Undergraduate Student Success Story: Zane Grady
Zane Grady Year: Senior Major: Materials Science and Engineering What was your internship or co-op and how did you find it? My co-ops/internships were through at NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA), working as a materials research student. I found these internships …
Career Lessons from the Dark Knight Trilogy
Imagine coming across Batman’s resume; yes The Batman, the one who “Maintained the welfare of Gotham City by operating as the region’s number one crime fighter while holding a full-time chair position at Wayne Enterprises.” Now, your bullet statements probably …
Student Success Story: Jennifer Dealy
Name: Jennifer Dealy Undergraduate Institution: B.A.-Psychology (Assumption College, Worcester, MA) Graduate Institution: M.A.- HDFS (UConn) Ph.D. Candidate – HDFS (UConn) How did you choose your particular internship? “I have always been interested in translating my research interests in promoting secure …
Student Success Story: Hyeseong Kang
Name: Hyeseong Kang Undergraduate Institution: B.A.- Sociology/Psychology (Double Major) (Korea University) Graduate Institution: M.A.- Clinical and Counseling Psychology (Korea University) Ph.D. Candidate- Human Development and Family Studies (UConn) How did you choose …
Takeaways from Internship & Co-op Week 2018
From February 5th-8th (and 15th, thanks to snow!), the Center for Career Development hosted its second annual Internship and Co-op week. With over 1,000 undergrad and grad students attending programming, the week was a hit! Students came together to engage …
Is A Postgraduate Internship for You?
As a graduate student in the final semester of my Master’s program here at UConn, I have begun to think about what my post-graduation plans are. Up to this point, I have been telling myself that I have to pull …
Top 3 Cover Letter Mistakes and How to Fix Them
One of the keys to landing an awesome job is starting off on the right foot with the recruiter. Writing a strong resume and filling out your WayUp profile are the best ways to get started, but if you want …
Your semester to-do list starts now!
“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” – …
UConn Alums Want You to ‘Roast’ Them
From left, Kwame “Ato” Eyiah, Ben Morneault and Chris Mueller, members of the Class of 2019 and creators of a new card game called “Roast Me.” (UConn School of Business photo/Nathan Oldham) UConn Today – December 4, 2019 – Claire Hall Three …
Carter Lennon Graduate Student Success Story
Name: Carter Lennon Doctoral Degree: University of Connecticut, Social Psychology (2013) Master’s Degree: Central Connecticut State University, Health Psychology (2009) Bachelor’s Degree: Eastern Connecticut State University, General Psychology (2007) Background Information: Carter Lennon is currently the Internal Operations Manager for …
