Dear Colleagues —

I am thrilled to share that we hosted a successful Career Clarity Retreat on January 6-7 at the beautiful Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park.

More than 20 students participated and enjoyed a weekend full of reflection and discernment activities expertly facilitated by Vania Tong, Myriam Bartz, Bich Nguyen-Hamilton and Victor Lemus.  

"One of the best experiences at SCU for me." — Career Clarity retreat participant

For this retreat, we collaborated with both Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and Campus Ministry with an agenda focused on giving students tools and strategies to navigate feelings of stress, anxiety, and ambiguity when thinking about their future career.

This retreat was made possible by a mission integration grant from the Bannan Forum and so we'd like to extend a special thank you to Aaron Willis and the Ignatian Center.

Curious to learn more about the retreat? Email Vania Tong, Assistant Director of Career Development, at vtong@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,

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The Career Center will be hosting 40+ employers at the Virtual Winter Career Fair this Thursday, February 08 from 2-5 p.m. Students can register on Handshake.

This year's fair features our employer partners AlphaSights, Enterprise Mobility, and ServiceNow as well as representatives from Navolio & Tallman LLP, NETGEAR, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, SingerLewak LLP, TTI, Inc., Valley Water, and dozens more.

Questions about the Career Fair? Email Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations and Partnerships, at mthiriez@scu.edu.

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On Tuesday, February 13, the Career Center will proudly award a $1,000 Diversity Works Award to five individual students and five student organizations thanks to the generous corporate sponsorship of Enterprise Mobility and ServiceNow.

In addition to the awardees, the evening will feature a catered dinner, reverse career fair, and a panel discussion with three expert voices on the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace:

With more than 200 students registered and 30 organizations confirmed to attend, including Google, Bain & Co., and Veritas, it's sure to be a packed house and a fun, engaging evening. Seating is limited, but we encourage anyone interested to swing by the Locatelli Student Activity Center between 5-8 p.m.

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The inaugural spring cohort of the SCUxSeattleU tech accelerator powered by Possible—a first of its-kind collaboration between two Jesuit universities—is off to a fun and successful start!

With a structured, interactive curriculum on in-demand career paths, students participate in workshops, attend talks from industry professionals, connect with mentors, and deliver a hands-on project, all designed to help them identify and attain a career that aligns with their goals.

Check out the Industry Experts Gallery to see who our students will get to meet and learn from through this five-week program.

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Each quarter, the Career Center's Employer Relations team hosts several Meet-ups, medium-sized recruitment events organized around specific industries and interest areas.

Careers in Healthcare and Life Sciences meet-up, organized by Andrew Gupton, increased attendance by 49% over last year.

Careers in Startups meet-up, organized by Sunaina Gulati-Ruh in partnership with Cindy Cooper of The Ciocca Center, and Pam Vavra of Bronco Venture Accelerator, increased attendance by 16% over last year.

Interested in collaborating on a future meet-up? Email scuemployers@scu.edu to be directed to the right person on our Employer Relations team.

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Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations and Partnerships, was recently invited by Handshake to serve as an expert voice on the "Getting the Most out of Handshake" series.

Alongside fellow panelists from Elizabeth State University and Boise State University, Melissa shared the useful tips, tricks and strategies she uses that helped the Career Center win a Handshake Career Spark Award in the "Employer Engagement and Curation" category last fall.

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