Build a Talent Pipeline

Educational Channels:

• Career Community Weeks: our Arts/Media/Design and Social Impact/Education/Nonprofit student communities have opportunities for professionals to speak on panels, provide 1:1 coaching, and join in on networking events. 
   
• Pre-Law Resources: set of experiences and services to support students who have an interest in continuing on to Law School.  Opportunities for professionals to join panels and speak with students.

Specialized Experiential Learning Channels: 

• SECU Internship Program: we a generous grant, this program allows us to fund interns for community based nonprofits in the region.
   
• GigTraining Program: for organizations that are in need of talent for short term projects, this program provides funding and students.

Who should you talk to?

• Industry Specialist - Career Center: Tyler Calloway
• Pre-Law - Brooke Brown

Educational Channels:

• Career Community Weeks: our Engineering/Manufacturing/Energy student community has opportunities for professionals to speak on panels, provide 1:1 coaching, and join in on networking events.
   
• College of Engineering Programs: there are additional opportunities within the College to connect specifically with engineering students that include Freshman Learning Community, Engage ME, WE Engage, Leadership Academy, and more.
   
• Career Center's Employer Partners Program: opportunity for you to join our efforts to provide students with career educational programs, networking events, and other creative ways to prepare talent for the workplace.  ALL funds go directly to programs and services to students.
   
• Connections Day: annual event that attracts all levels of engineering students for networking and talent acquisition.

Specialized Experiential Learning Channels: 

• Coop Program: engineering students are very interested in potential coop programs hosted by employers.  
   
• Senior Design Program: The W.S. Lee College of Engineering’s Senior Design Program brings together students and industrial partners in a collaborative research environment. 
   
• Batt Cave: The North Carolina Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center, the BATT CAVE, is driving innovation by unraveling the intricate world of batteries and their applications that will drive the next generation of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and intelligence systems.

Who should you talk to?

• Industry Specialist - Career Center: Amy Browns
• College of Engineering - Professional Development: Linda Thurman
• College of Engineering - Senior Design: Jim Hartman

Educational Channels:

• Career Community Weeks: our Business/Financial Services/Logistics student community has opportunities for professionals to speak on panels, provide 1:1 coaching, and join in on networking events.
   
• Career Center's Employer Partners Program: opportunity for you to join our efforts to provide students with career educational programs, networking events, and other creative ways to prepare talent for the workplace.  ALL funds go directly to programs and services to students.
   
• College of Business Undergraduate Programs: programs open to business students include engagement with Belk College workshops and events, tabling events in the Friday Building (home of the Belk College of Business), special programs partnerships, and connections to student groups.
   
• College of Business Graduate Programs: Sponsoring events that foster student and employer engagement such as on site uptown location education sessions held prior to evening classes, guest class speaker in the MS Management Program, virtual career webinars, professional headshot and networking sessions sponsorship.  Complimentary attendance or sponsorship for corporate guests at our Center for Leadership Science speaker series, or any of these Signature Events networking included.

Specialized Experiential Learning Channels: 

• Micro-Internships: partnering with Parker Dewey, employers who have projects they would like to hire a student to complete can use this vendor to attract talent.

Who should you talk to?

• Industry Specialist - Career Center: Samantha Pfeiffer
• College of Business - Professional Development (Undergraduate Students): Meagan Glasco
• College of Business - Professional Development (Graduate Students): Robin Boswell

Educational Channels:

• Career Community Weeks: our Technology/Data/Analytics student community has opportunities for professionals to speak on panels, provide 1:1 coaching, and join in on networking events.
   
• Career Center's Employer Partners Program: opportunity for you to join our efforts to provide students with career educational programs, networking events, and other creative ways to prepare talent for the workplace.  ALL funds go directly to programs and services to students.
   
• College Based Programs: programs open to business students include 

Specialized Experiential Learning Channels: 

• Micro-Internships: partnering with Parker Dewey, employers who have projects they would like to hire a student to complete can use this vendor to attract talent.

Who should you talk to?

• Industry Specialist - Career Center: Amy Browns
• College of Computing & Informatics - Professional Development (Undergraduate Students): Jay Skipworth
• College of Computing & Informatics - Professional Development (Graduate Students): Carmalita Govan
• School of Data Science - Josh Hertel

Educational Channels:

• Career Community Weeks: our Healthcare/Science/Research student community has opportunities for professionals to speak on panels, provide 1:1 coaching, and join in on networking events.
   
• Undergraduate Research: office provides speaking engagements, coaching of students around research interests, and opportunities to join in the Summer Scholars Symposium and/or the Undergraduate Research Conference.  Both events attract 250+ student scholars.
   
• Pre-Health Professions: for professionals in the health fields interested in panels, networking, and coaching students.

Specialized Experiential Learning Channels: 

• Micro-Internships: partnering with Parker Dewey, employers who have projects they would like to hire a student to complete can use this vendor to attract talent.

Who should you talk to?

• Industry Specialist - Career Center: Jessica Kim
• Pre-Health - Liz Hanie - PreHealth@uncc.edu