Internship and Career Center Content

Career Center Changes Name to Better Serve Students

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 7:27pm

The �ٺ��Ƶ Career Center has changed its name as part of its efforts to improve accessibility for students. Executive Director Marcie Kirk Holland explained that the Career Center’s name change from the Internship and Career Center was prompted by student feedback and data from Student Affairs Marketing and Communication, or SAMC.

Students in focus groups hosted by SAMC felt that the word “internship” was implicit to “career” and therefore redundant. Furthermore, the resulting abbreviation was confusing to many students.

‘Face to Face’: Graduating With Experience

Jose Antonio Vadi — June 25, 2024 - 10:00am

It’s the question every college student faces: How do my present actions support my future goals?

In the latest episode of Face to Face, Chancellor Gary S. May speaks with Julia Lee and Dustin Lower about their unique pathways towards graduating and the experiences that helped them make their next steps after graduation more tangible through on-campus resources.

$6.4M Grant To Expand College Corps Opportunities for �ٺ��Ƶ Students

Julia Ann Easley — February 20, 2024 - 12:00pm

A $6.4M grant will expand College Corps opportunities for �ٺ��Ƶ students to earn and learn as they serve community organizations.

In Another Class: College Corps Expands Service Learning for Students

Julia Ann Easley — October 11, 2022 - 6:00pm

�ٺ��Ƶ expands paid internship opportunities with community organizations as it leads the Sacramento Valley College Corps.

Program Helps BioSci Students Explore Careers

Julia Ann Easley — March 15, 2022 - 12:11pm

With $1.75 million in support from the Koret Foundation, the BioLaunch program at �ٺ��Ƶ is helping students in its College of Biological Sciences explore and prepare for careers.

From Pantries to Professions: Alumni Couple Give $8M for Holistic Student Support

Amy E Rafferty — February 01, 2022 - 10:00am

Joelle and Michael Hurlston want all students at the University of California, Davis, to have every opportunity for a successful future. The alumni and longtime donors are giving $8 million to support Aggies along every step of their college paths, from meeting basic needs to offering the very best career development, innovation opportunities and graduate school experiences.

Alumni Career Mobility Survey Going Out

Dave Jones — October 26, 2021 - 9:51am

�ٺ��Ƶ will soon be asking more than 17,000 alumni who earned undergraduate degrees in 2011 and 2016 about their preparation for the working world, career experience and satisfaction, community engagement and more.

Alumni from the two classes will receive an email with an invitation and link to participate in the National Alumni Career Mobility Survey, open Nov. 1 through Jan. 15.

Campus Gets Creative to Find Student Employees

Julia Ann Easley — October 12, 2021 - 6:34pm

In January 2020, Celia Murillo Amezcua started as a conductor for Unitrans’ double-decker buses. And then the pandemic led to remote instruction and bus service reductions. Last May, the senior became the human resources manager for the student-run bus service. And now she is among those challenged to recruit hundreds of students to part-time jobs still vacant three weeks after the start of the fall quarter and return to in-person instruction.

Spring Quarter Snapshot: Internship and Career Advice Continues

Cody Kitaura — April 02, 2020 - 3:52pm

The Internship and Career Center, like most campus services, is open — remotely — and ready to help students who are looking for part-time or temporary jobs.

Marcie Kirk Holland, executive director of the ICC, wants students to know “we are here to help you.” The center’s “Quick Hire” list has local/regional opportunities for immediate staffing needs to provide essential services during the national health crisis.

Shake Hands With Aggie Job Link Replacement

Julia Ann Easley — April 23, 2019 - 9:30pm

The campus is adopting a national career networking system, Handshake, to help students find jobs and internships. Advisors and campus employers are invited to attend introductory training sessions this Thursday, (April 25).

INTRODUCTORY TRAININGS

WHAT: Training for advisors and campus employers

WHEN: Thursday (April 25)