Student Events

When I first started at UMSI, I was amazed by the number of interesting events on campus.  It's easy to fill up your schedule attending seminars, workshops, career fairs, expos, and service days on and around campus.  These past few weeks have been packed with career related events to help students find their summer internships!  This week, we asked students about their experiences attending a few of these events. 

• MPowered STARTUP Career Fair
• "I was excited to learn that there was a career fair targeted to smaller companies.  This career fair was a wonderful opportunity to talk to new and emerging companies and how I could potentially fit within these organizations." - Joyce, First year student
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• "One thing I enjoyed about the start-up career fair is while professionalism is still important, it's also a more relaxed atmosphere than a typical career fair. Your personality becomes much more of an asset here than it would be at a typical career fair, and the interdisciplinary nature of SI helps us have a broad set of skills that could be more appealing for startups that need people that can cover a breadth of roles." - Stephen, First year student
  
  
• UMSI Service Day 
• "I volunteered at the university radio station looking for mold on turntable records. Removing these records prevents it from spreading to the entire record book.  It was a fun way to give back to the community.  I learned a lot about the music records and turntables."  - Xi, First year student
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• [International Students] Michigan's Global Future Conference 
• "Michigan's Global Future Conference provided me tips and resources for seeking an internship as an international student. It certainly boosted my confidence." - Zuo, First year student
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• "It was a great way to network with some of the amazing companies around AA. I felt more motivated after learning about the support for international students by MI companies." - Xi, First year student

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• Winter Career Expo 
• "The winter career expo even has a list that indicates companies that are international student friendly, and it was a great opportunity to present myself to a variety of employers. " - Zuo, First year student
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• http://careercenter.umich.edu/files/cc/styles/main_image/public/field/image/WinterExpo1.jpg?itok=6c7zkpJP