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| November 2023 | Career Center |
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Dear Colleagues — I'm excited to announce that Santa Clara University is one of 31 institutions that has been named a winner of the inaugural Handshake Career Spark Awards in the area of employer engagement and curation.
This is a testament to the hard work of the whole team, but special credit goes to our Employer Relations team: Melissa Thiriez, Amanuel Bizuneh, Andrew Gupton and Sunaina Gulati-Ruh. 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,
◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Nominate a Student or Student Org for a $1K Diversity Works Award
The Career Center is gearing up to produce our annual Diversity Works Expo & Awards event on Wednesday, February 13, 2024 from 5-8 p.m. in the Locatelli Student Event Center. Nominate a student or student org now »
2023 Diversity Works Award Winners We are now accepting staff and faculty nominations of students and student organizations who you feel have demonstrated an understanding of why diversity, equity and inclusion are important, particularly as it relates to career and professional development. The deadline to nominate is December 1, 2023. Five students and up to five student organizations will be recognized at the event and each will be awarded $1,000 (up to a total of $10,000) through the generous sponsorships of ServiceNow and Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Questions about Diversity Works Expo & Awards? Email Amanuel Bizuneh at abizuneh@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Annual Vocation Discernment Retreat Returns
We are excited to announce the upcoming return of a long-standing SCU tradition: an annual overnight Jesuit-inspired vocation discernment retreat for students. We would like your help to share this life-changing opportunity with students. Career Clarity Retreat: This retreat is intended for all students regardless of class year, major or program, but will be most useful for students who may feel uncertain, anxious, or overwhelmed about planning for the future. Do you know a student who might benefit from dedicated time for calm and structured reflection on their career goals? Send them this one-sheet so that they may learn more and apply. We are hosting this retreat in collaboration with Campus Ministry and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). This retreat is made possible with a generous grant from the Bannan Forum of the Ignatian Center. Questions about the Career Clarity retreat? Email Vania Tong at vtong@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ New Career Guide for International Students
International students face unique challenges to finding internships and full-time employment post-graduation. To help them with their job search, we've developed a brand new Career Guide for International Students. This guide is full of curated resources, helpful tips, and answers to common questions. We are always open to suggestions and feedback, so please let us know your ideas on how we can continue to add to this important resource. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Career Center Selected to Present at National Competency Symposium
We are thrilled to announce that the Career Center has been invited to speak at the National Association of Colleges and Employers' Fall 2023 Competency Symposium. This annual symposium brings together thought leaders from across the country to discuss leading practices for implementing career readiness competencies in order to shape, recruit and hire a career-ready workforce.
Vania Tong, Dylan Houle and Andrew Gupton will co-present a session called Pulse Check: Asking Employers to Assess Student Career Competency Development During Career Fairs. Curious to learn more about our presentation? Email Dylan Houle at dhoule@scu.edu ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Career Center Holiday Pizza Party
We are pleased to invite all students, staff and faculty to the 1st Annual Career Center Holiday Pizza Party.
Similar to our summer open house, this will be a casual opportunity to visit our space and meet our staff. This is also a good chance to learn more about upcoming initiatives and explore opportunities for collaboration. We look forward to hosting you and enjoying a few slices together! ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Noël Kreidler Elevated to New Associate Director Role
I am thrilled to announce that Noël Kreidler has been elevated to Associate Director of Career Development and Campus Integration (Business and Entrepreneurship).
In this newly defined role, Noël will provide direct supervision to our team of undergraduate student employees and graduate interns as well as work more closely with the Career Center leadership team on best practices and strategies related to campus integration. She will continue to serve as the primary liaison on the Career Development team to the students, staff and faculty in the Leavey School of Business and will continue to report to Colleen Withers. Please join us in congratulating Noël on this new role by sending her a note at skreidler@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Amanuel Bizuneh Moves Into New Employer Relations Role
I am excited to share that Amanuel Bizuneh has transitioned into a new Assistant Director of Employer Relations role focused on supporting employers in the arts, humanities, social and public sectors, and education.
Previously, Amanuel supported all employers across the business and entrepreneurship sectors as well as the public and social sectors, but with the recent addition of Sunaina Gulati-Ruh to our team, these sectors can be now be assigned separately. In this newly defined role, Amanuel will focus on building relationships, partnerships and talent and recruitment pipelines with employers primarily seeking to hire students from the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education and Counseling Psychology. Amanuel will continue to report to Melissa Thiriez. Please join us in congratulating Amanuel on this new role by sending him a note at abizuneh@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Thank You: 120+ Students Nominated for New Tech Accelerator
Thank you to the more than 50 staff and faculty who nominated students for the new virtual, bi-regional tech accelerator we are building with Seattle University and Possible. Starting this week, nominated students will be invited to apply for one of 25 spots in the first winter cohort. In January, we will be opening a second round of nominations for the spring cohort. For more information, read the full press release. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Questions, concerns, ideas, suggestions? |
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