In 2018, America's Urban Campus created its Career Services Collaborative, bringing together the Career Services Directors of our member institutions to share best practices, identify opportunities for our students through partnerships with civic and business groups, and to participate in professional development through period panel discussions
Our Co-Chairs are:
Julie MacCarthy
Director, Career Development
Richard J. Daley College, City Colleges of Chicago
Mark Presnell
Director, Career Advancement
Northwestern University
The collaborative also launched a series of professional development panels using Zoom, focusing on issues identified by members. These panels are open to the staff of all the career services offices.
In 2022, panel topics included:
Hiring International Students with
Geet Vanaik, Ph.D., Director, Office of International Student and Scholar Services, Northwestern University
Fiona McEntree, Managing Attorney, McEntee Law Group
Despina Pigott, Director of Immigration and Mobility, Gensler
and Chris Herzog, Director of Development, TIBCO Software, Inc
Recruiting for a Hybrid Work World with
Joe Mix, Talent Lead, WW Grainger
Katie Doerer, Campus Recruiting Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Erin Cohan, Director, Talent Acquisition, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Chicago
Recruiting for a Post-Covid Work World with
Kim Bonds, Campus Recruiter, CDW
Katie Doerer, Campus Recruiting Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Flannery Donahue, Senior Engagement Representative, Pepsico
Working with our civic and business partners, World Business Chicago, P33 Chicago, and Choose Chicago, the Career Services Collaborative identifies opportunities for internships and post-graduation employment, simplifying the process for employers to engage with the career services offices and to promote those opportunities
