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Career Advancement Volunteer Opportunities

Career Advancement Volunteer Opportunities. Metcalf Internships UChicago Careers In Pre-Professional Programs Treks Job Shadowing Externships. Career Advancement programs appeal to students interested in all fields and need volunteers in a variety of capacities!. Introductions.

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Career Advancement Volunteer Opportunities

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  1. Career Advancement Volunteer Opportunities • Metcalf Internships • UChicago Careers In Pre-Professional Programs • Treks • Job Shadowing Externships • Career Advancement programs appeal to students interested in all fields and need volunteers in a variety of capacities!

  2. Introductions • Sam Duplessis • Assistant Director of Admissions • Director of Volunteer Engagement (OCA) • New England Employer Development Rep • careervolunteers@uchicago.edu • Sara W. Bosworth • Assistant Director, Experiential Education • bosworth@uchicago.edu

  3. What’s new? • Admissions and CAPS have become Office of Enrollment and Student Advancement • CAPS is now “Office of Career Advancement” • New website! • CCIs are now UCIs

  4. Metcalf Internships

  5. Metcalf Internship Program • Internship Program for undergraduate students • All internships are paid (minimum $10/hour) • Internships take place over the summer or during • the academic year • Provides students with substantive experience • Located all over the world in virtually all fields • 440 interns in 2011, 570 in 2012 and goal of 700 in • 2013!

  6. Volunteer for the Metcalf Program by: • Offering Internships • Hosting or attending Metcalf Networking Events • (nationwide) • Giving to the program and supporting grants for • students • Volunteering as Application Reviewers (online) and • Candidate Interviewers (interviews are in Chicago in • winter quarter on Saturdays)

  7. “UChicago Careers In” Pre-Professional Programs

  8. UChicago Careers In Programs • Pre-professional programs with dedicated staff, advisors, programming and resources to help students with career interests in: • Arts • Business • Health Professions • Education Professions • Entrepreneurship • Journalism • Law • Public and Social Service • Science and Technology

  9. Alumni can get involved with UCIs in all these ways and more! • Speak at programs • Offer fellowships and internships • Host events or treks • Review student application materials (resumes, cover letters and personal statements) • Support grants for research, arts and unpaid internships • Be a mentor or offer an externship

  10. Treks • Groups of 10-15 students visit successful alums at their places of business • Trips planned by city and industry • Students pay transportation, but lodging, meals and activities are subsidized • You can volunteer to host a Trek, a Trek Reception or sponsor students’ travel

  11. Job-Shadowing “Externships”

  12. Alumni Board of Governors Externship Program • The Alumni Board of Governors Externship • Program is for 1st and 2nd year undergraduate • students • Students shadow professionals for 2-3 days over • Spring Break (March 25-29) and Winter Break • (December 17-21- new for 2012!) • 200+ externships offered nationwide • Students provide their own housing and • transportation • Professionals in all fields are welcome to host

  13. The Graduate Externship Program is currently seeking funding to provide housing and transportation stipends to Graduate Externs so that the program can grow nationwide. Alumni support is needed. Graduate Externship Program The Graduate Externship Program is for MA and PhD students in the Divisions Students shadow alumni with advanced degrees for any 1-2 days during the spring and summer quarters Externships in any field

  14. Program Growth • The program saw extraordinary growth in 2012, which includes increasing the number of unique externship opportunities, total student applications, and unique applicants. • 2012 Placement Data • 125 unique externship hosts • 187 placements • A 46% increase from our 2011 placements • 2012 Student Application Data • 291 applicants (up from 225 in 2011) • 64% of applicants were offered a position (up from 57% in 2011)

  15. Externships by Industry

  16. Externships by Location

  17. Guest Speakers Ben Kolak (AB ’06)Externship hostKolak VideoDale Ray (AB ’85)Externship hostUrban Education Teacher Program Shalin Desai (AB ’05)Externship hostJetsetter, A Member of the Gilt GroupeJulia Chang (’14) Current studentAttended Hong Kong trek September,2012

  18. Next Steps • Fill out volunteer forms • Career Advancement website: • Careeradvancement.uchicago.edu

  19. Thank you! Thanks for all your current and future support of the Office of Career Advancement and our students.

  20. Questions? Sam Duplessis Director of Volunteer Engagement Office of Career Advancement 773-702-9390

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