Alumni Spotlight: Fernando Alfonso III
Meet Fernando Alfonso III, a senior supervising editor at NPR and an Adjunct Faculty Member at Morehouse College. He is a UConn Alum form the class of ’09 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English.The Center for Career Development sat down with Fernando to hear more about his experience as a first generation student and how that has impacted him throughout his career!
2020-2021 Career Center Awards, Presentations & Memberships
Awards
The Center won the Annual Excellence in Career Center Innovation Award from The Career Collective, a national consortium of career centers.
For six of the past seven years, the Career Center has been recognized as a finalist for a national award …
Service Opportunities & Volunteerism
A great space to enhance NACE competencies is through participating in UConn’s Community Outreach programs, volunteering through another organization or independently.
Examples of how students developed or enhanced their competencies through community outreach & volunteering:
If you are interested in sharing your own experience …
5 Reasons to Schedule a One-on-One Career Coaching Appointment at the Center for Career Development
Career Coaching appointments are one-on-one sessions for students that help to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be, through a goal and action-oriented process. Why get started now? It is never too early or …
Welcome to the Science, Data, & Technology Career Community!
This page is designed for undergraduate and graduate-level students who are either majoring, minoring, or interested in a career in the science, data, and technology industries. Here you will discover a versatile array of career resources that are designed to …
Use AI for My Career Success
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful and rapidly evolving technology that can support you in many aspects of your career journey. It’s important to understand both the benefits and limitations of AI so you can use it effectively, ethically, and …
UConn iGEM
The iGEM Competition is an international competition for undergraduate students interested in synthetic biology. Each year teams from all over the world compete in iGEM and get a chance to create an organism that can help society solve some of …
Nutrition Club
The members of the nutrition club meet twice a month to plan events and get to know other students that are passionate about health. Every year we attend either the national or the local Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics conference, …
How To Handle Uncomfortable Interview Questions About Your Service
We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her about how veterans should react if a hiring manager asks them a question about their time in the military that …
Resources for Indigenous Canadian & Indigenous Mexican Students
Explore resources available to Native & Indigenous peoples across Canada and Mexico!
