Ascend
Ascend is the largest, non-profit Pan-Asian organization for business professionals in North America. Established in 2005, Ascend has grown to serve professionals and corporations across various professions and across multiple industries. Ascend reaches 60,000 people with 40+ student chapters and 18 professional chapters located in both the United States and Canada around major business hubs and educational institutions. We offer robust professional development and career enhancement programs designed to cultivate Pan-Asian talent. In addition, the National Association of Asian MBAs (NAAMBA), Ascend’s national organization for MBA professionals and students, fosters Competent, Committed, Competitive, and Collaborative global MBA leaders to fulfill diverse talent pipelines. Ascend Foundation's research provides the basis to the development of our leadership and development programs.
Our Mission
Our Goals
Programming
Social Media
Be the premier professional organization dedicated to enabling its members, corporate partners and the professional Pan-Asian community to leverage the leadership and global business potential of Pan-Asian professionals worldwide. Learn more about the national organization HERE.
Through a variety of programming initiatives and partnerships, we are working to:
- Connect Pan-Asian leaders across industries through a network of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders
- Enable young professionals and emerging leaders to pursue their dreams and achieve new professional heights
- Assist our partners and sponsors to achieve their business growth through world-class diversity and inclusion practices
Our goal is to coach Asian/ Asian American folx on business competencies from an intersectional perspective. As such, our programming includes (but is not limited to):
Recruitment Week
- Professional Development Webinars
- Guest Speakers & Panels
- Case Competitions
- Community Service
- Mentorship
- Networking, Interviewing, & Recruitment
- Resume, Cover Letter, & LinkedIn Tips
- Creating Your Personal Brand & Freelancing / Asians in Art
- Big 4 Accounting, Big 3 Consulting
- Model Minority Myth, Tokenism, Asian Exceptionalism, Imposter Syndrome, and Stress Management
- The Tech Industry
- Government/ Non-Profit Work
Recruitment Week
- - Jan. 25th General Interest Meeting
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- Jan. 26th 7-8pm Speed Dating/ Game Night
Semester Programming
- Feb.1st Trivia Night
- Feb.15th Internships Panel Discussion
- Mar. 1st Personal Finance
- Mar. 15th Collaboration with Ascend Student Chapters
- Mar. 29th Case Competition with Business Leaders of UConn (BLU)
- Apr.5th Being Asian American in the Workforce - Career Panel
- Apr. 19th Self-Care Workshop with UConn Student Health and Wellness
Join Us
Meetings: TBD
Missed us this week? Contact: ascenduconn@gmail.com
Become A Member HERE.
Dress Code for Meetings: Online Meetings - Casual; In-Person Meetings - Business Casual
Dues: $25/year
Meet the Executive Board
President - Willow Yang
Vice Presidents- Vivian Qiu & Miya Hong
Treasurer - Evan Chen
Secretary- Tenzin Kunsang
Vice President of Marketing - Naiiya Patel
Partners
School of Business Diversity Initiatives
This office focuses on the development of strategic diversity initiatives and partnerships within the School of Business to create a diverse and inspiring environment for excellence in teaching and learning. Their programs support all students with an emphasis on underrepresented and first generational students by providing resources that enhance the value of their degree and make them more competitive in the business world.
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