Campus is just too quiet with you gone so we’ve decided to venture out of little old Lewisburg. We’ve got some great programs happening in 3 different cities this summer that you will not want to miss. Washington, DC – June 9 DC Career Networking Night & Alumni Panel: Monday, June 9; 6-8:30pm; Sign up on the BRIDGE by 6/8 Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest Please join the DC Club of Washington, DC, for a career networking night with alumni, parents, and current students. The program will be a panel, “Where’s the Global Economy Taking […]

Educational opportunities should not be determined by your family’s income or the neighborhood in which you live.  That’s why Teach For America is developing a cohort of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap. These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities. Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and […]

The last Peer Pick of the semester, but have no fear if you are still looking for a job or an internship – there are still plenty of great opportunities listed on the BRIDGE or you can add your resume to our Resume Books. If you do already have plan for the summer we’d love to know what they are: internship? summer job? volunteering? Tell us! Without further ado, here are Sophie’s peer picks from the BRIDGE for this week: – SustainaFest – U.S. Trade and Development Agency For those of you highly interested in pursuing a career in sustainability, […]

Please join the DC Club of Washington, DC on June 9th for a career networking night with alumni, parents, and current students.  This event will be from 6:00-8:30 pm with the program starting promptly at 7:00 pm. The program will be a panel discussion with three alumni discussing the global economy and moderated by Economics Professor, Berhanu Nega. June 9, 2014 |  6:00-8:30pm | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,  1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 “Where’s the Global Economy Taking the Jobs?” The focus will be on where skilled jobs are going and why. A panel of business people […]

Chris Milhous, President and CEO of Ogilvy South and Bucknell Class of 1983 reached out to the Bucknell Career Development Center to offer insight and advice for current Bucknell students looking to go into marketing and communications, but his advice is applicable to anyone that will be working with clients on a daily basis. Ogilvy and Mather is a marketing and communications company with clients including Coca-Cola, UPS, Holiday Inn, Royal Caribbean, Sea-Doo, Hilton Head Island, Zoosk, Boy Scouts of America, Darden Restaurant group, Dollywood, and CNN. Mr. Milhous’ office moved from the outskirts to the heart of Atlanta, Georgia […]

Sophie’s peer picks from the BRIDGE this week include: – Trunk Club Sales Intern – DirecTV Engineering Intern For my peer pick this week, I chose to showcase an internship with Trunk Club, a company dedicated to rid men of the hassle of shopping for clothes in stores or online. Trunk Club hand selects a trunk of items based on each customer’s needs and tastes and ships the clothing to him for free! If you choose to be a sales intern for Trunk Club, you can spend your summer in Chicago, Dallas, or D.C.! Motivated and goal-driven interns are desired […]

Boston University Investigative Reporting Certificate Program: Are you interested in learning investigative reporting techniques? Spend one week in June on the Boston University campus learning investigative reporting research skills, computer-assisted reporting, interviewing techniques and how to structure, write and edit investigative stories for print, the web and broadcast outlets.Participants will learn investigative reporting by actually working on a story that either they propose and can bring back to their media outlet or that NECIR instructors assign. Participants will receive daily, hands-on training and supervision. You’ll work with award-winning local and national journalists, including university faculty. In addition, the training will […]

It’s the last full week of classes and things are slowing down a bit here but we’ve still got a few employer visits before we close the books. Tuesday, April 22 University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business Presentation 4-5pm, Webinar – must register Wednesday, April 23 PwC Diversity Event 5-7pm, 7th Street House Thursday, April 24 PwC Aspire to Lead Women’s Lunch & Panel Event – RSVP here 11:45-2:30pm, Hunt 101 LinkedIn Basics 12-12:50pm, ACWS 115 Remember to take our survey and tell us about your summer plans! Even after classes end we are still open for Quick […]

Did you get a great internship or job for the summer? Awesome! Are you doing research or volunteering your time somewhere? Great! Bucknell students are known to have some pretty fabulous experiences over the summer and we’d love to know what you will be doing so let us know (take our easy, quick survey)! Here are some spotlights from summer 2012: Want your face on a poster – take the survey! Now do you need a place to live? Well we can help…we’ve compiled a list of sites that are a great start to your search. Help Yourself to Housing […]

Here’s what’s happening at the CDC this week: Monday, April 14 Deloitte Consulting Tech Trends Session: 7:30 – 9:30pm, Academic West 112 B​ucknell alum Rob Walker will be on campus to facilitate this exciting opportunity! Tuesday, April 15 Deloitte Consulting Women’s Diversity Event: 5-7pm, LC 217 Lindsay Musser Hough will be here to discuss her new book , A Woman’s Framework to a Successful Career and Life Greening your resume – presentation at Net Impact meeting: 8-9pm, Dana 117 Come learn how to make your resumes and cover letters “green” for potential employers in this industry. Wednesday, April 16 What to […]

Sophie’s peer pick this week includes several paid internships at Spacebound, Inc – applications are due April 15th! – IT Department – Sales Department – Social Media – Marketing – Graphics Department While perusing the BRIDGE, I could not help but notice that SpaceBound, Inc., a global distributor of hardware, electronics, software, office supplies and equipment, tech gadgets, peripherals, and accessories, was offering a multitude of internships in different fields for the duration of late May through September 2014. This paid internship would take place in LaGrange, Ohio, which is renowned as a location that has no rush-hour traffic from any location such as Hopkins Airport, […]

Meet four people who are changing the world, one step at a time. April 12th: Noon-2pm | ELC Terrace Room | Free Lunch Check out the Facebook page for daily updates! Want to know how a Bucknellian started a non-profit organization on campus that led to him being named the Traveler of Year for 2013 by National Geographic? Want to hear the story of a Bucknell All-American water polo player who is leading a start up that may change TV as we know it? Want to know how to be more innovative by simply learning from your body movements? Want […]

FIJI is hosting two great alumni panels on April 12th. Tackling Sustainability Challenges: Saturday April 12th | 1:15 -2:15 pm | Bucknell Hall | Sign up in the BRIDGE Are you interested in sustainable development?  Sustainable technologies?  The FIJI brothers and alumni present “Tackling Sustainability Challenges” Panel. We will be having four presenters and Bucknell’s own, Professor Jamie Hendry, discussing how sustainability is pertinent in today’s businesses and economies.Join the brothers and the alumni of FIJI, fellow students, and professors for this opportunity to gain insight on sustainability in the workplace.  All of our speakers have significant experience in areas such as packaging, […]

Sophie’s peer picks this week include: – Cinedigm Marketing Intern – Massey Knakal Graphic Design Intern Calling all of those who can commute to New York and are interested in marketing! Cinedigm, a leading entertainment distributor and the largest aggregator of independent digital content worldwide, is offering an internship program to assist in the promotion of our releases. The ideal candidate will possess a proactive attitude, creative ideas, experience in social media and marketing as well as a strong interest in film and television distribution. You will have a variety of tasks such as general administrative duties (phones, filing, copying, […]

Have you ever considered how to turn your passion for fashion into a future career? On Thursday, April 10  join Catherine Burke Dobbs ’06, Kelsey Brown ‘09, and Mackenzie Horan ’10 for the Careers in Fashion webinar panel and learn about career pathways within the fashion industry. This session will feature three alumnae currently working in the fashion world in roles like: Creative Recruiter at Gap Inc./Old Navy Recruiter at Trunk Club Boutique Owner/Blogger at Design Darling, LLC The panelists will share how their personal experiences at Bucknell affected their current career paths, offer advice for networking and finding jobs […]