Student Professional Development Center (Career Services)

Career Services Fellow Corinne Townley offers sophomores with tips to maximize their Elon experience and best prepare for their futures in this column.

Elon sophomore students have the opportunity to attend a low-stakes professional development event to kickstart their success on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Elon students have the opportunity to meet with employers virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Elon students can attend events each week to meet SPDC staff and be entered into prize drawings.

It's not too late to sign up for a “Career Education and Exploration” course this fall.

Pretty soon the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) will be welcoming our second Graduate Apprentice.

With more than 20 years of experience in both industry and higher education, Buffington was selected following a national search.

Elon Interns Advance Alamance is providing students professional experience this summer with community organizations and business while offering support to the local community.

The rising junior landed an internship in her hometown of Westchester, New York, this summer with Today Media, furthering her goal of working in digital journalism.

Giving students real-world experiences led Elon parents Scott Bakal and Beth Solomon P’21 to endow the Bakal Family Internship Scholarship. Support for scholarships and increasing access to internships and other Elon Experiences programs are top priorities of the Elon LEADS Campaign.