Spring 2019 Events Calendar
The Valpo Career Center hosts a large number of programs and events each semester, ranging from small workshops to prominent guest speakers and large Career Expos. Below you’ll find a list of our ongoing event series, and to the left are links to descriptions of our major annual events.
Subscribe to the Career Center (career.center@valpo.edu) Google Calendar to have the events show up on your own Google calendar.
| Additional events will be scheduled. All events, dates, times and locations are subject to change. | ||
| EVENT | DATE, TIME | LOCATION |
| Career Center Open House | Fri, Jan 11, 3 – 5p | Career Center |
| Conducting a Job/Internship Search | Mon, Jan 14, 1 – 1:30p | Career Center |
| MAJORly Undecided: Choosing a Major | Wed, Jan 16, 4:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| Employer Presentation – IT People Network | Tues, Jan 22, 2:30 – 3p | Career Center |
| Networking 101 | Wed, Jan 23, 12 – 12:30p | Career Center |
| Careers in Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing (a panel of alumni) | Wed, Jan 23, 7 – 8p | Urschel 120 |
| “What Can I Do With My Major?” | Fri, Jan 25, 3 – 3:30p | Career Center |
| Careers in Sales, Marketing and Business Development (a panel of alumni) – postponed due to weather new date TBD | Thu, Jan 31, 7 – 8p | Urschel 202 |
| I Have NO Clue What to Do at the Job & Internship Expo | Mon, Feb 4, 4:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| Ace Your Interview | Tue, Feb 5, 4:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| What to Wear to the Expo | Wed, Feb 6, 4:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| Kappa Delta “Professional Day” in the Career Center | Thu, Feb 7, 12:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| “Employer-in-Residence” | Thu, Feb 7, 12:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| Employer Presentation – HAP Alaska Yukon | Thu, Feb 7, 2 – 4p | Career Center |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Info Session | Fri, Feb 8, 10 – 11a | Career Center |
| Prelaw Panel | Fri, Feb 8, 12 – 1p | Career Center |
| Job and Internship Expo | Fri, Feb 8, 1 – 4p | Harre Union |
| Conducting a Job/Internship Search | Tue, Feb 12, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| Careers in Finance, Banking, Consulting and Real Estate (a panel of alumni) – postponed due to weather new date TBD | Tue, Feb 12, 7 – 8p | Urschel 202 |
| Creating a Target List | Wed, Feb 13, 4 – 5p | CLIR 261B |
| Mock Interviews | Fri, Feb 15, 8:30 – 12:30p | Career Center |
| “What Can I Do With My Major?” | Wed, Feb 20, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| “Out at Work” (featuring a panel of LGBTQ+ professionals and allies) | Wed, Feb 20, 5:30p | Career Center |
| Networking 101 | Fri, Feb 22, 2 – 2:30p | Career Center |
| Company/Industry Research and Interview Preparation | Tue, Feb 26, 4 – 5p | CLIR 261B |
| “Chi Omega Professional Day” in the Career Center | Wed, Feb 27, 12:30 – 4p | Career Center |
| Ace Your Interview | Wed, Feb 27, 3:30 – 4p | Career Center |
| “How I Got my Internship” (panel of current students) | Thu, Feb 28, 6:30 – 7:30p | Career Center |
| Spring Career Trek – employer site visits | Mon, Mar 4 – Tue, Mar 5 | Indianapolis |
| Conducting a Job/Internship Search | Wed, Mar 20, 4:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| “What Can I Do With My Major?” | Fri, Mar 22, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| Mock Interviews | Mon, Mar 25, 9a – 3p | Career Center |
| Ace Your Interview | Mon, Mar 25, 3 – 3:30p | Career Center |
| “Make Money and Give Back” (Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial) | Tue, Mar 26, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| Careers in Sports (a panel of alumni) | Wed, Mar 27, 7 – 8p | Career Center |
| “The Game is Over, Now What?” | Thu, Mar 28, 7 – 8p | Career Center |
| Start Smart Salary Negotiation for Women | Tues, Apr 2, 4 – 6p | ASB 114 |
| Careers in Supply Chain and Logistics (a panel of alumni)(event is postponed and will be rescheduled) | Tues, Apr 2, 7 – 8p | Urschel 202 |
| Careers in Sales, Marketing and Business Development (a panel of alumni) | Wed, Apr 3, 7 – 8p | Urschel 202 |
| “Employer-in-Residence” | Thu, Apr 4, 12:30 – 5p | Career Center |
| “Job Acquisition Strategies” | Thu, Apr 4, 4:15 – 5p | Career Center |
| Valpo@Work – English | Mon, Apr 8, 5:30 – 6:30p | Harre Union, Hearth |
| Valpo@Work – Economics | Mon, Apr 8, 7 – 8p | Harre Union, Alumni |
| Valpo@Work – Foreign Languages & Literatures | Tues, Apr 9, 5:30 – 6:30p | Harre Union, Brown & Gold Room |
| Valpo@Work – Communication | Tues, Apr 9, 7 – 8p | Harre Union, Brown & Gold Room |
| Valpo@Work – Sociology/Criminology | Tues, Apr 9, 7 – 8p | Harre Union, Hearth |
| Valpo@Work – Geography/Meteorology | Wed, Apr 10, 5:30 – 6:30p | Harre Union, Brown & Gold |
| Alumni-Student Panel and Reception | Thu, Apr 11, 5p | Community Room |
| Networking 101 | Mon, Apr 15, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| Edward Jones Info Session | Tue, Apr 16, 4:15 – 5p | Career Center |
| Service Related Career Panel | Wed, Apr 17, 6 – 7p | Career Center |
| Mock Interviews | Mon, Apr 22, 9a – 3p | Career Center |
| Careers in Finance, Banking, Consulting and Real Estate (a panel of alumni) | Tue, Apr 23, 7 – 8p | Urschel 202 |
| “How Naming Your Values Up Front Expedites Your Job Search” (workshop with Katie Smith ’08, Founder of Careerable) | Wed, Apr 24, 5:30 – 6:30p | Career Center |
| Conducting a Job/Internship Search | Tue, Apr 25, 3 – 3:30p | Career Center |
| Ace Your Interview | Fri, Apr 26, 2 – 2:30p | Career Center |
| “What Can I Do With My Major?” | Tue, Apr 30, 4 – 4:30p | Career Center |
| Law and Business Alumni Panel | Wed, May 1, 7 – 8p | Career Center |
| “Make Your Work Matter” (Caterpillar) | Thu, May 2, 6 – 7p | Gellersen 137 |
| Career Center Hours Monday – Friday 8a – 5p | ||
| Drop-In Advising Hours (15-minute sessions on a first-come, first-served basis): Mon, Wed & Fri 2 – 4p and Tue & Thu 10a – 12p |
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| 219.464.5005 – www.valpo.edu/career – career.center@valpo.edu | ||
