International Student Milestones: Key Information and Steps for Your Success!

As an international student, there is a lot of information about what you need to do to begin your studies and reach your goals. To help you see an overview of the different steps and resources available to you, we’ve …

By Megan Chambers
Megan Chambers Associate Director, Graduate Career and Professional Development
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You’re Not Too Late! 5 Internship Myths

If you’ve been wanting a summer internship but don’t have one landed just yet, don’t worry! There is still time to find a summer internship, and here are the 5 biggest myths about internships that can slow down your search. 

By Evan Davis
Evan Davis
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Top 4 Tips for Graduate School Applications

Hello, I am Brett Semelsberger, currently rounding off my senior year at the University of Denver. Alongside my academic pursuits, I have had the privilege of serving as a career peer advisor at the Burwell Center for Career Achievement, where …

By Brett Semelsberger
Brett Semelsberger
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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, Student Career Development
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When You’re Not Certain, You’ve Got to Become an Explorer of Your World!

“What are you going to do after DU!?” With two months away from graduation it’s likely that most encounters with family, friends, and professors lead to some variation of this question and you might not have an answer.

And, if …

By Carolyn Sommers
Carolyn Sommers Associate Director, Serves Undergraduate CAHSS & Exploring Students
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What to do with a communications major?

Careers for Communication Majors
WHAT IS COMMUNICATION STUDIES?

Communications majors (and minors) study a range of contexts, including communications in families, friendships, schools, workplace groups, cross-cultural performances, nonprofit organizations, social movements, politics and the media.

The major is flexible and …

By Austin R Rowe
Austin R Rowe
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Staying in Denver after graduation? Don’t give up your college roommate!

As anyone working or attending college in Colorado, you know the quality of life it can bring.  You already realize it is a great place to live, work and play.  Each year  Career & Professional Development surveys DU recent graduates …

By Jane Kolb
Jane Kolb Career & Professional Development
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How an English Professor Integrated Career Development into the Classroom

When DU English professor, Donna Beth Ellard, wanted to make her First Year Seminar (FSEM) course an engaging and meaningful experience she began to ask herself “How can poetry assist a student over four years by helping them decide what …

By Jane Kolb
Jane Kolb Career & Professional Development
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