �þ���Ƶ President Brian W. Casey. “For those students who want an introduction to key business and finance concepts and wish to gain skills for the marketplace, this January program will offer them a rigorous and meaningful program. I am also thrilled that alumni support will provide the funds to help make this program accessible to at least 10 �þ���Ƶ students who are receiving financial aid.”

Financial assistance is available thanks to the generosity of Giovanni ’94 and Maree Cutaia, who have also endowed the First@�þ���Ƶ directorship, and provided critical funding for the Graduate School Access Fund at �þ���Ƶ.

Once accepted into the program, participants will spend three weeks during winter break learning from Tuck faculty and current MBA students who will serve as resources for students learning the curriculum. The immersive experience kicks off with a week of remote learning from home before students return to a hybrid classroom in Hamilton, N.Y., full of fellow �þ���Ƶ students, learning from professors via remote feed from Hanover, N.H.

Each student will be assigned to a team to deliver an in-person capstone case-study presentation that will be evaluated by successful �þ���Ƶ alumni who will be on campus for the conclusion of the program. 

“The �þ���Ƶ-Tuck Business Bridge Program will provide �þ���Ƶ students with a wonderful opportunity to learn essential business skills that complement their �þ���Ƶ education,” says Milone Family AVP for Career Initiatives Teresa Olsen. 

After completing the program, sophomore participants will join Career Services’ annual SophoMORE Connections event, beginning on January 17, 2025.

Applications are now open for the 2025 �þ���Ƶ/Tuck Business Bridge Program. An on-campus information session will take place Wednesday, Sept. 11. The application deadline is Sept. 30. For more information on the program and the application process, visit colgate.edu/tuckbridge.