Now Open! – 2024 Summer Internship Award Application

The Summer Internship Award Program through Career & Professional Development is now live and ready for applicants! The Summer Internship Award Program is designed to increase the ability for undergraduate students to participate in internship opportunities that are unpaid. Internships …

By Mary Michael Hawkins
Mary Michael Hawkins Senior Director, Undergraduate Career & Professional Development
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Have You Heard of Micro-Internships? Learn More & Find One Now!

Micro-Internships are short-term, professional assignments that help you build skills, explore career options, and prove yourself to prospective employers. Unlike a traditional internship, these paid opportunities typically range from 5 to 40 hours of work, and many can be completed …

By Mary Michael Hawkins
Mary Michael Hawkins Senior Director, Undergraduate Career & Professional Development
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What International Students Should Know About Student Employment at DU

Hello, international students! (And welcome to DU for our incoming students!)

Are you interested in working on campus to make some money, build your U.S. professional skills, and prepare for your future career? We know lots of you are, and …

By Elise Goss-Alexander
Elise Goss-Alexander Director, Student Employment
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Ways DU Faculty Can Help Students Create a Rich 4D Experience!

The 4D Experience is DU’s commitment to students’ lifelong learning, engagement, and thriving through the elevation and integration of four dimensions: intellectual growth, character exploration, well-being, and careers and lives of purpose. 

The four dimensions serve as a holistic framework …

By Jane Kolb
Jane Kolb Career & Professional Development
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Employer Information Session Recording

The Employer Connections Team hosted a Virtual Information Session with Colorado Parks & Wildlife on March 29th, 2022. This DU-specific event is your chance to meet and talk with leaders with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.  CPW is a nationally recognized …

By Paige Luna
Paige Luna Assistant Director, Employer Connections
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Comcast Information Session Recording

The Employer Connections Team hosted a Virtual Information Session with Comcast on November 12th, 2021. Meet four area managers from Comcast with active paid internships for you!

Guest information, along with positions available in each area:

Jamie Panagos, Executive Director, VIPER …

By Paige Luna
Paige Luna Assistant Director, Employer Connections
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Professional Mentoring Series: Industry Exploratory Mentoring Group (IEMG)

The Industry Exploratory Mentoring Group (IEMG) is a continuation of the Industry Insights Group pilot program that give students the opportunity to connect with alumni and explore various industries to learn more of the individual divisions that make up and …

By Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson Assistant Director 4D Mentoring
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Partnering with Faculty to Develop Students’ Career Readiness Skills

Last summer,  College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) faculty chairs, Andrea Stanton (Chair-Religious Studies) and Rachel Walsh (Chair-Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) received an internal grant to fund a career and professional development faculty training program on course and …

By Jane Kolb
Jane Kolb Career & Professional Development
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12 Important Data Science Buzzwords in 2021

Every industry has its own jargon, a set of words or phrases that are instantly understood when relayed to another from the same industry, even if the meaning is lost on the average person. Data science is no different. The …

By Springboard
Bridging the world's skills gap through affordable, high-quality, online education.
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2021 School District Virtual Career Fair Session Recordings

The Employer Connections Team hosted several school districts from the Denver metro area at our 2021 School District Virtual Career Fair. Employers at this event are actively recruiting from all majors with opportunities varying from teachers, to paraprofessionals, social workers, …

By Paige Luna
Paige Luna Assistant Director, Employer Connections
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Burwell Center for Career Achievement Welcomes Students

By Sarah Satterwhite

The Burwell Center for Career Achievement opened its doors to students in September, ushering in a new era for DU students and alumni. Within the new building, the most recent of the Denver Advantage campus transformation, undergraduate …

By Sarah Satterwhite
Sarah Satterwhite
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