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| November 2024 | Career Center |
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The Career Center is gearing up to produce the 8th Annual Diversity Works Expo & Awards event on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 3-6 p.m. in the Locatelli Student Event Center. Nominate a student or student org now »
We invite staff and faculty to nominate 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 November 10, 2024. 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. As always, I look forward to working 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,
◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Vania Tong Elevated to New Associate Director Role
I am thrilled to announce that Vania Tong has been elevated to Associate Director of Career Development and Campus Integration (STEM).
In this newly defined role, Vania will provide direct supervision to multiple 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 School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences (Math and Natural Sciences). She will continue to report to Colleen Withers. Please join us in congratulating Vania on this new role by sending her a note at vtong@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ 170+ Students and Alumni Participate in First-ever Mentorship Program for the Humanities and Social Sciences
In alignment with the goals of Impact 2030, the Career Center—with support from 16 academic departments, the College's Office of Internships, and the Alumni Office—launched the first-ever mentorship program for students in the humanities and social sciences programs. More than 170 students and alumni signed up for this inaugural program and 90 students were paired with a mentor.
On Thursday, October 24, we hosted the Kick-off Dinner where mentors and mentees met each other in person for the first time. Participants enjoyed a delicious catered dinner by Bon Appétit and Kathy Aoki, Associate Dean, delivered opening welcome remarks. Congratulations to Shauna Strauss, Assistant Director of Career Development, who, as staff lead for this program, did a great job collaborating with a multitude of campus partners, recruiting and thoughtfully matching alumni mentors and student mentees, and facilitating a well-structured, high-energy kick-off event. Questions about the Mentorship Program? Email Shauna Strauss at sstrauss@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ 1,500 Students, 90 Employers Participated in Fall Career Fairs
The Career Center hosted another successful pair of fall career fairs. Nearly 1,500 students and alumni met and networked with recruiters from 90 companies and organizations. After the fairs, we asked employers what words best describe Santa Clara students and the top answers were Energetic, Diverse, and Proactive.
Here's what students had to say after the fairs: 👍 I enjoyed being introduced to new companies that I had never known about before. — Shreya, Leavey School of Business 👍 I enjoyed talking to alumni that purposely came back to network and connect with current students. — Xiomara, School of Engineering 👍 The people were so nice! Very welcoming, very open, and enthusiastic about the work they did. — Cassandra, College of Arts and Sciences 👍 Shout out to Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations and Partnerships, and Andrew Gupton, Assistant Director of Employer Relations, for serving as staff leads for these fairs, as well as a thank you to the entire Career Center team and the many staff and student volunteers who came out to help us. Registration is already open on Handshake for our two all-majors career fairs:
Questions? Email Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations & Partnerships, at mthiriez@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ 350+ Students, Silicon Valley Executives Participate in A.I. Summit
The Career Center was proud to partner with student organization AI Collaborate and the Ciocca Center on the recent A.I. Summit, attended by more than 350 students.
Thank you to Andrew Gupton, Assistant Director of Employer Relations, for representing the Career Center in this effort. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Know Students Stressed about the Future? Refer them to the Career Clarity Retreat!
Do you know students who would benefit from a unique retreat focused on the intersection of career direction and holistic wellness? Please encourage them to apply to the second annual Career Clarity Retreat, hosted in collaboration with Campus Ministry and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Career Clarity Retreat
This two-day retreat is an opportunity for undergraduate students to build career confidence, resilience, and tolerance for ambiguity. And thanks to a one-time $10,000 grant from the Division of Mission and Ministry and an additional sizeable contribution from Campus Ministry, all expenses are covered for up to 26 students! The deadline for students to apply is Sunday, November 10 at 11:59 p.m. Questions about the Career Clarity Retreat? Email Vania Tong, Assistant Director of Career Development, at vtong@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ You're Invited! Career Center Holiday Open House
Join us for our 2nd Annual Career Center Holiday Open House for staff, faculty and students. Come by at any time and bring a friend!
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 some holiday treats together! Questions about the Holiday Open House? Email Colleen Withers, Director of Career Development and Campus Integration, at cwithers@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ Andrew Gupton to go on Paternity Leave
Please join us in congratulating Andrew Gupton, Assistant Director of Employer Relations (STEM), and his wife on the upcoming birth of their first child.
Andrew will be on paternity leave from early November to mid-January, with intermittent periods of leave beyond that. Please send dad jokes, good advice, helpful warnings, and/or mysterious prophecies to agupton@scu.edu. While Andrew is on leave, please direct all STEM employer-related inquiries to Melissa Thiriez, Director of Employer Relations and Partnerships, at mthiriez@scu.edu. ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ ◾ |
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