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February 2023

Dear Colleagues —

I am excited to invite you to the Career Center's sixth annual Diversity Works Expo & Awards on Wednesday, February 22 from 4-6 p.m. in the Locatelli Student Activity Center.

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Through the generous corporate sponsorship of ServiceNow and Enterprise Holdings, the Career Center is awarding a total of $10,000 to five students and five student organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion in relation to career and professional development. In addition to the awardees, the event will also celebrate and display the submissions of dozens of participating students, many of whom were nominated by staff and faculty like you!

What is Diversity Works Expo & Awards?

This year's Diversity Works is a celebration of bringing our whole selves to school and work. At this flagship event, you will enjoy:

A celebratory awards ceremony
Featured speakers Jonathan Cary (ServiceNow) and Cynthia Owyoung (Breaking Glass Forums)
Facilitated breakout discussions and open networking with inclusive organizations
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments

Register today—your voice, presence and support is vital to the student experience.

Share this event with the students you support and teach. (Click here for a classroom PPT slide, sample email, and sample extra credit assignment.)

Questions about Diversity Works? Email Chris Harris, Assistant Director of Career Development, at charris2@scu.edu.

As always, I am excited to work together to deliver on the promise of higher education for all of our students: a good job, social capital, and economic mobility in pursuit of a more humane, just and sustainable world.

Thank you,

DYLAN HOULE

Executive Director, Career & Professional Development
Career Center, Santa Clara University

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Career Fairs & Employer Meet-ups

In addition to Diversity Works, I am excited to highlight a few of the other major programs we have planned for this month. (View a complete listing of Career Center events.)

Careers in Startups Meet-up

Wednesday, February 01 | 2-4 p.m. | Williman Room

Students register on Handshake.

Meet-up will be immediately followed by an alumni panel discussion co-hosted by the Graduate Business Career Management office and the Career Center.

Virtual Winter Career Fair STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Wednesday, February 8 | 1-4 p.m.

Students register on Handshake.

Featuring:
Caltrans, Epic, NASA, Nokia, Epic, Texas Instruments and more.

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Graduate Students to Receive Dedicated Career Support

The Career Center is pleased to share that Myriam Bartz's scope of responsibilities has recently expanded to include graduate student support and her new title is Assistant Director of Career Development for Graduate Students and Alumni. In this newly updated role, Myriam will provide career support to all alumni and graduate students (excepting graduate business and law school students). Myriam joined Santa Clara first as an on-call career coach in 2020 and then as a full-time employee in 2022.

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Myriam's background includes 15+ years of experience for a leading technology company in Customer Service, and the Executive Briefing Center as a Program Manager putting together technology briefing events with cross-functional teams for customers from Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Myriam holds a coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation with an emphasis in Positive Psychology and an MBA from Golden Gate University.

Please join me in congratulating Myriam by sending her a note at mbartz2@scu.edu.

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Questions, concerns, ideas, suggestions?
Please email careercenter@scu.edu.

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