REAL TALK: How to Find a Mentor as a First-Generation Student
Thursday, October 12, 2023
4 pm - 5 pm
Have you heard you need a mentor, but have no idea how to find one? Mentors can help you expand your professional network, overcome school and career challenges and develop your leadership skills. Come learn strategies you can use to find a mentor as a student and as you pursue a career. Panelists will share their own experiences with mentoring. By the end of this virtual workshop, participants will learn how to identify a mentor, get over the fear of asking an individual to be a mentor and how to have an effective mentor/mentee relationship.
Learn more here on UCS' website.
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Age Discrimination in the Job Search and Workplace
Thursday, November 9, 2023
4 pm - 5 pm
According to AARP, two in three adults over the age of 50 have experienced discrimination based on age. In 2023, age discrimination is real especially for women. What have you experienced in your workplace or the job search? Join this virtual panel discussion to learn about current research and data on age discrimination and discuss strategies to navigate ageism in the job search process and workplace.
Disclosing Your Disability to an Employer
Friday, December 1, 2023
12 pm – 1 pm
In a professional setting, disclosing one’s disability can be a difficult choice. Ability status and accommodation needs may have an impact on an individual’s internship and job search, interview process, as well as the workplace experience and well-being. Join us for a panel discussion to learn if/ when/ and how to disclose a disability to an employer.