CAREER EVENT RECAPS

NU-CAN -- Northwestern University Career and Networking Fair
Alumni, the NAA, and the University Career Services (UCS) staff collaborated for NU-CAN, Northwestern University’s first virtual career networking fair. More than 371 alumni participants and 52 employer recruiters took part in the month-long fair. Learn more...

NAA, Medill, and Athletics Sponsor Journalism Networking Night
November 18, 2009.  Among the cheering fans, purple hair, and painted faces, Northwestern alumni and undergraduates networked and talked journalism shop at the second basketball game of the season vs. Butler. Learn more...

Career Change Webinar Series
Alumni and friends flocked to the NAA-sponsored, sold-out "Career Change Webinar", which addressed how to effectively maneuver a career.  Learn more...

Reunion Career Events
On October 23, Norris University Center was awash in purple over Reunion Weekend where hundreds of alumni attended various NAA career events.  Learn more...

Dinner With 12 Strangers
On October 17, about two hundred and twenty-five Northwestern students participated in the dinners held in the homes of alumni across the city.  Learn more...

Big Ten Career Transitioning Networking
On September 15, Alumni across the Big Ten Network came together to reconnect, expand their network, and gain career advice for the 2nd annual Big Ten Career Transitioning Networking Event. Learn more...

LinkedIn Webinar, Level 2: Active Alumni Base Continue to Participate
On August 26, In response to the overwhelming demand for additional LinkedIn webinars, the NAA hosted LinkedIn Level 2: Beyond the Basics. As with past LinkedIn webinars, this webinar sold out within two weeks.  Learn more...

NU Club of Metro Detroit Speed Networking Event
On July 21, Alumni from the metro Detroit area participated in a speed networking event titled Tapping Into the NU Network where each person made dozens of new connections.  Learn more...

Career Transition Teleclass
On June 25, more than 250 Northwestern alumni participated in a career transition teleclass titled “Eight Steps to a Successful Career Transition" presented by Brian Kurth.  Learn more...

Dr. Lopata Logan Discusses Leaving A Legacy Through One's Career
On June 9, more than 45 alumni from the Greater New York area gathered in Manhattan for a lecture about “generativity”, as discussed by Dr. Regina Lopata Logan (GSESP84, 93).  Learn more...

NEXT Steps in Building Student and Alumni Relationships
The 6th Annual NEXT (Northwestern Externship Program) program involved 186 Alumni hosts and 225 student participants from Chicago to Paris, London, Brazil, and Jordan.  Learn more...