Fifth Street Consulting is a student-led, faculty-advised consulting firm specializing in communication and media consulting. Our goal is to provide our consultants with the real-world experience of collaborating with a range of organizations to provide high-quality work for clients. Clients have opportunities to tap the expertise of fresh student talent, guided by seasoned faculty, to enhance the functioning of their organizations.
Students establish their involvement and expertise in 5th Street Consulting by assuming a position on the Student Leadership Team (SLT) or as a Partner through a competitive application process. The SLT ensures the professional coordination of the work of Fifth Street Consulting and oversees the work of Partners who work directly on client projects.
We primarily work on semester-long engagements to provide clients with meaningful, high-impact solutions based on trusted techniques and research. Clients apply for project consideration in the semester before that in which the work is done. Each project is assigned a dedicated core group of consultants, guided by the Student Leadership Team, and faculty mentors.
Mission Statement
To provide students with real-world experience by collaborating with their colleagues, college, and businesses to develop their professionalism and ability to complete time-sensitive tasks using their unique skills to produce exceptional work for their clients.
Position : Partners (Pictured above)
Role: Apply knowledge and skills to a team in completion of communication consulting projects with actual clients. This often includes creative Brainstorming, applied problem solving, research, analysis of findings, and creation of professional materials across a variety of mediums.
Left Back – Chane Ryan
Middle Back – Andrew Shapley
Right Back – Keshaun Madlock
Left Front – Ellie Yeater
Middle left – Abby Scott
Middle Right – Meredith Devine
Right Front – Emily Burchett
Position: Client Relations (Pictured above)
Role: Implement and manage internal information systems. Lead efforts to unify the firm towards advancing its mission. Monitor the firm's progress towards goals and celebrate success. Contribute to building a healthy organizational culture.
Left- Claire Mailing
Right- Zach Simpkins
Position: Recruitment Directors (Pictured Above)
Role: Lead internal campus recruitment efforts to acquire student talent for the firm prior to pre registration for incoming cohort classes. Continue efforts after registration, but with a focus on sustaining interest in students. Must lead and participate in the application and interview process for students applying for positions in 5th Street.
Left – Sydney Matyas
Right – Jenna Smith
Position: Marketing & Communications
Role: Continue to lead the creation and communication about visual identity for 5th St. Consulting. Produced materials to educate campus in the community about our organization and our services.
Left – Mackenzie Hartrum
Right – Arista Gore
Position: Project Development Directors
Role: Facilitate communication between clients and 5th St. members. Serve as point person for all projects and meet in person with clients when necessary. Monitor task completion related to projects and work with internal relations to records to recognize excellence in or remediate work on client projects.
Left – Ava Huebner
Right – Paige Adams
Position: Graphic Design Brand
Role: Continue to lead the creation and communication of a visual identity for 5th St. Consulting.
Pictured: Mackenzie Harshburger
Position: Data Analytics
Role: Data collection and cleaning gathering data from various sources and ensuring it is accurate, consistent, and free from errors or biases. Data analysis using statistical techniques and software to examine datasets, identify trends, patterns, and correlations that inform decision making.
Pictured: Zach Riffle