Career Week Activities are Underway

This year’s Career Week features a wide range of activities to help EWU students lay the groundwork for successful careers after graduating. As the week of events continue, there are still plenty of opportunities to get involved and learn strategies to excel professionally.

Held Oct. 17-25, Career Week is filled with opportunities to connect with employment experts, learn interviewing techniques and explore career-readiness strategies. It will also include chances to network in person with area employers.

Check out these key events:

• Prepare for the Fair | Tuesday, Oct. 22 | 2-3 p.m. | PUB 321

• CSTEM Networking Mixer | Wednesday, Oct. 23 | 5 p.m. | First Floor CEB Lobby

• Fall Career Fair | Thursday, Oct 24 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Phase 1 Fieldhouse

• Interview Day with Employers | Friday, Oct. 25 | prearranged interviews throughout the day

Career Week also offered opportunities for faculty and staff to better prepare themselves to assist with students’ career ambitions. Notable among these was a daylong conference, “The Intersection of First-Gen Students, Career Readiness, and Leadership Development,” was offered free of charge on Monday, Oct. 21.

At EWU, 44% of students are the first in their families to attend college. Featured keynote presenters Tierny Bates, Ed.D, leadership, career and student services expert and vice chancellor for student affairs at University of South Carolina Upstate, and Joshua Fredenburg, Ed.D, international speaker, author and consultant on leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion, offered insights into how to help these first-generation students succeed.

Bates’ and Fredenburg’s presentation focused on helping EWU faculty and staff gain a deeper understanding of programs and extracurricular offerings that prepare first-generation students for career and leadership success in college and beyond.

**A full calendar of upcoming Career Center events is available online.